Lab TalkMessage from the Principal

By Renay Sadis

Dear Lower Lab Families,

One question that always comes up at ourtours is, “What makes Lower Lab School’sprogram different from the other options inthe city?” We are part of District 2 and wefollow NYCDOE guidelines and State andNational standards. We are a small schooland we have the opportunity to get to knowour students and their families in a warm andsupportive environment. We valuecommunication and this supports our role aseducators to continue to provide classroomsettings where our students feel secureworking with their strengths whilesimultaneously improving areas in need ofdevelopment. The suggestion of redefiningour mission statement, which has been a partof our Comprehensive Educational Plan(CEP), came up at our recent SchoolLeadership Team (SLT) meeting as well ason the Environmental Learning Survey. Nowthat G&T testing has taken on a uniformedstandard in the city and enrichment programshave been added to our curriculum, the SLTis working on matching our mission statementto the goals and objectives of our school. Wecontinue to educate the whole child at LowerLab as well as to meet the rigorous butthoughtful objectives of our enrichedcurriculum.

Staph and MRSA Infections

Although recent media stories have focusedattention on methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus (MRSA), this is not anew infection. As with most othercommunicable illnesses, the best way toprevent getting and spreading staph andMRSA infections is through good handwashing. The DOE and the Department ofHealth and Mental Hygiene are developingeducational materials about MRSA andstrategic approaches to reducing the potentialfor its spread in schools. Special attention will

be focused on ensuring that athleticequipment is routinely sanitized and wipeddown between uses. Many families placemini or travel size hand sanitizers insidelunch boxes, but teachers will also encouragechildren to wash their hands and/or usewipes twice per day. Teachers will let classparents know if they are short of anysupplies. We are very fortunate that ourclassrooms have sinks and although ourstudents usually wash their hands inKindergarten or after Art class, hand washingis the best preventive measure that we cantake to prevent the spread of this and othercontagious infections.

School Construction Authority

Yes, the air-conditioners are installed andworking! I was so happy that thismonumental occurrence took place that Ineglected to celebrate the good news in lastmonth’s Lab Talk! Moving on…our QuietZone in the inner courtyard is almostcompleted. The floor and lighting in theGymnasium, as well as some upgrades in theAuditorium, are the remaining projects. Wethank Nanette Ross for her tireless effortsand James, the custodian, for working closelywith the contractors.

Peer Mediation

Peer Mediation applications will be given toall of the 4th grade students that areinterested in serving their school communityin this capacity. The application will be givento the 4th graders on Monday, November 5th.The 5th graders, who were mediators lastyear, will continue their service this year. The5th grade Peer Mediators and the newlyselected 4th graders will receive two _ daytrainings that will be led by the Parent PeerMediator Coaches. The training has beenscheduled for Monday, November 26th andTuesday, November 27th. I want to thankNancy C., Elana, Giovanna Bernardini, Lisa

Lower LabCalendar

Thanksgiving Recess:Thursday, November 22& Friday, November 23

PTA Meeting:Thursday, November 29at 7:00 pm

Lab PledgeDrive

Don’t forget about thePledge Drive!! We are 40%of the way to our $170,000goal.! Thanks to those who

have already givengenerously.! And thanksalso to those who have

requested matching giftsfrom their employers.

To make your contribution,send a check made out toLower Lab School PTA,

Inc. to Sharon AlbertKaplan, c/o Madeline 3-208

or click on the banner atwww.lowerlabschoolpta.org

!Many families havealready taken advantage of

being able to give onlinewith a credit card.! You caneven arrange for your gift to

be deducted quarterly ormonthly.

We are aiming for 100%participation this year!

Thank you!

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Seitz, and Tammy Weinfeld for spearheadingthis very important program in our school.

Peanut Butter

Due to the number of peanut allergies in bothschools, Ms. Roebuck and I have requestedthat peanut butter no longer be served to thestudents of PS 77 and PS 198. While weunderstand that our school will not bedesignated a “peanut free” environment,peanut butter will be removed from the menuin the cafeteria’s kitchen starting Monday,October 29, 2007. Children may continue tobring peanut butter sandwiches to school.Cheese sandwiches accompanied by icepacks, will be made available for class trips,as per teacher requests.

