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News for February 1, 2017

Introducing our NEW newsletter! As a district weare aligning our communication formats and logos.You will note that our Falcon Logo is showing theFalcon head in Red. This is to align to the RosevilleApple logo. The head was modeled after ourBlue/Gold Falcon. We will still have our Blue/GoldFalcon Spirit as it is on our signs and spirit wear.

FRIDAY is Spirit Day - Wear Blue/Gold Day

Message from Beth Behnke, Principal

Family Fun Night - THIS FRIDAY PTA, Staff and students are so excited for our Annual PTA Family Fun Night. This is the secondmajor fundraiser for our school community. As it is a fundraiser, more importantly it is a night ofpure joy seeing a community come together to share in food, fun, and spirit. Many hours have goneinto preparing for this evening. We hope that most of you are able to join us - even for a littlewhile. New families do not shy away - you will be amazed - come see for yourself how FalconHeights School can party. While I will personally not be able to attend because I will be at my son'sSenior Night Swimming, I am leaving all of you in great hands. Peter Olson-Skog, AssistantSuperintendent has agreed to be my substitute for this evening. I look forward to hearing storiesfor the students and staff about how wonderful the evening was for everyone.

Thank You to PTA for Supporting Falcon Projects: Calculators and STEM Venture ProjectA Shout Out to our PTA for their support of our school and opportunities for students. At their lastmeeting PTA approved two grants - calculators for our Grade 6 and Funds to help purchaseRokenbok curriculum to support a STEM Venture project this Spring. Here is more backgroundinformation about these two requests. Both requests stem from partial funding through the

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Roseville Area Foundation Grant and PTA has met the financial request to complete the projects.The calculator request was split 50/50 Roseville Foundation and PTA funds. The STEM Ventureproject is coming from several sources. I had the opportunity to write a Principal Grant through theFoundation and we received $4,000 to help us pay someone to implement this vision of enrichment.Other funds to support this project have come from GT budget dollars, matching dollars fromRokenbok Education and PTA grant dollars. Mrs. Lundy, GT Lead at Falcon, Trina Hira, GT DistrictCoordinator, Carolyn India-Black, Alicia Sandy and myself have met to design an Enrichment optionwith a STEM focus. The vision is to have a hired person come into classrooms to teach a lesson withan Engineering component. All students K-5 will have multiple lessons until the end of the year.Alicia Sandy has agreed to be the lead for the project and the teacher who comes into workalongside the classroom teacher. At this time we have ordered the curriculum and are beginning tocreate a schedule. We look forward to sharing more with you as the project unfolds in theclassrooms.

PBIS - Falcon's Commitment to Teaching Positive Behavior and ExpectationsWe have reviewed the Falcon 4 Expectations with all children this month and continue to call ourYay! You! students to acknowledge the great actions of our students as they follow the Falcon 4.When a student's name is drawn they have the invitation to come to the office and choose from alist of social rewards - spend the day with Falca or Falco (stuffed Falcons), enjoy Fine Dining awayfrom the cafeteria with a friend, have lunch with a staff member, make a sweet treat for a staffmember, use the Falcon Chair, do the morning announcements, to name a few. Students areexcited to hear their name called and their classmates are happy for them too.Please know that we also continue to teach and reteach these expectations in the classroom andSTAR room. We have refined and will continue to refine a system of communication so that you, asfamily are aware of when your child has needed some reteaching and redirection either by theteacher or by another support staff. We ask that when you do receive this communication that youtake a moment to talk with your child about what happened and what they can do in the future tonot repeat the same behavior. If you have questions/concerns about what has been communicatedback home, please do not hesitate to contact your child's teacher or the staff member whoprocessed a situation/problem with your child for follow up. Thank you for being in partnershipwith us as we together help all students become the best that they can be everyday at FalconHeights.



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National African American Parent Involvement Day (NAAPID) is a day for parents to come to their

child's school, see what their day is like and to support their child's educational future.

We will be hosting an opportunity for families to visit our classrooms from 9:00am-11:00am.Refreshments will be available. Everyone is welcome!!

