Lincoln Weekly News

Lincoln Early Learning Center houses the preschool programs for three school districts: Fremont District 79, Hawthorn District 73, and Mundelein District 75.

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Dear Lincoln Early Learning Center Families,

As we embrace the start of a new school year, we are thrilled to extend a warm welcome to all of you! Over the past week, our team has been buzzing with excitement and preparation as we met with families from each school district during our various meet and greet events. It has been wonderful to see the smiles and enthusiasm from both new and returning families.

These gatherings have allowed us to get to know each of you better and to share our excitement about the year ahead. It has been heartwarming to witness the connections forming and to hear your hopes and dreams for your child’s time with us.

This week has also been a time of significant preparation and training for our staff. Our dedicated teachers and support team have been engaged in professional development, focusing on innovative teaching strategies, enhancing our nurturing environment, and ensuring we provide the best possible experience for your child. We are committed to fostering a supportive and enriching atmosphere where every child can thrive.

Our theme for this year, “Proud to Roar Together,” reflects our belief in the power of unity and collaboration. Just as lions roar together to strengthen their pride, we too are united in our mission to create a vibrant and caring community. We are proud to stand together with you, our families, as we embark on this exciting journey.

Thank you for being an integral part of our Lincoln family. We look forward to a year filled with growth, learning, and many joyful moments as we ROAR together into a fantastic year!

Warm regards,

Katie O’Brien
Principal, Lincoln Early Learning Center

kobrien@fsd79.org

Kim Stergios
Building Assistant Supervisor, Lincoln Early Learning Center

stergiosk@hawthorn73.org

Absences

If your child will be absent from school because of illness, doctors’ appointments or vacation, please contact us at Lincoln at 847-949-2720. Please notify the school office by 9:30 a.m. the day of the absence to leave a recorded message regarding your child's absence. Keeping track of all the students on a daily basis is a huge task and we greatly appreciate your prompt attention.

Medical Forms

Annual Physical Examinations are required within the first 30 days of entering preschool. All forms can be emailed, faxed, or brought in with your student. If we do not receive your child’s physical, your child will be excluded from school and cannot return to school until submitted. Per IL State Law we must have a child’s physical by October 15 or within 30 days of starting preschool.

Illness and Injuries

Please remember that any child with a fever should stay home until they have been fever free without the use of fever-reducing medication, for at least 24 hours.

Students should also remain home if they are experiencing vomiting or diarrhea. Students may NOT return to school for at least 24 hours after the last episode.

The health office must have current telephone numbers for parents and designated emergency contact persons. Please select your emergency contacts carefully. This person should be familiar with your child, your family routine, and be available to transport your child home if necessary.

Please pre-plan for a telephone call from the health office. If your child becomes ill at school, you are responsible for picking up your child within 30 minutes of the call.

Medications

All medications, feeding, and treatment supplies are to be supplied by the parent per school policy.

Doctor’s orders for medications, feedings, and treatments are required at the beginning of each school year. The school nurse will not accept or administer any medications (including over the counter medications) or perform nursing services or treatments without a doctor’s order.

Any questions related to the above health office guidelines should be directed to the health office staff.

Liz Mulé

847.949.2720 ext.1503

emule@d75.org or mulee@hawthorn73.org

efax: 847.388.4842

Parent/Guardian Pick Up and Drop off is at Door 2 on the east side of the building. Parents/Guardians who pick up their children on set scheduled days will have a laminated sign with their child's first and last name on it in their district’s color. Please make this sign visible so supervisors can easily identify you. If you need extras, please let the office know.

Parent/Guardian Drop Off

● Pull along the curb. The first car to arrive should stop at the first cone along the curb. There are 4 cones total. The line will continue along the curb and onto Ridgeland Ave if needed.

● Once at a cone, please wait in your car or exit your child to the curb-side of the car and

wait by your car for a staff member to get your child. Do not walk your child to the door.

● Do not exit your car until you have been able to pull up to a spot marked with a cone along the curb.

● Please keep in mind your speed when arriving and leaving as students, parents, and staff

members are arriving at school.

*If you are a family that walks to school from your own, please walk your child directly to the student line on the basketball court.

Parent/Guardian Pick Up

● Pull along the curb. The first car to arrive should stop at the first cone along the curb. There are 4 cones total. If the curb is full, please wait in the line to pull to a cone along the curb.

● Once at cone, please wait on the curb-side of the car until a staff member brings your child

to you. Please do not walk to the door to get your child.

*If you are a family that walks to school from your home, please wait by the basketball court with your sign.

Please refer to our Pick Up and Drop Off Procedures for our specific guidelines.

Change in Dismissal

Please contact América Lanuza (lanuzaa@hawthorn73.org) or Danielle Garcia (dgarcia@d75.org) at the Lincoln Front Office(847-949-2720) if there are any end of day changes throughout the school year. Teachers may not always be able to pick up their phone or check email throughout the day, so it would be best to call the front office with any changes. América and Danielle will relay any changes to the classroom teacher after you contact them. Please contact the main office by 10:00 a.m for the morning session and 2:00 pm for the afternoon session for any changes in regards to a child's dismissal procedures.

As a reminder, if your student is in our Tri-District classroom, they will follow the arrival and dismissal times below:

• AM: 8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
• PM: 12:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m

Please review the Hawthorn School District 73 section for information about important dates. Please review your home district section for any other information.

First Day of School

• The first day of school is Monday, August 19, 2024.

