Tiger Traditions

PTA Events

Grade Level Special Events

Frostwood Lingo A-Z

Tiger Traditions

There are many different Traditions across Frostwood including school-wide PTA Events, Grade-Level Specific Events, and much more. To learn about our school and the traditions that make Frostwood so unique, follow our links below and read up on all the Frostwood Lingo!

PTA Events

Grade Level Special Events

Frostwood Lingo A-Z

•  Active Learning Lab: The Active Learning Lab combines brain research on exercise and learning. It helps basic child development by combining physical education standards and academic concepts. The Active Lab is set up in a format that engages students, enriches content, and energizes the child's brain and body while making learning more enjoyable. Want to see more? Check us out on Instagram.
  
  
• Announcements: Morning announcements broadcast via video. The Morning Announcements serve as an important tool to inform the student body about different activities across campus, Kindergarten World Changers service projects (that all grades are invited to participate in!), and reminders from the office. A favorite among students; kids from different grades have the opportunity to be selected to make guest appearances or parents can win their child a spot via Holiday and Regular Auction. Mrs. Bothe helps our 4th graders deliver the daily announcements in the Frostwood Broadcast Room-KFWE.
  
  
• APPLE (Autism Program Preparing Learners for Excellence) - One of SBISD's Special Education services, APPLE is designed to support students who exhibit deficits in the areas of cognitive reasoning, academic performance, adaptive functioning, social communication and behavioral regulation due to features of Autism or other related disability conditions. The APPLE program supports learners who require a highly structured setting, reduced staff- to-student ratios and specialized instruction through an alternative curriculum targeting pre-requisite skills. Teaching strategies in the APPLE program are based on principles of applied behavior analysis to address the unique learning styles of students with features of autism including but not limited to: visual structure, visual supports, individualized schedules, errorless learning, discrete trial teaching, data collection and analysis and positive behavior supports. 
  

• Big Form: Our primary beginning of year fundraiser that includes 7 different applications including PTA Membership, Underwriting, Brick Sales, and more. Only open for a brief time, your participation is critical and funds our entire operating budget for the year. Learn all about Big Form and make a donation plan before it opens. 

• Brick Campaign: Part of our yearly Big Form campaign-- buying a brick is the best way to leave your family's mark on the FWE campus. To learn more about this program and others visit our page on Big Form above ↑
  
  
• Class Coffees: A Frostwood Tradition! At the start of each school year we ask that one parent attends their student's grade level coffee. Hosted by a fellow grade level family, Class Coffees give everyone the invaluable opportunity to hear from one of our principals as well as other FWE staff members about the school year ahead. PTA Board Members and Committee Chairs also attend to provide information on special events and how to get involved! Dates and locations for 2026 can be found below:

• Curriculum Nights: Each grade level, except for Kindergarten who hosts an orientation before the start of school, will host a curriculum night at the beginning of the school year. This is an adult-only event that provides parents/guardians the opportunity to learn more about what goes on day to day in the classroom. You’ll hear about the specific curriculum, resources they use, and get to see some of the students’ work.
  
  
• Dads Club: The Frostwood Dads Club plays an essential role in our FWE community by fundraising and maintaining the FWE fields and green spaces. Through their program, we are able to offer sports team practices right here at home at Frostwood Elementary, as well as use the fields during school events like Field Day, International Festival, Health Fitness and more. Dad's Club also hosts several social events throughout the year and participates in PTA schoolwide events. To learn more and become a member visit their website:
  

• Garden Education Program: Our Frostwood Garden, which can be found outside the Library, is tended to by the Garden & Grounds PTA committee and serves as an interactive outdoor classroom. Through this program, which is funded fully by PTA, we partner with the Ready to Grow Gardens program to bring "learning to life in the garden!". Ready to Grow Gardens brings a dedicated team of educators who partner with our teachers to create meaningful and hands-on learning experiences for our students. To learn more about this program, please visit their website here.
  
