Fremont Elementary School

Dear Fremont Families,

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we give thanks for all of the members of our community and look forward to our collaborative conferences on Monday. There will be an opportunity to write words of gratitude to our staff in appreciation for the work that they do. Look for tables set up around the school. See below for more details. Thank you for your partnership!

Looking for books to read over break? Here is a list that we generated at school. Stop by one of our local libraries to check these books out ... Fremont Public Library (https://www.fremontlibrary.org/) and Wauconda Area Public Library (https://www.fremontlibrary.org/).

Unfortunately, we have had an influx of trading cards, from Pokemon to Sports cards, at school. We do not allow these at school because we often have students confused if friends are giving them "for keeps" or if they are just showing them and want them back. We have also had students selling them. Please remind your child to keep these at home. Thank you!

Have a wonderful break.

In gratitude,

Beth Carmody

• November 25 - Parent/Teacher Conferences at 11 a.m.-7 p.m. - Students Not in Attendance
  
• November 26 thru 29 - Thanksgiving Break - Students Not in Attendance
• December 4 - Early Release Schedule (dismissal at 3:08 p.m.)
• December 5 - Virtual Multicultural Family Night at 6 -7:30 p.m.
• December 9 - MAP Testing
• December 10 - MAP Testing
• December 11 - Early Release Schedule (dismissal at 3:08 p.m.)

Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on Monday, November 25th from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The online scheduling link is now closed. If you need to cancel or make a change to your scheduled conference time, please contact the teacher directly. Be sure to stop by the lost and found outside the cafeteria!

With the winter season just about upon us, please review this page as a reminder of our winter weather school closing procedures.

FSD79 is committed to making well-informed decisions that are in the best interest of the safety of our entire school community. In general, if school will be closed, the District will notify families and staff by 5:30 a.m. the day of the closing. Even if the schools are open, the final decision about a child’s attendance remains with the parent.

If schools will be closed due to winter weather, the District intends to utilize eLearning days in lieu of emergency days at the end of the school year.

Registration is now open for Wednesday no-cost after-school (3:08 - 4:08 p.m.) childcare program for Fremont School District 79 K-5 students from January 8, 2025, through the end of the school year.

PLEASE NOTE: To register your student(s) for after-school childcare on Wednesdays from January 8 through May 28, you must do so by Friday, December 13. Please review the following two-step registration process:

FOR CHILDCARE

To participate, families must register via the Right at School website by Friday, December 13.

FOR BUS TRANSPORTATION

If 4:08 p.m. bus transportation home is necessary, parents must complete this form for every child needing bus transportation by Friday, December 13. These bus routes are run similar to activity buses with neighborhood group stops. If you do not register your child(ren) for bus transportation, you are committing to picking your child(ren) up each week.

It is important to note that requests made after Friday, December 13 cannot be accommodated due to our need to devise a safe supervision and transportation plan.

The multilingual teachers are eager to host the next Multicultural Family Night virtually on December 5th, featuring winter multicultural stories. Families are encouraged to participate in the Multicultural Family Nights to connect and learn with other families in our community!

There are less than 4 weeks left of the Reading Challenge! All Kindergarten through 8th-grade students can participate. Students can earn a FREE TICKET to any Chicago Wolves home game by reading 400 minutes from November 8- December 18. Once completed, fill out the Google form and a ticket order form will be sent home. The Google form is due by Wednesday, December 18. If you have any questions, please contact Rachal Swiderski, rswiderski@fsd79.org.

Access this link for more information and a reading log to keep track of minutes. Have fun reading!

All public schools in Illinois are required to provide instruction in grades PreK-12 about sexual abuse prevention, as a result of Erin’s Law (which is an Illinois law).

This topic will be covered in your child’s Healthy Minds class for all full day Kindergarten, First, MAP 1-2, and Second Grade students during the next rotation of instruction.

Please be sure to open all attachments.

1. A letter of explanation from Fremont’s Assistant Superintendent of Learning, Dr. Bullis. The waiver is available on page 2 of this document.
   Erin's Law Parent Letter_Waiver 24-25.pdf
   

2. Erin's Law Sexual Abuse Waiver - This is the one that contains the “Health Class Attendance Waiver Request.” You need to download this, sign it and return it to school if you DO NOT want your child in class when these lessons are taught.
   Erin's Law Sexual Abuse Waiver
   

3. A curriculum summary which is provided by Lori Northup, the K-2 Healthy Minds instructor. This explains the lessons in detail.
   2025 Erin's Law summary letter - 4th rotation of learning

Please see below for the Healthy Minds rotation schedule for our next rotation. This is the week when each class will be in Healthy Minds class, rather than PE.

Week of November 11: Balogh, Perna, Goldman, Kochan, Gordon, Martinelli/Deutsch, Buschick

Week of November 18: Gallup, McCarthy, Hoehne, Duitsman, Duffin, Lindley, Glogovsky

Week of December 2: Star, Stahoviak, Kastein, Zygmunt, Bonner, Hay, Roebuck

Week of December 9: Price, Stavros, Sherman, Erkman, Leitner, VanReck, Lukemeyer, Eddy

Again, please be sure to print out and return the waiver form to school within seven days of your child's instruction if you DO NOT want your child to participate in these sexual abuse prevention lessons.

Please contact Lori Northup @ lnorthup@fsd79.org with any questions.

As part of our Parent University programming, FSD79 and the Fremont PTO will be co-sponsoring a Parent Book Club event on New York Times #1 Bestseller, “The Anxious Generation” by Jonathan Haidt. We will be hosting a one-night discussion on the book on February 11, 2025. For more information on the book club event, please visit our table at next Friday’s Reading Rally. Additional information will be shared with families in the near future. Secure your physical or audio copy of the book now to prepare for the discussion.

