1. Technology
Tidbits January
New Year new projects
Student are getting into the are moving on to Powerpoints. The
more fun and creative side of com- third grade will be creating presenta-
puters. The beginning students have tions on the Three States of Matter. It
designed their own stickers is undetermined what the
and will be bringing them fourth grade topic will be
home to show you. Their yet.
next challenge will be to Advanced students are
make slideshows. moving on to Publisher.
Intermediate students Their projects are sure to be
have worked on making advertising very interesting and creative. Stay
flyers and holiday cards. Now they tuned to see what they come up with!
Kindergarten Korner
Oh, these kids are so great! They are so the board without leaving their seat. With
enthusiastic! I love it! Kindergarten has the tap of the pen students can push buttons
been working on using the ActivSlate, an or keys on the board. It is really amazing and
accessory to the ActivBoard. The slate al- it works on their hand/eye coordination! We
lows the student to perform functions on will continue to build general computer
skills.

2. Page 2
JANUARY
Inside Story Headline
Much of the content
This story can fit 150-200 words.
you put in your
One benefit of using your newsletter as newsletter can also
a promotional tool is that you can re- be used for your
use content from other marketing ma- Web site. Microsoft
terials, such as press releases, market Publisher offers a
studies, and reports. simple way to con-
vert your newsletter
While your main goal of distributing a
to a Web publica-
newsletter might be to sell your prod-
tion. So, when
uct or service, the key to a successful
you’re finished writ-
newsletter is making it useful to your
ing your newsletter,
readers.
convert it to a Web
A great way to add useful content to site and post it.
your newsletter is to develop and write
your own articles, or include a calendar
of upcoming events or a special offer
that promotes a new product. Caption describing picture or graphic.
You can also research articles or find
“filler” articles by accessing the World
Wide Web. You can write about a
variety of topics but try to keep your
articles short.
Inside Story Headline
column, a book review, a letter from
This story can fit 100-150 words. clients.
the president, or an editorial. You can
The subject matter that appears in If the newsletter is distributed inter- also profile new employees or top cus-
newsletters is virtually endless. You can nally, you might comment upon new
tomers or vendors.
include stories that procedures or im-
focus on current provements to the
technologies or in- business. Sales figures
novations in your or earnings will show
“To catch the reader's attention, how your business is
field.
growing.
You may also want place an interesting sentence or Some newsletters in-
to note business or
quote from the story here.”
economic trends, or clude a column that is
make predictions for updated every issue,
your customers or for instance, an advice
Inside Story Headline
choose and import into your
This story can fit 75-125 words.
newsletter. There are also
Selecting pictures or graphics is an several tools you can use to
important part of adding content to
draw shapes and symbols.
your newsletter.
Once you have chosen an
Think about your article and ask your- image, place it close to the
self if the picture supports or enhances article. Be sure to place the
the message you’re trying to convey. caption of the image near Caption describing picture
Avoid selecting images that appear to
the image. or graphic.
be out of context.
Microsoft Publisher includes thousands
of clip art images from which you can

3. Page 3
JANUARY
Inside Story Headline
Much of the content
This story can fit 150-200 words.
you put in your
One benefit of using your newsletter as newsletter can also
a promotional tool is that you can re- be used for your
use content from other marketing ma- Web site. Microsoft
terials, such as press releases, market Publisher offers a
studies, and reports. simple way to con-
vert your newsletter
While your main goal of distributing a
to a Web publica-
newsletter might be to sell your prod-
tion. So, when
uct or service, the key to a successful
you’re finished writ-
newsletter is making it useful to your
ing your newsletter,
readers.
convert it to a Web
A great way to add useful content to site and post it.
your newsletter is to develop and write
your own articles, or include a calendar
of upcoming events or a special offer
that promotes a new product. Caption describing picture or graphic.
You can also research articles or find
“filler” articles by accessing the World
Wide Web. You can write about a
variety of topics but try to keep your
articles short.
Inside Story Headline
column, a book review, a letter from
This story can fit 100-150 words. clients.
the president, or an editorial. You can
The subject matter that appears in If the newsletter is distributed inter- also profile new employees or top cus-
newsletters is virtually endless. You can nally, you might comment upon new
tomers or vendors.
include stories that procedures or im-
focus on current provements to the
technologies or in- business. Sales figures
novations in your or earnings will show
“To catch the reader's attention, how your business is
field.
growing.
You may also want place an interesting sentence or Some newsletters in-
to note business or
quote from the story here.”
economic trends, or clude a column that is
make predictions for updated every issue,
your customers or for instance, an advice
Inside Story Headline
choose and import into your
This story can fit 75-125 words.
newsletter. There are also
Selecting pictures or graphics is an several tools you can use to
important part of adding content to
draw shapes and symbols.
your newsletter.
Once you have chosen an
Think about your article and ask your- image, place it close to the
self if the picture supports or enhances article. Be sure to place the
the message you’re trying to convey. caption of the image near Caption describing picture
Avoid selecting images that appear to
the image. or graphic.
be out of context.
Microsoft Publisher includes thousands
of clip art images from which you can

4. The Boa Babes
Team
This would be a good place to insert a short paragraph about your organization. It
might include the purpose of the organization, its mission, founding date, and a
brief history. You could also include a brief list of the types of products, services, or
programs your organization offers, the geographic area covered (for example,
Primary Business Address
Your Address Line 2
western U.S. or European markets), and a profile of the types of customers or
Your Address Line 3
Your Address Line 4
members served.
Phone: 555-555-5555
Fax: 555-555-5555
E-mail: someone@example.com
It would also be useful to include a contact name for readers who want more
information about the organization.
Your business tag line here.
We’re on the Web!
example.microsoft.com
Back Page Story Headline
regular event, such as a breakfast meeting insert a clip art image or some other
This story can fit 175-225 words.
for vendors every third Tuesday of the graphic.
If your newsletter is folded and mailed, this
month, or a biannual charity auction.
story will appear on the back. So, it’s a
good idea to make it easy to read at a If space is available, this is a good place to
glance.
A question and answer session is a
good way to quickly capture the atten-
tion of readers. You can either compile
questions that you’ve received since
the last edition or you can summarize
some generic questions that are fre-
quently asked about your organization.
A listing of names and titles of manag-
ers in your organization is a good way
to give your newsletter a personal
touch. If your organization is small, you
may want to list the names of all em-
ployees.
If you have any prices of standard
products or services, you can include a
listing of those here. You may want to
refer your readers to any other forms
of communication that you’ve created
for your organization.
You can also use this space to remind Caption describing picture or graphic.
readers to mark their calendars for a