Falcon Ridge Elementary Newsletter

Office/Main Line: 952-758-1600

24/7 Attendance Line: 952-758-1605

FR Nurse: 952-758-1606

Fax: 952-758-1699

Location: 1200 Columbus Avenue North, New Prague, MN, USA

• Drop-Off/Pickup/Visitor Info: D/O, P/U and Visitor Info
• Nutrition Services: 952-758-1774 and Lunch Menus/Times
• Transportation: 952-758-1480 and FR Drop Off/Pick Up
• Campus Portal: Campus Portal and Instructions
• Calendar/Dates to Note: Falcon Ridge Calendar
• School Supply Lists: Falcon Ridge School Supply Lists
• MN Dept. of Revenue K-12 Tax Benefits: K-12 Tax Benefits
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Falcon Ridge Families,

We officially have one full calendar month of school under our belt, and we are off to a great start. Our start of the year was highlighted by our Red Carpet Welcome on the first Friday of school and our Welcome Back Picnic the following week. We appreciate our outstanding families trusting our staff to be successful with our students. Thank you once again for your continued and ongoing support!

Arrival/Dismissal Reminders - Through the last few years and increased parent traffic for both our drop-off and pickup processes, we have become more efficient in safely getting our students into the building and dismissed safely. That being said, we are still asking for your help in the following areas:

• Arrival - For those dropping off, please pull ahead to the curb on the most eastern curb area, and then have your child exit the vehicle and enter the building. This will allow for as many vehicles to drop off safely, at the same time, as possible.
• Dismissal - Please remember that when going through the pickup line, you shouldn't try passing the car in front of you. All vehicles should depart at the same time.

Sincerely,

Mr. Dave Giesen

Falcon Ridge Elementary Principal

(952) 758-1601

dgiesen@isd721.org

In working with our Falcon Ridge PAC, I want to make all of our families aware of some easy ways to support our students at Falcon Ridge by using a few simple steps with businesses that you may already be spending money with:

• Shutterfly - Simply click on this Shutterfly link and start shopping. A percentage will go directly to our Falcon Ridge PAC.
• Amazon Smile - when you shop online at Amazon. This will help raise money for the Falcon Ridge PAC, which supports all students and all staff! Again, it's easy to do so: 1. Sign in to smile.amazon.com in your desktop or mobile phone browser, 2. from your desktop, go to "Your Account" from the navigation at the top of the page, 3. select the option to "Change your Charity" from the options at the bottom of the page, 4. choose Falcon Ridge Elementary PAC. For every eligible purchase you make on smile.amazon.com, Amazon will donate 0.5% directly to our Falcon Ridge PAC.
• Coborn's School Rewards - Coborn's, Inc. is committed to donating $150,000 to local entities during the 2019-2020 school year. The points your school earns will help grow their share of the $150,000 total. It's like a pie; the size of your school's slice will depend on how many points they have received. Schools should encourage their supporters to register for their location at moreRewards.com: 1. Go to moreRewards.com, 2. create a login, 3. proceed to login, 4. go to "manage my membership," 5. choose school rewards, 6. select Falcon Ridge, and you are done! It is just that easy! You can also easily add it through the More Rewards phone app: 1. go to rewards, 2. slide the school rewards button to green, 3. below the button there should be an option for you to change to your school, 4. search for Falcon Ridge, and 5. select Falcon Ridge.

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