Teachers and Writers Collaborative

Once again, we have the Teachers & WritersCollaborative (T&W) writer-in-residenceprogram in our school. Teachers & WritersCollaborative (T&W) was founded in 1967 bya group of writers and educators whobelieved that professional writers could makea unique contribution to the teaching ofwriting and literature. T&W places writers intoschools to conduct intensive hands-onworkshops in writing. As you may recall, T&Wworked with our Kindergarten and Thirdgraders. To follow the guidelines of the grantfor this year, they are working with our Firstand Fourth Graders.

Principal For DayCatherine Gasteyer, Director from VerizonCommunications is our Principal For a Day.She visited on Thursday, October 18th andbriefly toured our school. PENCIL andVerizon will be partnering to bring Thinkfinity,a program for teachers and students, toLower Lab and three other NYC schools.!Verizon’s investment in Thinkfinity helped tomake it a one of a kind, state-of-the-artresource providing free lesson plans,interactive learning tools, and professionaldevelopment, including building computerskills, evaluation materials, and an on-lineteaching community. Her son, Ted Westling,a former graduate of Lower Lab and currentlya senior at Stuyvesant High, will help

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organize an Alumni Day at Lower Lab.

Kids Charity Fun RunWow…on Saturday, November 3rd, 2007,Central Park was filled with Lower Lab Schoolfamilies, friends and staff! What a beautifulcrisp afternoon for the Fun Run and what aworthwhile way to spend the day. Thank youfor encouraging your children to participateand for supporting a wonderful charity event.Be on the look out for a wonderful bulletinboard created by Nancy C.

Thank you for sending Gina photos from theFall Fair, Days of Taste, and all of the otherprograms that our students take part inthroughout the year. Documenting theseevents with photographs that grace ourhallways brings these breathtaking memoriesback to our community for all to enjoy.

I wanted to let you know that you will bereceiving a permission slip pertaining to ashort documentary that Gina is working onthat will depict daily life in our school. Thevideo that she is creating with support fromBrad and Bob, will be shown at an eveningOpen House for prospective familiesinterested in learning about our school. Stillphotography will also be used from a varietyof events. This video will not be placed onthe PTA website and it will strictly be used forin-house purposes only. Please make surethat you backpack the permission slip to yourchild’s teacher.

Thank you for your continued support.

Renay

Build characterby teaching yourchild to be a good

citizen

Good citizens think of otherpeople’s needs. They haveempathy and compassion. Theyalso have the desire and courageto make the world a better place.

Children aren’t born with thesetraits. They need role models andexperiences to develop them.

Teachers teach citizenship whenthey ask students to be polite andfollow rules, respect the rights andproperty of others and helpclassmates do chores valuable tothe classroom community.

Some schools have school-widecitizenship projects, such asrecycling, fund-raising, food drivesand school beautification.

Here’s how you can be a part ofdeveloping your child’s civic spirit:• Model caring and sharing. Offer

a ride to a parent who needstransportation to attend aschool activity. Visit an ill friend.Take cookies to the local fire orpolice station. Volunteer in asoup kitchen.

• Show your child she can makea difference. Give herhousehold chores. Have herdonate used toys and clothes toa homeless shelter. Let her bea “surrogate grand-child” forsomeone in a retirement home.

• Play board games with yourchild. Emphasize perseveranceand treating opponents fairly.

• Read books that celebratecommunity-minded qualities. InLeo Lionni’s Swimmy, forexample, brave Swimmy rightsa wrong.

• Talk about how others mightfeel. Say, “Maddy lost her dog.How do you think she feels?”

Reprinted with permission from theDecember 2007 issue of Parents make thedifference!® (Elementary School Edition)newsletter. Copyright © 2007 The ParentInstitute®, a division of NIS, Inc.

PARENT(S) NEEDED FOR LAB AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM

Last year, the Lab School held an immenselypopular after school program featuring LegoRobotics.! We'd love to repeat the program, butneed a parent (or group of parents) to administerit—to handle the sign-up process, to be thereevery time the program is held, to help set up theroom, and to wait with the children until theirparents or caregivers pick them up.! Running thisprogram requires a significant commitment oftime—but aren't our kids worth it?!! Interested?!

Loryn Bergman (lostda@nyc.rr.com) can provideyou with the details you need to get started.!!!!

