Dear Frost Families,
It was a great first week in return from Winter Break and the Frost Staff is so excited to continue building connection, engagement, and support with our Spartans! All of the positive work established this fall will allow us to remain invested and display a true Frost Strong effort in the New Year.
We greatly appreciate the continued partnership with our parents to ensure student success, and we will continue to work diligently to align our actions through an unwavering focus on High Achievement and Positive Culture.
Graduation Gowns and Medals
We are excited for our upcoming 8th grade graduation this spring. Although details have not been finalized for graduation at this time, we will ensure to inform the community once additional information has been received from the District. All students planning to attend 8th grade graduation will need to purchase a graduation gown through the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. Please see the instructions below for more details:
- Please visit our “School Store” on the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. Once families click on the “School Store” tab, all graduation gown ordering information will be posted.
- The cost for purchasing a gown will be $17 per student. If you prefer to pay via check, please make checks payable to: Frost Jr. High School. All checks can be dropped off in the Frost Main Office.
- Please note that District 54 schools do NOT wear caps in our graduation ceremonies.
- A Frost graduation medal will also be given to each 8th grade student at no cost. Thank you to the Frost PTA for their gracious purchase for our students.
- Please contact our Main Office at 847-357-6800 with any additional questions or if you prefer to use an older siblings gown for the graduation ceremony.
The store will open on Friday, January 12 and will close on Friday, March 22.
PTA Spirit Wear Fundraiser – Online Store is now open
The Frost Spirit Wear online store is now open and available for orders thru Monday, January 22nd. Orders delivered to the school will be sent home with your child around February 14th. Be sure to include your child’s advocacy teacher when ordering. See the attached flyer and site for additional information – Frost Spirit Wear. Thank you for supporting the Frost PTA Spirit Wear Fundraiser!
Frost Arrival / Drop Off Procedures
With the weather getting colder, we wanted to remind everyone of the drop off procedures in the morning. If you are dropping your student off before school, please make sure that your student does not get out of the car until they are on the school side of the parking lot. No students should be walking through the parking lot as it is too dangerous and also impedes the flow of traffic. We appreciate everyone’s patience as this process may lead to increased drop off times.
Also as a reminder, the door by the parking lot will be closed at 7:38 am since any students who enter after that will not be able to get to their lockers and get to class on time. After 7:38, you will be directed to drive to the front of the building and drop your student off by the office. Thank you so much for your cooperation in keeping our students safe!
23-24 Yearbook NOW on sale!
One great way to preserve this year’s school memories is with a Robert Frost Junior High School yearbook! You can order your yearbook today from Jostens website. You will need to search Robert Frost Junior High to find our school.
If you would like to preserve your memories for many years to come place your order online by February 23, 2024. Be sure to order today- don’t delay!
PTA Information
The Frost PTA’s second half of hot lunch will begin on Monday, Jan 8 at Frost. Please read through the following links for additional information to signup for Hot Lunch and other PTA offerings:
PTA Link Tree:
https://linktr.ee/frostpta
Hot Lunch order forms for second half of school year:
https://frostpta.memberhub.com/store?limit=21&live=true&category=Hot%20Lunch
Volunteers – Hot Lunch:
https://signup.com/go/hOAqnJq
Volunteers- Frost Committees:
https://signup.com/go/NmONgXS
PTA Membership
https://frostpta.memberhub.com/store?limit=21&live=true&category=Memberships
Frost PTA Website:
https://frostpta.memberhub.com/
Frost PTA Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/frostjrhighpta
Dental Clinic
Once again, we are pleased to have Smile Illinois-Mobile Dentists return to District 54. The dental clinic for Frost Jr. High students will be held at Nerge Elementary School– 660 Woodfield Trail, Roselle on Monday, February 12, 2024. The Dental team will provide exams, teeth cleaning, fluoride treatment, and sealants, if needed.
**Parents must provide their own transportation for their child to the Nerge Clinic.
If you are interested in having your child participate in the dental clinic, click the following link and complete the online form. These forms are due no later than January 29, 2024. No paper forms will be sent home. https://www.myschooldentist.com/RFSCIL_schsrm
Steps to take for completing on line form:
- Select language preference at the top of website next to phone number
- Enter Frost Junior High zip code: 60193
- Scroll down and select Frost Junior High from list
- Complete form and follow on line steps.
- Submit when complete
NOTE: The State of Illinois requires all students entering 9th grade to provide proof (by May, 2025) that s/he has seen the dentist within the past 18 months. If the Smile Illinois dentist examines your child, you have fulfilled this obligation. If you are taking your student to your family dentist instead, you may access the State required dental exam here: Click here for the form
For any questions, please call Mrs. Cruse, RN, Frost School Nurse @ 847-357-6772.
Frost Club Offerings
Please visit our club webpage and view our building calendar for the dates and descriptions of our club offerings! Permission forms for all clubs are available to student pickup in the Frost cafeteria.
After School Academic Support
Students are encouraged to participate in after school academic support. 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 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.
2024 SEL Survey
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 D54 Social Emotional Learning Survey on Monday, January 8th and will close on Friday, January 26th.
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.
Spanish Speech Contest
District 54 is excited to announce its 12th annual Spanish Language Speech Contest on May 2, 2024 for students in third through eighth grade. Students who are interested in participating should prepare a written speech and submit it with an application and a video of them delivering the speech by March 15th. The finalists will be notified via mail the week of April 8. For more information or to submit an application, visit our District 54 Spanish Speech Contest website.
District 54 Food Pantry – Amazon Wish List
Please consider assisting District 54 families in need this holiday season by donating to our Amazon Wish List. Thank you in advance for all your continued support of District 54 families!
2023 – 2024 District Calendar
The 2023-2024 District Calendar can be viewed here: https://sd54.org/calendar/. Please click on the link for the Spanish version of the calendar.
Infinite Campus Parent Portal
Infinite Campus is District 54’s student information system that connects parents to information. Through Infinite Campus, parents will have access to the Parent Portal. The Parent Portal provides access for parents to information regarding their child including paying fees, viewing assignments, attendance, grades, academic schedule, and teacher comments.
If you currently do not have a Parent Portal account, please email [email protected] or you can call our front office at 847-357-6800 and our secretaries can assist you. If you need help logging on to the Infinite Campus portal click here, email [email protected], or call portal support at 847-357-5110. If you have previously created a Parent Portal account and cannot recall your username or password, you can reset them yourself from the portal website by selecting forgot password.
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.
District 54 Virtual Backpack
District 54 shares information about community events with our students and families through our Virtual Backpack. We know that parents are interested in extracurricular activities. At the same time, we don’t want the homework, letters from the teachers, school news and other important district information to get lost among the countless other pieces of paper in our students’ backpacks. Please click here for additional information.
District 54 Severe Weather Response Plan
In order to help parents better prepare for the severe cold weather and snow we often get during winters in our community, please review the District 54 Severe Weather Response Plan.
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