Frontier Academy Newsletter Apr. 10, 2015 ♪
5 th Grade Music Concert
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
♪ 5:30pm - Mrs. VanMaanen and Mrs. Kozak
6:30pm - Mrs. Mothershed and Mrs. Martinez
♬ ♭ ♩ Concert will be in the elementary gym.
Dress for the concert is Dress Code or Nicer.
Please have your child to the concert at least 15 minutes prior to the show time.
Please note that concert attendance will now be figured into a letter grade for music class!
Thanks to the Secondary Students for an AMAZING teaser of Suessical! The Board was honored
to have so many students performing and letting us enjoy so much talent in our school.
Buy your
tickets and attend April 16-18.
Discussed the Grade 3-5 curriculum change for reading and language. Thank you to all
the parents who participated and supported this discussion. The best part about our school is
that we have involved parents who care about their child’s education and want to be
involved. We are looking for interested parents to take part in the School Accountability
Committee. If you are interested, please watch your email for our first upcoming meeting. As
well as at the upcoming Parent Academy there will be discussion by Dr. Every of Common
Core and Core Knowledge curriculum.
The Board will be reviewing applicants for the Executive Committee and will be
interviewing for these positions over the next month.
We will be hosting the city-wide Battle of the Books on April 29 and 30 and hosting 600700 students after school as well as six Frontier Academy teams.
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Gallery Hop on May 2nd at both campuses. Stop in and see your child’s amazing work.
The Frontier Academy Executive Committee is currently accepting applications for new board
members. Interested applicants should follow the link below and fill out an application online. For
more information, please contact Stan Sugden- EC President, Dr. Every, or Dr. Seedorf.
https://admin3.applitrack.com/frontieracademy/OnlineApp/JobPostings/view.asp?category=Volunte
ers
Way to go Brody!!!!
Brody Lewis (who swims for Greeley
West) was named Outstanding
Swimmer of the Keith Wiedeman
Invitational meet for winning two
individual events, helping West to a
third-place finish with 233 points at the
Greeley Recreation Center. Brody won
the 500 free with a Class 5A statequalifying time of 4 minutes, 43.50
seconds and the 100 breaststroke with
another state time of 59.74.
The last Parent Academy
of the school year will
be Wednesday April 22nd
6 p.m. Secondary School
Library. Discussion will be focused
around Frontier Academy's Core
Knowledge Curriculum - and how it
aligns with Colorado state testing
requirements and Common
Core. Come and get informed! Thursday, April 23rd Secondary OPT will be hosting a
fundraiser at DICKEY'S BBQ (W.10th St. location). More
details to come!!!
2015-2016 MS Parents listen up!
If you are interested in saving time, money, and avoiding the hassle of buying exactly the right school supplies, have we got
a deal for you!
For the 2015-2016 school year, the Middle School teachers have teamed up with EduKit. This is a company that will pull
together all of the supplies your student will need for middle school. Order forms will go home with students in the next
two weeks, but if you are interested in checking it now please visit edukitinc.com and type in "Frontier Academy" choose
"secondary", then click on the hyper link. If you have any further questions, feel free to email Mrs. Roth at
[email protected].
TOP 10 REASONS TO BUY YOUR SCHOOL SUPPLIES FROM EDUKITINC.COM
1. Save time
2. Save money (competitive prices offered through Edukit)
3. Pay no tax to Uncle Sam
4. Avoid crowds at Wal-Mart, Target & Office Depot
5. Prevents your student from purchasing things not on the supply list
6. Supplies won't be used or lost before the start of school
7. Your student's teacher will be happy
8. All students will have the correct and identical supplies
9. Your student will be excited and pleased to find their supply kit on their desk the first day of school
10. Our school will benefit from your purchase and THANK YOU! Secondary School’s
Field Day
All ELEMENTARY
library books will
be due on Friday,
May 1st.
Watch for news on how you can help or
plan to attend Thursday, May 21st (last
day of school) from 10:30-12:30pm.
More info will be coming on Sign Up
Genius with lunch needs and volunteer
opportunities. T-shirt order forms will
be sent home the middle of April. If
you have any questions, please contact
Patty, 970-397-0740 or
[email protected].
Sunday, April 26, 2015 @ 2:10pm
COLORADO ROCKIES VS. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
COORS FIELD 20TH ANNIVERSARY & REUNION GAME
Order forms are available in the Business Office (Elementary School).
Payment and order forms are due Wednesday, April 15th by 12pm.
Frontier was very well represented at the
69th Stars of Tomorrow Finalists
Competition!
