5 Things You Need to Know Today: Monday, Aug. 28

Here are 5 pieces of information designed to get the first day of school off to a flying start and to help make you the smartest parent dancing a jig after that school bus disappears around the corner.

1. Your 3-Day Local Weather Forecast: According to the NWS, today will see showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then isolated showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 9am. High near 82. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

• Tuesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
• Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph.
• Wednesday Night Clear, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
• Thursday Sunny, with a high near 83.
• Thursday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 60.

2. It's Happening Today: History will be made this morning as the first classes will be held at the new Freshman orientation was Monday and most students walked away awed by the state-of-the-art facility. Watch for a video report on the new school later today on Tewksbury Patch. A public open house for the new high school has been scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 8.

3. Reader Comment of the Day: "I was 7 years old at my grandmother's house in Cambridge. A lot of the family had gotten together to watch the moon walk, and I remember seeing the blurry images of Neil Armstrong going down the ladder. My mom and dad woke me up at about 10:30 to see what was going to happen shortly before 11pm. This is what I watched: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQDjy2csPP0." Reader Frank P., commenting on the story,

4. Blog Post You Should Read: Fitness expert Estelle Murray Ross of shares some surprising facts about vitamins. This is must-read stuff before you go popping that next pill. Click here to see what she has to say.

5. And Don't Forget: Give yourself extra time this morning on your morning commute with the first day of school. There will be busses all over the place. And before you leave the house, check out the latest traffic conditions updated every 5 minutes by clicking here.