Folsom Elementary

Folsom Families,

It's been a wonderful first week of November at Folsom! Next week we will have our annual Veteran's Day parade on Wednesday. We look forward to celebrating our Folsom community veterans and to lots of learning and connection all week long.

As always, please do not hesitate to reach out with questions or concerns.

Ashley Turner

Folsom Elementary, Principal

aeturner@prosper-isd.net

Together, We Move Mountains!

Mosey on over to the Folsom Library and wrangle up a good book at our Scholastic Book Fair! Our fall book fair will be open Monday, November 16th through Friday, November 20th! Book Fair hours are from 7:25am-3:25pm Monday through Thursday and 7:25am-2:00pm on Friday. We will also be open for shopping in the evening on Tuesday, November 17th from 5:30pm-7:00pm. Please reach out to our librarian, Mrs. Buck, with any questions. We hope to see you there!

Lunch Visitors: We love welcoming family members to join their students for lunch! Please keep in mind that students may only sit at the stage tables with the visitor who checked in specifically for them. For example, if you come to eat lunch with your child, another student may not join you on the stage unless they also have a visitor checked in for them.

Birthday Treats: If you plan to send in birthday treats for the class, they must be pre-approved by the teacher, and all ingredients must be clearly listed on the packaging.

Folsom Families -

With cold and flu season here, I could use your help in keeping germs from spreading! Please keep your children home if they have a fever of 100.0°F or higher, vomiting, diarrhea, a persistent cough where they are unable to focus, are feeling unusually achy, or just plain miserable. Flu symptoms can come on fast, and it usually starts with body aches then progress to headaches. A child may feel perfectly fine one minute and suddenly feel terrible the next. Prosper ISD requires students to be fever-free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medication before returning to school. Students must also be free of vomiting and diarrhea for 24 hours before returning as well. Please don't give your child medication to mask symptoms so they can make it through the school day. It is okay to give medications for a normal headache or sore throat; however, if the symptoms are unusual or you think your child may be getting sick, please do not give the medication and send him or her to school. Even if medication makes them feel better temporarily, it doesn't mean they are no longer contagious. Children with the flu can still spread it to others, even when their symptoms have been temporarily relieved by medication.

The clinic is currently a pretty germy place, and I want to keep our healthy kiddos healthy, too! During this time, students may not be sent to the clinic for every minor complaint or non-urgent concern. If they are feeling well enough to participate in class, staying in the classroom is often the best option. Of course, students who genuinely need medical attention will always be seen.

Thank you for helping us keep our Folsom family healthy!

Nurse Angie

It's that time of year! Each year at Folsom we love inviting in our Folsom families to share a special Thanksgiving lunch with their student(s) on the final two days before Thanksigivng break. Listed at the end of this paragraph are the times for each grade level's lunch this year. Please use this RSVP form to sign up for food and a fast pass. We do anticipate long lines to check in - skip the line by having a badge pre printed! Please also make sure any visitors bring their driver's license, even if you have a fast pass. No visitors without identification will be admitted.

Thursday, November 19th (Fast Pass Link: K,2, 4 https://vkda.co/x/nGZ2oUA6F7LzwDFW)

10:45-11:30am - Kindergarten

11:45-12:30pm - 2nd Grade

12:45-1:30pm - 4th Grade

*Sack Lunches will be available for 1, 3, 5. Lunch will be in classrooms and times to be determined by grade level, so no lunch visitors for these grades on this day*

We are excited to have wonderful lunches again this year and are thankful for all of our Folsom families!

The holidays are right around the corner, and we're excited for the return of the Prosper Education Foundation Holiday Home Tour!

Grab your friends and make a day of it! Tour beautiful homes, enjoy some holiday shopping, grab lunch, and support Prosper ISD students and educators along the way.

📅 December 4, 2026

🎟️ Tickets: $30

5th Grade Parents: We are offering the opportunity to purchase a recognition ad for your child. Yearbook ads are a great way to celebrate student success and milestones and reflect on the person your student has become. Show your pride and support your school at the same time. Click HERE to create your recognition ad. Ads will be available for purchase until Friday, January 29th. This offer is available for 5th grade students only.

Our students work really hard both inside and outside of school and we want to recognize our students as often as we can! If your student would like to be featured at one of our Folsom Friday Live assemblies this year for an outside of school achievement (such as participation in musical, athletic, leadership, or academic groups/teams/clubs), please email me at aeturner@prosper-isd.net. We can set up a date for your student to be featured at an assembly and he/she can join me on the stage to show pictures of their accomplishment and share what they have learned from the experience!

Please be aware that on December 18th and May 20th we will have an early release (11:50 am).

Principal - Ashley Turner - aeturner@prosper-isd.net

Assistant Principal- Nicole Rubin - nkrubin@prosper-isd.net

Counselor - Madeline Winchester - mcwinchester@prosper-isd.net

Registrar - Pat Trevino - folsom-registrar@prosper-isd.net

Receptionist - Polly Fields - pkfields@prosper-isd.net

Secretary - Brenda Carlton - bscarlton@prosper-isd.net

Nurse - Angie Clark - apclark@prosper-isd.net

504 and Testing Coordinator - Melissa Candelaria - mmcandelaria@prosper-isd.net

Data Clerk - Allison Sutton - alsutton@prosper-isd.net (scheduling IEP and 504 meetings)