Fremont Middle School

August 9, 2024

A Message From the Principal

Good afternoon,

Thank you to all parents for helping to make our pick up during the Monday and Tuesday heat wave a safe one!

Fremont Middle School will have PAWS assemblies during Flex this week to introduce our PAWS program. Students will be recognized in a variety of ways for consistently demonstrating PAWS expectations. We are also finalizing the clubs that we will offer this school year. More information will follow in the coming weeks regarding clubs and transportation procedures for the middle school.

Go Wildcats!

Emily Loerakker

Wrestling Coach

Fremont Middle School's amazing Wrestling Team is looking for a coach. If you have interest or know someone that might, please email Emily Loerakker at eloerakker@fsd79.org

Securly Parent Portal

Fremont School District 79 is continuing to partner with Securly to provide internet content filtering on student-issued devices. We are pleased to inform you that Securly offers registered parents/guardians the opportunity to participate in the online safety of their children by providing access to view their student’s internet activity within the Securly Home Web Portal or the Securly Home App (available on both Android and iPhone). The Securly Home App has additional features that allow parents/guardians to receive push notifications on flagged activity, schedule when their student device is offline, and pause and unpause their student’s internet on the school-issued device while away from school.

Starting next week, parents/guardians who have not registered will receive a "Welcome to Securly” email from noreply@securly.com to complete your registration. Registered parents/guardians will receive weekly activity reports, offering a snapshot of their child’s internet use on the school-issued device. Please check your spam folder if you do not receive the email by September 6.

For more information on Securly Home Web Portal and Securly Home App click here:

https://homesupport.securly.com/hc/en-us

To log into the Securly Home Web Portal via a web browser click here:

https://www.securly.com/parent-login

For registration issues, please contact the Director of Information Systems and Network Security, Craig Albers at calbers@fsd79.org.

NWEA MAP Testing - September 5-6

Please make sure that your students bring a charged device, water bottle, and pencils. We encourage students to get a good night's sleep and eat breakfast before school.

Please see the schedule for MAP testing on September 5-6th.

Hearing and Vision Screening

Beginning September 17, 2024 students will be screened for hearing and/or vision by an IDPH Certified Vision/Hearing Screening Technician. Vision screening is not a substitute for a complete eye and vision evaluation by an eye doctor. Your child is not required to undergo this vision screening if an optometrist or ophthalmologist has completed and signed a report form indicating that an examination has been administered within the previous 12 months.

In general, all students in Six, Seventh and Eighth grade that are new to our district and/or receive special education services will be screened for hearing and vision. All Eighth grade students will be screened for vision.

If a child does not pass the first screening, they will be re-screened two weeks later. If they do not pass the second screening, a letter will be sent to the parents/guardians notifying them that their child will need to see an eye doctor or audiologist for further evaluation.

The parent or legal guardian of a student may object to hearing and/or vision screening tests for their child on religious grounds. If you object, please contact our school nurse, Rachel Hickok, at 847-566-9384 ext. 1293.

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 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

AUTUMN MUM FUNDRAISER

TODAY starts our Autumn Mum fundraiser! Grab your beautiful fall mums now through 9/15 with a pick-up date at the Elementary school parking lot on 9/21 from 9:30-12:30!! There are 5 colors (orange, yellow, red, purple and white) and 2 sizes to choose from! 9” are $12 and 14” are $30! Order yours today! If you have any questions, reach out to Elisabeth Reigle at fsdvpis@gmail.com.

PICTURE DAY INFO

Picture day is coming up! Send your child to school looking picture perfect on Wednesday, September 11th. All picture orders will be online only. Please see the flyer for your correct school code and ordering instructions.

SPIRIT WEAR

Spread school spirit with custom Wildcats gear! This online sale runs 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.

SHOP. SCAN. EARN.

Forget the scissors - Box Tops for Education has gone digital! Did you know that Box Tops were still a thing? And now, there's an app for that! No more cutting out rectangles and sending them into school to be counted. Simply download the Box Tops for Education app (available for Apple and Android), select Fremont School District 79 (in MUNDELEIN, IL) as your beneficiary and you're all set! For bonus points, link your Walmart + account and/or 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

Thank you for coming to our first dine-in night of the year. 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.