  
• Gifted & Talented: For students in Kinder- 2nd Grade please refer to the Primary Gifted Program (PGP) section below. For students in 3rd- 5th Grade please refer to the SPIRAL Program section below.
  
  
• First Day Strut to School: To celebrate the first day of each school year, families are invited to walk their Tiger to their classroom for drop-off. With so many FWE families participating in this tradition, we highly encourage our families to strut or walk to campus on the first day to mitigate the need for parking. The rest of the school year students will enter the building independently.
  
  

• Flocking: Flocking is part of our annual Auction fundraising efforts. In the weeks leading up to the annual Auction, families can elect to have their yard "flocked", which means having Frostwood signage delivered to their yard for the day. Students typically take photos with the Auction-themed signage and if shared with FWE, these pictures can be shown during the morning announcements. Signage is moved to a different Frostwood family's home the next day. 
  
  

• Frostwood Fiddlers: Part of the SBISD Elementary Violin Program, it is open to students in kinder through fifth grade.There are three groups being offered at Frostwood: beginning, intermediate, advanced level group. The beginning level group is a Suzuki-based program. It teaches a specific cumulative curriculum through large group and individual experiences, rote instruction, and performance opportunities. The Suzuki literature is compiled utilizing a step-by-step approach. Reading and music theory are incorporated. The Frostwood Fiddler program meets weekly for 45-minute group lessons. Weekly group lessons are held after school in Mrs. Novero’s room (3:15pm – 4pm). Frostwood Fiddlers have multiple concerts and community shows throughout the year and the whole FWE community is invited to attend and enjoy! More information about Frostwood Fiddlers can be found here.
  
  

• FWE: Frostwood Elementary
  
  
• Kinder World Changers: a special Frostwood program started to help students understand their ability to positively impact the community around them. Every month the kinder grade will host a drive for items to benefit different community organizations. The entire school is encouraged to bring donations and help our FWE kindergartners change the world!
  
  
• Math Movers/Credit By Exam (CBE): Students enrolled in 1st- 5th grades are eligible to register to take the Credit By Exam (CBE) testing for math. Students who earn an 80% or higher on a math acceleration exam will be moved to the appropriate math class. More information regarding registration and timeline for the current school year will be communicated via Tiger Tales.
  
  
• Meet the Teacher: traditionally held a few days before the first day of school, students are invited to come with a parent or guardian up to school so they can meet their teacher for the upcoming school year and get familiar with their new classroom. This event helps our students feel more comfortable and capable on the first day of school.
   
• Membership Toolkit ("MTK"): Frostwood PTA's membership portal and website platform. It provides our school & faculty directories (only available to PTA members!), school calendar, storefronts, databases, and more. We highly encourage every family to create a Membership Toolkit account in order to take advantage of these services. We also recommend downloading their app to your phone so that you have easy access to all these services on the go!

• (Grade Level) Musicals: Every grade has a traditional musical performance at different times throughout the year. Our amazing music teachers as well as PTA committees across grade levels help plan and execute the performances. Information about these and all Grade-Level Events can be found at the link above.
  
  
• Newcomers Network/Tiger Buddies:  Frostwood PTA's Newcomers Network is dedicated to helping your students and family feel right at home. Newcomers Orientation and Tiger Buddies are two events under Newcomers Network. Visit our page to learn more or to volunteer to be a Tiger Buddy mentor/mentee. 
  

• Odyssey of the Mind (OM):  OM is a problem-solving competition that encourages students to think outside the box to come up with creative solutions to challenges just like the real world.  Since OM returned to Frostwood in 2021, we have had several teams participate in the Regional, State, and World competitions, with some taking the title of World Champions! More on the OM program can be found on the SBISD website here.
  
  
• The Paw Print: A school-issued monthly newsletter from our very own FWE Principal. A great resource to hear all about what is going on at Frostwood. Find past editions below:
  

• Primary Gifted Program (PGP): Part of SBISD's Gifted & Talented Services. For those who qualify in Kinder- 2nd Grade, in addition to appropriate differentiation in the classroom, G/T services are provided through a program that takes place on each home campus (PGP.) Students are provided services weekly. Instruction focuses on the development of independent thinking skills, research skills, developing products and on meeting the social-emotional needs of GT students. For students in 3rd- 5th Grade please refer to the SPIRAL Section below. To learn more about SBISD's GT program please visit the district webpage here.
  