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We are all still basking in the spooky glow ofour annual Halloween Party—over 600 ofyou were there raising scary fun and spirit, aswell as funds for our school. Much thanks toMike Logsdon and Alice Lee for organizingthis year’s festivities!

And everyone who attended this year’s FallFair knows it was one of the best ever!Despite threats during the week, the weathercooperated and couldn’t have been better.Beth Pagan and Pam Godwin ran a greatfair—full of fun, games, crafts, rides and food.And with all that fun we raised more moneythan any year in the past. We can’t thankthem enough!

Mark your calendars for another favorite LabSchool event: the Family Skating Party isscheduled for Friday, November 16 at LaskerRink. Sharpen your blades and take a turnaround the rink…

The Book Fair will be held on the first floor ofthe school on November 13-14, coincidingwith our parent-teacher conference date. Thisis a great opportunity to purchase holidaygifts, birthday presents, pleasure reading, andto make book donations for use in our gradelevel and specialty classrooms. Be sure tostop by before or after your teacher meeting,or anytime on those days. We’re working witha new vendor this year who will provide agreat selection of books and educational giftitems—don’t miss it!

On the half-day of school on November 13,we will be sponsoring a Lab Lunch at BurgerHeaven. There will be a special kids menuavailable in addition to the regular menu, anda portion of the proceeds will be donated tothe Lab School PTA. We can’t wait to see ourfirst ever Lab School Calendar, filled withNew York themed artwork created by ourchildren—great for gifts and to keep track ofall the fun Lab School events happening in2008. Thanks to Denise Brecher for this greatidea!

A special thanks goes out to our event chairsfor the Read-a-Thon (Barbara Polinsky,Cathlyn Cantone, Lauren Kushner) and Gift

PTA FUNDRAISING UPDATEWrap (Susan Berger, Jessica Rosenblatt)fundraisers—both events were verysuccessful for participation and fundraising. Isthere anything better than seeing our kidsproud to receive their “WINNER” medal forreading?

As you can imagine, these events don’thappen by themselves. We appreciate all thehelp our parent volunteers provide in runningthese activities for our children and ourschool, and for supporting our fundraisingefforts. These funds provide assistantteachers in every class, enrichment programsin every grade, supplies, equipment, etc., allof which help make Lab the school andcommunity it is. There are a lot more eventscoming—we urge all of you to volunteer—anyamount of time you can give is appreciated!

One of our goals this year is to makefundraising easy for you by having Lab benefitfrom your usual spending:

• Clip Box Tops from your regularpurchases of Kleenex, Cheerios,Ziploc bags, etc. and your child’sclass could win a prize if they submitthe most—4-245 won a pizza party inour current submission. Thanks toLisa Strassberg and Denise Freibergfor organizing our Box Tops effort.

• Use Gift Cards for gifts (babysitters,teachers, etc.) and for your everydaypurchases at dozens of storesincluding Starbucks, Gap, FoodEmporium, Bloomingdale’s. Moreinfo to come.

• Shop via the Lab website forpurchases from Dell, Target, Lands’End and other vendors—it’s easyand makes a difference.

And, as always, we want everyone toparticipate in our fun and community. It isalways the policy of the Lab School that noone will be turned away from a Lab event forfinancial hardship—please contact either of usor the specific event chairs accordingly.

Thanx….Rebecca Tayne & Elyse Staff

Questions &Answers

Q: Homework is a hassle—for me!First my fourth grader and I argueabout when to start. Then he sayshe did his reading at school. Nexthe “doesn’t understand” the math.What can I do to reduce both myson’s frustration and mine?

A: Homework hassles can affectthe entire family. You can eliminatethem using these four simple steps:1 Establish a homework time.

Don’t fight about when he’ll dohis homework. He will benefitfrom a routine. Some kids workbest right after school. Othersdo better if they work rightbefore or after dinner. Give himsome choice in the matter—butonce he picks a time, that’s it.Homework is as routine asbrushing his teeth.

2 Insist that homework timehappens every day. This willsolve the problem of “I did thatat school.” What if he says hereally, truly has nothing to do?He can read ahead. He can doextra math problems forpractice. But he will spend thattime doing something that willhelp him do better in school.

3 Ask your child questions whenhe says he doesn’t understandsomething. For example,instead of explaining the math,ask, “How did you solve thatlast math problem? Could youdo that here, too?”