Congratulations to Wes Baker, Wyatt Stevens, Tim
Ward and John Prom (Frontier Guitar Quartet),
Claire VanBuskirk (Baton Twirl) and Miranda
Hoyman (6th Grade Flute).
All did excellent! Claire's duo won the High School
category award. Congratulations Claire! Elementary
Parents - Please
do not drop off your
children in the back
rows of the parking lot.
Use only the
designated drop off
lane adjacent to each
building. Let's keep
those little ones safe in
the mornings! & Remember that you MUST have an actual DRIVE LINE card to be in the pick up
lane. You may not show a picture of your card in your vehicle. Phone pictures of
your drive line number are only accepted at the walk and wait areas. Congratulations to Hannah Mow, Frontier Academy Senior -‐ for her selection as a Daniels Fund Scholarship recipient! The Daniels Fund awards scholarships based not only on academic success, but on the character, leadership qualities and commitment to contributing to the community exhibited by students. “The Daniels Fund scholarship recognizes some of our most accomplished students and gives them the opportunity to continue their education and realize their dreams,” said Interim Superintendent Wayne Eads. “We are very proud of all these students have accomplished and given back to their schools and their community.” Coaching
positions
available:
MS girls basketball (7A,
7B)
MS boys basketball (7A,
7B, 8B)
MS volleyball (7A, 7B,
8B)
If interested please apply
online at
www.frontieracademy.net
or contact Randy Pfost at
pfostr@frontieracademy.
net with questions 7th Grade
Students,
Sophomores and
Juniors!
Rotary Youth
Leadership Awards
applications are
open. This is an
excellent
opportunity to refine
your leadership
skills and get
involved in a life
changing week of
awesomeness. Go
to the link below to
apply or read more
and feel free to ask
Mr. Byerly
questions.
http://www.rmryla.or
g/about_ryla.html 8 Keys of Excellence
April Key
Balance
High School Student Council is hosting a
Superhero themed
Movie Under the Stars
Friday, May 1st at 8pm
for high school only! We will be watching "Big
Hero 6"! Concessions will be available to purchase.
Dear Parents,
As you have heard, TCAP tests are now online and are called
CMAS (science & social studies) and PARCC (English language
arts & math).
Students in grades 3-12 will be participating in these state assessments. When creating the
schedules for testing, we considered many factors, including the time required for testing, the
classes missed while testing, and previous testing schedules that have been successful.
Science & social studies: April 13-23
English language arts & math: April 20-May 7
Please see more detailed schedule information at frontieracademy.net/testing
On these test days, we ask that students arrive to school on time. Help your children feel their
best by making sure they go to bed early, eat a good breakfast and bring healthy lunches and
snacks. Please do not schedule appointments for your child during these test days or times.
These test results are important to your student and Frontier Academy. The scores help us
determine how much progress we have made and they affect our standing with the state of
Colorado and District 6.
The Colorado Department of Education states that students may not have cell phones in the
testing room. Students need to leave cell phones at home, in lockers, or at the front office.
If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Budzynski at 970-339-9153 or Mrs. Willis at 970330-1780.
With your help, spring testing will be great! Thank you for your support. Attention students and staff, Can team NO NAME defend their title? Will the Dodge-‐Zillas bounce back? Can the Average Joes even the score? 2 nd Annual
Dodgeball
Tournament
Come and find out answers to these questions and more! Please join us for a night of fun, excitement, laughs, food, music and competition on April 14th from 6:15-‐9 in the Frontier gym for our 2nd Annual Dodgeball Tournament to help benefit Frontier's Academic Pentathlon team. This year's theme for the night will be the 1980s. Form your team of 7 players of Frontier staff, students or parents, pay the $30 entry fee, pick out some fun or creative costumes or uniforms and get ready to duck, dodge, run, ball and have a great time! Team registration forms are available in Mr. Fooshee's room for high school and Ms. Lenard's room for middle school. Maximum number of teams will be 32, so sign up and pay your fees now! Our beloved Mrs. Dorn will be retiring at the end of the
school year from the Secondary campus. We will miss you!
Be sure to send her your best wishes on her next chapter!
Elementary Parents!! Be watching your Monday Folders!! Ballots for the 2015-‐2016 Elementary OPT Election will be coming home Monday, April 13th. Ballots can also be picked up at front offices. Please return to front offices by April 30th! SCRIP works!!!
Remember to keep reloading your Safeway
and King Soopers reloadable cards at the
grocery store. All cards issued from Frontier
Academy will continue to pay 5% of your
reloadable purchases!
Our first quarter distribution from the SCRIP
earnings was $3700! Gala Makes $45,000!!!!
