The students and staff at Frontier are lucky to have such an amazing custodial staff. A giant THANK YOU to Sami, Ali, and Tereza for ensuring our school is ready for our learners each day.
Our first graders had the best time learning about Idaho's agriculture at this year's FFA Ag Expo. Thank you to all of the hard working FFA members for creating such a memorable day for our learners!
Did you know that you can support Frontier when you buy your groceries?
It's simple...Just download the Box Tops for Education App, scan your receipts, and earn money for our school.
What are you waiting for? Download the app now!
This year Frontier has established a "buddy program" in which our younger learners have been paired up with our older learners to work on activities and projects together. Through the buddy program, out littlest learners will have the opportunity to watch their older buddy model learner behaviors and The Frontier Way. Additionally, our older learners will be able to reflect on how their behaviors can influence others through this leadership role.
On Friday, our first graders met with their fourth grade buddies for the first time. Our fourth graders did a great job engaging their buddies in conversation and making it a fun experience for their first grade friends.
It's Subaru Loves to Learn month, and Frontier Elementary has once again been adopted by Larry H. Miller Subaru Boise. We are so thankful for this community partnership. Not only did they donate much needed school supplies to each grade level, they also made a generous monetary contribution to Frontier.
Thank you for your partnership, @lhmsubaruboise for your generosity!
It was a wonderful first day of school at Frontier! We have the best students, families, and staff around. It's going to be a great year!
This week several of Frontier's students had the opportunity to attend Camp Invention. A main focus for this week's camp was learning how to code. We are thankful to WestAda's Federal Programs department for making this opportunity available to our students.
It may be summer, but that doesn't mean the learning stops.
This past week a team of Frontier teachers attended the 2023 Summer Summit on Visible Learning. Visible Learning occurs when teachers evaluate their role as the teacher, see learning through the eyes of their students, and help students become their own teachers.
Frontier has talent!
Our student put in the work and showed off their amazing talents at yesterday's annual talent show. Nice work, Kids!
Are Frontier kids competitive? That might be an understatement!
Tug-a-War is a last day favorite for both students and staff.
And in case you haven't heard yet....the staff beat the 5th graders!
Congratulations to our 5th grade Presidential Award Recipients. "Founded in 1983, the President's Education Awards Program (PEAP) honors graduating elementary, middle and high school students for their achievement and hard work" (U.S. Department of Education). These kids should be proud of their determination and success at Frontier.
This morning we celebrated our 5th graders with a family breakfast and a farewell walk through the hallway. It has been amazing to watch this group of kids learn and grow into the young people they are today. We wish you the best of luck in your middle school adventure!
Have you ever wondered why some things explode? Well, Mrs. Carr's 5th graders have some answers for you!
These 5th graders investigated and modeled how gases cause explosions. The students experimented by combining baking soda and vinegar inside a sealed bag and observed how the gas bubbles produced caused the bag to inflate–and in some cases explode!
Field Day Fun!
Thank you to Mr. Thompson for putting on such a great day for our kids, and to all of the volunteers. We couldn't have done it without you!
Mrs. Jermann's 4th graders have been learning about gold mining in Idaho, so what better way to wrap up the unit than by mining for chocolate chip cookies.
Each student got a taste for mining as they had to pay for their "mining claim", mining tools, and reclamation fees. After mining, the students had to pay their debts before determining if they struck it rich or they walked away empty handed.
The class of 2035 has officially completed Kindergarten!
We can't wait to spend the next five years watching these kids grow, embrace challenges, and soar to success.
The Meridian Rotary Club is working to help schools have materials needed to increase recycling. They recently donated new recycling bins to Frontier in aid in this process.
Our kids have been hard at work this year!
Earlier this semester, our students set academic goals for themselves and have been working hard to reach them. They have use their learner behaviors (determined, reflective, ownership, and collaboration to name a few), and have been successful in accomplishing their goals! We couldn't be happier for them! Congrats, Kids!
Last week @westadaschools honored our classified and certified employees of the year at the "We are WestAda Staff Recognition Awards". We couldn't be happier for Ms. Keifer and Mrs. Frazier who were both celebrated at the event.
Mrs. Dutcher's 4th graders showed determination yesterday as they built chain reactions while focusing on stored and transferred energy.
