Fremont MS Family Newsletter

Good afternoon,

Fremont Middle School had an amazing Trimester 1! Students began their Trimester 2 classes today. We had a PAWS assembly during Flex to recognize fall sports and our Color Guard, Cheer, and Poms performed their routines. We ended the assembly with a fun and friendly pizza knockout competition. Please check out the information below on Operation Gratitude. Amazing job to all students and staff for raising over $3,000 to send veterans on the Honor Flight. Check out the morning announcements for some some videos of today!

Friendly reminder that report cards "go live" on Teacherease on Thursday, November 20th at 3:00 pm. Honor Roll certificates will be processed and handed out during Flex the week of December 1st. Please see the Honor Roll criteria here.

Morning Announcements

Warm Regards,

Emily Loerakker

Fremont MS Principal

💻 November 19 - 1st Trimester Report cards available through Teacherease
📌 November 24 - Parent Teacher Conferences (11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.)
‼️ November 25-28 - Thanksgiving Break - No School

🗓️ 2025-26 K-8 School Calendar

8th grade pictures - January 8th
8th grade picture retakes - February 6th
8th grade dance - May 27th
8th grade graduation - June 3rd at College of Lake County

Book Fair - November 17-24

Book Fair is here at the Middle School. Students will be visiting during their ELA classes, during Flex periods, and open during Parent Teacher Conferences.

We are still looking for a slot to be filled:

2 slots open - Monday, Nov. 17th - 1:40 pm - 2:45 pm.

Signup to help - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0548A9AE2BA5FE3-60155106-fall#/

The book fair accepts cash, credit/debit cards, apple pay, google pay, and ewallets.

To set up an ewallet - https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/fremontmiddleschool

Wrestling Sign ups

Wrestling is a no-cut sport for 5th - 8th grade girls and boys! Sign up to join the Wrestling team!

Practices begin December 8th. Questions - contact Mrs. Poglayen - apoglayen@fsd79.org

Operation Gratitude

This past week your middle schooler participated in Operation Gratitude. As a thank you to our local Veterans, students raised over $3000 to send TWO local Lake County Veterans to Washington D.C through Lake Country Honor Flight. They will receive an all-expense paid trip to visit the Vietnam, Korean, and World War II war Memorials along with a visit to Arlington National Cemetery to witness the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Thank you to all of Fremont families and students for their generosity!

We are committed to maintaining a healthy environment for our entire K-8 community. As a proactive measure to significantly reduce the potential spread of seasonal illness (such as flu and colds), our facilities team is initiating a rigorous, focused regimen of sanitizing and disinfecting.

This process will specifically cover all frequent-contact areas, including door hardware, stair railings, and water fountain buttons. Our goal is to maintain the highest standards of hygiene to support the continued health of our students and personnel during the winter months.

Email jpettinger@fsd79.org if you have any questions.

High school students from Lincolnshire, Illnois and others across the US are hosting free online coding camps for middle and high school students. Their latest programs offer tracks in Java and Web Development that are open to all skill levels; they’ve achieved 2,000+ enrollments in the past across the nation with hundreds of positive reviews! These programs usually meet twice or three times a week for two to four weeks, with one-hour classes. More information is on their flyer and their website, and the enrollment form is linked here.

The Chicago Wolves Reading Challenge begins TODAY! All Kindergarten through 8th-grade students can participate. Students can earn a FREE TICKET to any Chicago Wolves home game by reading 400 minutes from November 14- January 7. Once completed, fill out the Google form and a ticket order form will be sent home. The Google form is due by Wednesday, January 7. If you have any questions, please contact Rachal Swiderski, rswiderski@fsd79.org.

Thursday night, members of our Student Services Department participated in a virtual Parent University session on how the District supports families of students with an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). If you missed the session, you can watch it below.

Presentation Slidedeck

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.