Annual Prize Patrol Made its Rounds this Week
The Seven Dreams Education Foundation, a nonprofit that helps fund innovative education initiatives in Robbinsdale Area Schools, spent Monday and Tuesday distributing grant money to several district schools. Sixteen staff members at ten different buildings were happily surprised by the group. To see a full list of teachers and the purpose of the grants, click here.
Photo: Early Childhood Family Education received a $3,000 grant for a hands-on outreach project that seeks to build early childhood connections between the district, community, childcare providers and the parents working for companies within our district. Parent educators will provide workshops for working parents and childcare providers.
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Cargill Donation to Help with STEM Curriculum at RMS
Photo: Mike Hastert and RMS Principal John Cook receive the check from representatives of Cargill's Salt Division.
"STEM students would be able to use the iPads for personalized learning that would allow for differentiated reading levels, language translation and STEM specific applications to enhance student engagement and academic success," Hastert said.
Way to go, Mr. Hastert!
Armstrong Robotics Team Visited SEA Last Thursday, four members of Armstrong High School's Robotics team taught SEA students about their club. Students were amazed to see the robot could climb and throw a Frisbee, which were requirements in the team's last robotics tournament. Looks like these students will be future robotics champions!
RMS Principal John Cook Spoke to Northport Students for Power Mondays Robbinsdale Middle School Principal John Cook spoke to Northport Elementary students about his difficult childhood and how to overcome life's obstacles for "Power Mondays." The weekly program is aimed to get students off to a good start for the week. Northport brings in positive role models to speak to third, fourth and fifth grade boys to motivate and energize students to have a positive week. "One of the decisions I made at a very early age was that, I made the decision that I was going to be educated. I made the decision at an early age that I was going to go to college and not only go to college, but to finish," Cook said. Watch a video of the speech here
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Armstrong Teacher Receives Grant to Study in Japan
Erica Gullickson, a social studies teacher at Armstrong High School, received a grant through the Five College Center for East Asian Studies, funded by the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership. Gullickson will take 12 days to study in Japan to compare the approaches of Japanese museums to U.S. museums to explain the different perspectives of World War II. Roughly 70 educators applied for the 2013 Japan study tour and 10 were chosen from the United States. We can't wait to hear what you learn!
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District Early Childhood Programs Receive Distinction
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Partner with Marketing & Communications
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Celebrate the Poets in our District
April is National Poetry Month and we'd like to recognize the students who are learning the difficult writing form. Students can either share their work on Twitter, using @ISD281 or #RASpoetry, post them to our Facebook page or email tara_cegla@rdale.org. We'll share the poems as they come in. Can't wait to see what our student poets can create!
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Kids' Stuff Garage Sale
Robbinsdale Area Schools' Early Childhood Family Education is hosting a garage sale on Saturday, April 20 from 9 a.m. -
1 p.m. at the New Hope Learning Center Community Gym, 8301 47th Ave. N, New Hope. For more information, click here.
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Destination Imagination Fundraiser
Join the Neill Elementary and Robbinsdale/Plymouth Middle Schools Destination Imagination Teams for a fundraiser! Go to Culver's in Plymouth, 494 & Bass Lake Rd., from 5-9 p.m. on Monday, April 22 and 10% of your purchase will be donated to the DI Teams. No flyer needed and drive-thru orders are included.
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Paws to R.E.A.D at Zachary Lane
Zachary Lane will again host the Paws to R.E.A.D. event on Tuesday, April 23 from 5-7 p.m. Students will read one-on-one with a R.E.A.D. dog or rabbit while parents receive a free book, compliments of World Book Night. For more information, visit the R.E.A.D. Dogs Minnesota website.
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Spring Performance at RMS
Robbinsdale Middle School proudly presents its spring performance, "Darcy's Cinematic Life." Show dates are April
25-27. For more information,
click here.
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Cooper Spring Play
For its spring performance, Cooper High School will perform two one-act children's operettas, "The Reluctant Dragon" and "Sid the Serpent Who Wanted to Sing." Show dates are April
24-27. For more information, click here.
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Save a Life Dinner
The Altruism Exists Foundation, created by Cooper junior Terace Johnson, is hosting the Save a Life Dinner to raise awareness and funds for cancer and heart transplant patients around the Twin Cities. The dinner is from 5-8 p.m. on Saturday, April 27 at the House of Hope Church, 4800 Boone Ave. N in New Hope. For pricing information, click here.
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Is Your Child Ready for Kindergarten?
Parents with children ages 3-5 can learn if their child is ready for kindergarten. Classes start on April 25 and more information is available here. |
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Robbinsdale Area School Board Meetings
The School Board will meet on April 22 for a listening session and regular meeting.
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