  
• Project Study: The Project Study Program provides an opportunity for any school faculty, staff, or other PTA member to request funding from the PTA for a project that will benefit the school and our children in some unique way. Past examples of projects funded by the Project Study committee include: portable speaker system, the hydroponic garden, walkie talkies for campus security, coding robots for STEM & PGP, and so much more! To learn more or to submit a proposal please visit our page below:

• PTA: Frostwood PTA is affiliated with the Texas PTA who's mission is to make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children. We believe that mission takes more than parents, students, and educators – it takes an entire community. PTA is focused on strengthening education and taking a comprehensive approach to community success. Joining PTA is a great way to get involved and learn more about your school. This is an annual membership. We invite all parents, guardians, grandparents, and community members to join our PTA at the beginning of the year through Big Form. If you are interested in joining FWE later in the year, you can do so through our membership portal. Membership runs from July 1st through June 30th, in alignment with our fiscal year. 
  
  

• Red Ribbon Week: An alcohol, tobacco and other drug and violence prevention awareness campaign observed annually in October in the United States. The week includes themed dress-up days that students are invited to participate in.
  
  

• Reflections:  Annual PTA arts program that starts in the fall, and invites students to use their creativity and talents to submit a form of art that focuses on an annual theme. To learn more about this program please visit the Texas PTA Reflections website.
  
  
• ROAR & ROAR Rockstars: ROAR is the philosophy we strive to have our students live out. To learn more follow the link to our Frostwood 101 page.

• Salad Bar: PTA's volunteer run Salad Bar offers Frostwood students the unique opportunity to help grow lettuce in the school's hydroponic garden and enjoy fresh salad bar offerings during lunch on certain days. Salad Bar and the Hydroponic Garden gives students hands on experience growing produce and encourages healthy food choices. More information about Salad Bar can be found at the link below:
  

• Spring Branch Education Foundation (SBEF): "Spring Branch Education Foundation believes in student success. As the nonprofit organization that partners with Spring Branch ISD, we fund programs that enrich education for students across the district. Led by a volunteer board of community leaders, we raise funds through donations and community events. Thanks to a generous community, we give scholarships to a growing number of seniors each year, and we award grants for mentoring programs, classroom libraries, technology and much more." To learn more about SBEF and their events visit the website here.
  
  
• SBMSA/Spring Branch-Memorial Sports Association: SBMSA's mission is "to provide Spring Branch-Memorial community youth with facilities and the opportunity to grow in character through sports in a safe, positive and competitive environment." They provide many types of sports for both genders some starting as early as 5 years old all the way through high school. SBMSA partners with SBISD to use their school fields and facilities for practices and games. Please visit their website to learn more about their different offerings and registrations.
  
  
• School Spirit Wednesdays: Frostwood teachers, staff and students dress in high school or college spirit wear to help promote upper level education on Wednesdays. Whether cheering on our MHS Mustangs, The Longhorns, The Aggies, or your favorite alma mater-- we love to see your child's school spirit!
  
  
• School Store: Throughout the year FWE PTA will utilize our School Store on our website to sell time limited items for certain events. These items include: tickets to Tigerfest, Auction, & IFest; spirit wear; merchandise for Tigerfest; and more! School Store opening and closing information will be sent via Tiger Tales. When the School Store is active you will be able to find it on our homepage in the navigation bar and as a special button at the top of the right rail.
  
  
• Science Labs: Offering our students hands on opportunities to learn about science, each grade offers labs throughout the year. These are held on-campus during school. Some grades have parent-led science labs and others are run by the grade level teachers. In both cases, PTA supports by providing a budget as well as a Science Lab liaison from PTA to support.
  
