Welcome to the Frost PTA!
The Frost Parent Teacher Association supports the Frost Elementary School community of East Brunswick, NJ. We are dedicated to developing and nurturing the Frost community to make it the most engaging and rewarding experience for the children, the teachers, and the parents.
News & Notes
Frost PTA Walk-A-Thon 2008
Posted on April 29, 2008 at 7:34 AM
It's Walk-A-Thon time! At Robert Frost School a Walk-A-Thon is one of our favorite fundraisers that will take place on School Grounds on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30TH, rain date is Thursday, May 1st.
This event has the following advantages:
- Gives our students the opportunity to actively participate in helping their school
- Encourages physical activity and a healthy lifestyle-Builds school spirit
- No door to door solicitation - use the telephone or e-mail to gather pledges
- No money to collect/All pledges will be billed and collected directly by mail
Sponsor cards need to be returned to the homeroom teacher by Tuesday, April 29th. Extra sponsor cards will be available in the school office.
On Walk–A-Thon Day, the students will walk around a course for 45 minutes with music provided by a DJ. This event is NOT a contest or competition. All students are encouraged to have fun and walk at their own pace
Sponsors will be asked to pledge per lap or flat amount. Most children will walk 35 laps with 50 laps as a maximum. Therefore, $.35 x 35 laps is a $12.25 pledge. The minimum pledge is $5.00. Do not collect any money! All pledges will be billed and collected by mail.
Intersted in Volunteering?
If you are interested in volunteering for this event on Wednesday April 30th,
please contact Cindy Fenn at Fish42@comcast.net or call her at 732.238.4746
You can volunteer to support Grades K-2 at 9:20AM
or you can suppport Grades 3-5 at 10:20AM.
Labels: walkathon
Election - Airings of Public Hearing, Candidate Forum
Posted on April 3, 2008 at 9:13 PM
Below are dates and times of when the video broadcast of the March 25th Public Hearing and the Candidates Forum hosted by Linda Rondinelli will be aired on EBTV Channel 3:
March 25th Public Hearing:
Saturdays at 5 p.m., Mar 29, Apr 5, Apr 12.
Sundays at 3 p.m., Mar 30, Apr 6, Apr 13.
Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m., Mar 26, Apr 2, Apr 9.
Thursday at 5 p.m., Mar 27.
Candidates Forum:
Saturdays at 2pm, Apr 5, Apr 12.
Sundays at 2pm, Apr 6, Apr 13.
Mondays at 4pm, Apr 7, Apr 14.
Tuesdays at 7am and at 8:30 pm, Apr 8 Apr 15
Wednesdays at 7am and 8:30pm, Apr 9
Election results can be viewed on EBTV on Tuesday, April 15, after 10pm.
Labels: election
Frost PTA Meeting Notes - 3/19/08
Frost School PTA Meeting
March 19, 2008
Opening:
Co-President, Margaret DallaTorre called the meeting to order and thanked everyone for attending the meeting.
Budget Presentation:
Joellen Bassman, Assistant Superintent of Student Services presented the highlights of the East Brunswick school system. Ms. Bassman discussed some of the achievements of the East Brunswick students. She spoke about the Student Accomplishments in the East Brunswick Schools which focus on Excellence in Academics, Athletics and the Arts.
Some Facts about East Brunswick Schools Ms. Bassman spoke about were:
- 98% of last year’s graduates are pursuing post-secondary education
- The EBHS academic team is the 2008 NAQT New Jersey Champions
- 65 seniors received the designation of “Bloustein Scholar”, a distinction reserved for the highest achieving graduation high school students in New Jersey. Distinguished Scholars are offered an annual award of $1,000 without regard to financial need.
Bill McCann Member of Board of Board of Education spoke specifically about the budget. Bill discussed all the different resources that were not included in the budget. The school board has put a proposal together that is extremely lean and includes the minimum basic necessesities. This is the smallest tax increase in over a decade. So please vote on April 15 to approve the school budget.
PTA Events:
- Tricky Tray: Margaret thanked everyone for participating in the Tricky Tray. The Tricky Tray was a wonderful success. Because of the success of the Tricky Tray, the PTA will be purchasing two new promethean boards. These boards will be placed in the Media Center and a 2nd grade classroom.
- Frost Beautification Day: The Frost Beautification Day at the school will be held Saturday, May 13th the rain date will be May 14th. The PTA will be sending letters to area businesses asking for donations. The day will be a Frost Community Family event. We are asking all family members to bring a shovel and some gloves to truly transform the landscape of the school to a more inviting place for students. Mrs. Meara spoke about the Frost Beautification is one part of our school’s “Frost Kids Care Program” in which to teach the children to care about their school and environment.
Fundraising:
Karen Mandleur, our Vice President of Fundraising presented an update on the current fundraisers.
- Gertrude Hawk: All orders were sent home with the students. This fundraiser raised over $900.
- The Walk-a-Thon: The event is scheduled for Aril 30th. Notices will be sent home with the students to participate in this event.
- Clothing Drive: The Drive is scheduled for Saturday, May 31st. For this year the clothing drive will be held on One day only. The goal of this event is to collect over 50 bags of clothes. The clothes collected will be given to people. These clothes will not be made to rags. Clothes will be used by people who live overseas as well as poorer areas in the US.
Nominating Committee:
Robin Adkins our Co-President read the names for the nominating committee. And called for a vote on the nominating committee. The people in attendance unanimously voted to approve the nominating committee.
Committee Chairs:
Carolyn Frey, Vice President of Committees, reminded members to please sign up to chair committees. The forms should be submitted by April 18th.
Issues from the floor:
- Mrs. Meara addressed the group regarding the East Brunswick community. The education process is very strong and it shows in other communities.
- No Dogs allowed to be walked to school.
- Allergy free tables require a list of children with all allergies.
- Birthday treats for the children can be ordered through the child nutrition. However they need 10 days to complete an order.
Labels: minutes, ptameetings
Tonight's Tricky Tray Event Postponed
Posted on February 22, 2008 at 2:11 PM
Unfortunately, due to inclement weather, the Frost Tricky Tray scheduled for tonight will be postponed until next Friday, February 29th at the East Brunswick High School. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. and ticket calling will start at 7:30 p.m.
Labels: events, trickytray
Frost Scholastic Book Fair
Posted on February 21, 2008 at 12:12 AM
Join us in sharing a love of reading with our students at Frost Scholastic Book Fair starting on Monday, March 3 through Friday, March 7, 2008. And don't forget the Family Event, Wednesday, March 5th, beginning at 7:00 p.m. It's a great way to connect your kids with books they want to read!
Learn more at www.frostpta.org/bookfair and be sure to share the URL with others in the Frost PTA community