FROST FRONTIER THE March 10, 2017

Looking Ahead . . . Quick Notes

The 2016-17 Parent/Guardian Survey window is now open. Survey responses will be collected from now until May 1, 2017.

The English & Spanish versions are available online at the following links.

English: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Title1_ParSurv_English

Spanish: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Title1_parsurv_Spanish

The survey is also available in paper copy in the following languages:

English & Spanish Parent Survey 2016-17 w Spanish_1.docx

English & Kinyarwanda Parent Sur-vey 2016-17 w Kinyarwanda.docx

Swahili Parent Survey 2016-17 w Swahili_1.docx .

Please take a moment to complete the survey and let the district know how CA Frost is doing.

As always thank you for your help and participation in making our school great!

Elementary Building

1460 Laughlin NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504 (616) 819-2550 (616) 819-2184 FAX Loraine Phillips, Assistant Principal

Middle / High Building

1417 Covell Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504 (616) 819-5900 (616) 819-5902 FAX

Ryan Huppert, Assistant Principal

CA Frost Environmental Science Academy - Greg Ramey, Principal grps.org/cafrost

Fri, Mar 10: 2-6 PM 7th/8th Choir to MSVMA Choir Festival

Fri, Mar 10: 6-8 PM Frost Hub in Media Center: $5, Grades 8-10

Fri, Mar 10: 6:30-8:30 PM Family Dance: Families of PK-5 students

Sun, Mar 12: 12 - 10 PM Harmony Hall Fundraiser, Elementary PTA

Thurs, Mar 16: 6:30 PM Wizard of Oz in Elem Gym: Doors open at 6:00

Fri, Mar 17 Frostwear/Popcorn/Parent Breakfast Friday: K-5

Sat, Mar 18 Pancake Breakfast @ Elementary building

Tues, Mar 21: 4:30 Green Team Meeting in Ms Bowman’s room

Tues, Mar 21: 6-7 PM 4th Grade Presentation Night

Thurs, Mar 23 End of 3rd Marking Period

Fri, Mar 24 NO SCHOOL - Records Day

Mon-Thurs, Mar 27-30 Spirit Week: Grades 6-9

Tues, Mar 28 Grandville Brann’s Fundraiser & Tarry Hall

Thurs, Mar 30 NO LOOP

Thurs, Mar 30 PBiS Celebration: K-5

Fri-Sun, Mar 31-April 9 NO SCHOOL - SPRING BREAK

Tues, Apr 11 Allison Smart, Environmental Speaker: K-5

Tues, Apr 11 PSAT, 9th & 10th grades

Thurs, Apr 13 9th & 10th to MI Career Quest

Thurs, Apr 13: 7:00 PM Elementary PTA Meeting

Mon - Sat, Apr 17-22 Earth Week

Tues & Wed, Apr 18 & 19 7th/8th Grade Stewardship

Thurs, Apr 20: 3:00 PM Joe Riley Concert: K-5

Thurs, Apr 20 Water Night at M/H building

Fri, Apr 21 Walk-A-Thon: Both Buildings

Fri, Apr 21: 6-8 PM Frost Hub in Media Center: $5, Grades 8-10

Sat, Apr 22 Earth Day

Sat, Apr 22: 11 AM-2 PM Adopt-A-Highway: Ages 12 & Up

News For All Frosties

No LOOP March 30 There is NO LOOP on March 30 even though we have school.

Playground Makeover Competition

Please help our Elementary building try to win new playground equipment from Together Counts!

You can enter once per day through March 24. Click here for more information!

K-8 Student Film Festival Please Vote Daily Now - March 24

We can now vote for our school's films that are in the Meijer Great Choices Film Festival. Our teachers have submitted two films and they are in different categories so be sure to vote for both!

Terracycling Builds Character: http://k8.meijergreatchoices.com/gallery?entry_id=285999

Go Outside!: http://k8.meijergreatchoices.com/gallery?entry_id=285343

The Wizard of Oz March 16: 6:30 PM (Doors Open at 6:00)

Join us in the Elementary Gym on Thursday, the 16th to watch the 5th grade classes perform The Wizard of Oz! It’s sure to be a great show.

Underwater Robotics Takes First Place!