  
• Sister School Solution: Frostwood PTA participates in the SBISD Sister School Solution Program to support a neighboring school in the district who does not have the support of a PTA like Frostwood's. We are fortunate in that we have TWO sister schools! Throughout the year we support both Housman Elementary and Cedar Brook Elementary. The PTA Sister School Solution committee helps host staff appreciation events during the year and also helps provide necessary supplies for their campus and staff. During Book Fair, we also use some of our proceeds raised to support their libraries.
  

   

• Spelling Bee: Annual event for Frostwood 3rd- 5th grade students to compete while putting their spelling skills to the test. The spelling bee is overseen by both a faculty representative as well as a PTA volunteer. 
  
  
• SPIRAL Program: Part of SBISD's Gifted & Talented Services, the SPIRAL program offers experiences for gifted and talented students that develop intellect, encourage achievement, and nurture academic and personal goals. Our students participate in a more elaborate and in-depth study of major topics, and engage in problem solving that integrates knowledge across systems of thought. In addition, our teachers encourage students to demonstrate leadership qualities, high-level practical skills, and a capacity for creative thinking. SPIRAL occurs weekly at the Bendwood campus. Frostwood's assigned weekday for each school year will be communicated via Tiger Tales and The Paw Print. For students in K- 2nd Grade please refer to the PGP Section above. To learn more about SBISD's GT program please visit the district webpage here.
  
• STEM Enrichment Class: This program, fully funded by the PTA, is part of the school's specials rotation for each grade level. STEM Enrichment Class gives our students the opportunity to engage in learning about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) through a hands- on and creative approach.
  
  
• Math Olympiad: A not-for-profit corporation dedicated to stimulating enthusiasm, fostering creativity, and strengthening intuition in mathematical problem solving with scheduled contests. Supported by FWE staff. May not occur every year.
  
  
• Spirit Wear/Spirit Wear Fridays: Spirit wear is created each year by a PTA committee and sold through our website in the Spirit Store. Spirit Wear is only sold during the Spring presale and for a limited time at the beginning of the school year. On FRIDAYS throughout the year we have Spirit Wear Day and invite all our Tigers to dress in their favorite Frostwood gear!
  
  
• Staff Appreciation: The PTA Staff Appreciation Committee plans and facilitates many wonderful events throughout the school year to help celebrate our amazing staff. Staff Appreciation events include monthly lunches, snacks during STAAR testing and a full week of activities in May for Teacher Appreciation Week During the school year, volunteers signup to host monthly staff lunches or help with lunch room supervision so our teachers can enjoy their luncheon with their entire grade level team.
  
  
• Stock Market Club: Available to our 5th graders. Throughout the year, students who choose to participate in this club explore the fundamentals of investing, learning about stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and the inner workings of the market. Working in teams, they are each given a virtual $100,000 to invest through The Stock Market Game platform, where they trade in real time and gain valuable hands-on experience.
  
  
• Student ID Number: Your child's identification number with the district. It can be found on your Skyward Family Access page under their profiles after both online and in person registration has taken place. This number will be necessary to create your students accounts with School Cafe and MySchoolBucks.
  
  
• TAPS/Patrols: Under the guidance of FWE Staff, selected 5th Grade students serve as campus helpers through service in carpool, bus lines, assistance in the front office, raising the flag, and more. Students who serve on TAPS are considered role models for the student body and amongst their peers.
  
  
• Teacher Phone Calls: before the start of school, every FWE teacher calls each student in their incoming class and introduces themselves over the phone. Students love this unique tradition and the opportunity it gives them to speak with their teacher before Meet the Teacher.
  
  
• Tiger Tales: FWE PTA's weekly newsletter that is typically sent out every Sunday night. To learn more about Tiger Tales and communication at Frostwood please visit the page below:

• Yearbook: Our Annual Frostwood Yearbook is put together by a dedicated PTA volunteer committee. It features a page for every class, pages dedicated to FWE's special events, and much more! Copies of the yearbook can be purchased through a link in Tiger Tales and on our website beginning in the Fall. You must preorder your student's copy of the yearbook; extras are not ordered!