Enjoy National Pizza Day with this recipe from Hello Creative Family. 

This super easy pizza dough recipe comes together in just 5 minutes
 
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
 
Ingredients

• 2 cups warm water
• 2 teaspoon instant yeast
• 2 teaspoon sugar
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. In a glass measuring cup or bowl combine warm water, yeast and sugar. Stir and let sit while you complete step 2.
2. Attach your dough hook to your stand mixer. Put flour and salt in the bowl of your stand mixer and mix on low speed.
3. Your yeast water mixture should be starting to foam. Slowly pour it 1/4 cup at a time into your flour mixture with your mixer on medium speed. Watch for your dough to start to come together. You may not need to add all of the yeast water to the dough. You want your dough to come together and become a nice smooth ball. If you accidentally add too much water, add a bit more flour. Let your stand mixer knead the dough for 1-2 minutes.
4. Remove the dough from the mixer and transfer to a floured work surface. Knead dough by hand for 1 minute.
5. Place dough in a lightly oiled bowl and cover with a clean cloth. Let the dough rise for about 30 minutes. (Optional, knead the dough a second time and leave to rise a second time).Use dough right away, refrigerate in sealed container or freeze in an airtight bag.
6. When your ready to make your pizzas: Bring dough to room temperature. Preheat oven to 400F. Divide dough into however many pizzas you would like to make and roll out. My favorite way to do this is by placing the dough onto a piece of parchment paper, laying another piece of parchment paper on top and using a rolling pin to roll the pizza dough nice and thin. This dough puffs up quite a bit in the oven so I suggest rolling it as thin as possible. I cook my pizzas right on the parchment paper. After you roll your dough out, before adding the toppings, put the dough into the oven to parbake for 10 minutes. Remove the dough, add your sauce and toppings and return to the oven for an additional 10 minutes.

Almost everyone knows that children should be outside to play as often as possible. Because more and more children are growing up in the city and playing outside less and less. A recent study from Australia shows how healthy playing outside for children is. This is especially true in the coming warm season in spring and of course also in summer.

​It is particularly important for children and adolescents that they discover their environment for themselves and spend a lot of time outside, as this affects important skills such as curiosity, courage and motor skills. Pediatricians therefore give the following important reasons why parents should let them play outside as often as possible.
 
The children can thus improve their motor skills. Playing outside promotes mobility and balance, but also strengthen parts of the body such as hands, arms and stomach. When children play outside, their assertiveness improves and they become more robust. This way, children get better at school, e.g. in physical education. In addition, the immune system is strengthened, which protects against various diseases and allergies. Playing outside together also promotes the social behavior of children, so they learn how to interact and behave socially with their peers, e.g. mutual consideration.

​Concentration and performance are also enormously improved. It has been scientifically proven that children who play outside experience better focus and concentration  in school and get better grades. In addition, the fresh air stimulates the children's imagination. In the garden or in the field, children can let their imagination run wild and turn the site into a secret treasure island or a mysterious palace. Last but not least, the children learn to appreciate television and computers anew. When children play a lot in a cornfield or romp in the garden, they appreciate the digital alternatives all the more because it is something special. And another invaluable advantage is that children are exhausted and really tired in the evenings. Because of the fresh air, the activities and movement, the children breathe more fresh air and thus more oxygen, which promotes the burning of energy. In this way the children sleep better and earlier.

Please read the article below from Knowledge Review to learn more about The Capitol School. 

The Capitol School PTC would like to congratulate Dr. Rountree on her recent and very distinguished award. She was inducted into the University of Alabama Education Hall of Fame at a dinner and award presentation at North River Yacht Club on Saturday evening, February 17, 2018. The Tuscaloosa News also provided a photo and article in its paper on February 16th about this distinguished award. Congratulations, Dr. Rountree, on this honor and thank you for your many years of contributions and devotion to education!