Lincoln Weekly News

Lincoln Early Learning Center houses the preschool programs for three school districts: Fremont District 79, Hawthorn District 73, and Mundelein District 75.

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Dear Lincoln Early Learning Center Families,

October has been a wonderful month of learning, connection, and growth in our preschool classrooms. Our students continue to impress us with their curiosity, creativity, and joy for learning each day. It’s been such a pleasure to see their confidence and friendships blossom this fall.

Here’s what’s coming up:

👩‍🏫 Parent-Teacher Conferences

Thank you to our Mundelein families who attended conferences this week! We appreciate the time you took to connect with your child’s teacher and celebrate their growth.
Families in Hawthorn, Fremont, and Tri-District programs will have their conferences in November before Thanksgiving break.

🎃 Fall Spirit Week & Halloween Celebrations
Next week kicks off our Fall Spirit Week! Please see the flier below for details. As we approach Halloween, please remember that costumes should be preschool-friendly—no masks, weapons, or scary elements. We look forward to a fun and festive week together!

🧣 Cooler Weather Reminders
As temperatures continue to drop, please send your child dressed for the weather. We play outside daily as long as the “real feel” temperature is above 30 degrees, and our preschoolers love exploring outdoors in every season!

We are so proud of the growth and enthusiasm our preschoolers show each day and are grateful for your continued partnership in helping them learn and thrive.

Warm regards,

Katie O’Brien
Principal, Lincoln Early Learning Center

kobrien@fsd79.org

Kim Stergios
Building Assistant Supervisor, Lincoln Early Learning Center

stergiosk@hawthorn73.org

Absences

If your child will be absent from school because of illness, doctors’ appointments or vacation, please contact us at Lincoln at 847-949-2720. Please notify the school office by 9:30 a.m. the day of the absence to leave a recorded message regarding your child's absence. Keeping track of all the students on a daily basis is a huge task and we greatly appreciate your prompt attention.

Medical Forms

Annual Physical Examinations are required within the first 30 days of entering preschool. All forms can be emailed, faxed, or brought in with your student. If we do not receive your child’s physical, your child will be excluded from school and cannot return to school until submitted. Per IL State Law we must have a child’s physical by October 15 or within 30 days of starting preschool.

Illness and Injuries

Please remember that any child with a fever should stay home until they have been fever free without the use of fever-reducing medication, for at least 24 hours.

Students should also remain home if they are experiencing vomiting or diarrhea. Students may NOT return to school for at least 24 hours after the last episode.

The health office must have current telephone numbers for parents and designated emergency contact persons. Please select your emergency contacts carefully. This person should be familiar with your child, your family routine, and be available to transport your child home if necessary.

Please pre-plan for a telephone call from the health office. If your child becomes ill at school, you are responsible for picking up your child within 30 minutes of the call.

Medications

All medications, feeding, and treatment supplies are to be supplied by the parent per school policy.

Doctor’s orders for medications, feedings, and treatments are required at the beginning of each school year. The school nurse will not accept or administer any medications (including over the counter medications) or perform nursing services or treatments without a doctor’s order.

Any questions related to the above health office guidelines should be directed to the health office staff.

Lincoln Health Office

Holly Palo

847.949.2720 ext.1503

Change in Dismissal

Please contact América Lanuza (lanuzaa@hawthorn73.org) or Danielle Garcia (dgarcia@d75.org) at the Lincoln Front Office(847-949-2720) if there are any end of day changes throughout the school year. Teachers may not always be able to pick up their phone or check email throughout the day, so it would be best to call the front office with any changes. América and Danielle will relay any changes to the classroom teacher after you contact them. Please contact the main office by 10:00 a.m for the morning session and 2:00 pm for the afternoon session for any changes in regards to a child's dismissal procedures.

As a reminder, if your student is in our Tri-District classroom, they will follow the arrival and dismissal times below:

• AM: 8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
• PM: 12:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m

Please review the Hawthorn School District 73 section for information about important dates. Please review your home district section for any other information.

Parent University Recap

Thank you to all the parents and guardians who joined us this past Wednesday for a Parent University presentation on the topic “A Parents’ Guide to Understanding and Responding to Emotional Escalations.” If you were unable to attend, we highly recommend watching an archive of the presentation below.

Presentation Slidedeck • Additional Resources

Report an Absence

If your child will be absent from school because of illness, doctor's appointments, or for any other reason, please report it to the school office by 9:00 a.m. on the day of the absence by completing the form linked below. While the online form is preferred, you may also call in the absence to the front office at 847-949-2720.

November 14 - No School - Institute Day

November 20 - Additional Parent/Teacher Conference Night - 4:00 - 8:00 pm

November 24 - No School - Parent/Teacher Conferences 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

November 25 - 28 - No School - Thanksgiving Break

Click the graphic above for the latest information from Fremont PTO.

November 14 - No School - Institute Day

November 24 - Parent/Teacher Conferences - 3:30 - 8:00 pm

November 25 - No School - Parent/Teacher Conferences - 8:00 - 11:00 am

November 26-28 - No School - Thanksgiving Break

Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee (BPAC)

Come celebrate Dia de los Muertos on November 3rd at Mechanics Grove, from 6-7:30pm. There will be light snacks, music, crafts and lots of fun! Save the date in your calendar and reserve your spot HERE.

PTO Updates

Box Tops

Box Tops is going strong and we are well on our way to hitting our goal of $1,000 this school year. October 13th - 19th is National Box Tops Week where every participating Box Top item earns DOUBLE!

Dine Out

Our next Dine Out will be at Culver's on Tuesday, October 28th. More information will go home once we are closer to the date.

November 14 - No School - Institute Day

November 26-28 - No School - Thanksgiving Break