Fremont Middle School

Dear Parents/Guardians:

At our school, bullying of any kind, by any person, is unacceptable. All students should be free from worries about being bullied. Students who bully others must be taught other, appropriate ways of interacting with peers. This letter aims to provide you with information concerning the Fremont School District 79 anti-bullying program and encourage you to help us identify students who are being bullied.

The School Board policy on bullying begins with this goals statement:

Bullying, intimidation, and harassment diminish a student’s ability to learn and a school’s ability to educate. Preventing students from engaging in these disruptive behaviors is an important District 79 goal.

Bullying is defined as follows:

Bullying means any severe or pervasive physical or verbal act or conduct, including communications made in writing or electronically, directed toward a student that has or can be reasonably predicted to have the effect of one or more of the following:

1. Placing the student in reasonable fear of harm to the student’s person or property.

2. Causing a substantially detrimental effect on the student’s physical or mental health.

3. Substantially interfering with the student’s academic performance.

4. Substantially interfering with the student’s ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, or privileges provided by a school.

Bullying, intimidation, and/or harassment may take various forms, including, without limitation, threats, stalking, physical violence, sexual harassment, theft, public humiliation, destruction of property, or retaliation for asserting or alleging an act of bullying.

Definitions of keywords to assist in identifying bullying:

Grades Pre-K-5

Rude - when someone says or does something and it hurts your feelings, but they didn’t mean to.

Mean - when someone says or does something to you on purpose to hurt your feelings on purpose

Bullying - when someone does something to you on purpose repeatedly to make you feel bad, hurt you, or act like they are going to hurt you.

Grades 6-8

Rude - spontaneous, unplanned, thoughtless, inconsiderate, not meant to actually hurt.

Mean - purposeful, aims to hurt, angry feelings

Bullying -

aggressive - attacks physically, socially, emotionally, or electronically

balance of power - bigger vs. smaller, older vs. younger (elementary);

inequality (middle school)

consistent - it happens more than once over a period of (elementary) repeated acts or threats of aggressive behavior (middle school)

deliberate - there is an intent to hurt or harm

We have asked our school staff members to respond immediately and with compassion to a student who reports bullying or school violence. After evaluating the situation to determine if an immediate referral to the office is needed, a staff member will give the student our form for reporting bullying, 7:180-AP1, E5, Report Form for Bullying. We will inform you whenever your child is involved in a bullying report. Students can also report bullying through two online forms. (FSD79 Student Tip Line and the Lake County Text-a-Tip) All students have been taught about the bullying prevention plan and encouraged to “See Something, Say Something.”

Please inform us if you know of any bullying hot spots in or around our school or if you are aware of a known bully or target of bullying. Finally, we requested our staff members to intervene immediately to stop a bullying incident. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

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

Starting with Mundelein High School’s Homecoming football game on Friday, Sept. 27, any middle-school-aged children or younger must be accompanied by a supervising adult to attend. There will be a limit of five children per supervising adult.

For details, please see the updated policy on the MHS Athletics webpage. Para leer la política en español, vaya a este enlace.

Thanks for your understanding and we hope to see you at our Homecoming game at 7 p.m. on Friday. Gates open at 6 p.m.

Cheer, Poms, Boys’ Basketball, or Wrestling sign up is OPEN Winter Sports Interest

• Poms - Grades 6-8

• Info mtg - 10/8

• Tryouts - 10/18

• Cheer - Grades 6-8

• Tryout Practices - 10/21, 10/22

• Tryouts - 10/23

• Boys Basketball - Grades 7-8

• 7th Grade Tryouts - 10/21 & 10/22

• 8th Grade Tryouts - 10/23 & 10/24

• *Strongly encouraged to attend BOTH dates for grade level

• Wrestling Grades 5-8

• No Cut Sport

• Begins 12/9/24

Winter Sports include. You can view the schedules here.

Winter II (Girls' Volleyball, Scholastic Bowl) and Spring (Boys' Volleyball, Track) will be sent out at a later date.

A CURRENT sports physical MUST be on file with a school nurse before tryouts.

If you have questions regarding your child's physical, please email the school nurse at rhickok@fsd79.org.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Athletic Director - Andrea Poglayen - at apoglayen@fsd79.org.

Fremont School District 79 is seeking input from the community as we chart our course for the future. Please join us for a community feedback forum on October 17, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. at Fremont Intermediate School to discuss the draft of the District’s Educational Long-Range Facility Plan (ELFP).

Since January 2024, a representative group of 26 staff and community members have been meeting with administrators and architects to develop a 10- to 20-year vision for Fremont’s campus. This ELFP Steering Committee evaluated existing facilities in relation to the District's:

• Educational goals;

• Forecasted enrollment growth (up to an additional 1,000 students);

• Capital maintenance and improvement needs,

• Projected facility demands for the next 10-20 years; and

• Financial considerations.

During this session, members of the Steering Committee will present their recommendations for the District’s Educational Long-Range Facility Plan. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions, offer suggestions, and help refine the plan prior to the School Board’s consideration.

Community feedback during the October 17 session will be taken into account before the ELFP is presented to the FSD79 Board of Education at its regular meeting on November 18. We believe that community input is essential to ensure that our plans align with the values and priorities of our residents. To learn more about the ELFP process, please visit our dedicated webpage at:

https://www.fsd79.org/about-fsd79/long-range-facility-planning

In case you were unable to attend Tuesday night’s outstanding Parent University presentation from Audrey Grunst from Simply Bee Counseling, or if you’d like to watch it again, please click here. The video will only be available through October 9.

We highly recommend our families take advantage of our Parent U. programming and resources as we strive to build strong parent and school partnerships. For more information on future and previous Parent U. opportunities, please visit our webpage.

Save the date! Fremont, Carl Sandburg, and West Oak Middle Schools are invited to a Halloween Dance on October 18th hosted by the Mundelein After School Coalition. Permission slips are available in the main office or by accessing it here. Entry is $5 and will be collected in advance at Fremont or paid upon entry. Students can pay in advance in the main office. Students will need to be present for the full day of school on October 18th to attend.

Students cannot attend this dance without a signed parent permission form. Students will not be allowed to leave prior to the end of the dance without parent permission.

Students must have a permission slide to attend. We will have extra copies of permission slips in the main office for students to pick up.

We have a fire drill scheduled on October 1st. Students will practice how to safely exit the building in the event of a fire.

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.

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

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

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.

Sincerely,

Emily Loerakker

Fremont Middle School Principal

Nick Atchley

Fremont Middle School Assistant Principal

• ✅ October 3 - No School - Non-attendance Day

• ✅ October 14 - No School - Indigenous Peoples Day / Columbus Day

• 📷 October 24 - Picture Day Retakes

• 📌 November 25 - Parent Teacher Conferences (11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.)

• 📌 March 6 - Parent Teacher Conferences (11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.)

Address: 28871 North Fremont Center Road, Mundelein, IL

Phone: (847) 566-9384

Website: middle.fsd79.org

Twitter: @FSD79

Instagram: @FSD79

YouTube: youtube.com/FSD79