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Upcoming Events
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Annual Fall Music Festival at Minneapolis Convention Center
Hear the music of Mozart performed by the symphony orchestras and concert choirs of both Armstrong and Cooper on Mon., November 19, 7:30 p.m. Dr. Matthew Mehaffey, Associate Professor of Music at the University of Minnesota, will be the guest conductor. Robbinsdale All-Distict Choir will also perform. Tickets available at both Armstrong and Cooper box offices during the school day, the Education Service Center during business hours and evening of performance. A shuttle bus is also available from Cooper High School. Reserve your seat now!
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Plymouth Middle School presents The Wizard of Oz
Sixty students at Plymouth Middle School will be acting, singing and dancing in the popular musical The Wizard of Oz. This wonderful show is double-cast and will be performed on the stage of Robbinsdale Middle School Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 7, and 8. All performances at 7 p.m.
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School Board News
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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:
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Spotlight on Victoria Arabamos
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PMS Education Assistant Named MN Education Support Professional for 2013
Victoria Arabanos, our 2012 district EA of the Year, has been named the Education Support Professional of the Year by Education Minnesota for 2013. Victoria is a Behavior Support supervisor at Plymouth Middle School supervising in-school suspension (ISS) for over ten years. She also regularly stays after school to tutor struggling students, has volunteered as an assistant coach for the STEP dance team, and also volunteers her time for cheerleading, theatre arts and, currently, rugby.
Ms. Arabanos, with past experience serving in the military, brings a strong example of leadership, confidence, discipline and charcter to her students. "Over the years, I have learned the most important technique of all is the ability to listen and read between the lines, so to speak, when working with students," stated Arabanos, who understands the challenges of raising children in today's society. She wants to help them persevere through difficult times. Read more about Victoria. |
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Celebrating Veteran's Day
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Operation Candy Drop in Honor of Veterans Day  During the 1948-49 Berlin Airlift, Colonel Gail Halvorson, a now retired career officer and command pilot in the United States Air Force, would drop candy from his plane to the children in Berlin, Germany. In order for the children to identify which plane was his, Halvorson told them he would wiggle the wings of his plane to identify himself, which led to his nickname "Onkel Wackelflügel" ("Uncle Wiggly Wings"). Inspired by this hero and in honor of Veterans Day Mr. Vestal's 2nd grade students at Northport Elementary used science to come up with their very own designs for "parachuting" candy in Operation Candy Drop. By working with a partner, they simulated the teamwork that veterans use while in the military! Mr. Vestal and Principal Derden then tested their hypothesis by dropping the candy from the roof of Northport. The students watched and cheered as each parachute was dropped. Afterward the kids heard the story of Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot to learn more about this wartime hero. What a great example of integrating history, science, and literature in one lesson.
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District News
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 Passport to the Arts Begins Fourth Year
Beginning the week of November 12, students in grades 1 through 5 will receive a Passport to the Arts passport in their music class. When students attend various arts events in the district, they will receive cool stickers which they can collect in their Passport. Parent-student reflection questions are included in the Passport, as well. Participatory and grand prizes will be awarded to students who turn in their Passports near the end of this school year. A list of upcoming events can be found by clicking here. Look for the Passport symbol on either the district or a school website and click on it. ____________________________________________________________ American Education WeekNovember 11-17 has been proclaimed American Education Week, and the proclamation was signed by President Obama on November 9. Great public schools are a basic right and our responsibility. It's a great time to think of dedicated teachers we've had in our lives and what education means to us as families and communities. To read the proclamation, click here.
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School News
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STEM Training at Noble Elementary 
On Thursday, November 8, all staff at Noble Elementary took part in a three-hour after school STEM training with the Jeffers Foundation. The outdoors became their classroom as staff learned how to implement science notebooks with their students. Each teacher was given a science notebook and a kit of science tools for each of their students in their classroom. Staff brought lesson ideas and/or their grade level curricula with them to focus on state standards.
Then, on November 9, third graders at Noble elementary used tools and pumpkins to make predictions, measure, weigh, compare and graph, using science notebooks. From learning... to learning!
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Principals Matter!
What's new and exciting at Armstrong High School? Let Principal Dahl tell you all about it in his new Principal's Page that will be updated regularly on the Armstrong High School website. Blogs are a great way to engage the school communities, and by creating this blog, Dahl is leading by example, using technology to communicate to the broader community. We're excited to watch the information - and his followers - grow!
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Community News
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Lakeview's Family Turkey BINGO Night
 Lakeview Elementary, with help from their friends at Elim Church, will be hosting their 2nd Annual Family Turkey Bingo night on Thursday, November 15. Last year, family and friends filled the gym and lunchroom playing Bingo for prizes, including turkey, pies and sides for Thanksgiving dinner!
Give to the Max Day on November 15
The Seven Dreams Education Foundation is participating in this year's Give to the Max Day on Thursday, November 15th. This year we have a goal of $10,000 which will be used to help support the Robbinsdale Area Schools through hands-on learning grants, our Instruments 4 Kids Campaign, sponsorships, and more. As a special incentive this year, if you donate $25 or more, we will hand deliver a special thank you gift to a staff member of your choice.
If you would like more information, please visit our website at
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