Neill Elementary

10/22/2026

🍝📐 STEM in action at Neill Elementary! 📐🍝

Our favorite guests were in our building on Wednesday! Students from Breck High School visited our wonderful 3rd graders to lead a hands-on engineering challenge all about spaghetti cantilevers! 🏗️✨

Working in teams, our young engineers put their critical thinking and collaboration skills to the test. Armed with nothing but spaghetti noodles and masking tape, they had to figure out how to build a structure that extends vertically and horizontally into space without any support at the end. Talk about a fun, productive struggle! 🤔💡

Our 3rd graders did an amazing job listening to their high school mentors, testing out creative designs, and rebuilding when things got a little shaky. We love seeing our students think outside the box and work together to solve complex problems!

Thank you Breck Buddies! We are so excited for our next visit 💙💛

10/22/2026

🎶 Making Magic in the Music Room! 📝🥁

Our 1st and 4th graders have been hard at work this week, proving that great musicians aren't afraid of a little "productive struggle!" 💪✨

Students stepped into the shoes of real composers to create their own unique rhythms.

Using a mix of fun icons and standard musical notation, our young musicians had to:
🤝 Work together in teams
💭 Try out fresh musical ideas
✏️ Revise and adjust their work when things didn't sound quite right

Watching them collaborate, problem-solve, and find the fun in the challenges was absolutely amazing. Mistakes are just the stepping stones to a beautiful masterpiece! 🎨🎶

Way to go, musicians! Keep shining and creating! 🌟👏

10/20/2026

The Building Better Together Bond Referendum is about creating educational spaces that support active, hands-on learning. It's about programming and opportunities our students need now and in the future. Learn more at: https://rdale.referendumfacts.org

10/20/2026

🧡 Wear orange tomorrow, Wednesday, October 21, for Unity Day! 🧡October is Bullying Prevention Month, and Robbinsdale Area Schools is committed to fostering a safe and supportive environment for all students. Unity Day, started by PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center in October 2011, is the signature event of National Bullying Prevention Month. It’s a day dedicated to building community through kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. We’re encouraging everyone—students, families, and staff—to participate by wearing orange and spreading awareness. 🧡

10/20/2026

🏈 Recess Rockstars Alert! 🏈

Our 5th graders are absolute MVPs out on the recess field!
Lately, they have been doing an incredible job during their daily football games, and we couldn’t be prouder of the leadership they are showing.

They are proving that true athletes shine brightest through their character by:

• Including everyone who wants to join the game.
• Encouraging good sportsmanship with high-fives and positive words.
• Playing fair and making sure the rules are followed.
• Prioritizing safety so everyone leaves the field smiling and ready to learn.

Way to go, 5th grade! Thank you for setting such a fantastic example of teamwork, inclusion, and fun for the entire school. Keep it up! 🌟🙌

10/19/2026

📣 All members of the community are invited to attend the community presentation at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct.22, at Forest Elementary School to learn more about the Building Better Together bond referendum and get your questions answered.

Can't make it Thursday night? Here is the date of an additional community presentation:
🗓️ 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at CHS - This event will include tours.

Learn more at https://rdale.referendumfacts.org/.

10/15/2026

If voters approve the 2026 bond referendum, we would begin a multi-year process of planning, construction, and renovations. Projects would be completed in phases. We would anticipate the new high school to open in the fall of 2030. The move to elementary neighborhood schools would be in the fall of 2029. A final phasing plan will be developed with input from multiple design teams that include staff, students, parents, and community partners. Learn more at: https://rdale.referendumfacts.org

10/15/2026

Our awesome fourth graders are skipping the buttons and zippers and rolled straight into a day of ultimate comfort- a pajama day, just because 🛏️ ❤️🤍🖤 Have a wonderful long weekend Roadrunners!

10/14/2026

📅 Join us TODAY, Wednesday, Oct. 14, from 4:30-5:45 p.m. at Plymouth Middle School for the Great Rdale Get Together! This free community event will include free hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, and drinks, and wonderful opportunities to connect with others in the community! We look forward to seeing you there! 🎉

Free food, music and plenty of Rdale pride! Join students, families, staff, alumni and neighbors Oct. 14 for the Great Rdale Get Together before the Armstrong-Cooper rivalry football game.

10/14/2026

📣 NO SCHOOL REMINDER: There will be no school on Thursday, October 15, and Friday, October 16. District offices will remain open. We will see everyone back on Monday, October 19. We hope everyone has a great fall break!

📣 RECORDATORIO: NO HABRÁ CLASES el jueves 15 de octubre ni el viernes 16 de octubre. Las oficinas del distrito permanecerán abiertas. Las actividades escolares se reiniciarán el lunes 19 de octubre. ¡Esperamos que todos tengan un excelente descanso de otoño!

📣 XUSUUSIN AH ISKUUL JIRID LA’AAN: Iskuul ma jiri doono Khamiista Oktoobar 15, tahay iyo Jimcaha Oktoobar ay tahay 16. Xafiisyadda Gudoonku iyagu waa ay furnaan doonaan. Cid walba waxa ay iskuulka dib ugu soo noqon Isniinta Oktoobar ay tahay 19. Waxaan u rajaynaynaa fasax dayreed wacan cid walba!