Ms. Sorum's 4th graders had a great time in PE this week on scooters with Mr. Thome. Scooters are a favorite for every age at Folwell!
5 days ago, Kristin Smith
Scooters with Mr. Thome
Scooters in PE
scooter fun
RPS families: This is a reminder that there is no school on Thursday, October 16 and Friday, October 17, for MEA weekend. Enjoy the long weekend, and we'll see you on Monday, October 20!
7 days ago, Rochester Public Schools
No school reminder for October 16 + 17
Congratulations to our Falcons-we earned 387 Falcon Flyers this past week as a school! Pictured are our Falcon Flyer drawing winners and Mrs. Howes' 3rd graders who earned the Special Area Wings award. Way to SOAR!
7 days ago, Kristin Smith
Falcon Flyer Drawing Winners
Mrs. Howes' 3rd graders
We gathered for our October Folwell all-school assembly today to talk about O-Own your behavior. We explored many different ways to own our behavior and make things good again.
13 days ago, Kristin Smith
Oct Above & Beyond award winners
Our Oct All-School assembly
Singing our school song
Our Oct All-School assembly I
Mrs. Coffing sharing about our 2 student council projects
Mrs. Evans Hanson sharing our school survey data
These Falcons SOARed this past week. Our students earned 286 Falcon Flyers this week as a school! Congratulations to this week's Falcon Flyers drawing winners and Mrs. Mueller's 2nd graders for earning the Wings award!
13 days ago, Kristin Smith
Mrs. Mueller's 2nd graders earned their wings
Our Falcon Flyer winners
As part of our Attendance Matters initiative, we are sending all families an attendance update today. This message will provide a current snapshot of your student’s attendance record for the year so far. Our goal is to keep you informed and partner with you to support your student's learning. You can always view up-to-the-minute attendance data in Skyward. Learn more: https://www.rochesterschools.org/attendance-matters
14 days ago, Rochester Public Schools
Every day counts. Every student matters. Attendance is the first step to success!
Our K and 5th grade buddies met today for their first time-they were all so excited!! They got to know each another by playing together on our Folwell playground. Such a special day!!
24 days ago, Kristin Smith
K buddies
K buddies
K buddies
K buddies
K buddies
K buddies
K buddies
K buddies
These awesome Falcons SOARed this week at school! Mrs. Repede's Ks earned the Wings award for specials AND earned those most Falcon Flyers at our school this week-83 were just from them! Also congratulations to our Falcon Flyer drawing winners. Our school total this week was 295! Proud of our students!
25 days ago, Kristin Smith
Falcon Flyer drawing winners from this week
Falcon Flyer drawing winners from this week
Join us for our first PTSA meeting of the school year this Thursday, Sept 25 @ 6:00 in the Folwell media center. Childcare provided in our gym-we hope you can join us!
27 days ago, Kristin Smith
Sept 25 PTSA meeting @ 6:00
Mrs. Nelson's Kinders were practicing their centers work. Look at our youngest learners SOARing at Folwell!
28 days ago, Kristin Smith
Mrs. Nelson's Ks practicing centers
Mrs. Nelson's Ks practicing centers
Mrs. Nelson's Ks practicing centers
Mrs. Nelson's Ks practicing centers
Mrs. Nelson's Ks practicing centers
Mrs. Nelson's Ks practicing centers
Congratulations to these awesome Falcons! We recognized our Falcon Flyer drawing winners, Mrs. Coffing's 5th graders for earning the Wings Award, and our summer BINGO readers this week on our Friday google meets. We are proud of our student leaders!
28 days ago, Kristin Smith
This week's Falcon Flyer drawing winners
Mrs. Coffing's 5th graders are Wings Award winners
Our Folwell Summer Readers

RPS families: This is a reminder that, except for Longfellow Elementary, there is no school on Wednesday, September 24, for our Curriculum Adjustment Day.

29 days ago, Rochester Public Schools
No School Wednesday, September 24
Our September All-School Assembly focused on S-Safety and belonging this month. We are having an amazing start to our 25-26 school year!
about 1 month ago, Kristin Smith
Our Falcon greeting kids at our Sept assembly
Singing our school song
Kids talking about belonging
Sharing ideas at our assembly
We belong at Folwell
Answering Folwell trivia
Our Folwell Falcons are SOARing at the start of our school year! Proud of our 375 students who earned Falcon Flyers last week and these students we honored at our Friday Google Meets. Congrats to Mrs. Affelt's Kinders for earning the Wings Award!
about 1 month ago, Kristin Smith
Falcon Flyer Drawing Winners
Mrs. Affelt's Kinders

To help our students fully engage in their learning, students are encouraged not to bring cell phones or other electronic devices, including smart watches and earbuds/airpods, to school. See more information about our cell phone procedures for each school level at https://rochesterschools.org/cell-phone-procedures

about 1 month ago, Rochester Public Schools
RPS Cell Phone procedures
Our PTSA ice cream social was tonight on the playground. It may have been chilly but lots of ice cream and frozen treats were enjoyed. Thx Folwell PTSA for providing delicious treats for everyone!
about 2 months ago, Kristin Smith
Good friends at the ice cream social
Good friends at the ice cream social
Enjoying yummy frozen treats
Good friends at the ice cream social
Good friends at the ice cream social
Good friends at the ice cream social
Even some Folwell graduates joined in the fun
We held our first of the year Friday Falcon Flyer Google Meets this morning. We do this every Friday morning during the school year to recognize students for making great choices and SOARing during the school week. Every class has two Falcon Flyer winners-see our picture of this week's honorees. Congratulations also to Mrs. Kohlmeyer's 1st graders for earning Wings tickets during specials. Gooooo Falcons!
about 2 months ago, Kristin Smith
This week's Falcon Flyer drawing winners
Mrs. Kohlmeyer's 1st graders are our Wings award class this week
We practiced bus safety this week. Every classroom boarded the bus, reviewed bus rules, and then practiced a bus evacuation. We are ready for some awesome field trips!
about 2 months ago, Kristin Smith
Mrs. Howes's 3rd graders practicing bus safety
Bus safety lesson
Mrs Leisinger's 4th graders at bus safety lesson
Practicing bus safety
Mrs. Strain's 1st graders practicing bus safety
Ms. Sorum's 4th graders practicing bus safety
We're committed to providing healthy and tasty options for our students. Check out what's cooking for the new school year! 🥗🍕🥕 Find our menus by: • Visiting our website: www.rochesterschools.org/meals and look for the printable menus section or find the menus button on our schools home page. • Checking our school app: You may already use our school app, but you'll find our menus conveniently located there! These menus are updated monthly and help you plan ahead.
about 2 months ago, Rochester Public Schools
2025-2026 Student Nutrition Information

Rochester Public Schools uses the Standard Response Protocol in response to emergencies that may occur in our school buildings. Students and staff will train, practice, and drill the protocol throughout the year. Learn more about what "hold," "secure," "lockdown," "evacuate," and "shelter" mean: https://www.rochesterschools.org/standard-response-protocol

about 2 months ago, Rochester Public Schools
Standard response protocol list