The month of February had students in Latin classes learning about St. Valentinus and about Cupid and Venus.  We also studied the Latin names for parts of the body and learned many of the English words which are derived from the Latin terms.

Computers classes returned to typingweb.com for practice in typing format and continuing to train the hand and wrist muscles, and the upper grades have begun to work with Power Point and presentation software.

Wow!  I am sorry that it has been so long since my last post.  The recycling contest consumed a lot of my free time, and then I had a few family issues that took me away from school last week.

At any rate, I am happy to announce that 4th Grade won the recycling challenge by bringing in an average of over 80 pieces of waste per student.  1st Grade brought in the greatest total number of pieces, but their class is larger and had fewer items per student.  Both classes will receive a special breakfast treat to reward their efforts.

The recycling continues.  Watch the Friday Flame for details about the next set of recycling and Box Tops/Campbells Labels incentives!

In Latin classes, we have concluded our unit on the calendar and are beginning to work on classroom commands and parts of the body.

Computers classes continue with a variety of skills, including taking screen shots and typing skills.