Folsom Weekly Update
Jan. 30-Feb. 7
Message from Dr. Mazzoni
Paul Wingate – All South Jersey Band
Congratulations to 8th grader Paul Wingate on earning All South Jersey band honors! Paul made the 4th chair out of 40 trumpet players whom auditioned for All-South Jersey. Furthermore, Paul had the highest sight-reading score in the entire trumpet section, and also had very high scores on his major and chromatic scales.
Daddy Daughter Dance
We are preparing for the Daddy Daughter Dance on Thursday, February 13th from 6:30 – 8:00 pm. We ask that classroom teachers send home the flyers this Friday and promote the event to your classroom parents.
QSAC Visit
We had our official QSAC visit on Tuesday from the Atlantic County Department of Education. We will receive our final score in the upcoming weeks, however, the initial response from the County representatives regarding the review was extremely positive. A special thank you to Chris, Michele, and Angel for all of their efforts in preparing for QSAC 2020.
Class III Officer Resignation
Officer Pearce Shaud officially resigned from the Atlantic County Sheriff’s Office (ASCO) to accept a position as a Class II Officer with the Linwood Police Department. Officer Shaud’s last day at Folsom will be February 6th. Officer Shaud’s new position offers him full-time employment in addition to a summer workload.
We are sad to see Officer Shaud go and wish him the best in his new position. Officer Whitaker will pick-up Officer Shaud’s work schedule until the Class III Officer position is filled with the ACSO. Please share the post below with any qualified candidates:
Respectfully,
Matthew Mazzoni, Ed.D.
Superintendent
Weekly Events
February's Character Trait is....Empathy!
30th
Pajama Day in the 1st grade!
HWHO (rm 126)
31st
Falcon Friday-staff and students wear Folsom Spirit wear
The Bowl-students will start being called down approx. 2:15 pm
Drama 3:30-5:00 pm
Minecraft 3:30-4:30 pm (rm 130)
3rd
Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (Grade 5) begins
Valentine's Day Candy Grams for sale *see flyer below
5th grade writer's workshop 5D 10:30-11:30 am 5P 1:30-2:30 pm Parents invited
HWHO (rm 124)
Art Club 3:30-4:15 pm
ASL Club 3:30-4:15 pm
Drama 3:30-:5:30 pm
Volleyball Tryouts 3:30-5:00 pm
4th
2nd Trimester Progress Reports Due
Valentine's Day Candy Grams for sale *see flyer below
Cap and Gown Measurements 10:30 am
HWHO (rm 119)
Lego Club 3:30-4:30 pm
Math Club 3:30-4:30 pm
Volleyball Tryouts 3:30-4:30 pm
Yearbook Group A 3:30-4:30 pm
5th
Spelling Bee 9:00 am *information below*
Oral Health Presentation K (classroom)
Oral Health Presentation PK (classroom)
Valentine's Day Candy Grams for sale *see flyer below
PK and K Global School Play day (classrooms)
HWHO (rm 126)
Student Council 3:30-4:00 pm (computer lab)
Yearbook Group B 3:30-4:30 pm
6th
Valentine's Day Candy Grams for sale *see flyer below
AXA Equitable 10:30-1:30 pm in the Teacher's Lounge
HWHO (rm 117)
Drama 3:30-5:30 pm
Volleyball Tryouts 3:30-5:00 pm
7th
2nd Trimester Progress Reports on the Portal
Valentine's Day Candy Grams for sale *see flyer below
8th Grade Students go to Hammonton HS
Drama 3:30-5:30 pm
MineCraft 3:30-4:30 pm
Dance-Valentine's Day 6:30-8:30 pm
Spelling Bee
The Folsom School Spelling Bee will be held next Wednesday 2/5 at 9:00 am in the all-purpose room. This event is for grades 4-8. There are 10 students participating in the bee. It's hard to estimate exactly, but I anticipate that it will last for approximately 45 minutes to an hour.
ELA/HR teachers:
- If you have not submitted your class participant's name to me, please do so.
- I will be putting a study list and parent invitation in your mailboxes in the morning.
Special area teachers:
- Grade 6-8 will go to specials that morning.
- Please escort your class to the bee.
Please let me know if you have any questions. I appreciate your support.
Tiffany Hathaway
Folsom Elementary School
Teacher- ELA 7/8
Curriculum
Testing
As you finish MAP testing and F&P benchmark assessments, make a copy of the district benchmark data sheet for your grade level and update the information. Be sure to send me a shareable link via email so I can copy the information and update the master copy. In Kindergarten we will be adding a column for Dibels. All benchmark assessment should be completed by January 31st.
Curriculum materials needed for the 2020-2021 SY should be submitted to me by February 7th.
Link to February 14th PD:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1osYnXqiH2DHyplIdxmopD439zEUFy4NwQeL8YzgInr0/edit?usp=sharing
Michele L. Hetzel
Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Notes from the Office
- continue to remind parents to notify the front office if they are not receiving the monthly Folsom School newsletter.
- as spring approaches and our school day gets busy...please send all information about classroom events, trips, etc. to Jen.
Spirit Wear
Happy Birthday to you!!
February
7-Carlie Grouser
10-Jennifer McConaghy
12-Ron Losse
18-Chris Veneziani
27-Amanda Cirillo
27-Danyele Passalaqua