• AM - 8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

• PM - 12:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

Please send your students with a full size backpack and a change of clothes (including socks, shoes, and underwear) to be kept here at school.

Community Resource Guide

FSD79 has collaborated with Mundelein School Districts 75 and 120, Fremont Library, Mundelein Parks and Recreation District, and Village of Mundelein to create a shared community resource guide. This document provides families with information on a wide variety of programs and services that each organization offers. To view the recourse guide, please click here.

PTO Back-to-School Bash

Join the Fremont PTO and other families for a night of food, music, and fun to kick off the 2024-25 school Friday, August 16 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Fremont Intermediate School. Food trucks will be on hand, as well as a DJ, games, and a chance to grab a popsicle from our principals. Be sure to join us for an annual highlight of the school year!

Mass Notification Test - Approximately 5:00 p.m. Tonight

As part of our annual safety and security plans, Fremont School District 79 is conducting a test of its emergency notification system today at approximately 5:00 p.m. Around this time, all families should receive an email, text, and robocall via our Finalsite notification platform. Due to the high volume of messages that need to be delivered, please note that recipients may not receive the notification via all three methods right at 5:00 p.m.

In advance of this test, please be sure that your email address and cell phone number are up to date in TeacherEase. If you do not receive all three notifications, please contact the District via this form. Please check your spam folder if you do not receive the email notification in your inbox.

Varsity Tutors for Schools - Free Access for All FSD79 Students!

Thanks to an investment by the Lake County Regional Office of Education through June 30, 2027, every student in FSD79 has access to the Varsity Tutors for Schools platform. This access includes:

• 24/7 On-Demand Chat Tutoring

• On-Demand Essay Review

• 100+ Weekly Live Classes

• Recorded Enrichment Classes

• Self-Study & Practice Resources

Here is a pamphlet and a video that provides an overview of the platform features. Students can go to their Clever Dashboard and select the Varsity Tutors icon to login to the platform. Any chat sessions students participate in are recorded and posted on their dashboard for future reference.

August 19 - First Day of School

September 11 - Picture Day
September 19 - Curriculum Night at 6:30 p.m. (parents only)
September 27 - No School - Parent Involvement

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 September 18th.

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

BACK TO SCHOOL BASH

Join the PTO for our Back to School Bash at the NEW Intermediate School playground THIS Friday, August 16th at 5:30 for food, music, and fun! Check out our flyer for a list of all of the food vendors. We're excited to welcome all of our Fremont families back to campus.

VOLUNTEER and COMMITTEE SIGN UP

The Fremont PTO needs you!! The PTO offers many committees and volunteer opportunities to help serve our teachers and students throughout the school year. Please see the Committee Info Sheet for more information. If you are interested in joining, please follow this link. If you have any questions, please email Stacie Brown at PTO@fsd79.org.

SPIRIT WEAR

Coming soon!! Spread school spirit with custom Wildcats gear! This online sale will run from Friday, August 23rd - Friday September 6th. NO LATE ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED! All items are custom-made for you! Once the online sale is complete, items will go into production, which takes approximately 3-4 weeks before being shipped to Fremont. They will then be sent home with your child. Each item is unique and comes from different manufacturers, so please check the sizing guide on each item you are purchasing. Check out the flyer for more info.

AUGUST 23rd NO COOK NIGHT!

We’re excited to announce our first No Cook Night of the school year, Friday, August 23rd from 6-10 pm at Panera Bread, 1575 S. Lake St. in Mundelein. Use code FUNDU at online checkout, in the Panera App, or at the kiosk in-café. See the attached flyer for more details.

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.

First Day of School

• The first day of school is Monday, August 19, 2024.

• AM - 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

• PM - 12:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Please send your students with a full size backpack and a change of clothes (including socks, shoes, and underwear) to be kept here at school.

August 19 - First Day of School

August 21 - Early Release- Afternoon Dismissal at 3:00 p.m. (Recurring every Wednesday)

August 22 - Annual Test of the Emergency Notification System
September 2 - No School - Labor Day

September 12 - Ice Cream Social - 6:00 p.m. (parents and students)
September 26 - Curriculum Night - 6:30 p.m. (parents only)
September 27 - No School

October 15 - Immunization and Physicals due

October 18 - Picture Day

Evening Events

There will be two evening events this school year. More information will be sent closer to the date of the event.

August 29, 2024 - Ice Cream Social 6:00 p.m. (students and parents)

September 5, 2024 - Curriculum Night 6:30 p.m. (parents only)

Important Dates

During the year, we have several days of school the preschool students do not attend due to preschool screenings and training days. Special parent events are scheduled on some of these days off for Lincoln. Specific information will be shared closer to the events. A breakdown is listed below.

No School for Preschool Students

• Friday, September 20, 2024

• Friday, October 11, 2024

• Friday, October 25, 2024

• Friday, November 15, 2024

• Friday, December 13, 2024

• Friday, January 17, 2025 - Parent Involvement

• Friday, February 14, 2025

• Friday, March 14, 2025

• Friday, April 11, 2025

Parent/Teacher Conference Days and Nights (Teachers will send out sign-ups later in the year)

• Wednesday, October 23, 2024

• Thursday, October 24, 2024

• Thursday, February 13, 2025

August 29 - Ice Cream Social - 6:00 p.m. (parents and students)

September 2 - No School - Labor Day

September 5 - Curriculum Night - 6:30 p.m. (parents only)

September 20 - No School