Report Cards will be available online within the District 54 Parent Portal starting Tuesday, June 2^nd. An email will be sent to you once your child’s report card is available.    

In accordance with the Illinois State Board of Education guidelines, report card grades for the third trimester will be designated as Pass or Incomplete. Final year end grades for students in fourth through eighth grade will reflect second trimester grades or higher as evaluated by student work across the third trimester.  

We hope that all families will check the report cards and use the information to celebrate with their children their academic successes. We are very proud of our students.

Here are some more of our graduates who we are celebrating today! We are so proud of you and wish you all the best! #SpartanStrongerTogether

Today’s graduation will be broadcasted on our website frost.sd54.org at 7pm

Please join us in celebrating our graduating 8th graders!

We would like to congratulate our 8th graders and wish them all the best in their future endeavors!

Thursday, May 28 – 8^th graders will drop off musical instruments, Chromebooks, and Chromebook chargers using a drive-thru method in the Frost parking lot. Upon receipt of district technology, 8^th graders will receive diplomas, medals (if ordered), and t-shirts courtesy of the Frost PTA. Yearbooks will not be available due to the delayed delivery from the yearbook company. Families will be contacted and information will be posted on social media and the Frost website when the yearbooks are available for pick up.

• 8^th graders last names A-L – 7:30 am to 11 am 
• 8^th graders last names M–Z – 12 pm to 3 pm 
• Please make a sign with your student’s last name displayed in the passenger window. This will allow our staff volunteers to obtain your items in a quick and efficient manner.

If you are unable to attend on May 28, please contact christopherschmid@nullsd54.org to coordinate a time for technology return and materials pickup in the Frost Main Office.

As we look forward to the 2020-2021 school year we want to share our school supply list:

New this year we are using TeacherLists.com. This provides you with the traditional list of needed supplies, but also a link to multiple stores to purchase the supplies.

The Frost PTA would like to announce next year’s board:

Gena Angelino                  President

Tracy Olender                   1^st Vice President

Traci Garcia                      2^nd Vice President

Lisa Seed                           Corresponding Secretary

Colleen Singh                    Recording Secretary

Stephanie Tamburello     Treasurer

We would also like to thank everyone who has donated their hot lunch money from this years sales, we appreciate your support of the Frost students!

We are very excited to celebrate our graduating 8th graders on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 @ 7pm. Please see below for more information on joining us for the graduation ceremony:

In preparation for the ceremony we would love to see some pictures of the graduates in their gowns with their yard signs from the District or the sign below:

2020 Grad Sign 2020

Take some pictures and email them to charleyshroyer@nullsd54.org so we can celebrate all our graduates!

I wanted to take a moment and thank you all for your diligent commitment to ensuring your child’s educational success as we enter the last week of school. The Frost students and staff have done an outstanding job becoming Stronger Together by displaying strength, flexibility, patience, and understanding during the V-Learning process. I would also like to recognize and congratulate the Frost graduating class of 2020! The Frost staff could not be more proud of the hard work and determination our 8^th grade students have showcased throughout their years at Frost and we wish them the best as they enter high school!

As always, remember to be Frost Strong!

Please read below for more important details and information:

IMPORTANT DATES

• May 25 – No School – Memorial Day
• May 27 – Last Day of student virtual learning
• May 27 – Virtual 8^th Grade Graduation broadcast at 7 PM
• May 28 – 8^th Grade technology return and diploma pickup (drive-thru model)

8^th Grade Virtual Graduation

We will be hosting the eighth-grade graduation as a virtual celebration this year. Visit the Frost website at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27, to check out the graduation celebration video. During this celebration, we will have student speakers, show a video of peak moments, and list every student’s name. Please see the following invite for your reference:  Frost Virtual Graduation Invite.pdf

In addition, we would like to provide you with a Frost Grad Sign 2020.pdf for your graduate to take pictures with! We would love for you to share any photos with us online using the hashtags #SpartanStrongerTogether #FrostClassof2020 or by tagging us @FrostSpartans on Twitter.

8^th Grade End-of-Year Information

Chromebook drop off and pick up of diploma and other items

Thursday, May 28 – 8^th graders will drop off musical instruments, Chromebooks, and Chromebook chargers using a drive-thru method in the Frost parking lot. Upon receipt of district technology, 8^th graders will receive diplomas, medals (if ordered), and t-shirts courtesy of the Frost PTA. Yearbooks will not be available due to the delayed delivery from the yearbook company. Families will be contacted and information will be posted on social media and the Frost website when the yearbooks are available for pick up.

