Today is the last day of learning new letters (we still have many new keys to learn, so don't get too excited yet).  Therefore, after today your speedskin will need to be on your keyboard permanently.  There will never be a time when your speedskin should not be on your keyboard.

The new keys we will learn today are the Z (left little/4th finger) and the colon (left shift key + right little/4th finger).  The colon is on the same key as the semicolon, and looks similar.  A semicolon has a period over a comma while the colon is one period on top of another.  You should space once after a semicolon and twice after a colon.

We also are going to start talking about programming.  To do that we will be using Logo, a software program designed to help introduce the concepts needed to understand in order to be a computer programmer.  We will talk about

There are a couple of reminders:

1. If you are on the list to define words for this week but have not yet defined your words you need to get that done ASAP.  It should have already been done, so you're getting it done late.  If it's not done tonight at home you'll be losing points.
2. If you have missing assignments please try to get them done as soon as possible.  Before school, Homeroom, lunch recess, after school, or during REAL (if you have it) are times that you can use to complete missing work.  But...it's up to you!  "Take the bull by the horns" (be motivated) - be responsible for the work you need to make up.  I shouldn't have to constantly remind you (or come find you) when you have a missing assignment list in the room to check.