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Today was a BIG day here in Knoxville. We walked all over campus and met lots and lots of kids from lots of states and many foreign countries. We’ve met kids from Mexico, Guatemala, Poland, Brazil, Canada, England, and Korea. The kids from Turkey are really cool and we learned how to say “thank you” in Turkish. They also had really awesome hats. We walked all over and Peter saw a lizard when he was walking up this really big hill called “The Hill.” (Confederate soldiers took cannons way up there in the Civil War during a battle.) We went swimming and met lots of kids from all over and traded lots of pins. A snake slithered across the sidewalk right under our feet on our way to the opening ceremonies. They were really cool with national anthems from all the countries and a parade of all the states and nations. There was an amazing light show with fireworks too. We made duct tape ties and things to wear to the ceremonies. There is a duct tape fashion show so we are getting a lot of ideas. Tomorrow we have our instant challenge in the afternoon so we are going to watch a bunch of other teams’ performances tomorrow. There are even some university teams here. Thank you again for all your support! We could not have done this without everyone at Rousseau’s help!

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For the fourth straight year, the mallards have returned!  Last week, 20 new little ducklings joined the long line of Rousseau ducks who have called our courtyard their home.  A second nesting hen was discovered this week so…make way for MORE ducklings!

Astronomy Day Flyer (PDF)

CONGRATULATIONS to three Rousseau School Destination Imagination teams that earned their way to the Nebraska State Affiliate Finals in Kearney, Nebraska on Saturday, April 9, 20911.  The Mythology Mission team placed 15th,  the Triple Take Road Show team placed 4th, and the Unidentified Moving Object team placed 1st, earning a chance to compete at the Global Finals in Knoxville, Tennessee.  Job well done, Rousseau DIers and team managers!

The Mayor’s Run is April 30 this year and registrations are due to school NO LATER than April 20 or on-line at www.lincolnrun.org.  Don’t miss a chance to run with more than 100 Rousseau friends and more than 3000 students from the Lincoln area.  Registration forms were sent home in the Community News last Friday or can be printed from the Rousseau website.

• Mayor’s Run Registration Form (PDF)

Recently our 4th class visited Heritage School and here is a slide show of their day courtesy of Mrs. Trobee’s class.

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Archie recently visited Rousseau to get kids excited about the 140th Anniversary of the University of Nebraska’s State Museum!

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Rousseau students enjoyed Pat Etherton as the Cat in the Hat, with grandson Eli Etherton and  TJ Taylor as Thing One and Thing Two, to celebrate Read Across America, Dr. Seuss’s birthday.

We held a Community Open House to celebrate the end of our 16-month renovation project and THANK everyone who made the project possible.  Highlights of the renovation include:

• Renovated kindergarten classrooms that feature skylights and restrooms in each room
• Remodeled Media center and adjacent computer lab
• Integrated student services wing that consolidates programs and services for special education, academic support, and gifted.
• RESTROOMS – new restrooms in east, middle, south hallways, handicap accessible, staff and health office restrooms.  The beautiful new restrooms are a favorite with students!
• Renovated main office featuring an open design, records room, and updated health office
• New production room & conference room
• Attractive new main entrance canopy that better defines the entrance to the building
• Secured entrance system that guides visitors through the main office to check in before gaining access to the building
• Security access control at exterior doors that can be locked electronically at a moments notice
• Cafeteria boasts skylights, a lowered ceiling, sound panels, new lighting, and paint
• Large mezzanine on the roof that houses the new mechanical equipment
• South wing has new lockers and 2 suites, east and west, with 4 classrooms each for fourth and fifth grades
• In the 1964 original building and 1970 addition, new energy efficient windows, ceiling and lighting, which are 15-20% more efficient
• New flooring throughout almost the entire building
• New mechanical system with an energy recovery unit that reclaims 35% of exhausted energy
• New energy efficient geothermal heating and cooling system.  A well field with 144 geothermal wells, 270 feet deep, is located on the lower playground, with 15.5 miles of buried piping