• 8^th graders last names A-L – 7:30 am to 11 am 
• 8^th graders last names M–Z – 12 pm to 3 pm 
• Please make a sign with your student’s last name displayed in the passenger window. This will allow our staff volunteers to obtain your items in a quick and efficient manner.

If you are unable to attend on May 28, please contact me to coordinate a time for technology return and materials pickup in the Frost Main Office.

7^th Grade End-of-Year Information

Yearbook Pickup – Canceled

Friday, May 29 – Yearbook pickup has been canceled for 7^th grade students. Yearbooks will not be available due to the delayed delivery from the yearbook company. Families will be contacted via email and information will be posted on social media and the Frost website when the yearbooks are available to pick up.

As a reminder, 7th graders will not turn in Chromebooks. 7th graders should keep Chromebooks, Chromebook chargers, and musical instruments at home for the summer.

Student Chromebook – Google Access

The last day that all students will be able to use Chromebooks and access Google is Friday, May 29. Google access will be shut off at 11:59 PM on May 29.

Grades and Report Cards

Report Cards will be available online within the District 54 Parent Portal starting Tuesday, June 2^nd. An email will be sent to you once your child’s report card is available.

In accordance with the Illinois State Board of Education guidelines, report card grades for the third trimester will be designated as Pass or Incomplete. Final year end grades for students in fourth through eighth grade will reflect second trimester grades or higher as evaluated by student work across the third trimester.

We hope that all families will check the report cards and use the information to celebrate with their children their academic successes. We are very proud of our students.

District 54 Virtual Learning University

Are you searching for an innovative way to empower your children over the summer? Are you looking for a comprehensive approach to summer learning that combats boredom and keeps everyone engaged? Look no further! Visit the School District 54 Virtual Learning University to tackle challenges for literacy, math, science, social science, social-emotional learning, language and culture too!  Each area has multiple challenges or a toolkit to keep your children’s minds focused and active throughout the summer weeks! Within each category you will find family activities, individual activities and possible places to visit in our community and surrounding areas.  We hope you’ll encourage your children to visit our Virtual Learning University often throughout the summer to challenge themselves and to keep your family learning together. Click here to access the Virtual Learning University or find the link under Popular Links on the District 54 website.

Registration for the 2020-21 School Year

Registration for the 2020-21 school year is underway for kindergarten through eighth grade.

Log in in to the parent portal, and update your information for next year by June 1, 2020. You must hit the SUBMIT button after reviewing the information, even if you don’t make any changes. If your children will not be attending District 54 schools next year, please contact your school office and let them know.

If you have previously created a portal account and cannot recall your username or password, you can reset them yourself from the parent portal website. If you have never created a portal account, please email portalsupport@nullsd54.org to create one.

All families are required to prove that they live within District 54 boundaries every year.  If we were unable to verify your residency electronically, you will have the ability to upload your residency electronically through your portal. If you do not have a portal account, you can also email the required documents to registrationdocuments@nullsd54.org.

Information about transportation and the consumable materials fee will be communicated at a later time.

Note from the PTA – Hot Lunch Cancellation

We hope this message finds everyone healthy & safe. Unfortunately, the Hot Lunch program will be cancelled for the remainder of the year. This is a very big loss to the Frost PTA as the hot lunch program is the ONLY major fundraiser. We are kindly asking you to consider leaving your funds with the PTA as a donation. All donations are greatly appreciated.

Regarding the funds that you have already paid – listed below are two options:

1) Receive a check mailed to you (checks must be cashed within 5-7 days after you receive the check)

OR

2) You can DONATE what has already been paid to the FROST PTA (This is a charitable donation, so it can be used for TAX purposes and WE THANK YOU TREMENDOUSLY)

Please submit the following form by May 24, 2020: PTA Hot Lunch Refund/Donation

** IF YOU HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED THE PTA FOR A REFUND, PLEASE DO NOT FILL OUT THIS FORM **

If you have any additional questions, please contact Theresa Banks @ griffin.peace@nullgmail.com.

Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding!