Fremont Middle School

August 9, 2024

A Message From the Principal

Good afternoon,

Fremont School District 79 prioritizes Social-Emotional Learning as an integral part of our children’s education. By doing so, we prepare them for academic success and empower them to thrive as compassionate, resilient, and socially responsible individuals. Our Strategic Plan strives to create a Safe, Healthy, & Connected Culture by implementing high-quality, consistent social-emotional health, wellness, and safety practices for adults and students. We have a District SEL Committee reviewing current curricular resources, and best practices, and exploring meaningful ways we can embed SEL curriculum to support all students.

The District SEL Committee is currently exploring the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) framework, which has five core competencies:

Self-Awareness
Self-Management
Responsible Decision-Making
Relationship Skills
Social Awareness

Research suggests that explicit teaching of social-emotional learning and skill development can lead to improved student outcomes related to school attendance, high school graduation, post-secondary education, and career readiness, among other things.

The Illinois State Board of Education has information about the Social Emotional Learning Standards and links to various resources, which can be accessed using this link.

Together, let's give priority to SEL as an integral part of our students’ education. By doing so, we collectively prepare them for academic success and help them develop skills that lead to compassionate, resilient, and socially responsible students. Parents/guardians can also learn more about the five foundational tools for building emotional wellness through the Growth & Resiliency Model at the next Parent University on Tuesday, September 24th led by Audrey Grunst, LCSW of Simply Bee Counseling. Please click here for more information and to RSVP for the event.

Beth Carmody

Fremont Elementary School Principal

Stefan Ladenburger

Fremont Intermediate School Principal

Emily Loerakker

Fremont Middle School Principal

Katie O’Brien

Lincoln Early Learning Center Principal

Parent University - “RSVP Form”

NWEA MAP Assessments

Our testing window for the NWEA MAP Assessment has closed. All parents/guardians should receive an email in the next week indicating their student's scores. MAP scores may be an indicator that a student needs extra support in ELA and/or Math. FMS Math Interventionist, Meghan Brandstetter, and Reading Interventionist, Jessica Ramirez, will be contact with parents prior to any recommended schedule change.

Mundelein HS - Home Football Games

Message from Mundelein High School Athletic Department

At our home football games last year there were a large number of younger (middle school aged and younger) children playing unsupervised. We are going to monitor the games and if necessary, we will institute a policy where non high school aged children will not be allowed into the stadium without a supervising adult and limit it to five children with one supervising adult.

Early Pick-Up Procedures

If your student needs to be picked up early, please notify our main office at 847-566-9384 or send an email to the receptionist, Karolina O'Malley, at komalley@fsd79.org. A parent/guardian or designated person must present identification to pick a student up early. Please note that the latest pickup time is 2:00 PM on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday and 1:30 PM on Wednesday. Parents cannot park in handicapped parking spots near the gym as it interferes with bus pick up.

Absences

If your child will be absent from school because of illness, doctors appointments, vacation, or for any other reason, please call 847-566-9384 and select option 2 to report it to the school office by 8:00 a.m. the day of the absence. Keeping track of all the students on a daily basis is a huge task, and we greatly appreciate prompt notification of any absence.

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 October 16th.

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

PARENT UNIVERSITY - SEPT. 24

FSD79 in collaboration with Fremont PTO is hosting our first Parent University event of the year on September 24 at 6:30 p.m. at Fremont Middle School entitled "Growing a Resilient Mind: The Parent Edition." This presentation, led by Audrey Grunst, LCSW of Simply Bee Counseling, focuses on teaching five foundational tools for building emotional wellness through the Growth & Resiliency Model. The goal of this presentation is to provide parents necessary skills that support mental & emotional growth during challenging times. Free child care will be provided. Click here to RSVP or here for more information.

AUTUMN MUM FUNDRAISER

Reminder – mum pickup is 9/21 in the Elementary parking lot from 9:30 am -12:30 pm!

Questions? Contact Elisabeth at fsdvpes@gmail.com.

CHARLESTON WRAP FUNDRAISER

We are officially kicking off our fundraiser with Charleston Wrap on October 1st. All orders are placed online with direct shipping. Please see the attached flyer with detailed instructions about how you can start registering online and support our goals.

TRUNK OR TREAT

Mark your calendars! Our Trunk or Treat event is Saturday, October 26th from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Check out our flyer for all the details!

If you would like to decorate your trunk for this event, please fill out the form below!

https://form.jotform.com/222635763393159

Questions? Contact Elisabeth at fsdvpis@gmail.com.

SHOP. SCAN. EARN.

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

UPCOMING DINE-IN NIGHTS

Thanks for joining us at Chipotle this week. We have a full year of dine-in nights ahead – check out the list here!

ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK NOW - 10% DISCOUNT

Order your student's 2024-2025 yearbook by October 31st and get 10% off. 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.