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.
5 months ago, Kristin Smith
Survival Handbook research
Survival Handbook research
Survival Handbook research
Graphic organizer for their survival handbook
Survival Handbook research
Survival Handbook research
Survival Handbook research
More students who were honored for SOARing at Folwell and Mrs. Nelson's K who earned the Wings Award! So proud of our Falcons!
5 months ago, Kristin Smith
Falcon Flyer winners
Mrs. Couser earned a Falcon Flyer too!
Mrs. Nelson's Ks
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.
5 months ago, Kristin Smith
January Assembly
Singing our Folwell School Song
January Above and 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!
5 months ago, Kristin Smith
Falcon Flyer winners
Mrs. Miller's 4th graders
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.
6 months ago, Rochester Public Schools
Mayo High School Give One For All 2025 fundraiser
John Marshall High School JM Gives 2025 fundraiser
Century High School Bear Creek at Century 2025 fundraiser
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!
6 months ago, Kristin Smith
Comparing quadrilaterals with Venn diagrams
Comparing quadrilaterals with Venn diagrams
Comparing quadrilaterals with Venn diagrams
Comparing quadrilaterals with Venn diagrams
Creating buildings for Geometry City
Creating buildings for Geometry City
Congratulations to our latest Falcon Flyer winners and Mrs. Strain's 1st graders who earned the Wings Award. SOAR!
6 months ago, Kristin Smith
Falcon Flyer winners
Mrs. Strain's 1st graders earned the Wings Award
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!
6 months ago, Kristin Smith
All School Assembly
December Assembly
December Assembly
December Assembly
Folwell school song
December Above & Beyond Awards
Folwell School Patrol Team
Our Falcon & Mrs. Smith
We played Book BINGO as a school before fall break!
6 months ago, Kristin Smith
BINGO winners
BINGO fun
BINGO!
Book BINGO
BINGO fun
Playing Book BINGO
Book BINGO
Mrs. Smith as BINGO caller
BINGO fun
Our snow on the playground was so fun to play in last week! Building forts and snow people, climbing snow piles, and sledding!!
6 months ago, Kristin Smith
Snow fun
Snow piles fun
Sledding
Recess fun
Snow piles fun
Sledding
Our Folwell Falcons earned 430 Falcon Flyers last week! Amazing! Here are our Falcons who we honored at our Friday Google Meets. Also way to earn the Wings award at specials, Ms. Sorum"s 4th graders!
6 months ago, Kristin Smith
Ms. Sorum's 4th grade Wings award
This week's Falcon Flyer winners
These Falcons SOARed this week at Folwell. Congratulations to our Falcon Flyer winners and to Mrs. Lewis's 1st graders who earned the special area Wings award.
7 months ago, Kristin Smith
Falcon Flyer winners
Mrs. Lewis's 1st graders
Mrs. Howes's 3rd graders are on a mission to solve math problems and unlock clues throughout our school this afternoon!
7 months ago, Kristin Smith
3rd grade math fun
3rd grade math fun
3rd grade math fun
3rd grade math fun
Ms. Sorum's class was building circuits today during science. Collaboration, experimenting, and testing theories at its best!
7 months ago, Kristin Smith
Ms. Sorum's 4th grade scientists
Ms. Sorum's 4th grade scientists
Ms. Sorum's 4th grade scientists
Ms. Sorum's 4th grade scientists
Ms. Sorum's 4th grade scientists
Rochester Public Music's Sound School residency brought Tuyvergen Band to Folwell this afternoon. They presented their Mongolian music to our K-5 students. Our Folwell students loved the different music and their throat singing and clapped right along to the music.
7 months ago, Kristin Smith
Sound School
Sound School
Sound School
Sound School
Sound School
Our Folwell 3rd graders were presented with their very own almanacs from the Greater Rochester Rotary Club. They were excited to explore their new books filled with great informational texts. Thx Rotary Club!
7 months ago, Kristin Smith
Rotary Club almanacs
Rotary Club almanacs
Rotary Club almanacs
Rotary Club almanacs
Rotary Club almanacs
Rotary Club almanacs
Rotary Club almanacs
Our Folwell families had an amazing time at our PTSA Bingo night! Thanks Folwell PTSA for such a fun event!
7 months ago, Kristin Smith
Bingo Night
Bingo night
Bingo night
Bingo night
Bingo night
Bingo night
Bingo night
Bingo night
Bingo night
Last week's SOARing Falcons: our Falcon Flyer drawing winners and Mrs. Leisinger's 4th grade Wings award. Keep SOARing!
7 months ago, Kristin Smith
Falcon Flyer winners
Mrs. Leisinger's 4th grade Wings award
We held our Novenber All-School assembly today. A - Always Learning was our focus this month...how to be a learner and how we can always learn wherever we go. Enjoy some pics, including our Above & Beyond award winners for this month!
7 months ago, Kristin Smith
November Above & Beyond award winners
Nov Always Learning assembly
Nov Always Learning assembly
Nov Always Learning assembly
Nov Always Learning assembly
Nov Always Learning assembly
Mr. Thome set up some fun stations for the Ms. Sorum's 4th graders today at PE. Scooters, volleyball, basketball, tumbling mat, and hula hoops.
7 months ago, Kristin Smith
scooters
Volleyball
Hula hoops
Basketball
Tumbling