Fremont Intermediate School

Halloween parties are on Friday, October 30. Each classroom will allow three designated parent Party Hosts. These parents should arrive at 1:45 p.m. for the event. Other parents who are not assigned as Party Hosts will not be invited to attend. Students can change into their costumes before the party, so please send a costume they can put on independently. Costumes should be school-appropriate, with no depictions of violence, and makeup, masks, and weapons are not allowed. Thank you for your support and understanding.

If your child is unable to participate in the Halloween activities, please let your homeroom teacher know. We are happy to plan alternative activities to ensure that all children enjoy the day!

This week in Skills for Success, we celebrated Digital Citizenship Week! Students across grades 3–5 participated in activities focused on staying safe and making responsible choices online.

Third graders learned how to be responsible digital citizens and create strong passwords to protect their private information. Fourth graders explored making thoughtful media choices and the difference between personal and private information, including what is appropriate to share online. Fifth graders focused on finding a healthy balance between screen time and offline activities and learned how to recognize and avoid phishing scams in emails and text messages.

We’re proud of our students for building the skills they need to be safe, responsible, and confident digital citizens!

We are proud to announce the creation of a Military Wall of Honor to recognize and celebrate the brave individuals in our community who have served or are currently serving in the Armed Forces. To make this tribute truly special, we need your help. We invite you to submit a photo and brief details—including name, military branch, rank, and years of service—of your loved ones so we can proudly feature them on our wall. Please complete this form and upload a photo. Thank you for helping us pay tribute to their service and sacrifice!

We are seeing an increase in illnesses among students. To help prevent the spread of illness, please remember to:

• Keep your child home if they have a fever of 100°F or higher, vomiting, or diarrhea.

• Ensure your child is fever-free and has not vomited or had diarrhea for at least 24 hours without medication before returning to school.

• Encourage frequent handwashing, especially before eating and after using the restroom.

• Remind your child to cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue or their elbow.

Attendance Reminder: Our school requires a doctor's note if your child is absent due to illness for more than 3 consecutive school days. Please submit the note by email or send it with your child when they return to school.

Thank you for helping us keep our school community healthy!

We are collecting cardboard tubes for upcoming hands-on engineering projects in STEAM. If you have any empty toilet paper or paper towel rolls, please send them to school with your child. Please note that we only need thin, standard cardboard rolls (no heavy-duty or thick mailing tubes). Thank you for helping support our hands-on learning!

Mark your calendars for November 11 as we invite all parents and guardians to join us for our upcoming virtual Parent University: Connecting RULER Social-Emotional Learning from School to Home, presented by Fremont staff.

Across all grade levels, our classrooms have been actively embedding the RULER framework (developed by the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence) into daily learning. During this virtual interactive session, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of our schoolwide RULER rollout and take home practical strategies to use the Mood Meter and Charter concepts within your family routine.

A Zoom link for the presentation will be shared with families closer to the date of the event.

If you or your family require translation support during conferences, please let us know! Fill out our Parent-Teacher Conference Translation Request Form by November 2 so our Student Services department can schedule an interpreter for you.

• October 28 - Early Release, 3:08 p.m. dismissal
• October 30 - Halloween Party, 2:00 p.m.
• November 3 - No School
• November 4 - Early Release, 3;08 p.m. dismissal
• November 11 - Early Release, 3:08 p.m. dismissal
• November 12 - End of Trimester 1

Absences need to be reported to the school by 9:00 a.m. by calling the attendance line or submitting the electronic absence form which is linked below.

• Attendance Line - 847-837-0437 option 2

Excused Absences Include

• Illness (including mental and behavioral health of the student)
• Medical/Therapeutic appointments
• Religious Holidays
• Family emergencies or civic events
• Parenting or safety-related concerns

NOTE: A doctor’s note must be presented to the school if a child is absent for more than three consecutive days due to illness.

Vacations

• Vacations during school are discouraged and count as unexcused absences.

We encourage you to keep your child IN SCHOOL before and after field trips and special events.

Address: 28754 N. Fremont Center Road

Phone: (847) 388-3700

Website: intermediate.fsd79.org

Instagram: @FSD79

YouTube: youtube.com/FSD79