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The Flu: A Tool for Learning

With all the coverage about the flu, it is a great opportunity to learn new information.  Not my favorite topic of learning, I must admit — but I have stumbled upon some interesting articles.

A friend of mine sent me a link to a video showing how a virus spreads from one person to the next with one uncovered sneeze.   After watching this, you should be convinced to always sneeze into your elbow.   The video can be found here:   Your body on the fluflu

While driving home from school on Friday, I listened to the NPR segment Science Friday.  Ira Flatow interviewed research on the specifics of washing your hands appropriately.  I was reminded how critical it is to use soap for releasing the dirt and germs from the skin.  If you are interested, check out this podcast found here:  How to Wash Your Hands

And, a reminder: If your child has a fever, PLEASE do not send them back to school unless they have been fever free (with no meds) for 24 hours. The H1N1 virus that is moving through our school is very contagious.  We are working as hard as we can to keep all surfaces clean.  Please help us by keeping your sick ones home.

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid Interview

I will forever be a lover of the genre, KID’s BOOKs.  I cannot go to a book store Diary of wimpy kidwithout spending time in the kids’ section pouring through pictures books and chapter books.  I would much rather curl up in bed with a chapter book by Sharon Creech than a newspaper!

To stay up with the news, I use an RSS reader system that feeds the news to my email system.  Today, I was delivered an NPR interview with Jeff Kinney,  author of the DIARY OF A WIMPY KID series.  Just yesterday, I was talking with Ryan (a 5th grader at our school) about this series and what specifically we liked about the writer’s style.  So, for you, Ryan…and any other kids that might be interested, check out this interview—and all the questions come from the best readers ever: KIDs!

Interview

I would like to remind you that our book fair will be the week of November 2.  This event will be held in the Media Center…and I am sure that these books will be available for purchase.  They are very popular with our readers ages 10 on up.


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