Fremont Elementary School
August 9, 2024
A Message From Mrs. Carmody
Dear Fremont Families,
As we approach Spring Break, we want to take a moment to express our appreciation for the hard work, dedication, and enthusiasm each of our students and families have brought to this school year so far. It's hard to believe how quickly time has flown by, and now it's time for a well-deserved break!
We hope that this Spring Break will provide you and your family with the perfect opportunity to relax, recharge, and create wonderful memories together. Whether you're planning a family getaway, enjoying some quiet time at home, or exploring new activities, we trust that this time will be enjoyable and meaningful. These moments are precious and are what truly make life special.
We look forward to seeing everyone back after the break, refreshed and ready for the rest of the school year. Wishing you all a safe, fun, and memorable Spring Break!
Warm regards,
Beth Carmody
Our Spread the Love service project was a huge success, thanks to the generosity of our Fremont families! Together, we collected an incredible variety of essential items to support families in need within our community. Every donation made a meaningful impact.
Our front hallway collection table was overflowing with kindness, and we are so grateful for the support from students, staff, and families who came together to make a difference. Thank you for helping us Spread the Love and showing what the Fremont community is all about—
compassion, generosity, and support for one another!
Important Dates
- March 24-28 -Spring Break (Students Not In Attendance)
- March 31 - Classes Resume
- April 2 - Early Release Schedule (ES dismissal at 3:08 p.m.)
- April 9 - Early Release Schedule (ES dismissal at 3:08 p.m.)
- April 11 - Kindergarten Spring Sing
- 10:00-10:30: Goldman, Lindley, Martinelli, Perna, Sherman
- 11:00-11:30: Eddy, Hay, Hoehne, Kastein, VanReck, Deutsch
Ivanhoe Village Update
In our ongoing commitment to transparency with our community regarding the Ivanhoe Village development, we wanted to provide you with the following update. At the most recent negotiation meeting between FSD79, Mundelein High School District 120, and the developers of Ivanhoe Village, the developers presented updated housing data that differed from the February 2024 SB Friedman report. Officials from the school districts are reviewing the new data with their consultants to try to determine the impact. For more information, please view a recap of the March 17 meeting of the Fremont Board of Education.
While the school districts remain committed to working with the developer to close significant financial gaps, the stark contrast between positions raises legitimate concerns about the feasibility of this project without imposing an undue tax burden or negatively impacting education quality.
The next meeting of the Village of Mundelein Board of Trustees is next Monday, March 24 at 7:00 p.m. at Village Hall.
FINAL WEEK! Take the 5Essentials Parent Survey
Fremont School District 79 greatly values your feedback as it relates to your student’s educational experience. Once again, the State of Illinois has partnered with 5Essentials to create a forum by which you can provide your input. To date, we have the following parent participation rates:
Elementary School: 16%
We need at least a 20% participation rate for each of the schools in order to receive a report. Please help us reach this threshold! If you have not already done so, we would greatly appreciate it if you would take the brief survey by visiting: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/
Summer School Open Now!
The time is here to sign up for two out of the five summer school programs that Fremont School District is offering this summer!
1- Summer Adventures in Learning (sign up here) consists of one-week interest-based enrichment courses led by Fremont staff! There are two time-sessions each day, which allows you to sign up for two classes per week. Classes may fill up, or need to be canceled, so you will be able to indicate a first and second choice for each of the six class periods between June 9th and June 27th. This is also the form to sign up for bus transportation. There are no mid-session bus routes, so anyone signing up for only one class per week will need to provide transportation.
2- Summer Boost (sign up here) is an asynchronous continuation of student learning online. All students will have access to online learning tools used throughout the school year, but signing up for Summer Boost connects your child with a teacher who will help to monitor their online progress, offer encouragement, and provide optional office hours.
3- Summer Scholars, 4- Extended School Year, and 5- Multilingual, are all programs that are invitation-only. You should be hearing from teachers and case managers soon if your child is invited to attend this summer. These three programs offer tailored assistance with Math and Reading, in-person from June 6th-June 27th.
Please reach out to Alana Davidov, adavidov@fsd79.org, Fremont Intermediate School Assistant Principal, for help or questions!
