NPAS Elementary Science Fair-Participants Move On to Regional Competition

The New Prague Elementary Science Fair was held recently, with several students placing well enough to move on to the next round of competition. Representing New Prague Elementary Schools at the regional science fair in Mankato this Saturday April 30 and receiving purple ribbons are: Claire Bleess, Sophia Metzdorff, Samuel Decker, Anthony Longton,  Ashlyn Erickson, Tatum Zimmerman, Courtney French, Alli Foust, Ian Kluegel, Piper Kocina, Taylor Glebe, Ella Barsness, Alicia Jokhoo, Abigail Bartusek, Anna Schellin, Kadyn Anderson, Kaelyn Borwege, Ava Barsness, Clare Daly, Jenna Hlavac, Amara Prochaska, Mandi Becher, Gaabe Lovaas, Madeline Boulanger, Caitlyn Luckow, Noah Stocker and Carly Wiener.

Eighty-four students participated in the fair this year. A special thank you to New Prague Community Education and the Gifted and Talented Program make this event possible. Approximately 30 volunteers from National Honor Society, New Prague Middle and High School and the community helped to organize and judge projects.

If you have a student in grades 4-12 and are interested in particpaing in the science fair next year, please contact coordinator Jodi Prchal at jprchal@isd721.org if your child would like to be a part of the program from 4th grade through 12th grade next year and would like to start on a project this summer, information can be emailed to you.

Save the date: 2016-17 Fall Assessment Conferences

Fall Assessment Conferences will be held for ALL elementary students on August 29 and 30. There will be NO school on these days for students in K-5 so please plan accordingly. (Kids’ Company will be open.) The first day of school K-5 will be August 31. At the conference you will be able to meet individually with your child’s teacher, update your contact information through Infinite Campus, pay for lunches, meet with the school nurse, have your child’s school picture taken along with having your child complete assessments with his/her teacher that will enable our staff to use the data to plan for instruction at the very beginning of the school year. The assessment conference will take approximately 30-40 minutes. A detailed letter will be coming home with more details at a later date!

Elko New Market Art Crawl

The Elko New Market Chamber of Commerce is hosting its first ever Youth Art Crawl to highlight artwork created by local young artists. Artwork from over 10 local schools that will be competing in each category: Elementary, Middle, and High School.  This year we have 9 artists representing Falcon Ridge! The Art Crawl is Saturday, May 7^th from 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. on Main Street in Elko New Market. 

• 1 Mr. Dilger: Mitchell Krausman - Patterns with crayon & watercolors
• 1 Mrs. McNab: Sydney Cram - Self-portrait with chalk pastels & oil pastels
• 2 Ms. Dessin: Tori Nordrum - Self-portrait with oil pastels
• 3 Mrs. Clark: Taylor Lambrecht - 1 point perspective shapes
• 3 Mrs. Eischens: Wyatt Giesen - Pablo Picasso rooster
• 4 Mrs. Borwege: Jacob Neisen - Cup weaving
• 4 Mrs. Laine: Avery Newman - Metal relief with metallic colored pencils
• 5 Mrs. Kluegel: Taylor Lindblom - 1 point perspective hallway
• 5 Mrs. Kluegel: Hailey Garoutte - Earthenware clay personal narrative 

Classroom Placement Requests: 2016-17 Schoolyear

Classroom placement requests for the 2016-2017 school year at Falcon Ridge need to be submitted in writing to Mr. Giesen no later than April 22, 2016. Any requests received after that date will not be considered. All requests must include a legitimate educational concern that should be considered when balancing class lists. Please do not include teacher names. There are several items taken into account when creating class lists, such as ratio of boys to girls, students with higher educational needs, and students with challenging behaviors, to name only a few. Fluctuations in enrollment may create the need to increase or decrease class size. Creating class lists is a challenging task - it is critical that all classes are as balanced as possible to maintain an optimal educational environment for all students. We will make every effort to honor requests, but there are no guarantees. If you have questions, please contact Mr. Giesen at 952-758-1601 or dgiesen@isd721.org Leaving Falcon Ridge? (2016-17). Please contact Lori Bisek at 952-758-1603.