If you plan to pick up your child early or at dismissal please call or email Aura Perez at aperezcruces@fsd79.org and email your child's homeroom teacher prior to 2:45 p.m (on Wednesdays by 2:15 p.m.) Please note in order to pick up your child from the front office you must do so by 3:00 p.m. (on Wednesdays by 2:30 p.m.) If you need the family sign to display in your car window at parent pick up please let Mrs. Perez Cruces know and we will send one home with your youngest student. Please refer to our Pick-up and Drop-off Procedures for our specific guidelines.

If your child will be absent from school for any reason, please report the absence to the school office by 9:00 a.m. by calling 847-837-0437 option 2. Safety is our number one priority so please help us by reporting as soon as possible. Attendance at school is crucial for your child’s success so every effort should be made to avoid non-health-related absences.

Lunch menus for the month of December will be available soon and will be found here. For more information on the school lunch program, please click here. If you need to create a lunch account for your student, you will need your child's student id number which you can obtain by calling the front office at 847-837-0437 and click here for further details.

We are going to be phasing out ice cream for sale at the Elementary School. We will begin the phase out by only offering on Fridays. Ice cream is only available to our first and second graders.

Right at School offers before and after school child care at FSD79, for Grades K-8. Please visit the Right At School website for information and to register your child(ren) for the program.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

The Fremont PTO would love to see you at our meetings this year! Meetings are on the third Wednesday of the month in the Middle School Den at 6:00 pm. Our next meeting is on December 18th.

Childcare services for children ages 3+ will be provided at ALL of our upcoming PTO meetings. Please use the form below to let us know if you will be bringing a child to the meeting. It is not required to RSVP; however, we ask that you please do so if you plan to take advantage of childcare. Care will be provided by Fremont Middle School students for individuals ages 3 and up. RSVP Form for childcare: https://forms.gle/ceerdTKn7Pa51mVt7

Here is the list of all meeting dates for the 2024-2025 school year.

To stay in the know of what Fremont PTO is up to, follow and tag us on social media:

Instagram: @fremontpto

Facebook: Fremont PTO

IS/ES BOOK FAIR

The Book Fair is still going strong! It’s located in the Wildcat Cave in rooms 3002 and 3004 in the basement. There are still convenient times for you to shop:

November 18th - 22nd - 9:00 am - end of school day

November 25th - 10:30 am - 7:00 pm (during parent/teacher conferences!)

Click here to sign up for the eWallet to make shopping easier! Just scroll to the bottom of the link and click get started to create an account.

HAPPY LITTLE FLAME FUNDRAISER

Don't forget! If you placed your order for in-store pick up, they are ready for you to pick up at the shop location in Libertyville. All shipping orders have shipped, and if you chose free shipping they are now back at the shop if you did not grab them from the PTO meeting Wednesday.

Please email Elisabeth if you have any questions at FSDVPIS@gmail.com.

WINTER CLASS PARTIES

Party Hosts for the Winter Classroom Parties have been assigned and notified. Each class party is designated 3 Party Hosts. If more than 3 parents signed up for a classroom party, volunteers were chosen at random. Please note: All remaining parents who have not been notified, have not been assigned to host a party will not be invited to attend the party.

SHOP. SCAN. EARN.

Forget the scissors - Box Tops for Education has gone digital! Simply download the Box Tops for Education app (see www.boxtops4education.com for more info), select Fremont School District 79 (in Mundelein, IL) as your beneficiary, and you're all set! Enter the code H02P2R0D when you register for bonus points. Then simply scan your receipts after shopping, and watch the points (and $$) add up for our schools!

UPCOMING DINE-IN NIGHTS

We have a full year of dine-in nights ahead – check out the list here!

ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK NOW!

Don’t forget to order your student's 2024-2025 yearbook. Use the correct school code from our flyer when you order!

PTO MEMBERSHIP/ONLINE DIRECTORY FOR 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR

If you already have an account in Membership Toolkit, thank you for creating and/or updating your Membership Toolkit account last year.

If you don't have an account in Membership Toolkit, set it up now for free! Once you have created an account in Membership Toolkit your child will appear in the online directory immediately (that's if you choose to do so). To create an account, go to fsd79.membershiptoolkit.com and follow the directions in the attached form (Online Student Directory Set Up Instructions 2024-2025).

To gain access to the Online Student Directory your account must be active and you must pay the $15 PTO Membership Family Fee. If you paid your PTO Membership fee through your TeacherEase account before June 15th, your payment has been confirmed and you currently have access to the Online Student Directory. If you didn’t pay your PTO Membership Family Fee before June 15th, you can pay the $15 PTO Membership Family fee thru Venmo @Fremont-PTO; or by bringing or sending the attached form with your cash payment or check made payable to Fremont PTO to any school front office. The option to pay the PTO Membership Fee thru your TeacherEase account is no longer available. Once we receive confirmation of your payment, we will give you access to the online directory. Please note it may take up to one week to be granted access to the online directory.

Don't forget to download the FREE Membership Toolkit app to your smartphone-search "Membership Toolkit" in your app store.

BIRTHDAY BOARD

Celebrate your Fremont Student's special day! "Happy Birthday, Your Child's Name" can appear on the Fremont Electronic Message Board. Just complete the Birthday Board Request Google Form 2024-2025; or complete the birthday board form and send it back to any school front office with your $5 payment per birthday message. If you have any questions, please contact Christie Johnson at cjohnson@fsd79.org.

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Address: 28908 N. Fremont Center Road

Phone: (847) 837-0437

Website: elementary.fsd79.org

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