Email: jennifer.schmidt-hutchins@matsuk12.us
Website: www.matsuk12.us/frc
Location: 2315 North Seward Meridian Parkway, Wasilla, AK, USA
Phone: 907-376-2223
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/395724157599339

Hello Fronteras Families!

We are SO grateful for the huge number of parent volunteers for our PE bike weeks, Pyrah’s field trips, and Cross Country! Time is the greatest gift you can give a child. Thank you! Thank you!

A HUGE THANK YOU to our Middle School and Elementary Cross Country coaches: Mr. Eller, Mr. & Mrs. Stamoolis, Mrs. Beck, and Mrs. Fogarty! We are so grateful to you for leading our runners through a super successful season! See photos and coach write-up later in this newsletter.

Thank you for the continued support of our Yellow status. Unfortunately, cases continue to be reported. We appreciate your support in having your student wear a mask while at school, keeping kiddos home when they show symptoms, and getting any symptomatic household members tested.

**Fronteras will NOT have bus service NEXT Thursday, Sept. 30th.**

Next Friday, October 1st is a district wide Professional Development Day. No school for students!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs. Hutchins

“In difficult times carry something beautiful in your heart.”

- Blaise Pascal

• STUDENTS MUST STAY IN PARENT VEHICLE UNTIL STAFF ARE PRESENT AT FRONT DOOR
• VEHICLES MUST PULL ALL THE WAY FORWARD
• PARENTS MAY NOT GET OUT OF VEHICLE AT SIDEWALK – PARK IN THE PARKING LOT INSTEAD
• STUDENTS MUST BE READY TO EXIT VEHICLE AT SIDEWALK – DO NOT DELAY OTHER PARENTS
• After reading this section, please email Miss Kami at: kami.koecher@matsuk12.us and tell her one of the morning drop off requests cited here. If you do this, your Fronteras student(s) will receive a Subway cookie coupon.
  
• SCHOOL DOORS CLOSE AT 8:00AM – STUDENTS MUST RING DOORBELL WHEN ARRIVING AFTER 8:00AM
• PLEASE DRIVE SLOWLY, USE BLINKER WHEN NECESSARY, AND BE AWARE OF SURROUNDINGS

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION!

1. Please DO NOT drive behind our building at any time during the school day. This is a huge safety issue, as classes are held on our blacktop, and students and staff use the four portables throughout the day.
2. Students must start wearing appropriate clothing for the changing weather. Please do not allow your child to wear shorts or sandals to school. In addition, all students must have appropriate cold weather clothing.

It is a wrap for Fronteras Middle School Cross Country Running! For six fast and fun weeks, the middle school runners braved every type of weather to tackle the trails outside. From grass drills to hill drills to sprints, runners became faster and stronger. The middle school season had four meets and Fronteras runners improved at every race. Athletes set goals and continually exceeded them. In addition to the running, there was a lot of laughing! It was a great season and, as coaches, we are so proud of all the runners.

Highlights:

1. Corbin Lutz was Fronteras’ fastest runner at the XC Championships at Redington with a time (and personal best) of 13 minutes and 35 seconds (about 6 min 17 second per mile on splits).

2. Brynlee was an amazing runner and our fastest girl (and our only girl—she is one tough young lady!)

3. Gio (8th grade) continually set ambitious goals for himself (goal: to beat his previous time by 2 minutes ) and then achieved his goals!

4. Jacob (8th grader) at the Colony races, beat his first time by over 4 minutes!

We gave out paper plate awards and both Cole and Noah (7th grade) got the “Surfing the Waves” award for continually being moved up into faster and faster heats.

You can report an absence using the following in preferred order:

ParentVUE

1. log into your ParentVUE account using desktop (won't let you report an absence using cell)
2. click on blue "Report Absence" button to the right of your student's school photo
3. follow prompts

School Dismissal Manager

1. log into your School Dismissal Manager account using desktop or cell
2. click on the day of the week the absence will occur
3. create "Exception"
4. click on absence
5. follow prompts

Email

1. email Kami at kami.koecher@matsuk12.us

The Wasilla Lions Club is offering free vision screening for Fronteras students grades K-3rd on Wednesday, October 20th! Permission slips were sent home with students on Wednesday, September 15th, was posted to the Facebook page, was sent out via Amigos Message and can be found on the website at:

1. www.matsuk12.us/frc
2. Scroll down to "Site Shortcuts" on right hand side
3. Click on "Fronteras Forms HERE"
4. Click on "Permission Slips" located on left hand side

Looking for parent volunteers who can help organize and clean Drama Club supplies. If you are interested, please email Solveig at solveig.eidsness@matsuk12.us!

It's time to order your 2021-2022 Fronteras Yearbook! Order by September 30th and receive 10% off!

1. Go to www.treering.com/validate
2. Enter school passcode: 1014981488732281

If you are not receiving communications such as Amigos messages or the bi-weekly Phoenix Flyer newsletter, please let Kami or Shawn know at the front desk and we'll get you added! The newsletter is also posted on the Fronteras website and the private Parents Page on Facebook. For active Facebook users click on the link below to join the private Parents Page that is kept up to date daily with current information. Please also check with your child's teacher about being connected with Class DoJo!

Can't find your student's permission slip? Have no fear, the website is here! All permission slips can be located on our website at:

1. www.matsuk12.us/frc
2. Scroll down to "Site Shortcuts" on right hand side
3. Click on "Fronteras Forms HERE"
4. Click on "Permission Slips" located on left hand side