TF Office Notes

• August 16th - Class Placements are available in ParentVUE
• August 27th - Busing information is released in ParentVUE
• August 28th - Open House and Picture Day
• September 3rd - First Day of School!

We’re excited to host Open House this year! Here are a few details:

• Families need to sign up for a time to meet their teacher. Use this LINK to sign up. Sign up ends Tues, Aug 27th at 4 pm

• There will be two families per 10 min time slot to meet your teacher.

• If you have more than one student in the building, use the “register for multiple conferences” option
  

• Click here for a preview of our open house checklist. We will have paper copies and building maps available in the front lobby during open house.

• If you are moving or not attending school in Chisago Lakes, please contact the office at 651-213-2100 or e-mail adenio@isd2144.org

Please click here for some important Picture Day information.

Color your World with Books!
First through fifth graders who participated in the "Color your World with Books!" summer reading program can turn in their reading trackers to Mrs. Nelson in the Media Center during Open House. If you would like more information about the program or need a new reading tracker, click here.

Open House Book Fair

Taylors Falls Elementary is hosting a PaperPie (formerly known as Usborne) Book Fair in the Community Room from 3-6:30pm. To see a sneak peek or shop the online fair, click here. Both in-school and online sales benefit the Media Center.

If you have any questions about either of the above, email Mary Berning, our Library Media Specialist at mberning@isd2144.org

Click here for more information.

Chisago Lakes elementary schools will be using the ParentVue online tool for the following document communication:

2024-25 Teacher placements

• Teacher placement assignments are available in ParentVue as of 8 a.m. today.

Supply Lists

• Supply lists for this year are available on our school website.

Emergency Contact Information

• Parents are encouraged to update their emergency contact information anytime through ParentVue.

Parents, to ensure you have access to these documents, please complete the following steps:

• Log into ParentVue and activate your account before school starts to ensure you have access.
• Contact the office at 213-2100 if you have questions.
• Download the ParentVue app.

At Chisago Lakes School District, we utilize SchoolMessenger in order to get our important messages out to our families.

In addition to emails and phone calls, this year we will utilize the texting feature for school delays/closings, transportation (late buses), and other emergency situations.

To ensure that you receive text messages, please opt in by doing the following:

• Text Y or Yes to 67587

Please note, the phone number you opt in with must match the phone number on your ParentVue account. Log into your ParentVue account to double check your phone number used or to make changes.

Attached is an important letter explaining our reading program here at Chisago Lakes. Click here to learn all about it!

Please click here to sign your child up for our Food4Kids Backpack Program.

The Minnesota Department of Revenue would like to remind you to save all of your receipts for your child's education expenses. There are tax relief programs that you may qualify for, such as the K-12 Education Subtraction or the K-12 Education Credit.

To learn more about these and other tax credit programs, click here.

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 about 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