FSI will be celebrating the promotion of our 8th grade class of 2013 on Thursday, May 30. The ceremony will be held at The Ramada Hotel (directly behind the school) at 7:00pm. Please remember to RSVP for this event and we look forward to celebrating with you!

FSI’s 4th grade students and Girls Show Choir will be presenting “Lights, Camera, Action: A Salute to Musical Movies” on Wednesday, May 22nd at 7:00 p.m. This event will take place in the Ramada Hotel ballroom! The Ramada is located directly behind FSI. In addition to the performances, the Set and Design Club will have a great display at the musical. You and your family are invited to attend!

KCTV5 Army Star School Award

We’re going to the zoo! FSI is sponsoring a trip for all 4th – 8th grade students to the Kansas City Zoo on Monday, May 13, 2013. The field trip is scheduled for 9:00am – 3:00pm with students taking sack lunches to eat at the zoo. This field trip is free to all students! Parents interested in attending may call the front office (816.241.6202) and reserve a spot. Parents who reserve their place by Monday, April 29 will be able to attend free of charge also. Reservations made after Monday, April 29 will be required to pay $5 at the ticket booth the day of the field trip.

For Kansas City Zoo Permission Form Click Here

FSI 4th – 8th graders started participating in clubs the last period of each day. Students are participating in clubs that include: basketball and soccer, cooking, robotics, chess, creative writing, mythology, gardening, music, stage set design and many more. Clubs are held on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and will continue through Thursday, May 30.

Summer is coming fast! Have you enrolled for summer school yet? FSI’s Summer School Program will be held June 3 – July 3 on campus. Bus transportation and breakfast/lunch will be provided to students attending.

FSI is also happy to announce that we will be sponsoring students to attend summer camp at Union Station’s Science City, July 8 – August 9. Each week, they offer exciting camps related to different science/technology fields. Students may select one or more weeks to attend. Please note: bus transportation and meal service will not be provided.

Complete and submit your summer school enrollment form today!

For 2013 Summer School Application - ENGLISH, Click Here
For 2013 Summer School Application - SPANISH, Click Here
For 2013 Summer School Binder for Students, Click Here

Summer Leadership Camp is available for students in 7th and 8th grade. Students will have the opportunity to participate in the following activities: archery, low ropes, high ropes, basketball, soccer, fishing, canoeing, team climbing tower, orienteering and swimming. The leadership camp will be held May 30, 2013 – June 5, 2013 in Little Rock, Arkansas with a total cost of $60 per student. A deposit of $20 is due Friday, April 12 and final payment is due May 15. Don’t miss this awesome opportunity!

3rd grade students will present “School House Rock Live Jr.” musical! This event will be held in the elementary school cafeteria on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. 3rd graders need to arrive by 6:30 p.m.You and your family are invited to attend.

FSI K-8th grade students will be celebrating Latino culture on Thursday, May 2nd! The Three Amigos Mariachi Trio from the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will be giving a cultural and historical performance. Miguel “EL MAMBO” DeLeon is the leader of this talented group. He is known in the Midwest Salsa and Latin Jazz scene as “The Pioneer” , since mid-80’s. Parents are invited to attend!

*1:00 - 1:50 p.m. - 4th and 5th grade in the middle school cafeteria.
*2:00 - 2:50 p.m. - 6th, 7th, and 8th grade in the middle school cafeteria.
*2:45 - 3:35 p.m - K-3rd grade in the elementary cafeteria. 2nd grade students will perform!

Please Click Here to Apply for 2013 - 2014 School Year!

We will be having our 3rd quarter awards assembly on Thursday, March 28 during the following times:

Middle School
4th, 5th & 6th grade: 10:00am
7th & 8th grade: 1:45pm

Elementary School
Grades K and 1: 9:30am
Grades 2 and 3: 2:30pm

Movie Night at FSI will be on Friday, March 22, 2013. Students and Parents are invited to attend.
Doors open at 5:30 pm
Movie Starts at 6:00 pm
Tickets: $3 for adults, $2 for students/childeren.
Concessions and beverages will be sold. Proceeds will go to FSI Student Council and hope to be used for future activities for our students.

For this year, we will be selling the $1.00 bars ALMOND, CRISP, & CARAMEL. Each case has 25 boxes with a $25 value. The students MUST return a signed permission slip in order to participate in this fundraiser. To get a second case, the money for the 1st case must be submitted to front office in full.

Here are the important dates for this fundraiser:

THIS IS NOT A DOOR-TO-DOOR SALE.
On Friday, FEBRUARY 1st, we will begin our World's Finest Chocolate Sale. The Sale ends on Friday, MARCH 20th.

Unsold candies and all monies must be returned to front office.

PRIZES
1st Place: I-PAD mini*
2nd Place: I-POD TOUCH**
3rd Place: I-POD NANO***

TOP SELLING CLASS: ICE CREAM PARTY

NOTE:
*Student needs to sell at least 30 boxes to get i-pad mini 16gb
** Student needs to sell at least 20 boxes to get i- pod touch 8GB
***Student needs to sell at least 10 boxes to get i-pod nano

This year's Scholastic theme is "Story Laboratory-Reading Gives You Super Power".
Open book fair times during the week of March 4-7 will be:
Elementary Bookfair in the Elementary Library:

Monday, March 4, 9:00am -11:00am and 1:00pm-5:00pm
Tuesday, March 5, 9:00am -11:00am and 1:00pm-5:00pm
Wednesday, March 6, 9:00am -11:00am and 1:00pm-5:00pm
Thursday, March 7, 9:00am -11:00am and 1:00pm-5:00pm

Middle School Bookfair in the Middle School Library:


Monday, March 4, 9:00am -11:00am and 1:00pm-5:00pm
Tuesday, March 5, 9:00am -11:00am and 1:00pm-5:00pm
Wednesday, March 6, 9:00am -11:00am and 1:00pm-5:00pm
Thursday, March 7, 9:00am -11:00am and 1:00pm-5:00pm

We will have a variety of books, games, pens, pencils, calculators, and educational activities. Please drop in and browse through the book fair. You can donate spare change to help us grow our library for recognition. Shop our online bookfair March 4-March 22 at http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/frontierschoolofinnovation. Also parent volunteers are still needed so let us know if you can help.