2025-2026 School Year Registration Now Open
Student Pick-Up/Drop Off
If you plan to pick up your child early or at dismissal please call or email Aura Perez at aperezcruces@fsd79.org and email your child's homeroom teacher prior to 2:45 p.m (on Wednesdays by 2:15 p.m.) Please note in order to pick up your child from the front office you must do so by 3:00 p.m. (on Wednesdays by 2:30 p.m.) If you need the family sign to display in your car window at parent pick up please let Mrs. Perez Cruces know and we will send one home with your youngest student. Please refer to our Pick-up and Drop-off Procedures for our specific guidelines.
A friendly reminder about our drop off and pick up line ...
- Please stay in your car when dropping off or picking up your student(s).
- Please do not park in the parking lot and send your student(s) to the school. Stay in the drop-off line.
- Please pull all the way forward in line when dropping off and picking up. Students exit the car on the sidewalk only.
- If you arrive at school after 8:55 am, you must come into the school to sign your student in. Doors close at 8:55 am.
Student Absences
If your child will be absent from school for any reason, please report the absence to the school office by 9:00 a.m. by calling 847-837-0437 option 2. Safety is our number one priority so please help us by reporting as soon as possible. Attendance at school is crucial for your child’s success so every effort should be made to avoid non-health-related absences.
New Lunch Menus Website
Fremont School District menus are now available with real-time updates as well as complete lists of all allergens and nutritional information through Quest Food Management's partner website at FDMealPlanner.com. When you access the website, you will simply enter "Fremont" in the Search field and click your student's corresponding school for a complete list of all items served for the daily meal for the month as well as any other sides and accompaniments.
With FDMealPlanner, you may view a condensed menu including the daily special offering, or by toggle, view the entire Quest offerings for the whole day in your student's school. Any menu changes from week to week will also appear daily on this portal. You may also build menus for your student to participate in to exclude certain allergens.
For more information on the school lunch program, please click here. If you need to create a lunch account for your student, you will need your child's student ID number which you can obtain by calling the front office at 847-837-0437 and click here for further details.
We are going to be phasing out ice cream for sale at the Elementary School. We will begin the phase out by only offering on Fridays. Ice cream is only available to our first and second graders.
Before and After School Care
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 April 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
PTO ELECTION INFORMATION - HELP WANTED!
The Fremont PTO School Board is looking for passionate and dedicated parents to join our team for the 2025-26 school year! Open positions include President, Vice President of Elementary School, Vice President of Intermediate School, Treasurer, and Secretary.
If you want to help build experiences, support fundraising efforts, and be a voice for our Fremont community, this is your chance to make a difference! Our mission is to strengthen the connection between school and home, encourage parent involvement, and foster a close relationship between parents, teachers, and students.
More information on each position will be available soon. In the meantime, if you're interested, here’s the link for self-nomination, and our flyer with more information.
SAVE THE DATE! FAMILY BINGO NIGHT & BOOK FAIR
Join us Friday, April 25th for a fun night of BINGO! This event is hosted alongside the Intermediate Student Council and will be held in the Intermediate School Gym from 6:30-8pm. The Book Fair will also be open 5:30-8:00 PM! This will be the last time to shop at the book fair this year! Registration will begin after Spring Break, so keep an eye out for more details!
SHOP. SCAN. EARN.
Forget the scissors - Box Tops for Education has gone digital! Simply download the Box Tops for Education app (see www.boxtops4education.com for more info), select Fremont School District 79 (in Mundelein, IL) as your beneficiary, and you're all set! Enter the code H02P2R0D when you register for bonus points. Then simply scan your receipts after shopping, and watch the points (and $$) add up for our schools!
UPCOMING DINE-IN NIGHTS
We look forward to seeing you at City Barbeque in Vernon Hills on April 9th. Check out the list of dine-in nights here!
ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK NOW!
Don’t forget to order your student's 2024-2025 yearbook. The deadline for custom pages is April 11th, so purchase your yearbook now to include 2 free custom pages! 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. Please note - any birthday board requests for April 9-14 need to be submitted by April 8.
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Fremont School District 79
Address: 28908 N. Fremont Center Road
Phone: (847) 837-0437
Website: elementary.fsd79.org
Twitter: @FSD79
Instagram: @FSD79
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