Dear Frost Families,
Happy Friday! I hope everyone enjoyed a fantastic Halloween and is gearing up for the weekend!
This week, we continued to be very proud of our students for their high levels of academic engagement and school spirit as they work toward the end of the 1st Trimester on Friday, November 8. Our commitment to High Achievement and Positive Culture, displayed daily by students and staff, represents what it means to be Frost Strong!
Pack the Gym / Fill the Pantry Night
A Frost tradition is returning on Friday, November 8th. It is Frost’s annual Pack the Gym/Fill the Pantry, a fundraiser sponsored by Interact Club. In lieu of admission, everyone attending is asked to bring a donation for the Hanover Park Food Pantry. It’s a win-win! You get to see the Frost Spartans boys basketball team open the season and help those less fortunate by bringing a donation for the Hanover Food Pantry. The Friday night game starts at 6 pm with the 8th graders battling Sundling Junior High. The 7th graders will play the second game beginning about 7:30. Please see the following flyer for donation information.
Adopt-A-Family Program at Frost
Another long standing Frost tradition will be retuning next week. It is the Interact Club’s Adopt-A-Family. Since 2000, Frost has been making the Holidays bright for struggling families in the community. Starting Wednesday, November 6th, monetary donations will be taken in Advocacy. Students can bring in their spare change and dollars starting on Wednesday to truly make the Holidays wonderful for all families in the community. All money donated will be used to buy food, gifts, and presents for needy local families. Monetary donations will continue every Wednesday during Advocacy throughout November and the first week of December. We will have four total collection days to support families in need!
Picture Retake Day
Picture Re-take Day is scheduled for Tuesday, November 12. Representatives from Lifetouch will be at Frost on this day. Keep it easy by ordering this year’s school pictures at mylifetouch.com. Enjoy 10% off your order with the code: F202410OFF.
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. All entries are due to the Frost Main Office by Nov. 8.
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
The PTA will also be selling cupcakes on Monday during hot lunch for $1 and concessions during home boys basketball games.
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 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.
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.
November Parent-Teacher Conferences
We look forward to connecting with you at our parent-teacher conferences on Monday, November 25, and Tuesday, November 26. More information will be provided in the near future regarding conferences.
Report Card Access
On November 18, report cards will be issued through Infinite Campus. Parents only have access to the report card online. It is important that you have access to Infinite Campus prior to the report card being issued. If you had prior access to Infinite Campus but forgot your password, please go to Campus Parent and select forgot password. Please call our office at 847-357-6800 for further assistance.
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.
U.S. McKinney-Vento Assistance Act
The U.S. McKinney-Vento Assistance Act defines homeless children as those who lack a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime abode. In general, children or youth living in motels, transitional housing, shelters, the street, cars, parks, bus or train stations, abandoned buildings and other inadequate accommodations may be considered eligible for McKinney-Vento services. Please visit our website for more information.
Coffee and Conversation: Reading Instruction and Support for Language Learners – November 6
You are invited to join the Department of Multilingual Programs on Wednesday, November 6th from 5:00-6:00 p.m. for coffee and a chance to learn more about this month’s topic: Reading Instruction and Support for Language Learners.
During our time together, we will share information about literacy instruction in District 54 as well as how support is provided for students who are learning English. We will also discuss how you can encourage reading at home to help your child grow as a reader.
To sign up for the session, please complete the registration form by Monday, November 4th. If you have any questions regarding the meeting, please feel free to contact us at (847) 357-5150.
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.
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 were mailed home to families by October 1
Frost Junior High