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STALLION SPOTLIGHT

In 5th grade, we have started exploring the internal and external structures of all living organisms; plants, animals, and humans alike!  Read the full story here.

So the sickness that has been going around has finally hit me. It's kind of strange really. I take pretty good care of myself and very rarely get sick. In fact, I don't even have a primary doctor. Last year when I turned 45, I decided I should probably find a doctor and get a physical every year. So funny enough, I find a doctor and schedule an appointment to get some bloodwork done and literally a few days before my appointment, my youngest comes home with a super-cough. Now for those of you who have never met my youngest, when she gets sick, she has the unique ability to pass it along to me. It might be her blasting her cough all over the place without covering her mouth or it might be her habit of leaving her used kleenexes all over the house. Either way, I came down with a stuffed up nose the day before my doctor appointment. So on Monday, I went to the doctor and had to go through the eight billion page questionnaire about whether or not I have had a plethora of different diseases none of which I have had and most of which I have never even heard of. After the questionnaire, I had to sit in the waiting room which seemed to me to be the epicenter of infectious diseases. I tried not to touch anything. From there it was pretty quick and after my blood draw, I was good to go. So this was about 11 am on Monday. The next morning while I was driving myself into school, I got an unknown number call on my personal cell phone. Those of you who know me, know that I NEVER answer my phone if I don't know the number. I figured if it is important then they can leave a message. So a message was left so my interest was piqued but I decided to wait until I got to school to listen to it. It was the doctor calling about something in my blood work that was critical and that I needed to call her immediately. Glad I waited until I got to school, as that message freaked me out. No one wants to get that phone call from their doctor. When I called her back she asked how I was feeling and if I felt dizzy or drowsy. I said that my nose was stuffed up but otherwise felt just fine. She then told me my blood glucose level was 27 where the bottom end of the normal range starts at 65. She then told me if this number was truly correct I would either be in or very close to a diabetic coma (super). She thought (and I do stress the words 'she thought') that the test might not be accurate (duh!) and that I would need to go back to the doctor later that day to give another blood sample. From there I had no less than 7 communications with the doctor's office making sure I scheduled and came in that very day. At least they were concerned. Needless to say, it really moved my cheese and I struggled to focus on really anything the remainder of the day. After hearing back from the doctor this morning, it turns out that the number wasn't accurate (shocker) but my glucose was still pretty low. Not sure what that means yet but I am fairly happy that I won't be headed into a diabetic coma anytime soon. That is it for this week's medical episode. Stay tuned next week when the Principal Chronicles continues...

* Tennis and Golf will be offered after school at CTE starting in February. CLICK HERE to view more info and to register. * We conduct after-school tennis and golf classes at elementary schools in Douglas County and will be having winter classes that will be open to students of other schools. We want kids to stay active and play sports throughout the winter and we would love to see your students in our classes. (flyer) * Young Rembrandts Drawing Classes, new session - (flyer)
* StrategicKids LEGO - flyer * StrategicKids Chess - flyer * order school picture packages online via Lifetouch.com
* Milk Caps for Moola - flyer
* Join Mrs. Dunker on Tuesday and Thursday mornings to learn how to be more mindful in your life.  It's a wonderful, peaceful way to start your school day. Mindful Mornings is open to students in grades 3rd - 6th.  See below for information about how to sign up and be part of this joyful journey into mindfulness. You can sign up at Mindful Mornings Sign-up

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