Dear Eisenhower Families,
We want to thank all of our families and staff members for contributing to our holiday gift card giving program. In the immortal words of Charles Dickens’, “We choose this time, because it is a time, of all others, when want is keenly felt, and abundance rejoices.” Your kindness and giving will go a long way in making the holidays merry and bright for many of our families. The holiday gift card giving programs at all four of our schools work together to support students and families across all grade levels.
We want you to be aware of some procedures that we are putting in place to help expedite our contact tracing process.
Students who are in close contact with a COVID positive individual 14 DAYS PAST their 2nd Dose do NOT have to quarantine if they are asymptomatic.
We are collecting vaccination cards starting this Saturday at our event, offering to make copies for the parents while they are waiting after their shots. We are also asking parents to share their child's vaccination card directly with the school nurse so that we can begin to track vaccination status and continue to limit the number of exclusions.
Copies of vaccination cards can be emailed directly to the school nurse or sent to school with your student.
A photocopy or PDF of your child's vaccination card may be sent to:
Also, thank you in advance to all our room parent party volunteers for planning our upcoming winter parties.
Stay Warm and 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
As we move into the colder months, please make sure your child is dressed for the weather. Elementary students have outdoor recess whenever possible. Students perform better when they get outdoors, even if only for a few minutes. We follow the recess guidelines below:
- Outdoor Recess: 10 degrees F and higher (including wind chill)
- Inside Recess: below 10 degrees F (including wind chill)
When the weather turns snowy, students must have boots, gloves and snow pants to play in the snow. Those who don’t must stay on the blacktop area. Parents should assist children in preparing and wearing appropriate clothing for the weather conditions.
Second Step SEL Program
In our bi-monthly newsletter, you'll see summaries and activities for the upcoming weeks' lessons in kindergarten and first grade. 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.
Kindergarten
Lesson 14: Kindness at School
Summary
In this week’s lesson, your child will learn different ways they can show kindness at school. The class will share ideas for kind acts they could do for one another.
Try This at Home
Ask your child to tell you about the kind acts they and their classmates have been doing for one another at school this week.
Lesson 15: Demonstrating Kindness
Summary
In this week’s lesson, your child will show what they’ve learned about kindness and the power of kind acts to help people feel good. They’ll draw themselves doing a kind act for someone at school.
Try This at Home
Ask your child to show or tell you about their drawing of doing a kind act for someone at school. Encourage them to draw a picture of themselves doing a kind act at home too.
First Grade
Lesson 14: Practicing Kind Acts
Summary
In this week’s lesson, your child will role-play doing kinds acts in response to different scenarios.
Try This at Home
Ask your child to tell you about the kind acts they and their classmates have been learning about at school this week.
Lesson 15: Demonstrating Kind Acts
Summary
In this week’s lesson, your child will show what they’ve learned about kind acts as they role-play doing kind acts for others in a variety of contexts.
Try This at Home
Choose a day of the week (for example, Wednesdays) as “kindness day.” Help your child think of kind acts they can do for family members, friends, or neighbors. Write the kind acts on the calendar for the next several weeks.
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