November came and went in a blur of activity.  What with skill testing, report cards, conferences, a great music program, and sneaker science and all the other great things that happen here at Parkside, I sometimes felt that there wasn't enough time to fit in "readin, ritin, and math"  but we counted turkeys and read about family feasts and kept right on working on those basics, having as much fun as we could in the process.  We've had 62 days of school, 118 to go.