Fremont MS Family Newsletter

Good afternoon,

The next week brings the end of Trimester 2 on Thursday, February 26 and the start of Trimester 3 on Friday, February 27. Please take a moment to log in to Teacherease to review any changes in your student's schedules. Report cards will go live on Thursday, March 5th. We will work to finalize Honor Roll certificates and share those with students by Friday, March 13th.

The final trimester of the year is an exciting and busy one with end of year field trips and celebrations, as well as, state testing. We have events planned to welcome 5th graders to the middle school and send off the 8th grade Wildcats to high school. Please check the newsletter regularly for important information. In the coming weeks, we will be sharing information for next year's placement in Math and ELA, as well as, sharing some choices related to any changes you or your student might like to make to their Related Studies schedule for the 26-27 school year.

Morning Announcements

Warm Regards,

Emily Loerakker

Fremont MS Principal

• 🏀 February 20 - February Frenzy - Student Council

• 🛑 February 26 - End of Trimester 2

• ✅ February 27 - Start of Trimester 3

• 💻 March 5 - 2nd Trimester Report cards available through Teacherease (updated)

• 📌 March 5 - Parent Teacher Conferences (11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.) - No School

• ‼️ March 6 - Teacher Institute Day - No School

• 🏀 March 7 - PTO March Madness Basketball Game

• 🧪 March 13 - Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) Testing (8th grade only)

• 💐 March 23-27 - Spring Break - No School

• 💻 March 31 - April 8 - IAR testing

• 🚫 April 3 - No School

• 🏫 April TBD - 5th-grade student tours of Middle School, Related Studies presentation to 5th grade

• ✈️ April 30 - May 2: Washington, DC Field Trip (8th grade only)

• 💻 May 7-8 - NWEA MAP Testing

• ⚾️ May 13 - Schaumburg Boomers Game (7th grade only)

• 📌 May 15 - 5th grade Tours

• 🎩 May 21 - 22 - Springfield Field Trip (7th grade only)

• 🇺🇸 May 25 - Memorial Day - No School
• 🕺🏽May 27 - Graduation Dance (8th grade only)
• 🏆 May 29 - 8th Grade Awards Assembly (7-8th grades only)
• 🎓 May 29 - 8th grade Graduation Walk to ES and IS
• 🎓 June 3 - 8th Grade Graduation (College of Lake County) - Entrance with ticket
• 🧑🏼‍🔬 June 4 - Career Day (7th only)
• 🎳 June 4 - Bowling Field Trip (6th only)

• 🇺🇸 May 25 - Memorial Day - No School

• 🌞 June 5 - Last Day of School and Report cards (1:13 pm dismissal)

Please see the school website for more information:

• Fremont Middle School Athletics
• Fremont Middle School Club Information

• 8th grade dance - May 27th
• 8th grade graduation - June 3rd at College of Lake County

It is time to prepare for the upcoming 8th-grade graduation. One important component of graduation is gowns. The gowns will be sent home prior to the ceremony with care instructions and will be yours to keep after they are worn.

Please fill out the following form with your graduate’s information. This is required by Jostens and will ensure the appropriate size is ordered for each student. We ask that this be completed by Monday, March 2.

Graduation Gown Order Form

The 8th-grade graduation ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday, June 3, at 6:30 p.m. and will be held at the College of Lake County Physical Education Center. Wednesday, June 3 will also be the last day of school for all 8th-graders and will be a full day of school.

More information regarding graduation, including student speaker opportunities, admission tickets, and the 8th-grade dance will be shared in the coming weeks/months. Look at the Fremont Family Newsletter for updates. Students can also access information from the Class of 2026 Google Classroom. Heather Larson am the graduation advisor for the 2025-2026 school year so please feel welcome to reach out to hlarson@fsd79.org with any questions in the meantime. Thank you!

Our primary goal is to ensure that no student goes hungry. Regardless of an account balance, a nutritious meal will always be provided to every student. To keep our operations running smoothly, please keep the following policies in mind:

• Meal Availability: Students with a negative balance or specific parental account restrictions are always eligible for our "main meal" options. This includes the daily posted entree, burgers, hot dogs, and cold sandwiches.

• A La Carte & Premium Items: Students with negative balances will be asked to refrain from purchasing "extra" items such as premium drinks, chips, cookies, or second helpings of pizza. If a student attempts to purchase these at the snack line, they will be redirected to the main line for a standard meal.

• Privacy and Discretion: We train our staff to handle balance discussions with the utmost discretion. Our policy is to inform students of their purchasing options respectfully, without discussing specific financial details in front of their peers.

Parents/guardians can monitor their student lunch accounts using MySchoolBucks. Email notifications are managed through your account settings. To turn on low balance emails click on your name/blue circle with a white figure in the upper right-hand corner of your MySchoolBucks account. In the drop-down menu select "My Students". Once the page loads click "Edit" in green next to your student’s name.

Securly ensures effective internet content filtering on student-issued devices. Registered parents and guardians can actively participate in their child’s online safety by accessing the Securly Home Web Portal or the Securly Home App, available for both Android and iPhone. The Securly Home App offers additional features, such as push notifications for flagged activity, the ability to schedule offline times for student devices, and options to pause or unpause internet access on school-issued devices while away from school.

Below you will find resources to help you set up and navigate Securly.

