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
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
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
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
RPS families: This is a reminder that except for Longfellow Elementary, there is no school on, Friday, January 23. Enjoy the long weekend, and we will see you on Monday!
RPS families: This is a reminder that there is no school on Monday, January 19, 2026, and RPS offices will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Before we officially begin winter break, we want to take a moment to celebrate the amazing students we have at RPS! During their annual fundraising competitions, our high school students raised a combined $123,077.95 for local organizations! Thank you, students, for all your hard work and effort to invest back into our community.
As we wrap up 2025, read Superintendent Pekel's end-of-year letter to see all that we've accomplished in our district: https://rochesterpsmn.edurooms.com/engage/rochester-public-schools/newsletters/superintendent-pekel-s-end-of-year-update.
As we wrap up 2025, read Superintendent Pekel's end-of-year letter to see all that we've accomplished in our district: https://rochesterpsmn.edurooms.com/engage/rochester-public-schools/newsletters/superintendent-pekel-s-end-of-year-update.
Mrs. Howes' 3rd graders were practicing their geometry skills today by comparing and contrasting quadrilaterals with Venn diagrams and creating their class geometry city. Math is fun!
Congratulations to our latest Falcon Flyer winners and Mrs. Strain's 1st graders who earned the Wings Award. SOAR!
Our December All School Assembly focused on R-Respectful. We explored what respect looks like and sounds like at Folwell. We also honored this month's Above & Beyond students which also included our awesome 5th grade school patrol team. Keep SOARing, Falcons!
