Folsom Elementary

📒 Principal's Message

Folsom Families,

We had a wonderful week at Folsom. Read on below for more information about all of the learning and connection that happened, even during a short week! We are very proud of our students and staff members.

As a reminder about upcoming events:

October 23rd - PTO Sponsored Annual Trunk or Treat 5-6:30 pm

October 28th - Picture Retakes

October 29th - October House Parade (we encourage our students to wear house shirts or colors on this day)!

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!

Announcements

Author Visit

Our author visit with Josh Funk is coming up soon! If you did not get a chance to order a book through Neighbor Books before the book order closed, no worries! You can bring a copy of one of Josh Funk's books to Mrs. Buck by Monday, October 26th and the author will sign it when he visits on the 28th. Let Mrs. Buck know if you have any questions!

Puzzle Club

We have another new club at Folsom this year! Please see below for more information or email Mrs. Strong at kestrong@prosper-isd.net.

Society of Puzzlers is a club for curious minds, creative thinkers, and puzzle lovers in grades 2–5! Each week, students will explore different types of puzzles and challenges, including logic puzzles, mazes, ciphers and codes, Sudoku, tangrams, jigsaw puzzles, strategy games, hidden messages, and more. Come think, solve, explore, and have fun with fellow puzzlers in the Puzzle Parlour!

Who: Grades 2–5
When: Thursdays, 3:15–3:45 PM
Where: The Puzzle Parlour (Room 310 – Mrs. Strong's Room)

First Meeting: November 5th (please see below flyer for RSVP information)

Fall Family Survey

Here is our first family feedback survey of the year. It is important to us that you know that we care deeply about what we do and want to partner with you to make Folsom the very best possible school for our students to be at and for our staff to work at each day. We appreciate any thoughts you are able to share! Please know that this survey is anonymous, so if you or your student is needing support please do not hesitate to reach out to your child's teacher(s) or to me at aeturner@prosper-isd.net.

Honor Choir Information from Mrs. Stephens

The PISD Music Department is proud to announce open auditions for the 380 Honor Choir. Here is some more information - 5th Grade students may audition for this choir with Mrs. Stephens and three Folsom students will be chosen. Here is the form to indicate your child's interest in auditioning for the choir. Mrs. Stephens will contact you via email to set up an audition and/or practice time. See your Skyward email for more detailed information from Mrs. Stephens.

Folsom Community Veterans

Each year at Folsom we have a Veteran's Day parade and small breakfast on Veteran's Day (November 11th). We also encourage our students and staff to wear red, white, and blue on that day. If you or another member of our student's family is a Veteran, we would love to invite you to be part of the parade and breakfast on November 11th. Please RSVP here if you are able to join us on that day and sign up here for a fast pass! Make sure to bring your driver's license.

Folsom Yearbook 2026-2027🗻

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.

Folsom Features

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!

Important Links

Free and Reduced Lunch Application 2026-2027

Dismissal Transportation Change Form (Folsom)

Folsom Birthday TV

District Student Engagement Newsletter

Skyward Absence Request

Attendance Note Submission

This Week At A Glance

Together We Champion

We have champion readers and writers! Across all grade levels this week we saw incredible writing happening. Pictured here are fifth grade students working hard on writing and reading. They also had the opportunity to share and discuss ideas together. Additionally, I had fifth grade students coming up to me wanting to share their stories that they were writing. We want students to be proud of their writing at Folsom as it is a very difficult skill!

Together We Cultivate

Our teachers work extremely hard during the school day and also outside of it in order to continue their professional learning, collaboration, and growth. Our teachers recently participated in professional learning to discuss our instructional blocks, chose learning sessions given by colleagues in the building, and also looked for examples of and ideas for writing across all content areas. Pictured are team leaders working to create a vertical writing progression in order to help us better design writing instruction for ALL of our students.

Together We Empower

We had our first house meeting of the year this week! Students got to meet other students in the school who are in the same house and interact with conversation starters facilitated by our fifth grade leaders. We want to empower our oldest students to connect with our younger students and be models of being FIERCE (focused, innovative, empathetic, respectful, courageous, and encouraging) at Folsom.

Together We Prosper

We love seeing our students prosper in all areas of the day, including in PE and recess with learning how to collaborate with each other. I have seen many examples recently of students telling each other 'great job!' or 'good game!' and cheering each other on. Our students learn throughout the day ways to talk with each other and also safety and game-playing skills as well in PE!

📅 Upcoming Events

📲 Stay Connected & Get Involved

Folsom Visitors and Volunteers

Volunteering Opportunities

Calling all volunteers! Are you willing to get copies done for our hard working teachers? Sign up here if you are interested. Please reach out to Mrs. Fields in the front office if you have additional questions.
All volunteers must have a completed background check. If you are interested in volunteering, you will need to submit an application for a background check each school year. We recommend getting this done now so you don't have to worry about it later in the year. To fill out a form, click here.

Watch Dog Dad Sign Up

WatchDOG Dad Sign-Up Is LIVE!

We’re excited to welcome our WatchDOG Dads back to campus! Sign-up is now open for dads who would like to spend a special day volunteering, connecting with students, and making a positive impact at Folsom. WatchDOG Dad is a full-day commitment, so please plan accordingly when selecting your date.

If your child has a special day or occasion in mind that isn’t listed as a sign-up option, please reach out to me (nkrubin@prosper-isd.net)! We’ll do our best to see what we can work out. We can’t wait to have our WatchDOG Dads on campus!

Sign-Up Link