4 Don’t ever do his work for him.One way the teacher sees howmuch your child is actuallylearning is by checking hishomework. If you do the work,she may not know if she needsto reteach something.

—Kristen Amundson, The Parent Institute.Reprinted with permission from theDecember 2007 issue of Parents make thedifference!® (Elementary School Edition)newsletter. Copyright © 2007 The ParentInstitute®, a division of NIS, Inc.

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The READ-A-THON Assembly was agreat success this year thanks to all ofour students who read all summer longand collected pledges for our school. Thepledges will surely help the PTA this yearin funding all of our enrichment programs.

Barbara Polinsky, Lauren Kushner, andCathlyn Cantone, Co-Chairs of thefundraiser are proud to announce that wehad 229 students participate with twoclasses having 100% participation—Jamie's kindergarten class andRobyn's first grade class.

We had lots of cheering fans in theaudience on October 26th...with our fifthgraders once again in the first rowcheering for all those who received amedal.

Nancy Cabrero opened the event with acheer and congratulated all theparticipants. She introduced BarbaraPolinsky again to our students along withher son, Jake. Barbara started the READ-A-THON with Jake six years ago, and thisyear Jake will be graduating. Barbaramade a farewell speech and thankedeveryone for participating in theREAD-A-THON.

Lauren Kushner (Alexis' Mom) who hasbeen working with Barbara sinceAlexis was in kindergarten, read thenames as the cheering continued. Eachstudent then walked up on stage to

Lower Lab read-a-Thon!receive his/her medal. Many of thestudents proudly wore their medals allday.

Jake Polinsky, Alexis Kushner, and LucaCantone helped put medals aroundthe necks of all the participants.

Fourteen children were the lucky winnersof a $10 Barnes & Noble certificate. Astudent was chosen from each class:Nathan Ross, James Bisceglia, JulianMelendez, Maddy Riordan, LucaDenicola, Matthew Plevener, CourtneyChen, Maya Chorpade, Annie Lehman-Ludwig, Jake Polinsky, Sebastian Perez-Lopez, Nicky Young, David Harney, andBianca Collado. A special thanks to LisaMorgan (Alexander's Mom) for being ourstaff photographer for the morning. Youwill be able see Lisa's work on our bulletinboard outside of the office very soon.

In May we will begin our Reading Buddyprogram after a test run this year. Thethird, fourth, and fifth graders will writeletters to the kindergarten, first, andsecond grade classes encouraging themto read and raise money over thesummer for the Summer 2008 READ-A-THON. We encourage each student toparticipate.

Thanks again to Claudia Coia K-106 forhelping us launch the Reading Buddyprogram this year.

(Illustration by Nick Ng)

Be honest, briefwhen talking toyour child about

serious topics

Your child has a problem with a teacheror he had a fight with a friend. And as aparent, you want to share your thoughtsabout these and other importantsubjects with your child.

But here’s something to remember. It’snot only what you say, but how you sayit. If you want your child to listen to youradvice, you need to know how to talk sohe’ll listen. Here are five tips:

1 Be honest. When your child was two,he thought you had all the answers.But today, you both know you can’tbe an expert in everything. That’sokay—when you don’t know theanswer, say so.

2 Consider how much to share. If youare getting divorced, your childdoesn’t need to know all of thedetails. He just needs to know thathe’ll be safe. If you’re sick, talk aboutyour treatment. Spare children,especially young children, troublingdetails.

3 Be brief. Kids simply turn off alecture. You’re more likely to getyour point across if you can expressyour thoughts briefly.

4 Respect your child’s views. Youdon’t have to agree with your child,but you are more likely to change hismind if you talk with him, not at him.So ask your child what he thinksabout an issue.

5 Don’t yell. If you feel yourself gettingangry, take a break. Talking louderwon’t help you persuade your childthat you’re right.

Reprinted with permission from the November2007 issue of Parents make the difference!®(Elementary School Edition) newsletter. Copyright© 2007 The Parent Institute®, a division of NIS,Inc. Source: Charles E. Schaefer and Theresa FoyDiGeronimo, How to Talk to Your Kids AboutReally Important Things, ISBN: 1-555-42611-5(Jossey-Bass Publishers, a division of John Wiley& Sons, Inc., 1-800-956-7739.

