Author Visit - Susan Stevens Crummel

 Susan Stevens Crummel  visited Frostwood students in grades Kindergarten through Fifth grade on January 20^th and 21^st.  Mrs. Crummel is an author of many books including the Texas Bluebonnet winner, Help Me Mr. Mutt.  She  is an author of many books including the Texas Bluebonnet winner, Help Me Mr. Mutt.  Her author visit was a delight for the students and teachers of Frostwood, as her interactive program had the crowds roaring with laughter.  Her transference for excitement for reading has been exemplified in her books being checked out in the library.

Save the Date!! We're 50 Years Old!!!

Frostwood Celebrates

50 Years of Tradition

Birthday Bash

Saturday, March 26, 2011

3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Plantation Drive

Task Force Meeting - Jan. 25, 2011

The Bond Program Task Force met in the cafeteria of the Frostwood cafeteria on Tuesday, January 25, 2011. There were an additional three things that were decided upon by a vote and everyone was in agreement.
1. Frostwood will utitilize the South Transition campus at Westchester during the rebuild.
2. The move to the transition campus will take place at mid semester versus in August.
3. The move will take place in December 2011 with students and teachers in the transition building ready for class by January 2012.
All of the recommendations made by the task force are simply that -- recommendations.
The task force will meet on Tuesday, February 8th to finalize plans on how to share this decision-making process with the community.

Tentative date for the community meeting: Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Teacher of the Year!

Congratulations to Betty Othold-Frostwood's Teacher of the Year!

CIT Minutes-January 19, 2011

Present

Tracy Muras, Jean Posey, Wendy Endelman, Barbara Perry, Malissa Downham, Marion Thames, Dorothy Thompson, Laura Gauss, Cheli Steele, Marty Herzog, Stephanie Lewis,

Shelley Stalnaker, Jan Griffin

Principal’s Welcome - Ms. Griffin welcomed the team back after a break from monthly meetings.  She shared some school highlights since the last meeting in November: Colonial Day in 5^th Grade, 5^th Grade Winter Concert, Pajama Day in Kindergarten and 3^rd Grade, and 2^nd Grade constructing gingerbread houses for the custodial staff.  The 2011 – 2012 Teacher of the Year is Betty Othold; nominated by her peers. 

CIT Responsibilities – Ms. Griffin shared the topics teams are studying spring semester for their professional development.  These sessions are held on Wednesdays after school in lieu of traditional staff meetings.  Kindergarten – science curriculum; 1^st Grade – math workshops; 2^nd Grade – ActivBoard integration; 3^rd Grade and 4^th Grade LA – writing techniques with a focus on John O’Flahavan’s work of Consume/Critique/Produce; 4^th Grade math – book study with Math Worksheets Don’t Grow Dendrites; 5^th Grade – integrating curriculum; Special Ed – processing data from district monthly Special Ed meetings; Block – ActivBoard training with Amy Markham; Leadership Team – leadership training with Pete Hinojosa. 

Ms. Griffin shared that Kim McCormick is now at Frostwood full time.  She had been assisting at Housman Elementary twice a week in the fall.  

Other – Ms. Griffin shared that it is time for the CIT election and lottery process to begin.  The following positions are open and are for two year terms: three parent, two community and two business representative positions.  The forms are available in the office and the lottery will take place at the next meeting in February.  The staff positions that are available are the Kindergarten and 5^th grade positions.  This election will take place at a later date.

An informational meeting for parents of children attending Memorial Middle School next year will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 2^nd in the LGI.  Principal Lisa Weir will provide information and answer questions about middle school life.

Bond Task Force Update – Several members of the CIT shared thoughts and comments regarding the work of the task force.  The overall consensus of the CIT was that information needs to get out to the community and a date needs to be determined.  Notes from each meeting are posted on the SBISD web site at this link: http://cms.springbranchisd.com/MyCampus/Elementary/CampusesAP/Frostwood/tabid/12014/Default.aspx

 

We have also set up a school blog and that address is:

http://frostwoodelementary.blogspot.com/

Task Force Meeting - January 13, 2011

On Tuesday night the Frostwood Rebuild Task Force met for a second time to discuss the options for the rebuild. We gathered at the newly opened Ridgecrest Elementary.

There were three things that were decided by a vote and everyone was in agreement:

1. The Frostwood campus will remain on the current site. There have been several suggestions to seek another property for the rebuilding of the new school. Following extensive discussion and presentation of the facts, everyone agreed to rebuild Frostwood on the existing property.

2. The new Frostwood will be a two story building. The architects presented layouts and the group decided that we would be able to save more green space with a two story plan.

3. The task force agreed that the best scenario for the students would be to move to a transition campus during the 18 month construction process.

The time line for this to happen is still up for discussion and the location of the transition campus is still up for discussion. Nothing has been decided by the task force regarding these two items.

Next meeting: January 25, 2011, at FWE.

The transition site located at Westchester Academy will be available to move into in late December 2011 with the possibility of some school (Frostwood – if we move up in the construction time line; Rummel Creek) starting January 2012 at this location. The task force has not made this determination as of yet.


Please note: The work of the task force is to develop a recommendation for Dr. Klussmann; the decisions of the task force are not definitive.   

Remember…the notes from these meetings are posted on the SBISD web site in the Bond section of the site.