Battle after Battle Rowland Norment Students Win Hands Down

We're Back! That's right, we made it back it back to Rowland Norment School and had a blast working with the second and third graders this time. Kim Long invited us back to work with the second graders on hand washing in the mix of all the media attention paid to H1N1 and other flu strains. In talking with the youth we found about 80 percent of the youth had missed at least one day due to illness since the beginning of the year less than two months ago. We worked with the youth on proper hand washing techniques and showed them the germs on their hands with our special glo-germ lotion. By the end of our time with them we were able to certify each student as an official hand washing expert and charged them with the task of helping others to properly wash their hands and help stop the spread of germs that cause illness.

After working with the second graders the third grade teachers (actually Mrs. Browning) asked for a refresher course for their students. As we went in we were greeted with the salutation of, "I remember you, you're the germ lady!" Although it might not how I would normally like to be greeted in this instance it was music to my ears. Most of the students remembered the basics but admitted they might have gotten a little slack in their practices. When I explained that the first and second graders were now ready to catch them in the act of slacking off on their hand washing responsibilities, they all quickly promised it would not happen. We ran them through the lotion and black light to let them see the germs and they all did an excellent job of washing their hands afterwards.

Hopefully with this little reinforcement the students at Rowland Norment School are ready to take on the germs and fight back. If they do it right it could mean more days in school and a higher level of learning, which is what we are all hoping for.