Fremont Focus

Fremont School District 79 celebrated its graduating class of 2025 at a ceremony at College of Lake County in Grayslake on Wednesday evening. Congratulations to all our graduates and best of luck in the future!

Please read the following newsletter for detailed information, but here is a summary of key dates for quick access:

• June 4 - Lincoln Early Learning Center summer programs begin
• June 6 - Summer Scholars, ML, ESY programs begin
• June 9 - Summer Adventures in Learning program begins
• June 16 - Board of Education meeting (live stream), 7:00 p.m. (Middle School Media Center)
• August 11 - Sixth-Grade Launch
• August 20 - Meet & Greet event (K-8)
• August 21 - First Day of Classes (K-8)
• August 21 - Meet & Greet (Lincoln only)
• August 22 - First Day of Classes (PK and EC)

FSD79 paid tribute to its years-of-service honorees as well as its retirees at a recent ceremony. Congratulations to all of our retirees who have meant so much to the District. We wish you all the best in the future!

Top photo (from left): Denise Mazzocchi (Middle School ELA Teacher), Linda Corbin (Paraprofessional), Kirsten Lindley (Kindergarten Teacher), Cheryl Burns (Assistant Director of Transportation), Laura McCarthy (First Grade Teacher), John Schimpf (Bus Driver), Edie Buehring (Third Grade Teacher), Cathy Dust (Middle School Social Studies Teacher).

Bottom photo: Lori Northup (Elementary School Healthy Minds Teacher).

Fremont School District has set up guidelines for the administration and transportation of medications at school. These guidelines have been established in order to ensure the safety and well being of all children.

Parents and guardians are responsible for picking up any medication at the end of the school year. All medication, including inhalers and Epi-Pens, must be picked up by 4:00 p.m. on June 2, 2025. Please make arrangements to pick up your child’s medication. Medication will not be sent home on the bus with your child. Any medications left after June 2 will be disposed of.

If your child will be attending any summer school programs, please let the nurse of your respective building know, and those medications can be picked up on the last day of their summer school session.

As a reminder, new medication authorization forms will need to be filled out by the child’s physician each school year. Forms can be found on the school website in the Health Services section.

Thank you for your assistance in this matter. If you have any questions, please contact the nurse's office.

Throughout the 2024-2025 school year, we have kept our community apprised of the forthcoming Ivanhoe Village project and its potential impact on our community. We truly appreciate everyone who has joined us in our efforts to advocate for our schools and our current taxpayers.

We recently learned of two additional forthcoming developments within our District boundaries. Walnut Ridge by Pulte in Mundelein is expected to produce approximately 140 single-family homes, while Hawthorn Woods Country Club is slated to add another 60 homes to its community. Since 2021, the total new residential developments will reach approximately 750 units (not including Ivanhoe Village) once these projects are completed.

While Fremont School District 79 limits the amount of communications that we share with our families during the summer months, we will continue to keep our community apprised of Ivanhoe Village updates as warranted in the coming weeks and months. Please visit our Ivanhoe Village Updates webpage for more information.

Thank you to new Village of Mundelein mayor Robin Meier for stopping by to tour our Fremont schools this week. We look forward to continuing the open lines of communication as well as having our District administrators tour Village facilities.

We love interacting with our greater Fremont community! What a thrill it was for some of our second-grade classrooms to welcome our new book buddies from Grand Dominion by Del Webb into our classrooms for some collaborative reading to help promote literacy. The students had a blast!

In an effort to connect the FSD79 Board of Education and the community, the District offers a summary of monthly, regular Board meetings. To view a recap of the May 19 meeting, please click here.

The meeting's Pledge of Allegiance was led by a group of kindergarten students. This month's recognitions were held for Assistant Director of Student Services, Dr. Tegan Dittmer, who recently earned her doctorate, as well as our student leaders who were interviewed this year on our "Fremont Leads" podcast, along with podcast host Jacki Mjoen.

