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Welcome to Farnsworth/Cleveland Aerospace!!Our
mission is to provide challenging academics that will prepare the next
generation of explorers. Our school community will inspire
students and their families to examine, understand and protect our
planet and beyond."Meet the Teacher Night" is scheduled for Thursday, August 28th from 4:30-7:30 pm. A shuttle bus will run continuously between the two sites to accommodate parents with students at both buildings. Come and meet your upcoming teachers. Tuesday, September 2 will be the first day of school (grades 1-12)
for the 2008-09 school year. Please view school supply list below as
you prepare for the upcoming school year. Note that Kindergarten
begins Monday, Sept. 8th.
We will have a school parade on Thursday, September 11. Read more...
Several students joined in with Dr. Vincent and Mrs. Wall to view the final t-shirt with every 2007-2008 students and staff name on the front and back. The t-shirt will be going on STS-126 to space with Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper, a St. Paul native. The Launch is scheduled for November 10, 2008. June 9-11: Aerospace training for PreK-8 staff at St. Thomas  | | Mrs. Wall lead the group in designing and presenting their space suit. This was a big hit! |
University. All returning staff from both the Farnsworth and Cleveland schools will be at St. Thomas for three days of training. See pictures below. Sixth grade students and parents may put an order for the slideshow video that was presented during the sixth grade celebration. Mr. Xiong will make as many DVD as needed. Thank you FSA for setting up punch and cupcakes for our departing sixth graders.More School News... Notify
the school or send a note to school with your child the next day if
he/she is ill. We are striving for perfect attendance.
Important Dates:
September
2: First Day of School, grade 1-12
8: First Day of School, K grade
11: School Parade
Contact the Web Admin if you should have any questions or concerns about this web page.
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 RENZULLI LEARNING
An exciting new resource for providing academic challenge. Registration required!
School Lunch Menu
Do you know what 's for lunch? Find answers to your questions at this link.
School Report Card
Find out more about Farnworth from the Minnesota Dept. of Education
Area Learning Center-Elementary
Find out information about Summer School. Apply for an ALC teaching position. We currently have openings at our school!
SHUTTLE MISSIONS
View information and galleries of current and past shuttle missions.
NES_efolio
View information about NASA Explorer Schools!
NASA Kids Club
Fun activities for students in K-6.
Moon MMorph
Enjoy this "Man on the Moon" game. See if you can take the moon rover buggy for a ride.
PreK-8_Poster.pdf
PreK-8 Aerospace Program at Farnsworth and Cleveland M.S.
Parent_Portal_Message_For_Parents.pdf
Parent Portal pdf document.
SupplyList2008.pdf
Supply list for students in K-6 grades.
Farnsworth_School_Association_Survey.doc
Parent Volunteer Survey
FamilyTalentSurveySheet2008.pdf
Family talent survey
parade_info.doc
Information about the upcoming school parade on Thursday, Sept. 11.
07_winter_cncrt_duet.AVI
Clip from Winter Concert in Dec. '07.
Image Gallery:
Astronaut Challenge
Day 3: Our day started with the Astronaut Challenge where teachers formed into groups and designed their own unique spacesuit.
   See all 13 images.
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Aerospace Training at U of St. Thomas
Day 2: We went on field trips (U of M-AEM bldg and Holmen airfield. Another group stayed back and worked on an astronaut challenge with Mrs. Wall and Moon Craters with Mr. Fitzgerald.
   See all 8 images.
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Aerospace Training at U of St. Thomas
Day 1: Staff from both Farnsworth and Cleveland school participated in a three day training on Aerospace and Aviation. Mr. Fitzgerald educational specialist from GRC, Janise and Darlene from MN DOT and Dennis Yeager came and presented to us.
   See all 5 images.
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U of M Visit
Sixth graders visited the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN. View random pictures from this wonderful experience.
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Team Blue vs. Team Red
A friendly exhibition match between Farnsworth's fifth and sixth graders was held on Friday, May 6 at Johnson High School gymnasium.
   See all 16 images.
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Digger Day, May 6, 2008
Retired astronaut, "Digger" Duane Carey visited our school and showed exclusive videos of his past mission to space. Thank you for visiting and making our day feel special. It was awesome!!
   See all 6 images.
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Artcrawl Exhibits
View current and former students of Farnsworth at the Spring Artcrawl in St. Paul, MN this past weekend, April 25-27.
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Past trips, school events and guests
Fifth and sixth graders went to visit the Challenger Learning Center and Illinois Wesleyan Univ. on Jan. 6-9. Betty Shanahan also visited our school on Jan. 16th.
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Hot Air Balloon
Beemster Cheese came and showed students what it takes to blow a hot air balloon.
   See all 7 images.
Parade Information
Please read the following information about our school parade that will happen on September 11, 2008. Everyone is invited to this event!!
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Engineer Family Night
On March 10, 2008 from 6:30-8:00 pm, we held an Engineering Family Night in the school gymnasium. We had a great learning time. Look at the pictures!!
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Space Camp 2007
On Sunday, October 7, thirty-four students and six chaperones ventured off to Space Camp in Huntsville, AL. They will return on Friday, Oct. 12. Use this page to follow our students.
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Astronaut Stefanyshyn-Piper Visits
Farnsworth held a Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper Day on December 5, 2006. View pictures from the school assembly, dinner and family night.
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ALC (After-School) Favorites
Our after-school students have been working with the following websites
to help with their math and language art skills. Click on the
following links for drill and practice. Most of the
activities are not grade level specific. Some of the sites may
overlap one
another. What you find in one may be in another website as well.
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ponerse, arrancar, principiar, decolar, comienzo
Hmong: pib, pib hauv paus
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| | Farnsworth Banner Credit | | Our website banner was designed by Jake Schreiber. He was a graduate of Saint Paul Public Schools, Johnson H.S. and obtained his Bachelor of Arts from U of M - Duluth ('05). He is the son of Mrs. Schreiber, sixth grade teacher. |
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2. Ice Cream (55.5%)
3. BBQ Ribs (22.2%)
4. Hamburgers (0%)
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