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Dear Eisenhower Families,
It is hard to believe that we are already finishing our 45th day of school. Although the leaves finally changing color is always a sight to behold, seeing the change in the children is truly miraculous. The children have adjusted to new routines, challenging curriculum, rigorous learning expectations, and, most importantly, being active members of a classroom culture of learning. Developing healthy growth mindsets that imbue grit and perseverance takes time. However, it is our partnership as a school community that makes all the difference. We appreciate all of your support in developing healthy routines and habits with their nightly reading and review work. As always, keep having those nightly conversations with your child about their friendships, how they feel about themselves, and if they are being an active participant in classroom activities, conversations, and discussions. Their attitudes toward later learning are all directly attributed not only to your own healthy view about school, connecting with the classroom teacher, and being a part of school events, but, more
importantly, how they connect with their teacher and classmates. Keep encouraging conversation and inquisitiveness; it’s what makes us all lifelong learners above all else. Challenging questions and anecdotal tales are wonderful ways to get them to become their own advocates and conversationalists. Simply asking how their day was will produce the usual contrived answer – it was good. Linking your own childhood experiences of friends, school, and classroom memories is a wonderful way to stimulate a conversation and learn what is most pressing on their minds. Teaching them how to express themselves and explain what they’ve learned can be as simple as discussing what you learned or experienced that day as well. Conversations should continue to be premised upon sharing and being a reciprocal listener. It’s a wonderful skill that we impart on our children every day and one that will hopefully make the completion of getting dressed, tying their shoes, cleaning their room, and brushing their teeth a little easier as well. Also, the children had a great time at today's Erin's Law assembly presented by Childhood Victories. If you would like to download the book, songs, or additional activities from Childhood Victories Inc., please visit their website at www.victorpacini.com/erins-law-programs. We look forward to seeing everyone at this afternoon's Family Fest!
Report Card Information
As we near the end of the first Trimester, which is Friday, November 11th, we are excited to share an update for how we will share report cards. To conserve paper and better use our resources, all report cards will be made available through the PowerSchool Parent Portal. We are expecting this access for Trimester 1 grades to open on Thursday, November 17th, after grades have closed and have been finalized. Here is what that access will look like!
We will communicate in upcoming parent blasts more specifics about help with PowerSchool accounts and the specific timing on the afternoon of the 18th that report cards will appear. For now, we just wanted to inform you that this is where report cards will be found.
Halloween Parade Information
With Halloween just around the corner, we just want to send out a quick reminder about our upcoming Halloween festivities. The Eisenhower annual Halloween Costume Parades will be on Monday, October 31st.
The morning early childhood and morning kindergarten classes will parade outside at 9:30 A.M. *In case of inclement weather the parade will be in the gym.
The Eisenhower school parade for PM early childhood & kindergarten, full-day kindergarten, and 1st grade classes will begin at 12:00 P.M. *In case of inclement weather the parade will be in the gym.
If you wish to view the parades, please assemble along the parade routes.
*The Eisenhower parade route will start at the rear library doors, go along the Camp McDonald and front bus lane sidewalks and re-enter the school through our front doors. We will make two laps around the building.
Every spot is a good location for pictures!
*AM and PM early childhood and AM and PM kindergarten children should wear their costumes to school that day.
*Full day kindergarten and first grade students should bring their costumes to school.
Should the weather be cold or rainy, parents may view the parade in the gym. The Eisenhower morning class parties will begin right after the morning early childhood and kindergarten parade. The afternoon class parties will begin at 1:15 P.M. As you think about your child’s costume for our parade, please keep in mind that schools have a heightened and serious concern about students who bring weapons to school. The concern extends to toy weapons - including toy guns, squirt guns, cap guns, martial arts devices, play swords, and knives. Do not allow your child to include any weapons with the costume they bring to wear in the parade or to bring toy weapons to school at any time during the school year. Please avoid sending your child to school with a costume that would include any blood/gore. We look forward to having a wonderful day with you and your child.
Have a Wonderful 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 llambatos@d23.org
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