Fremont Elementary School

Dear Fremont Families,

Thank you to the families who attended our recent Veterans Day assembly with their honored guests. Your presence helped us show respect for the veterans in our community. We can all be very proud of our students.

I want to quickly remind everyone about the importance of our upcoming parent-teacher conferences. These meetings are a vital opportunity to discuss your child's progress, celebrate their strengths, and collaborate on strategies for continued success. Your insight is invaluable to us, and we look forward to meeting with every family.

Please use the links further down in this newsletter, to sign up for a conference slot that is most convenient for you. If you have any questions or require assistance with the sign-up process, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s teacher or the school office.

I hope to see many of you at our PTO Reading Rally tonight!

Sincerely,

Beth Carmody

Principal

Veterans Day Assembly

This week, our school gathered for our special Veterans Day assemblies to honor the heroes who have served our country. We were lucky to have some veterans join us, and our students showed their appreciation with applause, singing, smiles, and thank-you cards. It was a wonderful way for our students to learn about service, gratitude, and respect.

Click Here for Additional Veterans Day Assembly Photos

November 14 - PTO Reading Rally, 6:00 p.m. at Intermediate School
November 17 & 18 - Classroom Fire and Life Safety Presentations w/Countryside Fire Department
November 17 - Board of Education Meeting (live stream), 7:00 p.m. in the Intermediate School cafeteria
November 19 - Early Release Schedule (ES dismissed at 3:08 p.m.)
November 19 - PTO Meeting at 6 p.m. in the MIddle School Media Center
November 20 - Report Cards Go Live
November 20 - Family Reading Night sponsored by Secretary of State
November 24-28 - Thanksgiving Break (No school attendance)
November 24 - Parent Teacher Conferences for all classes 11 a.m.-7 p.m. (No school attendance)
December 3 - Early Release Schedule (ES dismissed at 3:08 p.m.)

2025-26 FSD79 School Calendar

Absences need to be reported to the school by 9:00am by calling the attendance line or submitting the electronic absence form

847-837-0437 option 2
https://www.fsd79.org/families/student-absences/report-an-absence

Excused Absences Include

Illness (physical, mental or behavioral) Please note, after 3+ consecutive days of an illness related absence, a doctor's note is required on day 4 in order for the absence to be considered excused moving forward
Medical/Therapeutic appointments
Religious Holidays
Family emergencies or civic events
Parenting or safety-related concerns

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.

Report an Absence Form

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.

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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.

We kindly ask all parents to send an extra, labeled set of seasonally appropriate clothing (including shirt, pants, underwear, and socks) to be kept at school, regardless of your student's grade level. Accidents, spills, or unexpected muddy activities can happen to students of any age, and having a spare set on hand allows us to quickly and comfortably resolve the situation without having to call home and disrupt your day. If the spare set is used, please remember to send in a replacement set the next day. Thank you for your cooperation!

As the days get shorter and the holidays approach, remember that every day in school matters. Each day is a chance to grow, connect, and learn. If you’re planning family travel, please schedule around school days whenever possible. And as always, if your child has a fever, vomiting, or diarrhea, keep them home until they’ve recovered for 24 hours without medication.

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.

See the attached flyer for more information and a reading log to keep track of minutes. Have fun reading!

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Just a reminder that we are using Pick A Time to schedule your child’s parent/teacher conferences and you are able to schedule conferences now thru November 18th at 6pm. If you haven't already done so, you can register your account and schedule conferences now thru the links below. Please see below for the instructions for setting up an account and scheduling conferences.

*Please note, if you have children in more than one school, you will need to click the link sent to you from that specific school. You will create an account for each school and add your students who attend that school only. You can not add an ES and IS student using the same link.

Click the links below for the Elementary School conference sign ups:

For Homeroom Teacher & Specialists

ES Conference Scheduler-Homeroom Teachers & Specialists

If you have received any communications this year from someone on our specials staff and would like to meet them in person, please schedule an appointment using the link below:

For Specials Teachers (Art, Makerspace, Music, Technology, PE

and/or Healthy Minds)

ES Conference Scheduler-Specials Teachers

Conference sign ups for the Elementary School will close on November 18 at 6:00 p.m. After November 18, you will only be able to cancel your conferences thru your Pick a Time account. To reschedule you will need to contact your teacher(s) directly.

For any additional questions, please email cjohnson@fsd79.org.

Parent Teacher Conference Fall 2025 Elementary Information

Down the hall beneath the lunchroom, a corner softly hums—

A heap of coats and sweatshirts waits for someone who never comes.

Brand-new jackets with no names, sneakers split in two,

Lunchboxes and water bottles dream of kids they knew.

Each week brings the teacher’s call: “Come look before you go!”

But the pile keeps on growing still, a gentle, rumpled show.

Please ask your students to visit the lost and found to look for any lost items. These items are on display in front of the lunchroom. Please also stop by during conferences. We ask that you also write your child's name on anything they might remove during the school day. Anything left in lost and found will be donated during Winter Break.

On November 24th during student conferences, families are invited to stop by our book table in the front entrance hallway to pick out some free books to enjoy at home! If you’re interested, please bring a small bag to carry your selections. We can’t wait to help you find some great new reads!

Unless your child is a regularly scheduled pickup, you must email or call our building receptionist
Aura Perez Cruces at aperezcruces@fsd79.org or 847-837-0437 no later than 2:45 p.m. *On Wednesdays, you must let us know by 2:15 p.m.

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 a.m., you must come into the school to sign your student in. Doors close at 8:55 a.m.
Please refer to our Pick-up and Drop-off Procedures for our specific guidelines.

Lunch menus can be found here. For more information, including how to set up a lunch account for your student, please click here. Parents will need their student's Lunch PIN/Student Number to set up a lunch account. This information can be found in TeacherEase by clicking on the Miscellaneous tab and then selecting Locker/Lunch PIN. For more information Food Service page on our website.

Health information and medical forms are available on the FSD79 Health Services website page. Please drop off forms at your child’s school.

Kindergarteners must show proof of current physical/immunizations, as well as dental and eye exam forms.
Second graders must complete a dental examination prior to starting school.

Right at School offers before and after-school child care at FSD79, for grades K-8. Please visit the Right At School website for information and to register your child(ren) for the program.

Right at School Fall Registration