Eisenhower Eagle Express
"Create opportunities that inspire all students to
grow as learners, individuals, and citizens."
September 10th 2021
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Dear Eisenhower Families,
Over the last several weeks we have conducted a variety of safety drills including: fire/evacuation, shelter-in-place/severe weather, and bus drills.
This year, lockdown drills will be discussed in the classroom, where teachers will explain the purpose of the drill and the procedures that would follow. A brief video will demonstrate how students and staff would respond in the event of a real emergency. Our video is designed to be an age appropriate video demonstrating the teacher turning off the lights, locking the door, and moving staff members, acting as students, to a point of safety within the classroom setting. Eisenhower's first lockdown drill video presentation will be on Friday, September 24th. If, for any reason, you do not wish for your child to view the lockdown drill video, please contact me at (847) 870-5040 or llambatos@d23.org
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In our bi-monthly newsletter, you'll see summaries and activities for the upcoming weeks' lessons. The activities below will allow you to reinforce Second Step language, skills, and goals at home. If you have any questions about Second Step Elementary, please don’t hesitate to contact me or your child’s teacher for more information. Thank you for your support as we work to build a safe and supportive school community.
Lesson 3: You Did It!
Summary
In this week’s lesson, your child will reflect on different skills they’ve learned and talk about how practice and continued effort helped them get better.
Try This at Home
Talk with your child about different tasks and skills they have learned to do by themselves at home, for example, making their bed, getting themselves dressed, etc. Remind them that it took time and practice to get better at these things.
Imagine Neighborhood
Lesson 4: Helpful Thoughts
Summary
In this week’s lesson, your child will pratice using helpful thoughts to encourage themselves and keep going while learning a dance with their classmates.
Try This at Home
Ask your child to suggest some helpful thoughts to encourage you or another familiy member to complete a challenging task (for example, a school/home/work project, or an exercise routine).
Have a great weekend,
Your Eisenhower Family,
Luke Lambatos, Ed.D., Ed.S.
Principal
Please remember, if you have any
questions or concerns, do not
hesitate to contact me at
(847) 870-5040 or
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Inspiration + Dedication = Growth
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Important Dates
Thursday, Sept. 16th - Non-Attendance Day
Friday, Sept. 17th - Community Coffee 8:30-9:30 AM
Eisenhower Gym
Friday, Oct. 8th - Early Childhood Non-Attendance Day
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Grade Level and
Specials News
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In Early Childhood this week, we began our Ball Study from Creative Curriculum. The students are learning concepts such as characteristics of balls, different types of balls, and purposes of balls. In our sensory tables, the students explored balls with letters written on them to practice letter identification.
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Our 1st grade artists started out the year by reading the book, “Ish” by Peter Reynolds. Through it they learned that they didn’t need to draw perfectly, but they could make an "ish” drawing by trying their best and being creative. They created vase "ish" drawings of vases and flowers using shapes and overlapping for their masterpieces. Creatively Yours,
Mrs. Lyons,
IKE Art Teacher
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In music class, our 1st grade students have been learning about steady beat along with high and low sounds. We have been exploring those concepts through, singing, movement, and playing on rhythm sticks. In the next few weeks, students will start to learn about matching pitch while singing and tempo.
Mr. Anderson,
IKE Music Teacher
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“ABC Bootcamp” is in full-swing in Kindergarten! As each letter is introduced, students are doing many different activities - learning (or reviewing) the letter name and sound, making a circle chart with pictures that start with the letter as well as making hats that begin with that sound. We also are practicing how to write each letter. |
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Kindergarten PE students have learned classroom expectations and got to know one another. Here is Mrs. Grischow's PM class playing the game
Like It/Don't Like It.
First Grade PE students have been getting to practice our rules of being respectful, responsible and safe. We have started to talk about teamwork. Here is a picture of Mrs. Miller's Class in First Grade playing the Caterpillar game and working together as a team.
