I firmly believe that open and honest two-way communication between school and home is a key to educational success. I try to be as accessible and transparent as possible. I also want you to have a good understanding of the growth that is taking place in your child's classroom. There are a variety of tools that we will use to communicate this school year. I have listed a few key tool
Email and Phone
Email - miolson@rochester.k12.mn.us
School Phone - 507-328-3220
Attendance Line - 507-328-3221
Classroom Phone 507-328-3238
I do my best to reply to all email within 24 hours. Usually I am able to respond more quickly than that.
I did share our classroom phone number, but if you are calling during the school day, you will need to call the office number. I only answer the classroom phone before and after school.
School Phone - 507-328-3220
Attendance Line - 507-328-3221
Classroom Phone 507-328-3238
I do my best to reply to all email within 24 hours. Usually I am able to respond more quickly than that.
I did share our classroom phone number, but if you are calling during the school day, you will need to call the office number. I only answer the classroom phone before and after school.
Remind
Please take the time to sign up for Remind. This gives us the ability to text message back and forth. I will use it to send out reminders as well. I receive these messages right on my phone and work iPad. I typically respond to these messages very quickly. This is a great place to send me time sensitive messages. To sign up, all you need to do is text the message @olson2018 to the number 81010.
SeeSaw
SeeSaw is an app that students will use throughout the school year. This becomes a digital portfolio of pictures, videos, audio files, and documents that students create while in fifth grade. If you sign up to follow your child, you will receive real-time updates and will get to see all of the amazing work they are uploading while at school! By clicking here you will be able to select our child's name and start following.
Planners
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All fifth graders will use a planner this school year. This tool will help students keep track of important assignments and dates. This is a skill that will be important for success this school year, but also next year as students transition to middle school. You can write a note for me in the planner, but it will be the responsibility of your child to show me that note the next day.
There will not be homework many school days. Most of the assignments recorded in planners will be work that was not completed in class. For example, finishing the rough draft of a writing project. I do not send home daily math homework. |
Other Tools
The tools below, in combination with good ol fashioned face to face communication are just a few more ways that I like to stay connected.
School Blog - Our school blog is www.folwell.info. This is the place where important school-wide events and information is posted. You can enter your email on the blog to receive updates when posts are made.
Twitter - You can find my professional Twitter page (@theMrOlson) here. I use this tool to connect with other classrooms and educators. I do post the occasional picture from the classroom, but this tool is primarily used for collaboration. Folwell also is active on twitter (@FolwellFalcons).
School Blog - Our school blog is www.folwell.info. This is the place where important school-wide events and information is posted. You can enter your email on the blog to receive updates when posts are made.
Twitter - You can find my professional Twitter page (@theMrOlson) here. I use this tool to connect with other classrooms and educators. I do post the occasional picture from the classroom, but this tool is primarily used for collaboration. Folwell also is active on twitter (@FolwellFalcons).