Fremont Intermediate

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.

A friendly reminder that 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.

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!

Registration is now open for the 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.

When you are in for parent/teacher conferences, make sure you check out our lost and found. We will be donating all items that we have during winter break. If you know your son/daughter is missing something, make sure you tell them to check our lost and found. It is right outside the cafeteria.

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 p.m. Our next meeting is on December 18.

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 18 - 22 - 9:00 a.m. - end of school day.

November 25 - 10:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (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 (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 31 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.

Address: 28754 N. Fremont Center Road

Phone: (847) 388-3700

Website: intermediate.fsd79.org

Twitter: @FSD79

Instagram: @FSD79

YouTube: youtube.com/FSD79