http://srsmn.org/blogs/dorothybialke Connecting the dots between what students want, enjoy and need. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:43:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last week I spent time in two classrooms not as the principal but as a guest. While in the 3rd grade classroom we finished the assigned tasks with five minutes to spare so I asked the students, “What have you learned by watching the Winter Olympics?”  Many of the students ... http://srsmn.org/blogs/dorothybialke/2010/03/01/olympics-education-and-stating/ I am very please to announce and share my gratitude  with the Pohlad family. FROM:  The Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis 226 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota  55102 CONTACT:  Dennis B. McGrath: (o) 651-291-4412; (c) 612-867-9968 POHLAD FAMILY ANNOUNCES COMMITMENT TO URBAN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS Minneapolis, Dec. 17, 2009 --The Pohlad Family today announced a major ... http://srsmn.org/blogs/dorothybialke/2009/12/17/exciting-announcement-for-catholic-education/ Recently I followed a discussion amongst educators that was focused on typing speeds and if their is a value to higher words per minute. Other topics started to reveal themselves in the discussion that related to improving the writing process. The first point that was discussed was ... http://srsmn.org/blogs/dorothybialke/2009/12/03/the-writing-process/ Last Friday Ms. Autumn was at school getting the students excited for this year's Rake-a-thon.  At the end of the day the students brought home their fund raising packets and this year's t-shirt designed by Taylor Kottke.  Ms. Autumn challenged each student to say the Rake-a-thon prayer, put on their ... http://srsmn.org/blogs/dorothybialke/2009/10/13/rake-a-thon/ Last week at the State of the School, I communicated how St. Raphael is leading the way in Catholic Education in the 21st Century. This leadership came through the hard work of everyone at the school. If you missed the meeting please watch the presentation on our website. The changes that ... http://srsmn.org/blogs/dorothybialke/2009/02/11/leading-the-way/ Recently we have had the new Superintendent and the Director of Personal from the schools team of the Archdiocese out to visit our school. Marty Frauenheim, Superintendent, attended our special Our Lady of Guadeloupe Mass. This was a special Mass thanks to the efforts of Mrs. Marsh's homeroom and Sister ... http://srsmn.org/blogs/dorothybialke/2009/01/15/22/ Yesterday I read an article about the website Wordle.net. This website creates a "word cloud" out of select writings. A person may write an original piece, cut and paste some text, or link it to a blog for analysis. Using the submitted words, the website then creates an image. The ... http://srsmn.org/blogs/dorothybialke/2008/11/24/wordle-addition/ Yesterday was the final performance for this year's musical at St. Raphael's Theatre. As always the show was outstanding but for me this show was even more amazing than years in the past. What caught my attention was the group of 8th grade boys. Most of these young men ... http://srsmn.org/blogs/dorothybialke/2008/11/10/the-70s-show-is-a-wrap/ The teachers cheered this morning when I completed the hookup of our fifth document camera. Why the cheer, why the sparkle in the teachers' eyes, and why were the students equally excited? Well, let me tell you…. A document camera is a tool that allows the teacher to project an image ... http://srsmn.org/blogs/dorothybialke/2008/11/05/what-is-new-in-st-raphaels-classrooms/ The new school year began this week. This start was quiet as everyone fell into the routine that has been established over the last few years. While that sounds wonderful it is a little too uneventful for me. Each of the last three years brought changes and the challenges that ... http://srsmn.org/blogs/dorothybialke/2008/09/05/challenges-for-a-new-school-year/