• January 17th - End of Term 2
• January 28th - Conferences 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• January 30th - Early Dismissal - 12:50 p.m.
• January 30th - Conferences 1 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• January 31st - Conferences 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Our goal is for ALL TF Families to participate in parent/teacher conferences!

Winter conferences are scheduled for:

• January 28: 4-8pm

• January 30: 1-8pm

• January 31: 8am-noon

Conference sign up starts today: Friday, January 10th at 8:00 am and will close at 11:00 pm on Monday, January 20th.

Starting Friday, January 10th, follow these steps to sign up for your conference times:

• Click here to sign up for a date and time.

• Click on the teacher you wish to conference with

• Select an open time on the teacher's schedule and click Sign Up

• Complete the form/required information

• Click Sign Up For Your Conference (at the bottom of the form)

When you have successfully completed the sign-up process, you will receive an email confirmation. Families are allowed to schedule one conference per student with the teacher.

*If you have more than one student at TFE, use the “Register for Multiple Conferences” process. You will be able to see multiple teacher’s schedules to make scheduling easier for your family.

Need Help? Have Questions?

• If you need help signing up for a conference, click on the “Help” link

• If you still need help, you can contact Ms. Palmer at rpalmer@isd2144.org

If you don’t have internet access, contact your student’s teacher to set up a conference.

• Did you know we share a specialist teacher with Chisago Lakes Primary School?
• How this works: At term change, which goes into effect Tuesday January 21st, students will switch from music to art for their fine arts time, and will receive art instruction until we switch back. Students will receive two back to back semesters of art (they most recently received two back to back semesters of music).
• Mrs. Leasure will be teaching music at the Primary School, and will be back at TF after term change next year (January 2026). At this time, music instruction will resume.
• Ms. Schreyer, our Art Teacher, will be doing art with our students during specials until that time!

Save the date - All Chisago Lakes elementary schools are hosting Scholastic Book Fairs during Winter Conferences on January 28, 30, and 31.Learn more about it by visiting our Book Fair Homepage.

The weather outside may be frightful and frigid, but we are heating things UP at the TFPFE!

• Our first meeting of the year is this coming Monday, January 13th, at 6pm at TFE. Come learn about what we're working on, get some insider scoop on what's happening at school, and find out how you can help us do more! FREE childcare, provided by students from the CLHS NHS, will be available in the library--bring your kiddos! Click here to check out our agenda.

• Winter Conferences are coming up at the end of the month. Please consider joining in on our long-standing tradition of providing dinner for teachers on these extra-long days! You can access our Sign-Up Geniuses here and here. Thank you for participating!

• Mark your calendars for our favorite FUNraiser on Thursday, February 6th: we're headed to Wild Chutes! We'll be sending home more information soon, but you can get a sneak peek here.

January Events

• January TFPFE Meeting: Monday, January 13th
• Paraprofessional Appreciation Week: January 20th-24th
• TFPFE Day at Jake's On The Lakes: Monday, January 27th
• Conference Dinners: January 28th and 30th

Are you on our email list? Send us a message at tfpfe@isd2144.org to be added. No SPAM, we promise!

• Jan 13th - Winter Family Fun Night @ Primary School 6:00-7:30pm
• Jan 20th - No School: Staff Development
• Thurs Jan 30th & Fri Jan 31st - No Little Wildcats Preschool or ECFE
• Thurs Jan 30th & Fri Jan 31st - Early Childhood Screening (By Appt Only)
• Mon Feb 17th - No School: Staff Development

Join us to help your son or daughter learn to be active and confident! In the gymnastics room at the Wildcat Community Center, Active and Confident class encourages parents to participate and learn various skills.

Active and Confident 2-3 Year Olds

Active and Confident 4-5 Year Olds

Active and Confident 2-5 Year Olds

Welcoming children birth to 5 years old. Come and engage in purposeful and interactive play with your children in this class of movers and shakers. Parents and children stay together for the first half of class while enjoying regular classroom activities along with movement areas, art, and story time. Parents and children will participate in an interactive circle time with singing and movement. Parents will then separate during the second half of class to engage in deeper parent discussion while children continue to play in the classroom.

Registration will stay open as new families are always welcome to join!

No Sibling Care available during this session

Discover how easy and fun jewelry making can be! In this class, you'll learn essential techniques and leave with the skills to create your own stunning pieces. Perfect for beginners!

Lakeside Elementary - Jan 16

Taylors Falls - Mar 6

This class will help your child develop as a basketball player. Fundamentals will be taught with skills time followed by fun games. All equipment provided.

Primary School - Starts Tues, Feb 11

Lakeside Elementary - Starts Wed, Feb 12

Taylors Falls - Starts Thurs, Feb 13

• Student Handbook
• Morning Drop Off Procedures
• Afternoon Pick Up Procedures
• CL School Calendar
• Stop and Think Room Information for Families

Mr. Riebe is in his twelfth year as principal at TFE. Prior to having his dream job as TFE Principal, he served as a middle school associate principal, special education administrator, special education teacher, school psychologist, and special education paraprofessional. He has been working in public education for over 20 years. He received his master's and education specialist degrees from the University of Wisconsin.

Mr. Riebe lives with his wife of twenty years and four children (all of whom attend/ed TF Elementary) in Taylors Falls. On a weekend, you'll find him doing pretty much anything outside: Fishing with the kids, hiking, hunting, camping, or tinkering with a new woodworking project in the garage. He's an avid Boundary Waters explorer, North Shore adventurer, ardent angler, and is fond of weekend experiments on his smoker.

Fun facts about Mr. Riebe

• His right eye is two different colors. This is called heterochromia!
• The only food he can't (and won't) eat is green peppers.
• In college, he worked in orphanages in Mexico and the Republic of Trinidad.
• He and his wife once hiked in the Andes Mountains in Peru for 6 days.
  
• He loves birds!

Email: jriebe@isd2144.org
Location: 648 West Street, Taylors Falls, MN, USA
Phone: 651-213-2101