Last Saturday, our Underwater Robotics Team competed in the Innovative Design Vehicle Challenge at Waterford Mott HS. This was spon-sored by Square One Education Company.

Our team won the First Place Junior Division Ambassadorship Underwater Innovative Vehicle Design Award. They also scored First Place in Engineering Design. This made them the overall winner our of 32 teams! Future scientists in the making!

The team was asked to participate (at a later date) with their underwater robot in a significant research study to locate WWII airplanes in Lake Huron.

Thanks to the awesome coaches, teachers (especially Mr. Burgess for showing our students how to crimp wires and for cutting a PVC pipe for the team), parents, students and sponsors for making this victory possible.

Frostwear/Popcorn/Parent Friday - 3/17

Your child may wear a Frost logo top with uniform bottoms. Popcorn is available for 25 cents. Parents - Stop in after drop off for some yummy treats and coffee! Relax for a bit and visit with oth-er Frost parents. If you can help make popcorn, please come anytime between 8 AM and lunch. We’d love your help!

Elementary Building

Pancake Breakfast: March 18, 8-11 AM Food Donations Needed

We’re closing in on our most delicious community event, Pancake Breakfast! Blandford’s Sugar-bush Festival is the same day from 10 AM-4 PM. To help keep costs down, we’re asking for food donations. Click HERE for the list of what’s still needed. A half-sheet form about donations went home with your students this week. Thank you to eve-ryone who has selected a way to help and re-turned the form! If you still need one, please email Ruth VanWalsum and she’ll make sure you get one.

More Carnival Help Needed

Thank you to all who have offered Quanette Brown your help in running our great school car-nival in May. She could use a few more people so please let her know that you’re interested! quanetteb@gmail.com

P.E. Roller Skating Help Needed Adjusted Schedule for 3/13-3/17

Next week is the final week for 2nd-4th grades. 5th grade will miss PE next week due to their Wizard of Oz rehearsals so they will have their last skate the week of the 20th.

The PE classes that normally meet on Thursday have been changed to different days next week, Please see the schedule below for corrected days & times.

Please come help as often as you can.

Monday

Dolphin: 11-11:45

Rusticus: 1:45-2:30

Pilarz: 2:35-3:20

Tuesday

M.P.: 2:35-3.20

Wednesday

Hillson: 9:15-10:00

VanHekken: 11-11:45

Finn: 1:45-2:30

Bennett: 2:35-3:20

Thursday

NO CLASSES

Friday

Paul: 9:15-10:00

Moyer: 10:55-11:40

Baarda: 2:35-3:20

Family Dance: Fri, 3/10: 6:30-8:30 PM Admission only $5 per family

Join us in the Elementary gym for a night of mu-sic and dancing. There will also be an area to play board games.

If you are able to donate some snacks, bring them with you tonight. We’re looking for things that can be combined into a snack mix: cheese crackers, popcorn, cereal, pretzels, etc. Fruits and veggies that aren’t messy would be great too!

We can’t wait to see you all tonight!

Harmony Hall Fundraiser This Sunday, 3/12: Noon - 10 PM

Harmony Hall is graciously donating $1 for every pint ordered and 10% of food purchases to the PTA.

We are so excited that this great Westside business has decided to partner with us again. The owners are Frost parents and we love to support them too!

Bring the whole family for a delicious meal and enjoy spending time with other Frosties. See you there!

Harmony Hall, 401 Stocking Ave NW Earth Day/Walk-A-Thon Help Needed Throughout the Day on April 21

All students will cycle through activity stations and will also be walking one mile. We will need help before and during the event on April 21.

There will be some at-home work that can be done if you’re not able to be at the school. Please email Mandy Redman to let her know if you can help.

Middle/High Building

Have something to add to the newsletter? Email it to news4frost@gmail.com!

Facebook Group for MS/HS Families! Frost MS/HS Parents—Informal (Closed Face-book Group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/1756586097925708/

Cougar Corner (School Store) Update Students have really loved having the store and business is booming! We currently have a limited supply of Frost t-shirts available for only $7. The wonderful couple who usually run the store need to take some time off for family reasons and we are hoping some new people will step up to help out. Please use this SignUpGenius link to help cover some shifts. The store is open Monday-Thursday from 2:40-3:15 and is very busy so we would like two people each day. Thanks for your help!

