Folwell Elementary School

At Rochester Public Schools, we want every student to be “Challenged to Strive and Supported to Thrive.” With more than 120 extracurricular options for our secondary students, we live out our Value of building belonging and connection. By offering a wide variety of activities, we ensure every student can find a place where they belong, helping them develop the social skills and confidence needed to pursue a fulfilling path. Learn more about our mission at www.rochesterschools.org/about.

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To help our students flourish, we focus on our value of supporting the whole student. This includes their physical well-being, which is why our nutrition team serves over 16,000 meals every single day. Meeting these basic needs is essential to our mission: to equip every student with the resilience to pursue a fulfilling path. Learn more about our Student Nutrition Services Department at https://www.rochesterschools.org/student-nutrition.

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We are proud of our vibrant school communities! Building belonging and connection is a key RPS Value. With 87 languages spoken by our students, we have much to celebrate. Embracing these perspectives creates an environment where every student feels at home and ready to learn. Learn more about our values at www.rochesterschools.org/about.

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This week, we're celebrating Public Schools Week! At the heart of Rochester Public Schools are the 4,063 staff members who show up every day for our students. One of our core values is providing exceptional opportunities to succeed, and it starts with a dedicated team willing to help every student find their unique path. From our classrooms to our front offices to our central offices to our grounds crew, we are here to ensure there is more than one path to success for every child. Interested in joining the team? Learn more at https://www.rochesterschools.org/employment.

Join us throughout the week as we spotlight the people, programs, and successes that make our public schools the heart of our community!

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Meet Sonya! She's here to pull back the curtain and help you lead the way in your students’ learning journey. Through our Caregiver and Parent Empowerment (CAPE) virtual courses, Sonya provides the roadmap you need to support your elementary student and master the "ins and outs" of our District.

Don't do it alone—join an online session in March and get the inside scoop! Save your spot here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1SriIzGC_CNlScaRNM0hOWHRlbTy-5s6Wf_a9NZVBbUU/viewform?edit_requested=true

Year #16 is in the books for Folwell’s Freezin’ Falcons!! We love supporting Special Olympics Minnesota each year and the unseasonably warm weather brought out lots of our little Falcon fans! Thanks to everyone who donated…it is much appreciated! See you next year!!

We have a new weekly class award at Folwell and are so proud of our three classes who have earned this so far. It's the SOARing Attendance award for the class with the highest average daily attendance for the week. Mrs. Howes's 3rd graders were our first week's winner, Mrs. Miller's 4th graders won the second week, and Mrs. Strain's 1st graders won the third week. Keep SOARing by coming to school regularly!

February is Kindness month at Folwell. Here are our Feb 13th kindness ticket honorees. Mrs. Huddleston's class won two awards, earning the Wings award in specials AND the student council award for the class with the most Polar Plunge donations! Keep SOARing, Folwell Falcons!

Our February all school assembly was all about kindness...what does kindness look like, sound like, and feel like? Students were challenged to surprise someone with a random act of kindness. We highlighted I Love to Read month, Polar Plunge, and school spirit with our school song. We also honored this month's Above & Beyond recipients. Goooooo Falcons!

For the month of February, we are honoring students who have earned Kindness tickets for showing kindness to others. Here are our Feb 6th Kindness ticket drawing winners and Mrs. Coffing's 5th graders who earned the Wings award for being leaders during specials.

Our PTSA STEM night was a huge success! Hands-on science projects, time with friends and family, pizza and popcorn...what could be better? Thx Folwell PTSA for such a fun night!

Our 2nd graders have been reading and writing about civil rights in their Wit & Wisdom reading lessons. Look at Mrs. Mueller's amazing writers!

Our Falcon Flyer winners from January 30th and Mrs. Strain's 1st graders who earned the Wings award! Way to SOAR, Falcons!

At its scheduled meeting on February 3, the Rochester Public Schools (RPS) Board of Education voted unanimously to approve a resolution ratifying the district’s continued commitment to providing a safe and welcoming learning environment for all students, regardless of immigration status.

Read more: https://www.rochesterschools.org/article/2683660

At its scheduled meeting on February 3, the Rochester Public Schools (RPS) Board of Education voted unanimously to approve a resolution ratifying the district’s continued commitment to providing a safe and welcoming learning environment for all students, regardless of immigration status.

Read more: https://www.rochesterschools.org/article/2683660

Ms. Sorum's 4th graders had a great discussion in Wit & Wisdom exploring questions around extreme weather and places. Then they began researching topics from a survival handbook for their team projects.

More students who were honored for SOARing at Folwell and Mrs. Nelson's K who earned the Wings Award! So proud of our Falcons!

We talked about SOARing into 2026 at our January assembly and how do we want 2026 to be for us at Folwell. We sang our school song and celebrated our January Above & Beyond students.

Congratulations to our awesome Falcons who SOARed in early January. We honored these Falcon Flyers winners and Mrs. Miller's 4th graders who earned the Wings award. Way to SOAR!

Registration for Middle School Band for the 2026-2027 school year is open!
Current 5th grade students who want to participate in band must complete the linked form before Friday, March 6. Additionally, families should wait to complete the form until after the scheduled in-person visit or Google Meet between the middle school music teachers and their student's current 5th grade classroom.
https://forms.gle/XvjRLvCwcno1JaD26
Classroom visit information can be found at the website below.
https://www.rochesterschools.org/page/music-registration