May 22 Newsletter
The FSS Exam schedule can be found here. We encourage all families to read the schedule. If you note that your student has a conflict (two exams during the same time) please see Ms. Bonney Morris-Pocock or Mr McKenna to resolve the conflict. With the release of the exam schedule, the school year is officially picking up speed. With only 15 instructional days left before grade 12 exams, the light at the end of the tunnel is getting much brighter. The band trip to Canada's Wonderland was a tremendous success and the focus for the arts will shift to the final concert and year end arts banquet. Our athletes continue to impress in the spring season as well. Track athletes are posting personal best times and distances, the rugby teams steadily improved all season, soccer and ultimate narrowly missed out on advancing for city and provincial championships and baseball is currently undefeated in KASSAA play. At grade forums last week, the central themes of kindness and respect for the community were emphasized as well as to finish the school year strong. We can do this Falcons!
FSS Rocks Olympiad
A huge thank you to Student Council for organizing a successful Olympiad event! This annual event is one of the best days at Frontenac and is a reflection of the effort and enthusiasm of the student leaders at FSS. The Olympiad event celebrates the success of our clubs, bands and teams and epitomizes what it means to be a Falcon. With a school wide pep rally in the morning, a Dominos Pizza sponsored lunch and fun games and events in the afternoon, FSS School Spirit was on full display. Events organized in the afternoon included: therapy dogs, cornhole, face painting, slip and slides, bouncy castles, obstacle courses, basketball, tug of war, and the Jurassic Classic offered something for everyone to enjoy and participate in.
School (Parent) Council Staff Appreciation Breakfast
School Council is hosting the annual staff appreciation breakfast on the PA Day Friday, May 29th. Donations of grab and go food items can be dropped off Thursday, May 28th to the main office at Frontenac. Any containers that wish to be returned must be labelled with the family name. Parents wishing to make a financial donation instead can make a contribution via their School Day accounts that will be used to purchase breakfast items.
FSS Arts
The FSS Music program is heading to The Festival of Music at Canada’s Wonderland on Tuesday, May 19th. At this point our trip is now full! Music students are excited to share our music at the festival! The Year End Performing Arts concert will happen on Monday, June 8th from 7-9pm in the library! Come hear our performance ensembles and support our students in the arts! The Arts Banquet will be held on Friday, June 12th at 4pm. More details to follow on this year’s theme!
FSS Athletics
School to Community Soccer Baseball Event
We hosted six school to community programs from across the city on Wednesday in one of our favourite events of the year, Soccer Baseball! This inclusive, fun, high energy, low competition day was the highlight of our week. We shared lots of laughs, home runs, and time with friends. Thank you to our PAL Phys Ed class and all the volunteers for making this day so special.
Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to our senior boys 4 x 100 m relay. The boys broke a long-standing record to claim gold at KASSAA with a blazing time of 43.34 seconds. The team is running at EOSSAA on Friday, May 22 with hopes of moving on to regionals and hopefully OFSAA.
Rugby Champions
Our Varsity Girls Rugby team are KASSAA Champions! The girls showed tremendous grit and defensive tenacity against a KSS team that possessed the ball for the majority of the game. However, when FSS did get the ball, their speed and skill was on full display. FSS speed and skill was on full display in the opening seconds of the match as Jenna Martin scored a try that saw her kick the ball twice and outrun the Bears defence to score a sensational opening try. With the game tied at 12 with a few minutes left, Delaney Brule followed up on a brilliant run from Olivia Kyte to score the go ahead try. Best of luck to the girls who travel to Lindsay for OFSAA June 4-6. Well done Falcons!
Athletic Banquet
Mark your calendars! This year we will host the Frontenac SS Athletic Banquet on Thursday, June 11 in our Main gym. Doors and food at 3:30 PM. The ceremony will begin at 4 PM. Tickets will be on sale in the front foyer the week leading up to the banquet. Tickets are $5 per person. Students, athletes, and family members are all welcome! We look forward to celebrating all the teams and their accomplishments for the 2025–2026 KASSAA Sports season.
Limestone Achievers
Congratulations to Elian Kaiser on being recognized at the LDSB meeting this week as the recipient of the Limestone Achievers Award. This award recognizes 12 outstanding students across the Limestone District School Board who have demonstrated excellence in academics, leadership and extra curricular involvement. Elian is a worthy recipient who has had a lasting impact on all facets of student life at Frontenac. Congratulations Elian.
FSS English Department
This week students enjoyed exploring the charming town of Stratford before spending the evening immersed in Shakespeare's "The Tempest." The next day, the students had a behind the scenes workshop followed by a second performance of the hit Broadway musical "Something Rotten."
Triboard
The submission deadline to have applications processed for the first day of school is August 5, 2026.
FSS SAGE-Game Night
On Friday May 15th SAGE hosted a games night from 3-6pm. It was a great success with a Dungeons and Dragons group, board games, puzzles, Werewolf and Karaoke. Students stayed after school to snack and play. A big thank you to SAGE for sponsoring and planning this event and providing all the snacks!
Summer Session
Registration for Summer Session is open! Summer Session is a great option for students who wish to complete an additional credit (new) or who may need to repeat a course during the summer. Summer Session courses are asynchronous e-learning courses offered through Minds Online and count as one of the online credits for that graduation requirement.
Session Dates: Summer Session runs from Monday, June 29 to Friday, July 24 with no classes on Wednesday, July 1. Students are expected to be working on their course daily and can expect that completing the course will require approximately 5 hours of work each day.
Limestone Course Offerings:
Grade 10: MPM 2D, ENG 2D, CHV 2O (1/2 credit) and GLC 2O (1/2 credit)
Grade 11: NBE 3C, NBE 3U, MCR 3U, SBI 3U
Grade 12: ENG 4C, ENG 4U, OLC 4O, SBI 4U
Co-op:
- Co-op starts on June 29th and can continue until August 7th.
- Students taking co-op should speak with their Guidance Counsellor before registering.
- Students must have their own placement prior to the start of Summer Session.
Student should see their Guidance Counsellor as soon as possible to register.
Graduation
Payments are now past due and must be paid in person at the main office with Vicki Gower. Gowns and tickets will be distributed at our annual Grad Breakfast where students will also complete the remaining tasks related to Graduation. Please reach out to Ms. Lackey if you have any questions.
Upcoming Events at FSS:
May 26: Grad Breakfast in the AM
May 27: East Asian Celebration Lunch
May 29: PA Day (Staff Appreciation Breakfast-Thank you School Council!)
June 4: Blitz Day in Library
June 8: Year End Concert
June 11: Athletic Banquet
June 12: Arts Banquet
June 12: Grade 9 EQAO Math Day 1
June 15: Grade 9 EQAO Math Day 2
June 16-19: Grade 12 Exams
June 18-24: Grade 9-11 Exams
June 25: Graduation at St. Lawrence College
June 26: PA Day