Falcon Ridge Elementary Newsletter
February 2022
Important Information:
Office/Main Line: 952-758-1600
24/7 Attendance Line: 952-758-1605
FR Nurse: 952-758-1606
Fax: 952-758-1699
- 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
- Assessments/Conferences: PTCFast
- NPAS COVID-19 Information: https://www.npaschools.org/COVID-19
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- Website: https://www.npaschools.org/falcon-ridge
Absences, Late Arrivals and Early Pickups
January Students of the Month
I Love to Read Month
2021-2022 Yearbooks
3rd-5th Grade Elementary Science Fair 2022
3rd-5th Grade Families,
Thank you for the excellent turnout at the Science Fair Kick-Off Meeting! If you were unable to attend, please view the Kick-Off Meeting video below. We have also attached links and resources for you to utilize.
As a reminder, students can register anytime between now and March 11, when the projects are due. Once your child is registered, you will receive specific emails and updates in regard to the Science Fair to help guide your child's project.
Important dates:
- Now-March 11 - Students should register, complete their project and submit their presentation video for judging.
- March 19 - Science Fair Awards
Links/Resources:
- Kick-Off Recording
- Kick-Off Google Slides
- Science Fair Website
- Science Fair Registration Link
- Google Meet Link
If you have any questions, please contact the Science Fair Coordinators: Stephanie Gavle at sgavle@isd721.org or Ericka Tamminen at etamminen@isd721.org.
Message from Principal Giesen
Falcon Ridge Families,
I Love to Read Month
During the month of February, we are looking forward to celebrating reading with all of our students. As parents, your support is welcomed, as well. By encouraging your child to take some time to read each night at home, you are also helping to build a lifelong skill. Don't forget, reading to your child models this skill. Here is a brief article that gives some insight into how your child is feeling when you're reading to them.
Here are some of the activities that we will be participating in at Falcon Ridge, as we celebrate literacy during the month of February:
● An all-school read will take place each Friday from 3:00-3:15 p.m. in classrooms.
● We will have staff mystery readers each day in February.
● Students have reading bingo boards, with prize drawings on Mondays for those who reach their reading goals.
● Thursday dress-up days:
- Thursday, 2/3 - Sports Attire
- Thursday, 2/10 - Red, White and Blue
- Thursday, 2/17 - PJ day
- Thursday, 2/24 - Favorite Book Character
March Conferences
Parent-Teacher Conferences are coming up on March 8, 10 and 11. Look for more information to follow soon.
Sincerely,
Mr. Dave Giesen
Falcon Ridge Elementary Principal
(952) 758-1601
Everyday Fundraising for Falcon Ridge
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.
2021-2022 Falcon Ridge Monthly Character Traits
R-espect (September)
E-ffort (October)
A-ttitude (November)
P-ride (December)
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C-ooperation (January)
A-ssertion (February)
R-esponsibility (March)
E-mpathy (April)
S-elf Control (May)