Dear Frost Families,
Over the past week, we continued to remain invested through High Achievement and Positive Culture! The Frost Orchestra put on wonderful performances on Wednesday and Girls Basketball and Cross Country teams completed their seasons with strong finishes in the conference tournament / conference meet on Thursday!
Boys Basketball, Poms, and Cheerleading teams are getting set to begin their seasons on Monday, October 21 and we are very excited to see all the great school spirit ahead!
All of these activities are steps to ensure we continue to focus on enhancing student achievement and positive culture at Frost. Thank you for your continued partnership to ensure student success and continue to be Frost Strong!
Frost Halloween Dance – Boo Bash
The Frost Halloween Dance – The Boo Bash – is back and will take place on Friday, Oct. 25 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. Permission slips and $5 admission are due back to the main office by Wednesday, Oct. 16. Students must be in good academic and behavior standing to attend. No permission slips will be accepted at the door. Additional permission slips can be found HERE and are also available in the Frost Main Office.
PTA Reflections Contest
The 2024 PTA Reflections Contest is underway and looking for student entries! If you are interested in participating in any of the following artistic categories, see the following rules and entry form for more details. Families can also visit the following website for additional information.
School Pictures
School pictures are ready! To order, log in to your account on mylifetouch.com or create an account using your student’s student ID number. All families can also log on and order a FREE Digital SmileSafe card. More about the SmileSafe program here.
Frost Homework Communication
Frost has implemented a homework spreadsheet, located on the Frost website, to assist students and families with a weekly snapshot of homework assignments. Families will also be notified via email if your student has missing multiple assignments each week. Please reach out to your student’s teachers for any content specific questions.
After School Academic Support
After school content support is available each week at Frost. Students missing classroom assignments are highly encouraged to attend. Please see the following content support schedule for your reference:
- Monday – Language Arts
- Tuesday – Math
- Thursday – Science / Social Studies
Please contact your student’s teachers with any specific questions.
Frost PTA Information
Hot lunch is up and running and every Monday at 9 am there will be a deadline for hot lunch for the following week. This helps ensure that all vendors can prepare the large orders in a timely manner. The Frost PTA is also looking for parents who are interested in distributing the hot lunches each week. Listed below are the PTA Hot Lunch links for reference:
Frost Hot Lunch Volunteers
Frost Hot Lunch Order Site
PTA Spirit Wear Fundraiser – Online Store is now open
The Frost Spirit Wear online store is now open and available for orders thru Tuesday, October 15. Orders delivered to the school will be sent home with your child the week of November 4. Be sure to include your child’s advocacy teacher when ordering. See the following flyer and site for additional information.
PTA meetings will also take place on the 2nd of each month @ 4 pm at Frost. Community members can also join the meeting via zoom listed below:
Zoom Meeting Link
Meeting ID: 861 0939 1506
Passcode: 576236
Frost Arrival/Dismissal Locations
Arrival and Dismissal at Frost often is a slow process due to the size of the parking lot, so please continue to display patience and civility when entering the school zone. Honking at students or other cars is not a necessary behavior to display in the parking lot.
When students arrive on campus, they will be directed to enter one of the following doors and proceed to their first period class:
- Inside row of buses: Enter Door 1 / Main Entrance
- Outside row of buses: Enter Door 2 / West Entrance
- Parent Drop Off/Walkers: Enter Door 13 / East Entrance
- Arrival / Drop Off – Please use both lanes of traffic for drop-off to allow additional cars to access our parking lot in an efficient manner
- Dismissal / Pick Up – Please use the right lane of traffic for pick up to allow cars to exit the parking lot upon student pickup during dismissal
- Please avoid making any left hand turns out of the Frost parking lot at Arrival/Dismissal
All entrances to the building will open at 7:30 am and any students arriving after 7:40 am will enter through Door 1 and check in with the main office.
Schaumburg Teen Center – The Club
If you are looking for after school programs for your teenage child, the Schaumburg Teen Center (The Club) is here to assist! Please see the following information for more details to get involved:
The Teen Center will also be offering activities on our upcoming half day on Wednesday, October 30! See the following flyer for more details or call the Teen Center at 331-235-1353.
2024 Personal Assessment of Core Competency
District 54 is committed to ensuring not only the academic success of each child, but also their social-emotional wellbeing. Your insight as a parent/guardian is essential in creating the most well rounded picture of your student’s strengths and opportunities for growth. To gather your perspective, District 54 will send families of students in grades 3-8 an email link for each child to the District 54 Personal Assessment of Core Competency on Monday, September 30th. The window to complete the survey will close on Friday, October 18th. Thank you in advance for participating in this survey, as we believe the home-school collaboration is critical to best support your child’s overall well-being.
D211 Class of 2029 Information (Current 8th Grade Students)
District 211 is in the final stages of updating its comprehensive transition guide for the high school graduating Class of 2029. The transition guide highlights important information for families of current 8th grade students, including details about the placement testing. Each District 211 high school has a unique version of the Class of 2029 Transition Guidebook. When available, electronic copies of each high school’s guidebook are on the District 211 webpage devoted to incoming freshman information. The Class of 2029 Transition Guidebook is mailed home to families by October 1.
The incoming freshman placement test will take place on Saturday, October 26, 2024. Starting with the Class of 2029, students will be administered a paper version of Pre-ACT. If interested in learning more about the Pre-ACT go to the ACT website.
Internet Accessibility
If your family needs assistance with internet accessibility, please email Principal Schmid or call 847-357-6834 for assistance.
English as a Second Language (ESL) Classes for Adults: October 9 – November 20
District 54 is offering classes to learn how to speak English. These classes are for all parents who are interested in learning basic English conversation skills as well as beginning reading and writing skills in English. The Adult ESL class includes 7 sessions that last 2 hours each. The two class options are as follows:
- 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays from October 9 through November 20 at Hoover Elementary School
- 6 – 8 p.m. on Wednesdays from October 9 through November 20 at Stevenson Elementary School
- Please select the option you are interested in attending by filling out this form: Adult ESL Registration Form for Fall 2024. Registration forms must be completed by October 11. For more information, visit sd54.org/languageandculture.
2024 – 2025 District Calendar
The 2024-2025 District Calendar can be viewed here: https://sd54.org/calendar/. Please click on the link for the Spanish version of the calendar.
No Food Deliveries Allowed
With a focus on student and staff safety, District 54 will not allow food delivery services (including, but not limited to, GrubHub, DoorDash, and local restaurants) to our schools. We will continue to have hot lunch days, which are planned events, organized and supervised by school or PTA volunteers. However, we will no longer accept other outside food deliveries to keep our schools secure.
Wednesday, October 30th Dine to Donate at QP
The District 54 Education Foundation has partnered with QP to offer Dine to Donate on Wednesday October 30th. Please encourage consider dining at QP this day. 15% of proceeds will be donated to The Education Foundation.
Frost Junior High