Coffee Cart Donations: Brownie Makers Needed!

If you like to bake anything, we’d love your dona-tions! We have a HUGE demand for brownies and always run out. If you are willing to making some, that would be great! We have boxes of brownie mix on the shelf in the PTA room. Just let Alicia Barnaby know you’re helping out so she knows to replace the boxes. Bring any donations to the PTA room in the mid-dle/high building on Friday mornings. We’ll even take care of cutting and packaging them for you!

T-Shirts On Sale Now

T-Shirts are on sale now through Mr. Syrek’s class. There are four different designs available and we will wear them during Earth Week.

Fudge Sale The GSA Club will be selling fudge for $3 on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school.

Grand Rapids Pride Center Info

Mrs. Lewis (Social Studies teacher) has infor-mation on programs available at the Grand Rapids Pride Center. If you are interested in any please see her in her classroom.

Adopt-A-Highway: Earth Day April 22: 11 AM - 2 PM

Our next pick up day will be on Earth Day! Please click below for more information and to sign up for a time slot. Students must be 12 or older.

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0d49a4a62ba0fe3-spring

Save the Date! Talent Show: June 2

Does your student have a fun talent they’d like to share with the school? Then let them know to start practicing their skill because we want to see it! More information coming after Spring Break.

Want to help plan the most entertaining event of the year? Let Michelle Jespersen know!

A New Addition to the M/H School!

Thank you to everyone who purchased Valentine Flowers from our Student Council! From the pro-ceeds of the sale, we now have a commercial grade microwave for our cafeteria. The Middle/High PTA also kicked in the funds to buy a sec-ond one! So, no waiting! Hot Ramen noodles, warm Hot Pockets and sizzling leftovers are now on the menu at the Middle/High School!

New Facebook Page for M/H Building

Like the official school page for our building to stay up-to-date on what’s happening! C.A. Frost Environmental Science Middle/High School

Schedules

C.A. Frost Cougars - Athletics News

Dan Covey, PE teacher/ Athletic Director CA Frost | 616-819-6801 | coveyd@grps.org

Middle School Girls Basketball Practices are 4:30-6 Monday-Wednesday at C.A. Frost Elementary.

Mar. 13 City vs. Frost at City 5:15pm Mar. 15 Harrison vs. Frost at Harrison 5:15

3rd-5th Grade Elementary Jump Jammers

The Elementary jump rope season is upon us. The first practice will begin on Friday, March 10th at from 4pm- 5:30pm and then will be held every Friday at that time. The Jump Jam event will be held on April 22 at the DeVos Place. Please make sure your child is picked up no later than 15 minutes after practice ends. Coaches should not have to stay for long periods of time waiting for a child to be picked up. With this great opportunity there is a need. Coaches are always needed whether it is a helper or a head coach of a team. If you are interested please contact Mr. Covey at 819-6801.

Middle School Spring Sports

Spring sports will be starting April 10, the week after Spring Break. The sports are: girls soccer, baseball, softball, and track.

Practices will most likely be 4:30-6, Monday through Thursday. Students need a physical, signed permission slip and $3 insurance money.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

High School spring sports season has begun.

Ottawa Hills Athletic office: 819-2879

Union high school Athletic office: 819-3168

The Elementary PTA is excited to host our second annual Pancake Breakfast on March 18 from 8 - 11 AM! You and your friends, family, and neighbors are all invited! Help spread the word by sharing our Facebook event. Our breakfasts are $8 for adults and $5 for children. They include eggs, oranges, sausages, orange juice, real maple syrup, and, of course, delicious pancakes. As mentioned on the Elementary Building page, we are looking donations of ingredients to keep our costs down. If you can help us out, that would be great! Please click here for a list of what’s needed. We strive to provide a great breakfast for those with food sensitivities as well. If you understand cross-contamination and are interested in helping cook food during the breakfast, please email Ruth VanWalsum for more information.

After enjoying a hearty breakfast, head over to Blandford and have a great time at their annual Sugarbush Festival! They are a great partner for Frost and we love to support them! If your family isn’t a member yet, please consider becoming one. Blandford graciously extends a discount to Frost families. A membership lets you walk the trails for free and gets you dis-counts on great programs.

Pancake Breakfast & Sugarbush Festival - March 18