In honor of National Chicken Dance Day, we enjoyed a moment of chicken dancing at 1:00 today. The fun and silly things we do in an elementary school-thank you Ms. Jodi for keeping us smiling!
Today was Silent Day in Mr. Olson's classroom. His 5th graders plan and lead the full day of teaching and learning while Mr. Olson remained silent. Our 5th graders were empowered and had an amazing day!
Mrs. Mueller's 2nd graders have been raising Pink Lady butterflies and learning about their life cycle. This week it was time to spread their wings. Enjoy some pics of the class releasing their butterflies.
We held our last assembly of our school year this week. We showed gratitude for our student council leaders, school patrol, math master teams and our 5th grade & K buddies. We also recognized our May Above & Beyond award winners. We challenged our Falcons to Finish Strong to the end of the year. Keep SOARing, Falcons!
Congratulations to our May 8th Falcon Flyer drawing winners, Mrs. Howes's 3rd graders winning the Special Area Wings award, and Mrs. Pearson's 3fd graders earning the SOARing Attendance award. Way to go Falcons!
Mrs. Coffing's 5th graders have been penpals with the Shorewood Retired Teachers Club all year. Last week our 5th graders visited their penpals and they had an amazing time together! They have formed such special multi-generational relationships with one another.
It's our annual 5th grade v staff basketball game day - what a great night! 5th graders win 42 to 39. Thank you to everyone who came out to support our school and the 5th grade Eagle Bluff trip.
Happy Principals Day! Our Folwell staff and students surprised Mrs. Smith throughout the day with cards, flowers, gifts, and appreciation. Thx Folwell-I love being your principal!
Here are this week's students honored during our Friday Google meets. Congratulations to our Falcon Flyer winners, Mr. Olson's class Wings award, and our two SOARing Attendance classes-Mrs. Affeldt's Ks and Mr. Olson's 5th graders.
Our 4th graders visited the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul yesterday. Our kids especially loved the iron mining, build a bison, and tornado room exhibits as they made history come to life.
Does your child love beads? We have the class for you! Join CE Youth Enrichment for Bead Bonanza at Folwell (Gr. 1-5) on May 7. Students will be provided with supplies for all sorts of bead projects, including bracelets, necklaces, bead animals, and more. Register online today at bit.ly/rochce-bead-bonanza.
Children's author Coach Sloth visited Folwell this morning! He shared some of his books along with where he gets his ideas and inspiration - from the people and experiences from his life. Kids even acted out his Hank the Bully book-so fun!
More Folwell Follies pics from today's talent show. So proud of our Falcons!
So much talent was shared at our Folwell Follies talent show today. Our performers were so brave and amazing, and our student audience was very supportive! Proud of our Falcons!
Here are this week's SOARing Falcons! Lots of kids earned the finishing strong tickets! Mrs. Kohlmeyer's class earned the Wings award, and borh Mrs. Nelson's Ks and Mrs. Howes' 3rd graders had 99% attendance this week as a class. Way to go Falcons!
Waste Management came to Folwell on Earth Day to share about recycling and how to take care of our earth. Our K-3 students got a close-up of this neat truck!
The 5th-6th Grade Honors Choir came to Folwell to perform. We had several students in the choir which made this performance even more special!
Do proud of our Falcons! Here are last week's Falcon Flyer winners, including our PE teacher Mr. Thome!! Mrs. Huddleston's 2nd graders earned the Wings Award, and Mrs. Kohlmeyer's class earned the SOARing attendance award. Way to SOAR!
The JA principal Mr
Goetz, his 6th grade counselor, and a Folwell grad who attends JA came to talk about 6th grade and answer our many middle school questions. Thx JA!
Congratulations to our April Above & Beyond award winners! Way to be leaders in our school!
