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Upcoming Events
| Tie it Teal at Cooper
 Cooper's fall athletic teams continue to Tie it Teal for ovarian cancer awareness. Student athletes will be wearing teal colored shoelaces in an effort to raise awareness and funds for ovarian cancer during all home games through October 12.
Tie it Teal at Cooper is in honor of Barbara Lehman, former Cooper Athletic Director. ____________________
Annual Cooks Spaghetti Dinner
Join us for the annual Cooks Spaghetti Dinner on Wed., October 24, 4:30 - 7 p.m. at Robbinsdale Middle School, 3730 Toledo Ave. N. in Robbinsdale. Cost is $5/Adults; $3/Kids 6-12; 5 and under free. Tickets available at the door. For additional information please contact Mary at 763-504-4813 or Penny at 763-504-4407.
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Candidate Forum hosted by LAC
The Robbinsdale Area Schools Legislative Action Coalition (LAC) is hosting a Candidate Forum on Thursday, October 25 from 7 - 8 p.m. at the Education Service Center, 4148 Winnetka Ave. N., New Hope, where you can meet and learn more about the candidates in your area. Click here for additional information. _____________________ Fall Music Festival Save the date of Monday, November 19 for the district's annual Fall Music Festival. This year, due to construction, the festival will be held at the Minneapolis Convention Center instead of Orchestra Hall. But great music will still abound! Hear the music of Mozart performed by the symphony orchestras and concert choirs of both Armstrong and Cooper. |
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Community Education Opportunities
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Check out the upcoming classes from Robbinsdale Area Schools Community Education!
Felting - The New Craze! Felted Beads and Jewelry
Roll up your sleeves and learn all kinds of wet felting techniques! With a little soapy water, transform colorful wool fibers into beads and pendants to use in jewelry and accessories. Mon., Oct. 22, Winnetka Learning Center, 6-9:30 p.m. $35/$12 supply fee payable to instructor.
Felted Flowers
Learn to make colorful felted flowers and leaves from wool fibers and little soapy water. Pin your posies on jackets and hats; use them on napkin rings or adorn packages. Mon., Nov. 12, Winnetka Learning Center, 6-9:30 p.m. $35/$10 supply fee payable to instructor.
What's So Sweet About Saturdays? Truffles - That's What!
Just in time for the holidays - and all those other special occasions. Take home a classy one pound candy box packed with 5 different kinds of yummy treats. Sat., Oct. 27, Robbinsdale Middle School, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $29/$12 supply fee payable to instructor.
Looking to Excel? Excel 2010 - Level 2
Learn how to expand spreadsheets, use the function wizard, absolute references, conditional formatting, auditing tools and more. Tues./Thurs., Oct 23-25, New Hope Learning Center, 7-9 p.m. $49
Excel 2010 - Level 3
Analyze data: graphs and charts, data entry tables and pivot tables. Use graphs and charts to visualize trends in your workbooks. Use data entry tables to take the guess work out of data entry. Tues./Thurs., Oct. 30- Nov 1, New Hope Learning Center, 7-9 p.m. $49
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School Board News
| Robbinsdale Area School Board Meetings
Follow us on Twitter and Facebook to get important votes and other news live during the regular and business meetings.
For up-to-date School Board news, click on Minutes, Podcast and Webcast below. School Board Resources: - Agenda - Calendar - Minutes, Podcast and Webcast |
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Spotlight on Economics
| Armstrong's Redelsheimer Lectures in Republic of Georgia
It was a last-minute invitation and required last minute blessings of the principal (and his wife), but Robbinsdale Armstrong High School AP Economics teacher James Redelsheimer, pictured far left, found himself on a plane headed to the Republic of Georgia for a twelve-day, all-expenses-paid trip to teach - and learn more - about world economics.
Taking part in the Visiting Educators Program, Redelsheimer spent twelve days in the former communist-controlled country attending lectures by Georgian professors, giving lectures on the U.S. economy to university students, and learning more about the people, history and culture of Georgia. The dean at Batumi State University, whom Redelsheimer met in 2008 during his first visit to Georgia with the National Council of Economics Education (NCEE), recommended Redelsheimer for the program.
"This trip benefited my students and helped me be a much better teacher, as it gave my students and me a first-person view of Georgia's history and economy, and how the 2008 war with Russia has affected and still is affecting the country," stated Redelsheimer
Click here to read more about Redelsheimer's experience.
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District News
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Start Planning for the 2013-2014 school year!
School Transfer forms available beginning on Monday, October 22, 2012
Are you interested in having your child attend Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion School (RSIS, Gr. 1-5), the School of Engineering and Arts at Olson Elementary (SEA, Gr. 1-5), or another district school (Gr. K-12)? In-district transfer forms will be available at www.rdale.org, at all district schools, and at the Education Service Center (ESC), 4148 Winnetka Ave N., New Hope. All transfer requests are subject to space availability, date received, and put in priority order. Students wishing to transfer to RSIS must be currently enrolled in a full-day Spanish immersion program or must pass a grade level competency exam for the Spanish language. Please return a fully completed form to the ESC as soon as possible for your child to be considered in the transfer process.
