We visited the computer lab again this morning to continue working on reports/ slide shows. Almost everyone has at least two pages completed. This has been a great activity for practicing constructing sentences, beginning them with upper case letters, ending them with periods, and leaving spaces between words, not to mention practicing some beginning typing, which requires matching letter sounds to the letters on the keyboard. Yesterday we added ear, legs, noses, fins etc. to our paper mache projects. I am hoping that these can be complete by the end of the week so painting can take place after the vacation.

Mrs. Hale and I carted the load of pennies to Northfield Savings Bank last Friday. (I'm sure this was an amusing sight-- it was quite a load and they did not push easily through the mud!) The bank has graciously agreed to count them in the next few days and then write a check for Pennies for Peace. We will share the final amount soon.

As you probably know, there has been a variety of illness traveling through the school and our classroom. Hopefully the change in weather and a vacation will return us all to good health!