The next meeting of the Fremont School District 79 Board of Education will be held Monday, June 16 at 7:00 p.m. at the Fremont Middle School Media Center. The meeting will include the following presentation:

• End-of-Year 2024-2025 Goal Report

A live video stream of the meeting will be available via the District’s YouTube page. The stream will go live shortly before the start of the meeting. Recaps of previous Board meetings can be found here. The Board meeting agenda and materials can be accessed here. Board materials are available by noon on June 16.

This Summer Online Learning Access document highlights the programs that students have access to over the summer, should you wish to access them for independent summer learning. These are the same online, personalized, self-paced, student-directed programs FSD79 uses during the school year. Prior to summer break, your child’s current classroom teacher(s) will provide reminders regarding the necessary login information needed to access these tools.

Families can expect to receive an email from the Transportation Department on May 30 regarding bus transportation for FSD79 summer programming, as well as preliminary bus information for the 2025-2026 school year. A follow-up for the new school year will be shared in July, with final bus stop locations and pick-up and drop-off times being shared in early August.

Fremont Elementary School students had a beautiful morning Thursday to participate in some fun Field Day activities, highlighted by a popsicle at the end. Thank you to our Fremont PTO for all of the planning and support!

A wide variety of resources are available to our Fremont families should they need to utilize them over the summer months. To view a list of all available resources, please click here.

The District is transitioning to a new phone system on Friday, June 6. While we do not anticipate much, if any, interruption in service, please reach out to District staff via email or via the Contact Us form should you experience an issue trying to reach out by phone on June 6.

School supply lists for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year are now available.

Access the supply lists by visiting our School Supplies webpage.

THE PTO THANKS YOU!

The Fremont PTO would like to send a huge thank you to all our volunteers this year. We truly appreciate your time and efforts in helping make this school year a great success for our Fremont Community! We hope you have a wonderful summer break!

To stay in the know of what Fremont PTO is up to, follow and tag us on social media:

Instagram: @fremontpto

Facebook: Fremont PTO

1st DAY SCHOOL SUPPLIES
It's that time of year! Time to start thinking about purchasing your 1st Day School Supply kits for the 2025-2026 school year! I know it’s crazy to think that it’s time already but before you know it, summer will be here. It's important you order your supplies before it's too late! Let’s start the school year with the exact supplies your teacher requested, and give your child the confidence they need to conquer next year!

Elementary school: http://1stdayschoolsupplies.com/gs/32164

Intermediate school: http://1stdayschoolsupplies.com/gs/1177849

Middle school: http://1stdayschoolsupplies.com/gs/32165

Questions? Please email Elisabeth Reigle at fsdvpis@gmail.com

SAVE THE DATE - SUMMER FUNDRAISER!
Lake County Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is hosting a special 4-week class this summer for just $49. Not only will you get to train, but 80% of the proceeds will be donated to the PTO in support of our students and school community.

Class Dates: June 9 – July 3

Location: Lake County Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Registration Fee: $49

Don't miss this opportunity to learn and give back at the same time. Sign up today and make a difference! Please register by May 30 - thank you!

https://sparkpages.io/?i=_6yvb

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!

Please visit the PTO webpage for the most up-to-date information.

FSD79 offers local groups and organizations the opportunity to advertise their upcoming events in the Virtual Backpack. To submit your group's event for consideration, please submit a PDF flyer to publicrelations@fsd79.org. Check back regularly for upcoming offerings.

• Mundelein HS Athletics Summer Camps
• Mundelein HS Boosters & Foundation
• Try It Out Sports
• Illinois Juniors Volleyball
• Inclusive and Sensory-Friendly Summer Opportunities
• Community Resources for Individuals with a Disability
• Northwestern Medicine Children's Health and Safety Fair
• Mundelein Police Department Junior Police Academy
• Mundelein SC
• Liberty Prairie Summer Farm Camp
• Sweeps and Sculls Rowing
• Hawthorn Woods Elite Soccer
• Big Brothers Big Sisters
• Ela Soccer Club
• Stevenson HS Community Education (PREP) Programs

This is the final Fremont Focus e-newsletter of the 2024-2025 school year. Our next edition will be shared in late July or early August. Have a safe and wonderful summer!

Address: 28855 North Fremont Center Road, Mundelein, IL

Phone: (847) 566-0169

Website: fsd79.org

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