Dear Eisenhower Families,
Valentine’s Day Parties were today and the children had a wonderful time! We want to send a big THANK YOU out to all of room parent volunteers. The students had a lot of fun handing out their Valentines to one another. Here at Eisenhower we never want anyone to feel left out. Throughout our daily routine, our staff is constantly reinforcing the importance of working together and being respectful of one
another's feelings. Collaboration and collective self-efficacy is a unifying
theme of our staff's behavioral
expectations for all students and ourselves. As we work to reinforce
appropriate social interactions, we are constantly reminding and endlessly teaching the students of the need to pull up and help raise those around them. In learning to be a friend to all, students, or, even people of any age, begin to develop a
higher sense of empathy, moral accountability, and most importantly, the civic responsibility of being a productive member of the community.
Valentine’s Day is simply an extension of teaching our children to care about the
feelings of others through the expression of acceptance in the form of a small token of friendship. Caring about others by
giving them a little token reminder that they are special for who they are is a wonderful gift that we impart on our own
children each and every day. A kiss goodbye, a hug on the way out the door, saying “I love you,” or a special note in their lunch, are all ways in which we tell them that they are important to us.
It is within these ideals that we expect and hope they lead their lives in their interactions with others and one day that with their own children. Knowing they will
do their best to be understanding, kind, patient, and gentle with others is at the heart of why we celebrate this day. Believing that someone else finds us special and cares enough about us to express their fondness has to be one of the
most profoundly, wonderfully, and powerful ways in which our lives are shaped.
For all the dads out there, just a reminder, it’s tomorrow and roses never fail!
Have a Happy Valentine’s Day,
Dr. Lambatos
Principal
Please remember, if you have any
questions or concerns, do not
hesitate to contact me at
(847) 870-5040 or
llambatos@d23.org
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