In-district families of middle school students who wish to attend the IB Middle Years Programme (IBMYP) at RMS or the Pre-AP Program at PMS, and who live outside of the attendance area of the school they wish to attend, must fill out a transfer form in addition to their application. Families who live outside of the district must fill out an open enrollment form in addition to the application.
All transfer requests are subject to space availability, date received, and put in priority order.
The kindergarten lottery applications for RSIS and SEA will be available December 1, 2012. Look for more information coming soon at www.rdale.org.
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International Walk To School Day Celebrated at Noble, Northport and Sonnesyn 
They walked with friends, siblings and their dogs! At Noble and Sonnesyn Elementary schools, families and kids of all ages who live in the walking zone made their way to school on Wed., Oct. 3 the old fashioned way - by walking! This was part of a week long, school-wide initiative to be healthy. Northport celebrated on Fri., Oct. 5 and had over 60 students walk or bike to school! Students were given a healthy snack upon arrival in celebration of International Walk to School Day.
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Major District Facility Projects on Schedule
Major updates to district facility projects continued throughout the summer and into the fall. The following is an update of 2012 facility projects and information on 2013 planned projects:
- Lakeview Elementary School - the majority of the current 2012 Phase I project is substantially complete. Work on the 2013 project is scheduled for completion in August of 2013.
- New Hope Learning Center - Exterior window replacement and classroom flooring replacement is complete. Other work is scheduled to occur over the next several years.
- School of Engineering and Arts at Olson Elementary - the addition of an elevator, accessibility improvements, and the kitchen renovation project are scheduled for completion in November 2012, with some kitchen ventilation equipment scheduled for installation in mid-December.
- Robbinsdale Middle School - South Playfield - 2012 environmental cleanup and capping and surface restoration are substantially complete. The playfield surface will remain closed until late August of 2013.
Click here for the current status list.
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School News
| KDWB to Celebrate Reading Rocktober at Cooper on Oct. 17
Reading Rocktober is sending a KDWB deejay to the Wed., Oct 17 football game at Barbara Lehman Stadium from 6 - 7 p.m. to reward students for participating in what they already love - READING! Enjoy music and prizes before the game. Of course, the biggest prize is the continuous improvement in literacy and reading skills for our students!
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Highview and Hennepin Tech Build E2 Garden
 Staff and students at Highview Alternative Program and Hennepin Technical College (HTC) are building an E2 Garden on the Brooklyn Park campus of HTC. E2 stands for "Earth Education". Students from both programs are constructing raised beds, researching appropriate plants, and next summer will plant, tend and harvest produce that will be used by HTC culinary students in their college classes, with excess produce being distributed to Highview students and local food shelves. A second garden site is planned for Highview in the future. Click here to read more about this project!
*NOTE: Highview Alternative Program will move from the Cavanagh building to Sandburg Learning Center on October 15th-16th (M-T).
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 Halloween Family Fun Night Concert at Cooper
The Robbinsdale Cooper High School Orchestra wants to scare your socks off! Enjoy spooky music, tantalizing treats and play lots of fun games. All ages are welcome. Be sure to wear a costume! Tues., Oct. 30 at 6 p.m., Cooper High School Cafeteria. Admission $3. Proceeds directly support Cooper High School Orchestra.
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Community News
|  Robbinsdale Area Schools Community Food Drive
The annual Robbinsdale Area Schools Food Drive begins October 25 and runs through October 31. Since 1992, Robbinsdale Area Schools Building and Grounds department, along with retired educator Elaine Cohen, have been coordinating this effort throughout the school district. The collected food is delivered to NEAR food shelf in Crystal and PRISM in Golden Valley.
Last year almost 11,000 pounds of food was collected and distributed. "It's a joint effort between students, teachers, the custodial staff that stack up food boxes on pallets for the grounds department to pick up, and the volunteer staff at both NEAR and PRISM who sort and shelf the delivered food," stated Rich Stanchfield, program director for Buildings and Grounds. The food shelves are in desperate need of supplies this year.
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40th Annual Cooper Arts and Craft Fair Coming Up The 40th Cooper Arts and Craft Fair is set for Sat., Oct. 27, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Cooper High School. The craft fair, which is sponsored by the New Hope Women of Today, raises funds for the Lavon H. Cooper District 281 Scholarship Fund and other various district programs as well as the New Hope Women of Today community programs. For more information contact CooperCraftFair@NewHopeWT.org or go to www.NewHopeWT.org. ____________________________________________________________ Seven Dreams Education Foundation's Music in the Streets
 Robbinsdale Area Schools student musicians braved the weather on Sat., Oct. 6 and played their musical instruments solo and in groups to patrons at 33 area businesses around the seven cities that make up Robbinsdale Area Schools. As the official kick-off to Seven Dream's Instrument 4 Kids campaign, the Music in the Streets campaign raised $867, and received 3 instrument donations. Seven Dreams will continue to collect donations of both money and instruments until their goal is met. |
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