How to Build Fine Motor Skills at Home
While screens can provide many early learning opportunities, many teachers are noticing that students are coming in with decreased fine motor skills. This can make writing, coloring and cutting very difficult in the early grades because their hand muscles are not strong. Here are some ways to help your child improve these skills at home:
October is National Bullying Prevention Month
Each October, schools and communities across the country recognize National Bullying Prevention Month. This is a time dedicated to raising awareness, promoting kindness and strengthening safe and supportive learning environments for all students. Bullying can impact students not only at school but also at home and in the community. Research shows that nearly 1 in […]
How to Get Your Child to Tell You about Their Day
Have you ever asked your child, “How was school today?” only to get an answer such as “fine”, “good” or “bad”? This could be because of how the question is phrased. It is too easy for students to just give a one word answer. Here are a few examples of ways to ask and actually […]
Proper Sleep Can Increase Success in the Classroom
Getting enough sleep is important for children of all ages. Even as adults, sleep is a time when the body can recharge and repair. Repair takes place throughout the body, especially in the brain. Studies have shown that the brain of someone who is not getting regular sleep looks similar to that of a drug […]
2025 Board Meeting Dates and Times
9/15/2025, 7:00 PM Regular Meeting, Frontier Jr-Sr HS, 1 Falcon Drive, Chalmers, IN 47929 10/20/2025, 7:00 PM Regular Meeting, Frontier Elementary, 811 S. Railroad Street, Brookston, IN 47923 11/17/2025, 7:00 PM Regular Meeting, Frontier Jr-Sr HS, 1 Falcon Drive, Chalmers, IN 47929 12/15/2025, 7:00 PM Regular Meeting, Frontier Elementary, 811 S. Railroad Street, Brookston, IN […]
Tips to Keep Students Healthy at School
Kids love to be close and share everything, even germs. Here are some quick tips to help students reduce the spread of germs at school.
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How to Prepare for Kindergarten
Many may think that children need to be exposed to academics prior to going to school and while this doesn’t hurt, it is important to realize that there are other things that families can focus on to help prepare their children for school. Being kindergarten ready is so much more than ABCs!
Tips and Tricks to Help Your PreK-2 Students
As your child’s first teacher, you play an important role in helping your child be prepared for PreK-2nd grade. Here are some practical tips you can use to incorporate literacy and math skills into your everyday routines. Early Literacy Skills Math Skills
