Friedell Middle School
April Newsletter
April Events
April 4: Planetarium Trip (for Naymark and Hendrickson 8th grade)
April 6: Science Olympiad Competition in Shoreview
April 8: Volunteer Appreciation Night @ Mayo High School (6:00 p.m.)
April 8: PTSA Meeting @Mayo High School (after the Volunteer event)
April 12: 6th Grade Field Trip - Energy Plant
April 15: MCA Reading Testing (See information below)
April 16: MCA Reading Testing (See information below)
April 22: MCA Math Testing (See information below)
April 23: MCA Math Testing (See information below)
April 26: A Night of One-Act Plays @ Century High School Auditorium
April 26: Student Listening Post
MCA Testing
- Be certain to get enough sleep the day before the test
- Eat a healthy breakfast to give you energy
- Bring your iPad fully charged on these days
- Bring earbuds or headphones for the test
- Avoid scheduling appointments or doctors visits during the testing window
We will be running a modified schedule on MCA testing dates. Our testing time will be in the morning and classes will follow after our testing time.
Sign up for After-School Activities through Community Education!
Art Club
Do you enjoy making art? Exploring many types of art helps you to become a well- rounded artist. This course offers you a little extra time to explore multiple types of art outside of the normal school day which includes printmaking, painting, multi-media art as well as drawing. We will also explore art from other countries as well.
5124.301FR W Apr 10-May 15 2:45-4:30 PM
Friedell Middle School-Rm 128 Art 6 Sessions $0
Friedell Outdoor Adventures (Gr 6-8)
Join us for outdoor adventures learning to cook, hike, and geocache. We will spend several sessions learning outdoor cooking techniques using a Dutch oven, box oven, pie irons, and even using tuna cans. We will take a trip to Quarry Hill to hike and do some geocaching as well (location to be determined). Spring will be coming soon so let's have some outdoor adventures!
5133.301FR Tu Apr 9-May 14 2:45-4:30 PM
Friedell Middle School-Rm Gym A 6 Sessions $0
Spring Show Choir: Friedell (Gr.6-8)
What do a green witch-in-training, a gingerbread man, two charming princes, an ogre, a long-lost Russian princess, an untruthful wooden puppet, and YOU have in common? They all belong in this year's Friedell Show Choir! Come join your friends and make new ones as we sing and dance to selections from Wicked, Into the Woods, Shrek--The Musical, and Anastasia. Fairy-tales, Friends and Fun! Rehearsals are held in the Orchestra room Mondays and Wednesdays after school from 2:35-4:20 for six weeks beginning April 8th. Performances are Friday May 17th (as a community service) and Tuesday May 21st at the Friedell Outdoor Concert. Directed by Maria Jones.
5134.30FR M/W Apr 8-May 15 2:45-4:30 PM
Friedell Middle School-Rm 132 Music 12 Sessions $0
Zumba, Yoga, and More!
Join your friends, get in shape, and learn new dance moves! This class will introduce various ways to enhance your fitness while having fun. You will also have the opportunity to create your own fitness lesson.
5161.301FR M/W Apr 8-May 15 2:45-4:30 PM
Friedell Middle School-Rm Gym B 12 Sessions $0
Open Gym (Gr. 6-8)
We are opening up the gym to play pick-up games in the sport of their choice. Adult chaperones will be there as an official/supervisor and to help with equipment, however, there will not be coaching or instruction. Wear gym clothes and come to play. Registration is required and space is limited to the first 30 registered.
5164.301FR W/Th Apr 10-May 16 2:45-4:30 PM
Friedell Middle School-Rm Gym A, Rm Gym B 12 Sessions $0
Team GaGa Ball (Gr. 6-8)
GA...GA...Ball! Join the fun new craze everyone is talking about! Students will be competing together as a team to destroy the three other middle schools. Be quick, be agile, and be ready to play! Teams are limited to the first 20 players that complete the registration process. We are not able to take more than 20 players for this program due to the limited playing time.
5010.301FR Tu Apr 9-May 14 2:45-4:30 PM
Friedell Middle School-Rm Gym B 6 Sessions $0
Track & Field Willow/Friedell (Gr. 6-8)
Willow Creek and Friedell runners will take the activity bus to Mayo each day for practice and will need to be picked up at Mayo OR will need to walk back to Willow Creek to catch the late bus at 4:30.
Track Meets that will be held on Thursday at the Mayo High School Track. Meets will typically end at 5:15 which will be too late for students to catch late bus routes so please plan ahead for a ride to pick you up at either the meet location or your home school at 5:15.
5018.30FR Tu/W/Th Apr 9-May 16 2:45-4:30 PM
Mayo High School-Field, Track & Stadium 18 Sessions $0
From Our Nurse
When a student is sick, parents often wonder whether or not to keep a child at home from school.
If a child stays home and has the care he/she needs when first sick, he/she will often get better faster. Staying home and resting will help the body fight the sickness. Staying at home is also one of the best ways to keep others from becoming ill.
Reasons why children should stay at home:
- Severe colds, coughs, or sore throats
- Eye infections, especially if discharge is present
- New skin rashes, especially if draining—unless medical opinion states rash is not contagious
- Temperature of 100º or more with or without symptoms of an illness
- Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or abdominal pain
- Any other sign of acute illness
- Until results of laboratory tests (i.e., throat culture, nasal swab) are known.
Children may return to school when:
- Well enough to participate in normal school activities
- Free of all symptoms for 24 hours (i.e. has not vomited, had diarrhea, abdominal pain in 24 hours)
- Temperature remains normal for a 24-hour period without the use of fever reducing medications.
- On an antibiotic for at least 24 hours, or
- Your health care provider states your child can return to school.
It is often very difficult to decide whether it is really necessary to keep your child home. There are no sure rules to follow as we are dealing with variables. Hopefully, the above guidelines will be helpful to you in making this decision.
Information from Friedell - Student and Parent feedback!
Parent responses:
Summary of stress for parents and students:
Student Responses - What stresses students:
Some things we are doing in response to student and parent feedback:
1) Teams are coordinating when major tests and projects are due as well as looking into further sources of stress for students.
2) Staff have collaborated with Mayo Clinic and are delivering a series of stress lessons that teach students what happens in the body when they are stressed and teaches them tools to help mitigate stress levels.
3) Mr. Lundak is sending out monthly parent newsletters.
4) Staff were trained in mindfulness and ways to de-stress.
Here is a website that might give ideas for how to talk to your student about stress: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/stress-coping.html
Thank you to parents/guardians who took our Friedell survey! Your feedback is greatly appreciated and helps us become better.
Administration
Principal
507-328-5650
Andrew Kappel
Assistant Principal
507-328-5650
Student Support Services
6th and 8th Grade Counselor
507-328-5650
heduellman@rochester.k12.mn.us
Aaron Bakke
7th and 8th Grade Counselor
507-328-5650
Jaimi Smiley
School Social Worker
507-328-5650
Office Staff
Office Manager
507-328-5650
Rachel Schnell
Receptionist
507-328-5650
Krista Anderson
School Nurse, LPN
507-328-5632
kranderson2@rochester.k12.mn.us
Sydney Gilbert
School Nurse, RN, LSN
507-328-5650
Friedell Middle School
Email: brolson@rochester.k12.mn.us
Website: https://fms.rochesterschools.org/
Location: 1200 South Broadway, Rochester, MN, USA
Phone: 507-328-5650