It’s been a very busy summer! I just completed an accelerated 3 credit class called Teaching the Exceptional Child. It was a lot of work and was a great review of ideas to help include all students in lessons. It was great to read research that backs up what I have been doing, and to get some new things to try.

There has been a lot of technology work happening this summer as well. We have upgraded the speed and power of the wireless in the building, and I am working on upgrading the Internet speed coming into the building. We also set up an off site back up of our server, in addition to our on site back ups, to make sure the teachers won’t lose any assignments. (Sorry kids!) Thanks to Mr. Knuth for all of his help on these projects, all accomplished at no expense to the school. In addition, we have also obtained laptop docks for the classrooms to allow the laptops to be connected to the projectors and Smart Boards quickly and easily.

As part of my summer planning, I have been setting up the field trips for the year. It’s a bit early to have things set in stone, but here is the tentative plan. Hopefully some time in August or September we will be able to walk over to UWFDL and visit with Dr. Mike. He has a lab full of Earth Science equipment he has been gracious enough to let us play with in the past. October 18^th I hope to go to the Milwaukee Public Museum to see an exhibit on Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt and to see the 3D movie Wildest Weather in the Solar System. December 5^th we will take out biennial trip to the Pabst Theater to see A Christmas Carol. We will also get a behind the scenes tour of the Rep Theater production facility and other stages. February 7^th I am very excited to head to Appleton to see Hamlet.  Being able to go to a play, rather than just talk about it, makes a huge difference for our study of Shakespeare. April 17^th we are set to head to Menasha to the Barlow Planetarium. We will see a planetarium show about the solar system and also see a hands on science demonstration covering various topics including liquid nitrogen! I am trying to work on something at the end of May, but for now, I’ll let that be a secret. Have a great rest of the summer and remember, stay connected to Jesus!      

See you tonight before 6:30!

Happy last full day of school! 89 days and 17 hours till school starts! Thanks for all of your support of the course of the year! Feel free to drop in and say hi next year! Remember to keep you child's brain engaged over summer, it helps keep them stay sharp for next school year.

Today we wrapped our brains around the galaxy. Amazing how much God created out in the universe for us. 45 Trillion or so stars just in our neighborhood! We also checked out some of the animals of Australia, there was a lot of "Awwww" heard in the room. We also spent some time hearing about the tornado in the mid west. Then we got to hand in books! The year sure has flown.

Thanks again,

Mr. Rosenthal

Got what I could with no flash. Enjoy!

SOFTBALL UNIFORMS ARE DUE!

We had a good trip today. The students behaved very well today. I was quite proud of them. The parents on the other hand . . . .