Category: STEM

PTO News ~ December 2018 We hope you can make some time to join us for a few of our fun December events listed below. We also want to thank you for your participation in our Restaurant Dine to Donate nights – the proceeds go toward our teacher special request fund. This fund allows our […]

STEM at Fall River Hello, my name is Phyllis Ashe and I would like to introduce myself to you as the new STEM Coordinator at Fall River Elementary School. Briefly, my background is in elementary teaching, Outreach science workshop leader from CU Boulder, and as a Talented and Gifted Advisor in BVSD.  Since my hiring in […]

Please welcome our new STEM Coordinator, Phyllis Ashe!Ms. Ashe comes to us from CU Boulder, where is she has worked with schools for over a decade all over the state to help them implement STEM instruction.  She also has a background as a classroom teacher and GT advisor/teacher.  We are so excited to bring Ms. Ashe’s unique experience […]

Dear Fall River Families, Fall is on its way, and that brings one of our fall traditions along with it…Parent/Teacher Conferences!  Attending your child’s conference is a critical parental obligation; your awareness of your child’s progress and what is going on in their school life is crucial to their educational success. If you are reading […]

We are in the process of hiring our new STEM Coordinator…check back next month for their first newsletter!  

Dear Fall River Families, Welcome back for the 2018-19 school year! We are pleased to welcome new staff members to our school community, as well as a few changes within the building. Ms. Buchtel has moved from teaching 4th and 5th grade to being one of our homeroom 5th grade teachers.  Ms. Wiley has moved […]

Hello Fall River Families, Students and staff continue to work on collaboration and design across many subjects.  Please read a few highlights of what our community is doing in STEM! Stop Motion Animation Mrs. Trembly’s class worked with stop-motion animation.  They used iPads and had students from the Innovation Center work with them on creating […]

Dear St. Vrain Valley Community, As we move closer to the end of another outstanding year in St. Vrain Valley Schools, I want to take a moment to recognize the achievements and growth we have seen across our system. In the coming weeks, we will be championing the thousands of students who will be transitioning […]

Hello Fall River Families! Family STEM Night Family STEM Night brought together members of the community, families, staff and students!  There were “Student Powered Projects” displayed, hands-on demonstrations, exploration with some of our un-plugged materials and a chance to peek into our Fox Forge Maker Space.  Thank you to all for the support of this […]