Thank you to everyone who came
out to the Greeley Country Club and
supported Frontier Academy! Our
annual event brought in
$45,000! Construction will start
this summer for an outdoor Garden
Theater - and our hope is to have
our first performance next Spring
2016!
Special thanks to the Gala
Committee - Stacey Cannon,
Jennifer Gillmore, Liz Briggs,
Stephanie Boyd, Sandy Chenore,
Patty Horst, and Jackie Jaquet - and
Mrs. Chafin and Mr. Settje for their
hard work in making this evening a
success!
4th Annual Front ier Academy 5K
August 29, 2015
8 a.m.
This is a great ALL SCHOOL
Technology fundraiser!
ATTENTION Parents, If your Frontier Academy student has a sibling that should be on the Wait List for Grades 6-‐12 and you have not been contacted regarding the 2015-‐2016 academic school year by Mrs. Mena, Counseling Secretary, Secondary School, please contact her ASAP via phone: 970-‐339-‐9153 or email: [email protected] If your Frontier Academy student has a sibling that should be on the Wait List for Grades K-‐5 (and you have not submitted a Letter of Intent for that student) please contact Joy Dolifka via phone: 970-‐339-‐1780 or email: [email protected]. The Advanced Engineering class is sending a
weather balloon with a camera and a digital picture
frame to near-space as part of the Global Space
Balloon Challenge! Launch is 4/24 or 4/25 and
deadline for pictures is 4/20.
Head's
Up!
Frontier Academy Elementary will be hosting
Our team name is called “Pics in Space!” because
we are going to send your picture to
space. Yup, just send us a digital picture of
yourself, we’ll load it in our digital picture frame, and
then we’ll send it to space. As the balloon
ascends your picture (along with an amazing
background of the earth) will be seen by our
GoPro.
this year's Distri ct Battle of the
To get a better idea of the project please watch this
quick video.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwZK9alG1XYe
b01TZVNHUDJBbm8&authuser=0
you: unless your child is in the Battle or is
We’d love to have your picture (or your students,
grandparents, neighbors, etc) go to space! If you
are interested please send the picture to
[email protected] and we’ll get you all
taken care of. The cost is only $5 per picture! Books ! This means the parking lots right
after school on Wednesday, April 29th and
Thursday, April 30th, will be very full. We
expect several hundred guests on Wednesday,
the especially busy Battle day. Help us help
helping out as a member of Student Council
or the Link Crew, plan now to move quickly
through the lots on those
afternoons. Carpooling that day would not be
a bad idea!
COUNTDOWN TO GRADUATION – CLASS OF 2015
SENIORS & PARENTS
Thursday, April 30
ALL BYU Transcripts MUST be
By 4:10 pm
received in Counseling Office by 4:10 pm
Thursday, May 7
ALL WORK STUDY Documentation
By 4:10 pm
Saturday, May 9
6:00-7:30 pm
7:30-10:30 pm
& paperwork MUST be
completed/received
in Counseling Office by 4:10 pm
Senior Class Semi-Formal Dinner
Senior Class Casino
Cornerstone Community Church, 1321 9th Avenue
Thursday, May 14
By 4:10 pm
Last Day of School for Seniors ! ! !
ALL ASSIGNMENTS, TESTS, COURSEWORK MUST BE TURNED IN BY 4:10 PM.
Including Frontier Courses, Frontier Credit Recovery Courses, Aims/UNC Courses, Online
Courses, etc. (BYU Due April 30th).
COURSEWORK MUST BE COMPLETED WITH PASSING GRADES-FEES & FINES PAID!
Transcripts from outside institutions must be received in the Counseling Office by May 14 by 4:10 pm.
Sunday, May 17
4:00-5:00 pm
Senior's Baccalaureate Service
Frontier Academy Auditorium
Monday, May 18
7:30-9:00 am
Mandatory Graduation Rehearsal
Meet in Cafeteria at 7:30 am sharp!
Monday, May 18
FINAL NOTIFICATION
Parents will be notified if their Senior has
failed any courses and is not graduating on
May 24th.
Thursday, May 21
8:00-11:00 am
Pick up Caps/Gowns - Library
Saturday, May 23
8:30 am
Seniors Meet – Garden Theater Stage
Bring pressed gown/cap/tassel on a hanger
10:00 am
GRADUATION !!!!
Garden Theater
University of Northern Colorado
10 Avenue & 18 Street, Greeley, CO
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Inclement Weather: UNC Garden Theater-Rain or Shine
Frontier Administration reserves the right to adjust dates & times on Graduation Calendars
Rev. 3-3-15