Falcon Family Fun Night at DEFY: Thursday 1/12, 5:30-7:30p
**Enter raffle to win lunch with Mr. G!**
Volunteer greeters needed! Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094EAEA628A5FBC70-defy
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Food Drive: January 17-20
Benefiting The Village Pantry, a program of the Village Exchange Center
The Village Pantry provides culturally relevant foods to people from more than 38 difference countries of origin. Access to traditional foods helps keep cultural roots and food traditions alive by sharing them across generations. A small sample of the communities/cultures/countries of origin served by Village Pantry include: Korean, Bhutanese Nepali, El Salvador, Oromo, and Afghan. 73% of people served live within APS boundaries.
Items Needed
1 Point Items
- Lentils (all types and especially yellow)
- Oils
- Sugar
- Coffee
- Rice
- Chicken bouillon cubes/powder
- Spaghetti
- Flour
- Dried Chickpeas
- Dried Beans
- Canned beans
- Tomato paste
- Tomato sauce
- Nuts
- Raisins
- Dried Spices: garlic, ginger, black pepper, mustard, cumin, turmeric, coriander seeds, bay leaves
5 Point Items
- Aahu Barah Rice
- Basmati Rice
- Teff Powder/Flour
- Chickpea Flour
- Dried Spices: anchovy, ambasha, chickpea powder
If there are other items you find that you think will be useful to the Village Pantry, feel free to donate them! Items not typically found in King Soopers will be counted as 5 point items.
Never been to an international market? Go with a friend! Use it as an opportunity to talk to your child(ren) about the experiences of immigrants and refugees and how it might feel when coming to a new country and trying to obtain something as necessary and seemingly simple as food.
Click here for more information about the Village Exchange Center
Click here for more information about the Village Pantry
Want to take the lesson further?
Here are some engaging extension activities to round out your child’s understanding of hunger, and the experiences of immigrants and refugees in our country.
FREE Movie Night: January 20, 6:30p
What: We will be watching Minions: Rise of Gru
Where: Frontier Gym
When: Friday, January 20, 6:30p
Bring a picnic dinner and something to sit on!
Volunteering Opportunity
Click here to volunteer to sell popcorn or help clean up the gym.
**All children must be accompanied by an adult**
Your attendance is your permission for your child to view the movie.
2022-2023 School Year Elections
Aurora Frontier PTO is holding officer elections on 14 Sept 2022 at 7pm in the school media center. Parents, grandparents, guardians, please join us!
If interested in running for a position, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/iaugMnEM2hVGCDGY8
The form describes each position in detail, including some secondary positions
Box Tops
Box Tops is now accepting emailed receipts if you are shopping online or getting groceries delivered. You can find more information on their website.
Here is what we made so far this:
Don’t forget that you can continue submitting Box Tops throughout the year, including during the summer!
2019-2020 Half Year Report
Curious about where the PTO money is going and how much we raised so far this year? Check out this infographic!
What has the Falcon Frenzy money been used for?
- 500 pounds of clay for ceramic projects in Art
- Nice fabric chair pockets for 1st graders that will used for many years to come
- Winter party treats for 5th and 6th graders
- Classcraft educational program for 5th graders
- Scholastic Storyworks subscription for 3rd graders
- Field trip to Lone Tree Arts Center for 6th graders
- Various supplies for classrooms
- Plus more that have not been used yet!
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at pto [at]aurorafrontierpto.org.