Fremont MS Family Newsletter

Good afternoon,

December is in full swing and we have just two short weeks until Winter Break. With the colder temperatures, please be sure your student has covered arms and legs for recess. Students can play outside at recess if the temperature or wind chill is at or above 20°F. Once temperatures drop below that or conditions on the blacktop are not safe, we will hold recess indoors in the cafeteria.

We have our first school dance sponsored by the Student Council on Friday, December 12th from 6:30 - 8:30 pm. Students must be in attendance on 12/12/25 and cannot have disciplinary action on that day to be eligible to attend.

Honor Roll certificates were handed out today (12/5) during Flex. Please see the Honor Roll criteria here.

Morning Announcements

Warm Regards,

Emily Loerakker

Fremont MS Principal

💻 MAP Assessment - December 8-9
💃 🕺🏽School Dance - December 12
‼️ December 22 - January 5 - Winter Break - No School
‼️ January 6 - School Resumes
‼️ January 19 - MLK - No School
‼️ February 13 - President's Day - No School
🛑 February 26 - End of Trimester 2
✅ February 27 - Start of Trimester 3
💻 March 2 - 2nd Trimester Report cards available through Teacherease
📌 March 5 - Parent Teacher Conferences (11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.)

🗓️ 2025-26 K-8 School Calendar

Please see the school website for more information:

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

The Mundelein After School Coalition held its annual Turkey Drive on November 25th. MASC students from Fremont, Carl Sandburg, West Oak, Mundelein High School, and Carmel High School along with the Mundelein Police Department delivered over 40 turkeys and 96 pre-packaged dinners to families in need throughout the Mundelein area! Our Fremont members worked incredibly hard to sort and package the dinners as well as enthusiastically deliver them to the families!

We are excited about our first Fremont Student Council-sponsored dance of the year. Please remember that students must follow school expectations at after-school activities. Students must also be present at school on the day of the dance. The dance will take place in the big gym. The entrance fee is $5, and food/drinks will be available for purchase. Students are not allowed to leave the dance before pick-up time; this will only be allowed in the event of an emergency. Please pick up your student at the following times:

6th grade: Dismissal at 8:15 pm
7th grade: Dismissal at 8:25 pm
8th grade: Dismissal at 8:30 pm

A friendly reminder that every student in FSD79 has access to the Varsity Tutors Live + AI platform. This access includes:

On-Demand Chat Tutoring
On-Demand Essay Review
100+ Weekly Live Classes
Recorded Enrichment Classes
Self-Study & Practice Resources

Here is a pamphlet that provides an overview of the platform features. Students can go to their Clever Dashboard and select the Varsity Tutors icon to login to the platform. Any chat sessions students participate in are recorded and posted on their dashboard for future reference.

Girls Volleyball & Scholastic Bowl Sign ups

Girls Volleyball: Grades 7 & 8 Sign up to tryout!

Tuesday, January 6th - 8th Grade - ES Gym until 5:30 pm
Wednesday, January 7th - 7th Grade - MS Gym until 5:30 pm
Thursday, January 8th:

7th Grade - IS Gym until 5 pm
8th Grade - ES Gym until 5 pm

Coaches: Mrs. Mantzoros, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Miller, Mr. Paul

Scholastic Bowl: All Grades Sign up to tryout! MUST attend Both Tryouts.

Tryouts - Thursday, February 12th - Buzzer Test Tryout - 2:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Tryouts - Tuesday, February 17th - Written Test Tryouts - 2:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Coaches: Mrs. Novello & Mrs. Puhr

Questions - contact Mrs. Poglayen - apoglayen@fsd79.org

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. See this flyer for more details. If you have any questions, please contact Rachal Swiderski, rswiderski@fsd79.org.

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.