Eisenhower Eagle Express "Create opportunities that inspire all students to grow as learners, individuals, and citizens." August 27th, 2021

Dear Eisenhower Families, The Eisenhower Parent Curriculum Night will be held on Thursday, September 2nd from 6-7PM. This year, your child’s grade level curriculum presentation/Google Slideshow will be virtual. The early childhood, kindergarten, and first grade curriculum slideshows are included in today’s newsletter (located in the slideshow below). Our Parent Curriculum Night on Thursday, September 2nd will be an Open House format. Classrooms will be open for parents to visit and do a small activity. Just a reminder, parking in our lots is limited. However, there is an auxiliary, rectangular Park District parking lot located along Camp McDonald. Also, parents may also choose to park in the neighborhood located behind Eisenhower School. All of our early childhood, kindergarten, and first grade classroom teachers will be located in the front of our building to answer any questions. All of our specials teachers will be available throughout the building. We will have a special table set up for parents who are in need of winter coats or backpacks. Due to social distancing needs and space, this will be a parent only event.

Please Click on the Image Below to View our Virtual Parent Curriculum Night Google Slideshow and Videos

Our new SEL (Social Emotional Learning) program, Second Step, is designed to support your child to be successful through an approach that supports their entire development. We all know that academic learning does not take place in a vacuum and that children also require skills to enhance their ability to face challenges, make good decisions, manage their emotions, and develop/maintain healthy relationships. Second Step® Elementary is a research-based social-emotional learning program designed to improve children’s social-emotional skills. Second Step skills and concepts are designed to help children both in and out of school. Four units will cover the following: Growth Mindset & Goal-Setting: Children learn how to pay attention and manage distractions, develop a growth mindset, and apply goal-setting strategies to their social and academic lives. Emotion Management: Children learn how to identify and label emotions and use emotion- management strategies—including stress management for older students—to calm strong feelings. Empathy & Kindness: Children learn how to recognize kindness and act kindly, have empathy for others and take others’ perspectives, and recognize kind acts and empathy as important elements of building and maintaining relationships. Problem-Solving: Children learn how to identify and state a problem, recognize if a problem is an accident, and use the STEP problem-solving process: S: Say the problem T: Think of solution E: Explore the outcomes P: Pick a solution   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 1: We Watch. We Listen. We Think. Summary In this week’s lesson, your child will learn that paying attention means watching, listening, and thinking carefully about something. They practice different ways of showing they’re paying attention. Try This at Home Ask your child to show you how they can pay attention, for example, when you are reading a story with them or explaining how to do something. Imagine Neighborhood Listen with your child to the Imagine Neighborhood podcast, Season 2, Episode 3: Shake Your Monkeys. Lesson 2: Why We Pay Attention Summary In this week’s lesson, your child will learn two important reasons for paying attention: to learn and to stay safe. Try This at Home Ask your child why they think it’s important to pay attention during different activities, for example, when listening to information or instructions, when helping out with a task, or when crossing the street with you. 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 llambatos@d23.org Also, please like us on our Facebook page @PHSD23. Also, if you haven't done so already, please sign up and follow us on Twitter @D23Eisenhower. The link below will show you how to create your own Twitter account. Twitter Account Setup Inspiration + Dedication = Growth

Important Dates Thursday, Sept. 2nd - Parent Curriculum Night 6:00-7:00 PM Monday, Sept. 6th - Labor Day (No School) Wednesday, Sept. 8th - PICTURE DAY! 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

"Be a friend to others and make yourself and those around you a wonderful day by being  Respectful, Responsible, and Safe in all that you do!"   The IKE Path    As children, we usually associate school only with academics. However, as adults, we realize lifelong learning is more about how we engage in the social world around us and how we manage our emotions and relationships. This ability to control, manage, and regulate our behavior in order to be a productive member of our family, community, nation, and world relies on having appropriate and consistent learned behaviors modeled for us. In essence, it is our duty to teach appropriate behavioral expectations the same as we teach academic learning objectives. Our goal is to work with your child and help teach him/her appropriate ways to interact with his/her peers and adults in an engaging, positive, and safe learning environment. Developing appropriate social skills takes time and being consistent. More importantly, it gives us essential personal and group problem-solving skills to overcome adversity, stay productive, and have a positive outlook on life. If there are any students who are not demonstrating appropriate behavior, they will be retaught the appropriate behavioral expectation, and, if that does not remedy the situation, they could possibly receive additional support through a variety of tiered interventions. The most important aspect of the IKE Path is reinforcing the behaviors we desire in seeing displayed. As with all things in life, positive emotions are evoked through the power of praise and redeeming feelings. The more we model and praise the resulting appropriate/expected behaviors, the more we will see our children growing up to become more empathetic individuals who can make better decisions for themselves and those around them.

This Week's IKE PATH Recipients Audrey Alcock Talia Alhossin Ela Iaach Lily Komerofsky Tyler O'Donnell Isabella Pegueros Leah Salvador

District Updates

District 23 has partnered with the Illinois Department of public health to provide a vaccine event to be held at MacArthur Middle School on Sept. 1 from 3:00-8:00pm. We highly encourage any 12+ student and adult who is unvaccinated to take advantage of this convenient opportunity.

Click HERE to register for the September 1 Vaccination event at MacArthur

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.

Click HERE to complete the SHIELD Testing Informed Consent Form

From the Transportation Desk: We are most appreciative of First Student and their team in working to get the school year off to a good start, especially under the circumstances of the pandemic and the nationwide driver shortage. We are now in the process of evaluating all bus routes and looking at actual student ridership. We are aware that at least one route is potentially above our targeted number of riders for each route of 50. We have asked the First Student team to perform load counts each day and recommend changes based on that information. This will not immediately impact stop locations or route assignments however, we are working on recommendations to bring to the Board of Education based on their data.

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Eisenhower Century Book Club Congratulations to:

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. Book Club PDF 1 Book Club PDF 2 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.

PTO News Thank you to our PTO for all of your support.

Special Thanks to Mrs. Mariquina for coordinating the Kindergarten Playdates last Saturday. The event was really well attended and provided a great opportunity for new families and students to meet one another. We also appreciate our PTO volunteers and other partners for attending and supporting this event!.

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