Five Things to Know For Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011

1. Send us your Whiz Kid Nominations! We’re sfor individual kids, youth groups, teens, and even sports teams that wow us with their accomplishments.

2. Head over to Deans Mill School at 9 a.m. for the DMS PTO Parent Coffee Meeting.

3. Check back into Stonington-Mystic Patch tomorrow, Wednesday Feb. 9 for our Grab & Go Kids Planner. Each week, we'll give you the info on the five best family activities or events for the week.

4. This winter we’ve probably all become more familiar than we wanted with the National Weather Service. It was established on Feb. 8, 1870.  

5. Today’s Thought: “There's no half-singing in the shower, you're either a rock star or an opera diva.”—Josh Groban