Dear Frost Families,
I hope everyone had a fantastic week and is looking forward to the weekend! I wanted to take a moment and thank our parent community for your diligent efforts to support our Spartan staff and students. Your continued partnership, patience, and understanding has been essential to ensure success.
Mr. Walther and I continue to be very proud of our students and staff for displaying their Frost Strong determination each day. We have had a great start to our Cross Country and Girls Basketball seasons, and we look forward to multiple club offerings beginning next week for students! Our commitment to High Achievement and Positive Culture has truly been on full display!
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 Club Offerings
Frost will begin offering multiple club offerings for student’s next week. 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.
Frost PTA Information
The first half of hot lunch ordering is now available for Frost families. The deadline for the first hot lunch (Popeyes) has been extended to this Friday, September 13 at 6 pm. 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 – Frost Spirit Wear. Thank you for supporting the Frost PTA Spirit Wear Fundraiser!
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
Pizza Sales
Every Tuesday and Thursday starting Thursday, September 5 we will serve Old Town Pizza for interested students. Pizza is $3 per slice and sold during lunch hours.
School Hours
School hours are 7:40 a.m. – 2:15 p.m. with the entry bell ringing at 7:30. Please note: Every Wednesday is designated for staff development. Students are dismissed 30 minutes early at 1:45 p.m. on Wednesdays.
Office Hours and Student Absences
Frost office hours are Monday-Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Please remember that our student absence line (847-357-6802) is available 24 hours a day. If your child will be absent from school, please call no later than 7:00 a.m. to report an absence.
Frost Arrival/Dismissal Locations
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.
Supervision and Behavior Expectations for Athletic Events at Conant and Schaumburg High School
When attending athletic events, the safety and well-being of all event attendees is the priority. Please refer to the attached letters from Schaumburg and Conant high schools regarding their practice for junior high school students attending their sporting events.
Support the D54 Foundation by dining at Village Tavern on September 18
Join us on September 18, 2024, for a Dine to Donate event at Village Tavern & Grill in Schaumburg! From 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., 20% of your bill will be donated back to the District 54 Education Foundation when you dine in or carry out. To ensure your purchase counts towards the donation, simply present the event flyer (Village Tavern Dine to Donate Flyer) to your server along with a copy of your bill at the time of payment. Copies of the flyers are also available in the school office. Please note, this offer is not available for online orders. Enjoy a delicious meal while supporting a great cause!
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:
Schaumburg Teen Center E-Sports Tournament- Wednesday, Sept. 18
We are happy to announce that Boys & Girls Club will be offering programs at 11:00am on half days! We are located at the Schaumburg Teen Center, 231 Civic Dr. Schaumburg. All you need to do is sign up to become a member using this link.
It is FREE! Our first half day on September 18th, we will be doing an E-sports tournament and will have pizza/snacks. Attached is the flyer. If you have any questions, please feel free to email [email protected] or call us at 331-235-1353.
E-Learning Public Hearing Notice
The District 54 School Board will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. on Sept. 12 to discuss proposed plans for utilizing e-learning during some emergency school closure days. The meeting will take place in the Board Room at the Rafferty Administration Center, 524 E. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg.
The current calendar year is set to end on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. In the event of emergency closings, the first two closures would be traditional cancellations. Additional days (up to three), would follow the eLearning structure. This would ensure the last day of school ends no later than Friday, May 30, 2025.
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.
20th Annual Run to Read – September 22
Join the District 54 Education Foundation, School District 54 and our Title Sponsor, Northwest Ballet Academy, at the 20th annual Run to Read on Sunday, September 22, 2024 at Dirksen School. This event will include a 5K run/walk, a 1-mile walk and children’s races. This year the event will be hosted by the District 54 Education Foundation. The District 54 Education Foundation is committed to providing support to children from financially struggling families in our district. With this change in host, all funds raised this year will be used to support programs for these families. By meeting the basic needs of students, they are preparing students to be successful at school, thus the name Run to Read still applies.
Register for the event, donate or sign up to be a sponsor here Run to Read Website. Not a runner? With a $10 donation, you can sponsor a District 54 student whose family cannot afford to participate in this race.
Frost Junior High