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Thursday, February 9, 2012

Look Out!

Students in Ms. Shroyer’s science classes were learning about the diffusion of paper wads— they were flying all over the room from high to low concentration!

2011 Academic Excellence Award

Frost Families,
This week, Frost Junior High was recognized for receiving the Academic Excellence Award from the Illinois State Board of Education. The Illinois Honor Roll celebrates the accomplishments of Illinois public schools that are providing high quality education for all their students.

State Superintendent Chris Koch presented the awards to our school. Two Frost students along with staff and building administration were on hand to accept this award on our behalf.

This is the third consecutive year we have received this award. Twelve other District 54 schools were recognized as well. On behalf of Schaumburg School District 54 and the entire Frost community, thank you to everyone for supporting our students. It is because of your commitment and hard work that we receive these acknowledgements.

Have a great week!

Food Pantry and More!

The Frost Student Council held a food drive last week to collect non-perishable food and personal items for the District 54 Food Pantry. The food pantry is housed at Mead Junior High and all of the schools in the district work together to collect items for families in need. This month, it was our turn to show how much we care! Each homeroom that collected enough food to fill a large recycle bin earned a doughnut party from Student Council. Frost collected thousands of items which were collected in large boxes and brought over to the pantry. Seven homeroom classes earned doughnuts, but every homeroom had at least one item to donate! Thank you to all of the students, their families, and staff that donated to this great cause! As always, this was a great way to show that Frost cares about the community! Way to go Spartans!

This week Mr. C’s science class took on the challenging subject of friction; causing rug burns since 1791! Students worked in groups to investigate how weight can effect the amount of friction between objects and surfaces. Students used surface boards, force measurers, and weights to conduct experiments, build graphs, and draw conclusions.

Math Club meets today! We are excited to strengthen our skills and ROCK THE ISAT!

The Frost musical is well under way. The students are dancing, singing, and acting away! We have just finished our first group dance! The students can’t wait to show you all their talent and hard work in a couple months!

In 8th grade social studies, the students are currently learning about the great depression. During this time, classes are finding out President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s vehicle to communicate with the American people was through the radio. His “fireside chats” were very reassuring to the country. Today, all classes were brought back to the days of fireside chats as we listened to FDR’s first inauguaration speech. “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Then we continued with the golden age of radio and were treated to an episode of “The Shadow”. The episode was called “The Destroyer”.

Science and People!

The Frost science club made some groovy lava lamps on Tuesday as well as crushed cans without using their hands or feet! Listen to announcements to join the next science club meeting!

Las familias ideales, where in Frost would you find pictures of people such Betty White, Spongebob Squarepants, Kim Kardashian, Charlie Sheen and Bart Simspon? Well, in the family trees of Frost students studying Spanish, of course! 8th grade Spanish students of Señorita B and Señora Arizpe are finishing up the creation of their real (or ideal) family trees to wrap up their unit on family. It gets you thinking: who would tu padre, tu madre, or tu esposo be in YOUR ideal family tree?

This week in Mr. C.’s Science class, students put on their engineering caps to construct and test balloon powered cars. Students used pobsicle sticks, skewers, straws, glue, tape, and materials from home to build, modify, and test these creations. As we wrap up our unit on Newton’s Laws, good ole Sir Isaac would be proud!

Mrs. Rinaldi’s 7th period Language Arts class was surprised yesterday when Mrs. Rinaldi’s brother came in for a visit. The classes had written letters to Sergeant Ehorn while he was overseas fighting in Iraq for the United States Army. He even surprised Mrs. Rinaldi! Sergeant Ehorn thanked the students for their letters and he even answered some questions for us about the Army and his experiences.

What do the Chicago Blackhawks and a plant cell have in common? Could Seaworld be anything like an animal cell? What do you get when you mix Science and Language Arts……a Cell Simile!!! Students in 7th grade Science are incorporating Similes (part of Figurative Language) to describe the organelles of a cell. Inquire about the comparisons your student is making….some are rather interesting!!

Mrs. Kagan’s Language Arts class has been reading the novel Beetles and Angels. It is about a refugee family who is forced to leave their country to come to America. Though they are poor, mistreated, and discriminated against, this family still gives to those less fortunate than themselves. Students have been asked to “Be Someone’s Angel” by bringing in at least one item on the food drive list to reach our classroom goal. Please bring in all items by Friday, January 26 to help district 54 families!

Odds and Ends

“May the odds be ever in your favor.” Mrs. Rinaldi’s Language Arts classes are hoping the odds will be in their favor. They will be working on writing letters to be able to see The Hunger Games movie as part of their persuasive writing project.

ACCESS Testing

ACCESS testing begins today and will continue on Friday and Monday. Good luck to all students taking the test! We are confident you will do great!

Order Up!

In Ms. Griffin’s and Mrs. Felgenhauer’s Math 715 classes, they are using student created menus to have a mock dinner in class, which the students are going to have to calculate their total bill at the end using correct tax and tip formulas they learned!

Reflecting on Martin Luther King Jr.

In celebration of Martin Luther King Junior day yesterday, Mrs. Letts’ Language Arts classes read a short biography on his life. They watched a video clip that showed various parts of different speeches. Each student then reflected and wrote a response on what their dream for our country is, and why they have the dream they do.

A Message from the Principal

Frost Families,

It was wonderful to see so many of you at Parent-Teacher Conferences. On behalf of the Frost staff, thank you for your time and commitment to your child’s growth. We hope you found the time with your child and our staff valuable and informative.

As you know, we are entering state testing season and I am pleased toshare that Frost students have made impressive academic growth this year as measured by the MAP tests. Looking at trend data and the current performance of our students, I predict even greater growth between the winter and spring MAP testing seasons. As a parent, you can help by discussing your child’s academic goals and strategies for reaching those goals. The remainder of the school year will prove to be even more rigorous for our Frost students. Please set aside time for your child to be completing homework each evening to help keep them on track. It is also helpful to set aside time for your child to read independently if the homework load is lighter than usual.

It has been a pleasure to be at Frost and work with the students, staffand families. Thank you for your continued support of Frost!

Frost Spartan Chef’s Program Wins Qdoba’s Give-A-Grand Contest!

The following is a press release from Qdoba Chicago:

The final winner of the Give A Grand contest is the Spartan Chefs Cooking Club at Robert Frost Junior High.

This after-school club is run by 3 teachers and aims to teach special education students cooking skills and the ability to form bonds with one another. They currently have about 25 students participating once a month when they cook as a group in the teachers’ lounge. However, they have very few supplies and the teachers pay for the food and ingredients out of their own pockets.

The $1,000 will go directly to buying additional supplies they need (ie-pans, cutting boards, mixing bowls) and the ingredients to grow the program. Pictured are a few students learning how to chop a pepper for their recipe.

Check out their website at http://frost.sd54.org/spartanchefs