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The Lower Lab Halloween party is alwaysone of the most popular events of the yearand this year was no exception. This year'sparty included music, dancing, crafts, storyreading, and toilet paper. Stories for youngerchildren were read in the Pumpkin Patch andKatarina was kind enough to again allow theuse of her room for reading Really ScaryStories. This year, fourth and fifth graderswere invited to write their own scary stories.All the stories were read aloud—they werewonderful and a huge hit. Most peopleagreed that the student stories were betterthan the stories read from books. Manythanks to the students who submitted theiroriginal compositions:

Fourth Graders: Dead Friends - by Emma HoutonThe Old Wooden House - by KelseyWattsNever Trust a Paintbrush - by GraceSofia BendikThe Terrifying Night - by MeghanaNemali

Fifth Graders:Bloody Mary – AnonymousCreak: The Mystery that was Never

Solved - by Rose Danielle StollerHalloween Night - by Stephanie IngaNever Seen Again - by HannahJudovitsYou Can't Tell if it Never Happened -by Nicky Young

The gym was secured for the party this yearand everyone had a lot of fun. Crafts were setup on one side with the black scratch art andface painting being the most popular

activities. The wrap-a-mummy and othergames scheduled for the rest of the gymdidn't go quite as planned. Exhuberantchildren that they are, Lab students cameup with their own game—toilet papertossing! Thirty-six rolls of toilet paperended up shredded all over the floor of thegym—it looked like a winter wonderland.The "snowstorm" didn't slow down thecostume parades. From fairies tosuperheroes, from vampires to ninjas,Lower Lab students showed off a greatvariety of spectacular costumes.

In the cafeteria, everyone had a great timedancing to the DJ. Delicious snacks wereprovided by the parents. The lights werelow, the music was great, and thedecorations were frightening. As usual, theparents stepped up and volunteered wherethey were needed. Thank you to all of youwho gave your time. Paul Divone deservesspecial thanks this year. For years, he hasbrought in a huge scary tree and hung batsand other spooky creatures from theceiling. This is his final year at Lab and hehas generously donated his decorations foruse at future Halloween parties. Lower Labwill miss Paul, but his legacy will live on.

Mike Logsdon & Alice Lee

(See more Halloween party photos on page 8!)

Attendance Matters

Daily schoolattendance willensure success

He woke up late and there’s noway he’s getting to the bus.Would it really matter if he wentto school late—or not at all?

In a word, yes. A study from theJournal of Educational Researchfound that attendance makes abig difference. Kids who are inschool every day do better thanthose who aren’t.

But what can you do to makethose mornings easier? How canyou get your child up and out thedoor, on time, every day? Hereare some tips:

• Start the night before. Ishomework in the backpack?Are permission slips signed?Does he have lunch money?

• Put the backpack by the dooryour child will go out.

• Lay out clothes—down to thesocks. This one step will avoidmore morning fights thananything else you do.

• Create a to-do list of jobs thathave to be done in themorning.

Reprinted with permission from the December2007 issue of Parents make the difference!®(Elementary School Edition) newsletter. Copyright© 2007 The Parent Institute®, a division of NIS,Inc. Source: Douglas J. Lamdin, “Evidence ofStudent Attendance as an Independent Variable inEducation Production Functions,” The Journal ofEducational Research, Vol. 89 No. 3 (1-800-365-9753, www.heldref.org/jer.php).

Lab Halloween Party!

Disco Inferno!

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Lab Fall Fair PhotosBuilding Character

Build respect byencouraging a sense

of gratitude

Teachers want students who are respectfuland well-mannered in their classrooms.And one way you can teach your childrespect is to help him develop a sense ofgratitude.

Grateful children are more aware of howothers have helped them. They say thankyou. They have a positive attitude and aremore likely to show respect for people andthings in their lives—including teachers andschool property.

Truly grateful children don’t just “put ontheir manners” on demand or to impressothers. They use manners to be respectfuland to make the lives of others morepleasant.

To encourage gratefulness:

• Model it. Say how lucky you are to haveyour family, your community and yourchild’s school. Don’t always want whatyou don’t have.

• Express your gratitude to your child.Thank him for his help, his kindness andbeing who he is.

• Don’t give in when your child pleads fora treat or present. This rewardsbegging, not waiting for what he wants.It creates an ungrateful, impatient adult.

• Tell your child you love him andappreciate him for his efforts.