• Digital Parenting Simplified

• Setting Up The Securly App

• Brief Video Explaining Securly Parenting App

• Parent Portal Login Page

• Parent Portal Guide

As a reminder, parents who have never registered for Securly in the past should have received a "Welcome to Securly” email from noreply@securly.com at the beginning of September. For registration issues, please contact the Director of Information Systems and Network Security, Craig Albers at calbers@fsd79.org.

Join us for casual conversation during parent-teacher conferences on March 5 and walk away with helpful literacy resources. Stefany Bragg, our district’s partner from The Reading League, will accompany FSD79 staff for these informal, 45-minute sessions designed for you to drop in at any time to discuss ways to support your child’s reading and writing journey. There are no formal presentations, so please stop by whenever it is convenient for you to chat and learn! Parents/guardians of all grades are welcome.

Location: ES Media Center

Times: 10:15-11:00, 1:45-2:30, and 5:00-5:45

We have an amazing opportunity for an optional field trip to the Lake County Tech Campus at the College of Lake County. On April 7th, any students opting in to participate in the field trip will take the Fremont transportation to the Lake County Tech Campus. There, you will be able to rotate through various programs that the Tech Campus has to offer. Any interested students should have a parent/guardian fill out the following form. Please take time to indicate your student's areas of interest. We will do our best to accommodate any selections. Students will be transported back to Fremont at approximately 7:15 pm, and a pizza dinner will be served.

FutureQuest Sign-up and permission form - FORMS ARE DUE BY Wednesday, February 25th.

Please see your email for more information.

Parent or Guardian should sign up their athlete if they are interested in the following spring sports:

• Boys Volleyball (grades 7-8) - Season runs March 16 - May 12
• Track & Field (grades 6-7-8) No cut - Info Mtg 3/31 - Season runs April 6 - May 22 (State)

Spring Sport Sign up

All athletes NEED a physical on file in our nurse's office. More information will be shared regarding the different sport as the start date approaches.

The book fair does accept - cash, credit/debit card, Apple & Google Pay, or you can set up an ewallet for your student. eWallet Link

We have a few more slots open for volunteering. Signup Genius

Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on March 5, from 11:00 am - 7:00 pm. All teachers will have a dinner break from 4:30 - 5:10 pm. All conferences are held in the main gym, allowing families to make appointments with as many of their teachers as possible. Holding in the gym maximizes the time we can spend with parents, allowing for just a few moments of transition from one conference to the next.

All families will receive communication via Finalsite related to the following important dates:

• 2/11 - P/T Conference Email to parents goes out explaining how parents/guardians can sign up for P/T Conferences
• 2/18 -PickATime Conference Sign Up opens at 6pm
• 2/24- PickATime Conference Sign Up closes at 9pm

If you need a translator for your parent-teacher conference, please fill out this Google Form by February 13th.

Fremont School District Summer School is organizing rosters and schedules! Registration is open for Summer Adventures in Learning classes until April 10, 2026. See this catalog of class options and then register for Summer Adventures in Learning here. Alana Davidov, the Summer School Principal, will be in contact if a chosen class is closing to ensure your child can join another class. All final class confirmations will be sent in May. Please email Alana Davidov at fremontsummer@fsd79.org with any questions.

You may have already heard from your child’s teacher if your child is invited to Extended School Year, Multilingual, or Summer Scholars. These invitations will be sent via email throughout this month as teams continue to review student data. If invited, please let us know if you are planning to attend one of these programs or not and if you will need bus transportation. There are waitlists we will utilize in Spring after initial registrations come through.

Summer Boost registration is now open! Students can sign up for this virtual asynchronous program over the summer where they will be paired with a teacher to practice Reading and/or Math. This program will run from June 15 until July 24. There is no cost to this program. Registration is open now through April 2026.

Fremont Middle School is hiring a Head Track Coach. If you are interested or know someone who might be, please check out the online application.

Sign up before 2/28/26 - Save $200 off the cost of the trip.

https://myprogram.worldstrides.com/custom/2027-fremont-ms-dc-227698/

Trip ID - 227698

If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Poglayen - apoglayen@fsd79.org

• 7:55 a.m. to 2:43 p.m. (M, Tu, Th, F), 7:55 a.m to 2:13 p.m. (W)
• The earliest students can be dropped of is 7:30 a.m. If students are reporting to school early for a morning activity that is supervised by a Fremont staff member, they can enter the office beginning at 7:05 a.m.

Please note: Students are dismissed 30 minutes earlier than normal every Wednesday so that teachers and staff may participate in professional learning.

• 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (during school year)
• 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (during school-year breaks and summer)

• The designated pick-up and drop-off zone is in front of the school.

• Early pick-up of students ends before the dismissal process begins. Please note that the latest early pickup time is 2:00 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays and 1:30 p.m. on Wednesdays.

• The area behind the building is reserved for buses only.

• If someone other than the child’s parent or guardian is picking them up, the school office must be notified.

• Family Handbook
• Family Resources
• Community Resource Guide
• Important School Contacts
• Weekly Principal E-newsletter

Emily Loerakker

Fremont Middle School Principal

Nick Atchley

Fremont Middle School Assistant Principal

Address: 28871 N. Fremont Center Road

Phone: (847) 566-9384

Website: middle.fsd79.org

Instagram: @FSD79

YouTube: youtube.com/FSD79