【推荐1】In today’s classroom, homework is completed not only with the pen and paper, but also with computers and cell phones. How to make the best use of such digital products is an important question for teachers and students. The following top digital portfolio platforms（作品集平台）offer a broad range of functions. Most importantly, they provide a way to share students’ work with pride.

Google Sites

Creating a digital portfolio could not be any easier than Google Sites makes it. It lets students quickly put in contents, such as text, images, videos, maps, and much more. Use one of the provided six themes or create a custom one, and then publish it as a public or restricted-view (限制浏览的）site.

Seesaw for Schools

Designed for education, Seesaw for Schools provides a platform through which students complete and share school projects. By recording the process of gradually improving their schoolwork, kids gain a sense of mastery（熟练）and pride, so it is popular among them. Plus, parents can be involved too — just download the Seesaw Family app.

Artsonia

Artsonia is like a dream come true for art-minded students: a free, safe, educational space through which students show their digital creativity. Friends and family can view, comment on and buy objects. Just celebrate the artistic skills with Artsonia!

Edublogs

One of the oldest and best-known web platforms for education, Edublogs makes it easy for teachers and students to start building a free WordPress platform. The free plan offers some storage space, class management tools, and no advertising. A set of educator guides and community participation is another big plus for Edublogs.

【推荐2】Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world. A royal home and fortress (堡垒) for more than 900 years, it remains a working palace to this day, and is the official residence of The King.

What to see?

Your ticket to Windsor Castle allows entry to the State Apartments, decorated with the finest works of art in the Royal Collection. Spot masterpieces on display by Holbein, Rubens and Van Dyck, Sèvres china and delicate English and French furniture. Admire Queen Mary’s Doll’s House—the largest dolls’ house in the world—and St. George’s Chapel, where Queen Elizebeth II was laid to rest in 2022.

The Moat Room gives an overview of the castle’s 950-year history, with three largescale bronze (青铜) models showing how the castle looked at different moments in time.

Time your visit for the Changing the Guard ceremony. It takes place at 11 am on select days throughout the year (weather permitting).

Tickets

Tickets must be booked in advance. Alternatively, book onto one of the many day trips to Windsor Castle that include entry to the castle plus stops at other attractions and towns, including Stonehenge, Bath, Oxford, Lacock, Salisbury and Hampton Court Palace.

If you’re short on time, join an afternoon coach tour from London to Windsor Castle, giving you enough time to look around before returning in the evening. You can even combine London’s two royal residences on a Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle Tour.

Prices

Child ticket: £15.50

Young Person ticket: £18.00

Adult ticket: £28.00

Under 5s free. Discounts for families and groups of at least 15.

Opening Times

Monday, Thursday to Sunday.

March to October: 10 am to 5:15 pm (last admission 4 pm).

November to February: 10 am to 4:15 pm (last admission 3 pm).

【推荐3】Investors are attracted to municipal bonds (市政债券) for three reasons: safety of the original money, regular predictable income and the tax-free benefits. Together, these three elements can make municipal bonds a convincing case in your investment.

When investing in municipal bonds, investors are paid back the full face value of their investment when the due date comes or earlier if called. This is why many investors, particularly those nearing retirement or in retirement are fond of investing municipal bonds, who are concerned about protecting their money. It could be the smartest retirement investment you make.

Municipal bonds typically pay interest every six months unless they get called. That means that you can count on a regular, predictable income stream. Because most bonds have call options, which means you get your money back before the due date, then the next municipal bonds you purchase can earn more or less interest than the called bond.

Income from municipal bonds is not subject to federal income tax and, depending on where you live, may also be free from state and local taxes. Tax-free can be a big attraction for many investors.

We’re sure you’ll want to know more about the benefits of Municipal Bonds. So our specialists have written a helpful Bond Guide for investors.

In the Bond Guide, you’ll learn:

·The benefits and risks of municipal bonds

·Strategies for smart bond investing

·Municipal bond facts every investor should know

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【推荐2】Four novels listed for readers

Bee Season by Myla Goldberg

Eliza Naumann, a nine-year-old, expects never to fit into her gifted family: her wise father, Saul, absorbed in his study of science; her brother, Aaron, the hope of his father; and her mom, Miriam, a bright lawyer. But when Eliza takes the lead in school and district spelling bee competitions, Saul takes it as a sign that she is sure to be of greatness.

The Worlds We Think We Know by Dalia Rosenfeld

Extremely funny, this collection of stories takes readers from the United States to Israel and back again to examine the mystifying (令人迷惑的) reaches of our own minds and hearts. The characters of The Worlds We Think We Know are inspired by the power of passion and confusion. After being attacked in the streets of New York, a professor must repeat the terrible experience to recover his memory—and his lost love.

Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran

With only a yellowing photo in hand, a young man named Jonathan Safran Foer sets out to find the woman who might or might not have saved his grandfather from the Nazis. Teamed up with an old man with memories of the war, a dog named Sammy and the unforgettable Alex, a young translator who speaks poor English, Jonathan is led on a wild journey over a deserted landscape and into an unexpected past.

At the End of the World, Turn Left by Zhanna Slor

This is an attractive novel from an unforgettable new voice that is literary, an interesting story about identity and how you define “home”. Masha remembers her childhood in the former USSR, but finds her life and heart in Israel. She was just a baby when her family moved, but eager to find her roots (根).

【推荐1】At Summer at Emerson, we believe each child is unique. Our staff (全体职工) are committed to (致力于) challenging our campers to discover and improve individual talents and creative abilities.

About Summer at Emerson

Summer at Emerson is open to all students, regardless of which school they attend. We offer several individual (独立的) weeks of half-day camps and full-day camps to children who have completed or will end grades K-8 during the 2022-2023 school year. Note: A child who is enrolling (注册) in Kindergarten in the 2023-2024 school year is not yet qualified (能胜任) to attend Summer at Emerson

Facilities & Staff

Emerson School is equipped with (配备有) technology labs, Performing Arts Theater, and gymnasium (体育馆) as well as the outdoor sports fields, and nature areas will be fully used throughout the summer staff of caring and experienced instructors. All camps are designed and run by a professional and counselors (顾问). Summer at Emerson is fully permitted (允许；准许) by the State of Michigan as a child care provider, and the majority of our staff members are CPR and First Aid certified (获得资格的).

Camp Dates

Camp Hours

Morning Camp:9:00a.m.－12:00p.m       Afternoon Camp:1:00p.m.－ 4:00p.m.

Camp Fees

Half-Day Camps: $165-$230       Full-Day Camps: $300-$345

Contact Us

If you have any questions, please email, call, or text: summer@ emerson-school. org or 734-660-5108. We look forward to providing a safe and engaging (令人愉快的) summer experience for your child.