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• Speech ~ Mary Hempel
• Vacation Activities for Language Development   By Linda G. Richman, M.S.
• Outdoor Activities:
• What animal am I?
•  Here's a language game to play in your own yard.  Take turns thinking of an animal and acting out it's actions. Try to guess the animals acted out.  A monkey could be acted out as reaching up into an imaginary tree, picking a banana and then peeling it.  Describe what you're doing as you do it:  "Now I'm reaching for a banana in a tree."  See how many different animals you and your child can act out and describe. 
• Hide and Seek
•  Take turns hiding a small ball or other object in your yard.  The person who does the hiding gives directions to the others to find the ball:  "Go to the edge of the house and turn left. Look in front of the bike."  Whoever finds the object first gets to hide it next time.

• Physical Education - Lynette Grieve
• Since the last newsletter, the K, 1^st, and 2^nd grades did a unit on station games.  This is where there are four different stations with four different activities.  The students are divided into small groups and then go to a station for a certain amount of time.  They rotate to every station during the class period.  We then played floor hockey, and are now using the scooters to have scooter races.                                               
• We are all hoping to get outside soon, as we haven't been to the track once to practice for Track and Field day.  Last year at this time we had already been over there most of the month of March and part of April.  We hope the weather will cooperate and we will be able to get to the track and practice at least a few times before Track and Field Day on May 13.
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• GRASP/OST - Rose Long
• GRASP will again be going all summer long.  Hours for the summer will be from 7 AM - 6 PM Monday through Friday.  This year we will be having time each day that focuses on academic enrichment activities.  Students will participate in various age appropriate activities designed to be fun, yet reinforcing the core skills of reading and math to help keep brains sharp during the summer months.  Students will be using computers and academic enrichment software, hands-on activities and games to stimulate thinking.  Each week there will be a guest teacher who comes in to work with students.  We have been doing this for the last couple of years and this is always a highlight of the week as our guest teachers are very creative and always have fun and exciting activities for the kids.  GRASP students will be going to the

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