Mrs. Goldstein,
IKE P.E. Teacher
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Welcome to the new school year! This month we learned how to be respectful, responsible, and safe in our library. We talked about book care and checked out books from paperback, back to school, audio, and language sections of our library.
Mrs. Hauschild,
IKE Library Media Specialist
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First grade has access to a variety of interactive lessons through our Mystery Science program. Each week there is a new video provided that sparks the students’ curiosity and answers real student questions. Ask your child what they learned from Mystery Doug this week and what they’re curious about. |
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This Week's and Last Week's
IKE PATH
Respectful, Responsible, & Safe
Recipients
Jayden Adair
Anthony Aguirre
Andrei Bitkin
Stefaniya Bublik
Olivia Casale
Felix Cygan
Adam Dabros
Julian Ellis
Teagan Gavril
Elan Goldstein
Edgar Gonzalez
Owen Greaney
Helena Hanasz
Logan Jaimes
Noelle Larsen
Destiny Lezak
Eva Lisauskas
Audrey Majewski
Connor Mariquina
Dylan Nowak
Adam Opiela
Iker Sanchez
Ethan Scheithauer
Ariana Soto
Emmy Sprenger
Amy Torres
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DISTRICT 23 MEDIA RELEASE REMINDER
Online privacy and safety are matters that PHSD23 takes very seriously. The District also takes seriously the need for our students to create a powerful digital footprint for themselves. In order to take part in this endeavor, it is necessary for them to share their learning and work with the world. So that a child’s voice may be celebrated and their work made known, children and/or their school projects may be photographed or video recorded. Sometimes the school may need to identify students in a school picture, give recognition for their work, or simply acknowledge students for participating in a school activity.
Unless parents sign a disapproval letter, pictures and student names may be reproduced for community newspapers, school publications, and may appear in video productions or on district/school/class Internet websites. Letters of disapproval requesting that students’ pictures not be reproduced in media school publications or websites are to be sent to the Office of the Superintendent, Prospect Heights District 23, 700 N. Schoenbeck Road, Prospect Heights, IL 60070. A new written parent request is to be sent at the beginning of each school year to avoid any misunderstanding.
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Vaccination Event - 9/22/21
@ MacArthur Middle School 3:00-8:00pm
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Our goal to keep students in school can be supported by an optional screening and testing process currently being planned for District 23.
Through a partnership with the Federal and State governments, the SHIELD Illinois program is now available to all schools in Illinois, free of charge.
This 3rd party laboratory analysis uses the SHIELD saliva based test developed by the University of Illinois. More information can be found HERE.
We hope to launch weekly screening and on demand testing to monitor local community spread, identify presymptomatic or asymptomatic cases, and assist in making informed quarantining decisions. It is our goal to begin on October 1st.
Participation is optional, but requires parental consent. Please complete the form below if you are interested and willing to have your child participate in this program. More information and details will be shared as it becomes available.
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Please click the link below to read how to
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Eisenhower
Century Book Club
Congratulations to:
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The Principal's Century Book Club is a listing of children who read multiples of one hundred books during their years at Eisenhower School.
*Books can be read by parents or enjoy a shared reading with your child. Take turns, use voices, and, most importantly, have fun!
Remember to ask plenty of comprehension questions and discuss new vocabulary words!
Your child’s name will be added to the front foyer wall when they read their first one hundred books. Their name continues to be added with each 100 books they read.
Students will also receive a special prize from the office.
Books should be at the child’s reading level, and left to parent’s discretion.
Below, is a link to a form that you can download and print.
You may also list the books on a sheet of paper.
Setting aside 20-minutes a night for family reading with or to your child makes a world of difference.
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Thank you to our PTO for their support at our Parent Curriculum Night. |
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Also, if you haven't done so already, please sign up and follow us on Twitter @D23Eisenhower. The link below will show tell you how to create your own Twitter account.
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Eisenhower Office: (847) 870-3875
Eisenhower Attendance: (847) 870-3876
Dr. Lambatos: (847) 870-5040
Eisenhower Administrative Assistant:
Eisenhower Building Assistant:
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