There have been several students selected to participate in the FSI Talent Show! These students will compete for a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place trophy. The Talent Show will take place on Thursday, March 7th in the middle school cafeteria. All Talent Show performers will perform for 4th and 5th grade students at 9:15 a.m. and for 6th-8th grade students at 2:00 p.m. Family and friends are invited to attend.

Frontier School of Innovation is supporting the American Heart Association’s Jump Rope For Heart and Hoops For Heart program!
Students will be receiving their envelopes this week in their Health/PE classes. Students will be able to ask their friends and family to donate. When you donate you will be helping fight heart disease and stroke. All money raised for this event goes to the American Heart Association. Students will need to turn their envelopes back to their homeroom teacher by March 5th in the Morning.
On March 6th all the students will be coming outside to celebrate the end of this fantastic event. The 4th-8th graders will be going out from 9:15-10:45 am to shoot some hoops as well as to jump rope. The K-3rd graders will be going outside from 2-3:15 pm to jump rope. If you would like to come volunteer it would be greatly appreciated. You can volunteer by checking the box on their permission slips on their envelopes or by contacting Coach Koester at dkoester@frontierschools.org or at 363-1907.

Please, Click Here to make online donations to our school for Jump Rope/Hoops 4 Heart!

FSI had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Chris Nicastro, Missouri Commissioner of Education, this past week. During her visit, Dr. Nicastro learned more about FSI’s community of staff and students by meeting with administration and visiting classrooms.

For more photos please, Click Here

Gift cards are available for the following:
· Students who received a score of “Advanced” or “Proficient” on their 2012 MAP assessment in Communication Arts and Math (3rd – 8th grade) or Science (5th grade only).

· Summer School 2012 Attendance – students who missed 2 days or less during summer school will receive a gift card.

Parents are responsible for collecting gift cards. You may call the front office (816) 241-6202 to see if your student qualifies for a gift card before coming to pick them up.

“High School Information Night” for 8th Grade Parents
Please join us for dinner and an information session regarding your student beginning high school next year. FSI will be expanding to hold a 9th grade class for the 2013 – 2014 school year and will be holding a parent night to provide you with more information about high school and its requirements. This will be held Thursday, February 7 at 6:00pm in the middle school. Since dinner will be provided, please RSVP to the front office (816-241-6202) by Wednesday, January 30. We look forward to seeing you February 7th!

FSI held its 2nd annual school-wide Spelling Bee on Thursday, December 13. After seven rounds, 8th grade student, Crystal, earned the 1st place trophy. Crystal will go on to compete in the city Spelling Bee on February 2. FSI winners:
1st: Crystal, 2nd: Katie, 3rd: Janeth

After a very successful fundraiser to benefit those affected by Superstorm Sandy in the Northeast, a group of FSI students delivered a check to the Red Cross and learned how their donations would be put to use helping others.

Frontier School of Innovation hosted its 4th annual Science Fair Saturday, December 8. Over 400 students prepared 245 projects that were put on display to judges and the community. Thank you to our students, parents, judges and guests who helped make this year’s Science Fair one of the best!

Frontier School of Innovation is proud to be offering a free English as a Second Language Class for parents! This class, will be held on Tuesday and Thursday nights at the school, from 4-6pm. Class begins this Tuesday October 16th. Parents who would like to sign up for this free ESL class should call the school to register or
Please, Click Here to to fill out application form.

The Top 10 students from each grade level in Grades 4-8 will be invited to participate in Clubs, 2 days a week during the Extended Hour.

One bracelet --$6
Two bracelets --$12
Three bracelets --$14

You can wear the bracelet every day, but you will only have free dress on Fridays!
Dress down is every Friday beginning September 7, 2012.


 

Possession and use of cell phones and/or electronic devices at school is a privilege and not a right. All cell phones/electronic devices must be out of sight and turned off between 7:-00 and dismissal time. Devices that are on and/or cause a disruption during the school day will be confiscated. If a school employee observes a student using, any cell phone/electronic device during the school day on campus, the school employee shall confiscate the device and turn it into the front office. Any such devices may be powered on and searched by school officials if there is reasonable cause to believe the device has been used in the transmission or reception of communications prohibited by law, policy, or regulation. The school administration will return confiscated items to the parent. A fee may be charged to retrieve confiscated items to be used for the student activity fund. The school will not be responsible fro damage to or loss or theft of confiscated items.

It is highly recommended that all students turn in all Electronic Devices to the front office each morning.

Confiscated Electronic Devices will need to be picked up by a parent and a $10 fee will be charged.

All parents and guardians,

Please note that on Wednesdays, every student will receive an envelope to take home and return it back to homeroom teacher with parent signature next day.
The package may include some fliers and report cards on some dates.
Please ask your child about this envelope on Wednesdays.

If you would like to sign up for Electronic Wednesday Mail and did not get a chance to do so at orientation, here is your chance! Click Here

PS: If the envelope is not returned on Thursday, your child may get "Wednesday envelope missing" DPS point until it is returned.

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The Frontier School System does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or age in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated to handle inquires regarding the non-discrimination policies:

Name & Title: Andrea Henderson & Executive Assistant
Address: 30 W Pershing Rd Suite 402 Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone Number:816-241-6200