Week of December 8-12, 2025

The Grinch Holiday Music Concert

“The Grinch” holiday music concert is still on! 

We are looking forward to a night of fantastic music for our entire school community. The K-2nd performance will be at 5:30 pm, and the 3rd-5th performance will be at 7:00 pm. Both performances will take place in the auditorium at Silverton High School. Ms. Cram will send out a detailed plan for the concert on Parent Square this weekend. 

Early Release

Our first all-district early release will occur this coming Thursday, December 11. The school board approved this time for staff to continue professional development and have dedicated time as a staff to meet and learn together. 

Dismissal will be at 1:00 pm on early release days. Red car pick-up will be at 1:00, yellow car pick-up will be at 1:05, and blue car pick-up will be at 1:10 pm. Walkers and bus riders will dismiss at 1:00 also. Bus route drop-offs will occur two hours earlier than usual. 

Please mark your calendars for the early releases for the remainder of the year. 

PTC’s Pancakes and PJs with Santa Event

Cozy up in your holiday pajamas, and come join Santa for pancakes and family fun on Saturday, December 13th 11:00-2:00 at Robert Frost Elementary School! 

Thanks to our wonderful donors, we are able to offer tickets to this event for FREE for children! 

Get your tickets now at https://givebutter.com/rfbreakfastwithsanta2025

*Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. If adult tickets are a barrier, please contact the school, as we have a number of sponsored tickets available!*

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¡Pónganse cómodos con sus pijamas navideños y vengan a disfrutar con Santa Claus de panqueques y diversión familiar el sábado 13 de diciembre, de 11:00 a 2:00, en la escuela primaria Robert Frost!

Gracias a nuestros maravillosos donantes, podemos ofrecer entradas GRATUITAS para este evento a los niños.

Consigan sus entradas ahora en https://givebutter.com/rfbreakfastwithsanta2025

*Los niños deben ir acompañados de un padre o tutor. Si las entradas para adultos suponen un obstáculo, ponte en contacto con la escuela, ya que disponemos de varias entradas patrocinadas.

If you would like to volunteer to help with this event, please sign up at: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/4090A4FA5AE28A0FC1-60502471-breakfast

PTC Food Drive

Our Parent Teacher Club and school is partnering with SACA and the Silverton Fire Department to collect canned food from December 8-19. There will be collection boxes in each classroom, as well as a large collection barrel in the front lobby. The class that collects the most food items will get a Firefighter Party at the Silverton Fire Station! Thank you for your help supporting our community. 

Festive Spirit Week December 15-19

• Golden Tray award for outstanding cafeteria behavior:  Mrs. Pantovich’s class

• Golden Dustpan award for a tidy classroom: Ms. De La Melena’s class, Mrs. Rounce’s class, Mrs. Denney’s class

• Golden Whistle award for outstanding recess behavior: Mrs. Guyer’s class, Mrs. Rounce’s class, Mrs. Larned’s class

• Golden Shoe award for outstanding hallway behavior: Mr. Henderson’s class

• Golden Book award for outstanding library behavior: Mr. Henderson’s class

December 8: “The Grinch” music program at SHS, K-2 performance at 5:30 pm and 3-5 performance at 7:00 pm

December 8-10: Dental screenings for students (must have submitted permission form)

December 9: K-3 Hearing screenings

December 10: OBOB practice 3:00-4:00 (rescheduled from last week)

December 11: Early release at 1:00 pm

December 13: PTC’s Pancakes and PJs with Santa event from 11:00-2:00

*Our PBIS Character assembly scheduled on Thursday, December 4 will be rescheduled. We will send out an updated date and time soon. 

Thank you so much for your patience and flexibility as we anxiously awaited news about our building. A huge thank you goes out to our incredible staff, students, and families for working together and supporting one another over the past couple of days. We are also deeply grateful to our district office administration for their diligence, support, and consistent communication throughout this process.

We are excited to welcome everyone back to school on Monday, and we are especially thrilled to celebrate together that evening at our holiday music concert, “The Grinch.” We look forward to seeing you there!

Go Bears!

Repost of Superintendent Kellison’s Update from 3:23 pm on 12/5/25:

Hello Robert Frost Community,

We want to provide our community with a clear and transparent update on the situation at Robert Frost Elementary and the steps that have been taken since the initial discovery of the roof truss damage. Student and staff safety remains our highest priority, and every decision has been guided by an abundance of caution and consultation with safety and engineering experts. Below is a detailed timeline of the events, actions taken, and next steps as we continue to assess the building and complete necessary repairs. 

• We immediately called PACE, a risk management and insurance pool for Oregon school districts, and our insurance providers. PACE requested that we evacuate the building. An evacuation was already in motion due to concern from the district office staff.

• We evacuated the building and shared everything that we knew about the issue to the RF community immediately. The evacuation was essential to maintain the safety of staff and students.

• We contacted the engineering firm ZCS and requested a structural engineer to evaluate the roof structure of the building.

• ZCS engineers arrived on 12/4 and began inspecting the building that houses the kitchen, gym, functional skills, and music classrooms. This is where the first broken trusses were found. 

• ZCS finished inspecting the first building on 12/4 and noticed three additional roof trusses that were damaged. These damaged roof trusses are near the music room.

• The construction company Brockamp and Jaeger arrived on site on 12/4 and began making repairs and adding structural supports to the building. They are still on site making repairs as of the time of this message.

• ZCS engineering firm has completed a thorough second inspection of the office and classroom building. They are sending a certified report that the school is certified for occupancy.

We would like to share the following information regarding our plan moving forward:

• We are thrilled to share that school will resume on Monday, December 8th at Robert Frost.

• Repairs and additional support bracing were completed by Brockamp and Jaeger. These repairs are both in the attic space as well as in the kitchen, music room, and functional skills classroom. This may briefly impact music instruction and cause relocation of one classroom.

• ZCS engineers have evaluated the entire roof truss structure and have said that the building is cleared for occupancy. 

• School meals will be provided and prepped at the high school and delivered to RF. This was necessary due to extra bracing in the kitchen to support the roof trusses.

• There are no financial barriers to complete the repairs. The district has a $500,000 capital improvement fund reserved for building issues and repairs.

• We are requesting bids for new roofing and other ongoing maintenance needs at RF.

• Our employee who was injured during an inspection is doing well and we are hoping he has a speedy recovery. The PTC and school administration team will be in touch about meals and other support for the employee and his family.

Thank you for your patience, understanding, and continued support as we work through this situation. We remain committed to keeping our community informed and to ensuring the safety of our students and staff above all else. If you have immediate questions, please contact the district office.

Sincerely,

Kim Kellison

Superintendent