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,

I hope this letter finds you well! It’s been a busy and exciting few weeks, and I’m proud of how we have all ROARED together as a community. I’d like to take a moment to reflect on some key highlights and share important upcoming events.

First, I’d like to thank everyone who attended our Curriculum Nights over the past few weeks. These evenings were a wonderful opportunity to connect, learn more about the exciting work happening in our classrooms, and set the stage for a successful year ahead. We appreciate your ongoing partnership in your child’s educational journey.

Looking ahead, we have two important drills scheduled to ensure the safety of our students. We will conduct our first severe weather drill next week, along with a bus evacuation drill for students in each school district in the next two weeks. These drills are essential in helping our children feel confident and prepared in case of emergencies.

We’re also preparing for parent-teacher conferences, which will be held at the end of October for our Mundelein families and before Thanksgiving for our Fremont, Hawthorn, and Tri-District classroom families. These conferences are an invaluable opportunity to discuss your child’s growth and progress, so please keep an eye out for more information regarding scheduling.

As we transition into fall, the weather can be unpredictable, with chilly mornings and warmer afternoons. Please be sure to dress your child in layers to keep them comfortable throughout the day. Layers are a great way to adapt to the changing temperatures and keep everyone healthy as the seasons change.

Additionally, don't forget that our class t-shirt store is still open! These shirts are a fun way to show school spirit and feel connected as a class community. If you haven’t yet had a chance to purchase a shirt, please visit the store soon. The deadline for orders is on October 11th.

Lastly, as we continue our journey through the school year, I want to reiterate how proud I am of our community’s commitment to working and growing together. Our theme, "Proud to ROAR Together," continues to guide us as we foster a supportive, kind, and engaged environment for our children.

Thank you for your continued partnership and support. Together, we make our school a wonderful place for every student to thrive!

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.

**We are seeing an increase in nurse office visits with sick students. It is imperative that the health office has current telephone numbers for parents and designated emergency contact persons. You are responsible for someone picking your child up 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. Please do not send medication to school in your child's backpack. All medication must be brought to school by a parent or guardian.

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, including PTO, spirit wear, and other fun things happening in your home district! Picture Day for the Tri-District classroom will take place on October 2. Order forms will be sent home with your child closer to this date.

October 11 - No School

October 14 - No School - Indigenous Peoples' Day

November 5 - No School - Election Day

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

FACILITY PLANNING COMMUNITY FEEDBACK FORUM - OCT. 17

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). During this session, members of the Steering Committee will present their recommendations for the District’s ELFP. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions, offer suggestions, and help refine the plan prior to the School Board’s consideration. For more information on the ELFP process, please click here.

CHARLESTON WRAP FUNDRAISER

Our fundraiser with Charleston Wrap has officially kicked off! 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.

HALLOWEEN CLASS PARTIES

Party Hosts for the Halloween 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

Join us for a Buona Beef Fundraising Event on Wednesday, October 23rd at the Kildeer location (21591 N Rand Rd, Kildeer IL 60047)! You have all day - from 10:30 am to 10 pm - to make a purchase - check out our flyer. 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.

Picture Day - October 18th!

Hawthorn students will have picture day on October 18th!

Please use the link below to preorder your portraits: http://edclarkschoolphoto.hhimagehost.com/Fall2024HawthornLincoln

Picture Ordering will close at 8am on picture day. If you are having issues with the link copy and paste this into your browser: https://AccessMyEvent.com/Q9D6M6

Join Hawthorn and Sam at these upcoming fall events!

• October 19: Truck, Trunks, & Treats at Turtle Creek Water Park

• Fall Fest: Sullivan Center from 6 - 9 p.m. on October 25

Hawthorn Food Pantry

The Hawthorn Food Pantry will be open to all our families on October 23 from 4-6 p.m. at Middle North School (201 Hawthorn Parkway).

If you are interested in donating to the food pantry, items can be dropped off at the District Office (841 W. End Ct.) or Middle North School. Thank you for your support!

Hawthorn Coat Drive

In partnership with the Knights of Columbus (St. Mary of Vernon), we are hosting a coat drive to provide new winter coats for students in need. Your support can make a real difference: sponsor a coat for just $25 or a case of 12 coats for $305. To contribute, make a monetary donation and note "Coat(s)" in the comments. Thank you for helping keep our students warm this winter!

Hawthorn BPAC

Join us for the first Hawthorn BPAC (Bilingual Parent Advisory Council) meeting on October 8, from 6-7 p.m. at Hawthorn School for Young Learners (637 N. Aspen Drive).

The BPAC aims to connect multilingual families, provide educational opportunities and workshops, and support our multilingual students. Ranked among the top three most diverse districts, Hawthorn District 73 offers a great opportunity for families to engage, share, and support each other. Your voice in BPAC matters—let's work together to represent and strengthen our community!

Save the Date!

Mark your calendar for BPAC’s Día de Los Muertos Celebration on November 4 from 6 - 7:30 p.m. at Hawthorn School of Dual Language! Bring the family for a fun evening of music, crafts, and delicious food as we come together to celebrate this special tradition. More information to follow—stay tuned!

October 11 - No School

October 14 - No School - Indigenous Peoples' Day

October 15 - Immunization and Physicals due

October 18 - Picture Day

October 11 - No School

October 14 - No School - Indigenous Peoples' Day

October 23 - Parent/Teacher Conferences 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

October 24 - No School - Parent/Teacher Conferences 12:00 - 9:00 p.m.

October 25 - No School

November 5 - No School - Election Day