Eisenhower Eagle Express

"Engage ALL students in experiences that inspire

EACH to grow as learners, individuals,

and community members."



January 19th, 2024

Dear Eisenhower Families, 

We hope everyone is having a wonderful start to the new year. As we move into the middle of our second trimester of learning, we want to renew our conviction of setting goals, being consistent, and striving to reach our full potential. 

With this being said, if you have not yet started, please set a goal of reading 20-minutes per night with your child. Be sure to define new vocabulary words for your child, provide rich and robust word alternatives and choices, discuss the story, share ideas, read with expression, intonation, and, above all, enjoy your time together. 

In addition to reading each night, discuss with your child's teacher any math concepts or skills that they might need extra reinforcement with at home. Use another 10-minutes each night to practice numeracy skills such as counting, adding, subtracting, understanding story problems, measuring, counting money, telling time, analyzing graphs and shapes, identifying more or less than, and the concept of probability. 

Our hope is that this 30-minutes of nightly practice and review will not only create a strong foundation in your child's reading and math fluency but also enhance your family time.  

Valentines' Card & Party Update

Eisenhower, Ross, and Sullivan want to provide clarification regarding Valentine's Day expectations for parties.

Students are welcome to bring Valentines for all of their classmates.

Valentines will be exchanged before the parties begin.

Students may not bring candy or food items to pass out with the Valentine cards.

If Valentine’s cards purchased are accompanied by stickers, bookmarks, pencils, erasers, or other non-food items, they may be passed out with valentine cards.

Please do not feel obligated to purchase items to pass out to the students.

Our PTO room parents are planning some great crafts and activities for the students’ parties.

Your Eisenhower Family

Nominate a Staff Member for a Home Run!

If you would like to nominate a staff member who you feel is doing an outstanding job serving the students, families, community, and makes you #PROUD2BD23, we ask that you please click on the following for "Hitting a Home Run": LINK 

PTO Reminder:

Parents! It is not too late to become members of the PTO and gain access to the District-wide directory! Simply visit the PTO website to create an account and sign-up (LINK) to get started! It takes a village to raise healthy and engaged children, and the PTO continues to be such a great partner and asset for us here in D23! Together, we are #PROUD2BD23! Any questions? Contact membershipd23@gmail.com!

School Database Information

In order to keep the most up-to-date communication information in our school database, we ask that families please let us know if your address, phone number, email or emergency contacts change.

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

Useful Links

Please click the link below to view our school and district calendar(s).

School Calendar Link

Please click the link below to view our school supply lists.

School Supply Lists Link

Please click the link below to view our school bus routes.

Bus Route(s) Link

Please click the link below to view lunch information.

Food Service/Lunch Information

Please click the link below to visit our D23 PTO website.

D23 PTO Link

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 /"X" Account Setup

Upcoming District Assessments

There are many things synonymous with the winter months, including cold weather, winter sports, and warm drinks. Well, here at school the winter and spring months are synonymous with state testing. Beginning in January, the State of Illinois assesses all Multilingual Learners (MLs)(formerly known as English Learners or ELs) using the ACCESS Test (Accessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State), which measures the language proficiency of multilingual learners over time in states across the country in four areas: listening, reading, speaking, and writing. The ACCESS window in the State of Illinois runs from January 17 through March 5. An alternate version of this assessment is also available for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities.

Erin's Law Presentations

This year, our Erin’s Law mandate is being fulfilled by Childhood Victories, Inc. The Erin’s Law mandate requires schools to implement an annual age-appropriate sexual assault and abuse awareness and prevention curriculum for grades pre-K through 12. It also expects all school staff members to be mandated reporters and report any suspicion of child sexual assault or abuse.

Childhood Victories, Inc. will be presenting the Be Seen and Heard© curriculum that fulfills the Erin’s Law mandate on the following dates:

Eisenhower School - February 15, 2024

Betsy Ross School - February 13, 2024

Anne Sullivan School - February 9, 2024

MacArthur Middle School - February 5, 2024

This sexual abuse awareness and prevention curriculum delicately delivers the information needed to fulfill this mandate and more importantly, educates the children. Childhood Victories, Inc. covers many aspects of life, and each curriculum is delivered in a fun and entertaining way. For more on the Be Seen and Heard© Curriculum and an explanation of Erin’s Law please visit

www.victorpacini.com/erins-law-programs. If after your child hears their school presentation you have additional questions, please reach out to your building principal, school psychologist, or school social worker. They would be happy to answer any questions about the program or address any questions that your child may have. If at this time you do not want your child to participate in the presentation, please click this link and fill out the form to excuse your child from the presentation. This form must be completed by Wednesday, January 31, 2024.

Important Dates

Tuesday, January 23rd - D23PTO Meeting

Thursday, January 25th - Math & Science Night 5-7 PM

February 6th, 7th, & 8th - Kindergarten Registration

8:30 AM - 8:00 PM Eisenhower Office

Thursday, February 1st - Building a Better D23 Community Information Event 6:00-7:30 PM Sullivan Library

Thursday, February 8th - Parent-Teacher Conferences 4:30-8:00 PM

Friday, February 9th - Early Childhood Non-Attendance Day

Monday, February 12th - Building a Better D23 Community Information Event 6:00-7:30 PM Eisenhower Library

Thursday, February 15th - Parent-Teacher Conferences 4:30-8:00 PM

Friday, February 16th - Non-Attendance Day

Monday, February 19th - No School President's Day

Wednesday, February 21st - District Heritage Night 5:00-7:00 PM

Thursday, February 22nd - D23PTO Meeting

We

D23 Home-School Connections

Ukrainian Storytime at the

Prospect Heights Public Library

Updates to 2023-24 Calendar

At the November Board of Education Meeting, the following necessary changes to the current 2023-24 School Year calendar were made:

Tuesday, March 19 will now be a Day of Non-attendance for Teacher Institute Day.

Tuesday, April 2 will now be a day of attendance.

CLICK HERE to view the revised "At-A-Glance" Calendar

Information from our Partners

Stay Connected with us!

Eisenhower Office: (847) 870-3875

Eisenhower Attendance: (847) 870-3876



Dr. Lambatos: (847) 870-5040

Eisenhower Principal: Dr. Luke Lambatos

Eisenhower Nurse: Mrs. Lissa Carlson

Eisenhower Administrative Assistant:

Mrs. Faby Mayen

Eisenhower Building Assistants:

Mrs. Jennifer Luke and Mrs. Elizabeth Guza