• Encourage your child to keep a“Gratitude Journal.” Each day, have himwrite down two or three things he’sgrateful for. Ask him to share a few ofhis entries.

Reprinted with permission from the November 2007 issue ofParents make the difference!® (Elementary School Edition)newsletter. Copyright © 2007 The Parent Institute®, adivision of NIS, Inc. Source: Jill Rigby, Raising Respectful

Children in a Disrespectful World, ISBN: 1-58229-574-9(Howard Books/Simon & Schuster).

Lab kids making spin art.

Satisfied fair goers.

Co-Chairs Beth Pagan and Pam Godwin

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Isabelle woke up. It was very chilly. Isabelle looked at the leaves that were blowing inthe wind. She had never seen the wind blow so hard. She squinted, she thought shesaw something. What could it be? A dog? A human? A ghost… Then she saw ascary outline, it was a ghost! “Ahhhh!!!” Isabelle screamed.

“What is it?” Her mom was now in the room. “I-I saw a ghost,” Isabelle stammered.Isabelle was pointing where she had seen the ghost. Bust the ghost was not there.“Kids these days,” her mom murmured under her breath. Then she left the room. “ButI saw one,” Isabelle said. But her mom couldn’t hear her, because she had already left.

Isabelle didn’t know what to do, so she called her friend Mark. Unfortunately, he hadno idea what to do. So they wandered off in the distance.

“Oooohhhh.” Isabelle and Mark heard a scary sound.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!” They screamed together. “A ghost, a ghost,” they said.

Everywhere they looked they saw ghosts. “Ohhhhhhh.” Another scary sound.Isabelle and Mark ran to Isabelle’s house screaming. Back at Isabelle’s house, Markand Isabelle didn’t know what to do. They knew that Isabelle’s mom wouldn’t listen.So they kept it to themselves.

But they couldn’t get back to sleep. Well, they did get back to sleep, but every timethey closed their eyes, they had nightmares about the ghost. So, they stayed up allnight staring at the ceiling. In the morning, they saw their parents with blood drippingdown. “Ahhhhhhhhh!” they screamed. They ran away as fast as they could!!

The next morning, Isabelle found no one but ghosts! She ran outside to run to herfriend Mark’s house, but he had the same problem, too! They called the police, but noone answered. All the adults in town were missing!

“Isabelle, Isabelle, wake up!”

“What?” Isabelle asked. “Where am I?” Isabelle asked.

“In your room, sweetie,” her mom said.

“Huh, what do you mean?”

Turns out that Isabelle just had a bad dream.

A STUDENT STORY:“GHOSTS ON HALLOWEEN”

By Max Lehman-Ludwig, Eliza Paradise, and Julia Maluf

Draw an icebergto help yourchild see thestrengths of

others

Kids sometimes make snapdecisions about teachers or otherstudents. Here’s a way to help yourchild look a little deeper anddevelop respect for others:

Show your child a picture of aniceberg. Only a small part showsabove the water. A much larger partis hidden beneath the water.

Have your child draw an iceberg torepresent her own qualities. Whatdo people see first? What can theylearn later?

Ask your child to think about aperson she might not have liked atfirst. Ask her what hidden qualitiesmade her want that person as afriend.

Help your child use this idea tothink about a person she might notlike today. Ask, “What are thethings you see ‘above the water’that you don’t like so much?”

Then ask your child to look for theperson’s hidden qualities. Forexample, someone who seemsstubborn might stick with her in atough spot.

Reprinted with permission from the November 2007issue of Parents make the difference!® (ElementarySchool Edition) newsletter. Copyright © 2007 TheParent Institute®, a division of NIS, Inc. Source:Barbara E. Oehlberg, Reaching and TeachingStressed and Anxious Learners in Grades 4-8, ISBN:1-412-91724-7 (Corwin Press, a Sage PublicationsCompany, 1-800-233-9936, www.CorwinPress.com).

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Lab Fun RunPhotos!

Thanks to everyone who submittedarticles, stories, and pictures to this

issue of Lab Talk. The photos inthis issue were taken by GinaGoodman, David Cohen, MikeLogsdon, Alice Lee, and Lisa

Morgan. Please send allsubmissions, corrections, andsuggestions to Steve Shafer:stephenshafer@hotmail.com.

More Halloween Photos!