Falcon Heights News

Did You Just Call?If your caller ID shows you received a phone call from Falcon Heights and a message was not left,

please be aware that there is no way we can find out who called you. There are over 50 phones in

the building that will all show up as the main extension. Please wait for a return call. Falcon

Heights policy is to not interrupt classes to find out if your child has tried to call you.

Attendance RemindersBeing in school every day means your child won’t miss out on learning. Try to schedule

appointments and family trips outside of school hours. If he asks to stay home “just because,”

remind him of what he’ll miss, such as his reading group or art class. Explain that he can be absent

only if he’s sick or if there’s a family emergency. Also please remember that school begins at 8:55

a.m. Students are expected to be in their classrooms and ready to learn at that time.

For more information on the importance of school attendance, please visit Absence Adds Up



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Book Fair!The winter book fair is coming up! This year our February book fair will again feature bothScholastic and Usborne Books!

Book Fair Hours:

Tuesday, February 14th 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Wednesday, February 15th 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Thursday, February 16th 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. - during conferences!

The book fair is a great way to support literacy and reading at Falcon Heights, and February is ILove to Read month! The book fair not only put books into the hands of families that purchasethem, but profits from the sales go towards adding books and materials to our media center andclassroom libraries throughout the school. Don't forget to check teacher wish lists at the book fair,too!

Select the appropriate button below to preview the book selection on line.

Usborne

Scholastic

Girls on the Run will be at Falcon Heights again this Spring! The Girls on theRun program promotes healthy living in 4th-6th grade girls who train for a 5Kevent while learning life-changing lessons about teamwork, decision-making,self-respect, and more.

The Spring 2017 season will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30-5:00 pm,beginning on Tuesday, March 28th. The final 5K race will be on Saturday,June 3rd followed by a post-season celebration on Tuesday, June 6th.

Lottery registration will be open Feb 1st – Feb 5th and the lottery will take place Feb 6th. If ourteam is not full, registration will continue on a first-come, first-served basis.

Please visit www.gotrtwincities.org and follow the links to register

The cost for this program is a maximum of $150. The cost includes 20 practices, healthy snacks,t-shirts and the 5K race. The goal is to allow all girls to participate, regardless of their family’sability to pay. GOTR offers scholarships on an income-based sliding scale, so if more assistance isneeded they will make it happen!

For more information about the Girls on the Run program visit www.gotrtwincities.org. Questionsabout Falcon’s team? Contact Kelly Scanlan [email protected]



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Friendship Connection Registration begins March 13 for

Summer 2017 & School Year 2017-2018

Registration information will be available beginning

March 1 at the Friendship Connection school sites,

online at www.isd623.org/friendship or at the

Fairview Friendship Connection Office, 651-604-3505.

Save on registration fees:

Early Bird Registration - March 13-24, 2017

See registration materials for information & fees.

FALCON HEIGHTS FOOD DRIVE

February 13-17th

The RAHS Food Shelf needs your help!

Falcon Heights Student Leaders will collect the items each morning.



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Announcing… The Falcon Heights Elementary School2016-17 YEARBOOK

Our yearbook is planned to include:

• All color pages that vibrantly capture school memories

• Sturdy soft cover including school name and yearimprinted in foil

Add on any of the following yearbook extras:

• Zoom, a full-color current events insert that captures the top news stories of the year



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• Student's school portrait and name printed on the cover adds a personal touch

• Durable, high-quality hard cover protects treasured memories for a lifetime

• Autograph insert to share messages with friends

• Fun, repositionable stickers to decorate and personalize yearbook pages

Please order your yearbook by visiting:

https://ybpay.lifetouch.com

School ID code: 10763917

Standard book $15.00

Add any extras for an additional price:

Hard Cover $5.00, Zoom $2.00, Personalized Cover $6.00, Autograph Insert $1.00, Stickers $1.50

Discounted packages shown online! Orders due by February 10, 2017

Yearbook

For more information about Falcon Heights Elementary School and the Bird's Word,contact Principal Beth Behnke at [email protected] or 651.646.0021.

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