Pastries for Parents
06
May
You are invited to PASTRIES FOR PARENTS on Friday, May 11th from 7am-8am. This event is an appreciation and thank you to all of our parents for their hard work and dedication throughout the school year! Please join us in the MPR for freshly baked donuts, warm bagels, milk, juice, and coffee. Hope to see you there!
Teacher Appreciation Week
05
May
Please help us celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week Monday, May 7th through Friday, May 11th! Perhaps you could have your child make a homemade card for their teacher or send them a little gift during the week. Even encouraging emails are nice ways to honor our teachers! Don’t forget the rest of the amazing staff at Robert Frost as well!
Box Tops and Land O Lake Milk Caps Due!
01
May
This Friday, May 4th, is the last chance to bring in Box Tops and Land O Lakes milk caps for this school year AND be eligible for the fabulous prizes we have in store to give away the last day of school! Be sure to bring items labeled with your name and room number if you wish to receive credit for them! As always, trimmed box tops are SO appreciated!! Thank you for your support this school year and keep saving over the summer!
PTO Rewards Committee
The Spanish Immersion Program
28
Apr
Many of you have heard that next year Robert Frost will host two kindergarten classrooms for the Spanish Immersion Program. This is an exciting change for all of us and the PTO greatly appreciated a visit from Rosa Park’s principal and two representatives from PASI (Parent Advocates for Spanish Immersion). They were able to answer many questions including how PASI will help both Rosa Parks AND Robert Frost’s Immersion Program. They meet monthly and all parents are encouraged to attend. Read more on their website: pasisf.shutterfly.com
25
Apr
THE WELCOME HOME GARDEN PROJECT
In honor of our military families, the Burpee Seed Company has begun an initiative called “Welcome Home Garden.” The project consists of 10 packets of seeds (8 vegetable packets and 2 flower packets) that they would like to see distribued to military veterans, service members, and their families. The physical packets include Zinnia, Marigold, lettuce, tomato, spinach, sweet pepper, radish, cucumber, carrot, and squash and growing seasons for the regions. The packets are already assembled and recipes are included. Another way to honor the military families would be to grow these flowers and vegetable and when harvested, give them to a veteran or military family that you know in your church, neighborhood, or your friends that have served our country.
The Burpee Company does have a few requirements:
1) If you take the seeds you must agree to PLANT them
2) That credit be given to the Burpee Company
Any photos would be greatly appreciated along with a brief description of the planting project.
If you are interested in receiving seeds for this project, please contact: Sheila.snyder@sdstate.edu or call Sheila at 605-394-2236.
PTO News
25
Apr
Please review the April 24 2012 Meeting Minutes to keep up with latest PTO news. Nominations for 2012-2013 officers are as follows:
President: Steph Fischer
Vice President: Michelle Heath
Secretary: Becky Olson
Treasurer: Julie Mickelberg
Please attend our special election meeting on Monday, May 7th, at 6:30 pm in the school library. Childcare will NOT be provided. We will elect our officers and approve our revised bylaws.
Robert Frost Elementary School PTO Bylaws 2012
Talent Show
18
Apr
The Robert Frost Annual Talent Show will be on Thursday, May 3rd, at 7pm in the school gym. Sign up sheets can be found in the office and must be returned by this FRIDAY, APRIL 20th with a parent’s signature!
Auditions will occur April 24th, 25th, and 26th before or after school. Students MUST sign up for an audition time in the office before they will be allowed to participate in the talent show.
Thank you!
April News
15
Apr
Please attend the most important PTO meeting of the year on Tuesday, April 24th, at 6:30 in the school library. Free childcare is provided. We will be accepting nominations for next year’s officers, making fundraising decisions, and discussing the Spanish Immersion program coming to Robert Frost.
A special informational meeting about the Spanish Immersion program will also be held in the school library on Monday, April 16th, at 6:30pm with Dr. Pam Homen. A discussion will also be held about next year’s classroom configurations and teacher allocations.
More Robert Frost news can be found by reading the April 2012 FrostByte.
PTO Officer Nominations
09
Apr
PTO Officer nominations for 2012-2013 school year are in progress. The PTO will be accepting officer nominations at our next PTO meeting on Tuesday, April 24th at 6:30pm in the Library.
According to Robert Frost PTO bylaws, members at a designated meeting will nominate officers, with the consent of each candidate prior to having his/her name placed in nomination. A list of nominated officers will be published on the PTO website or via another public communication prior to election.