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Eisenhower Eagle Express
Engage ALL students in experiences that inspire EACH to grow as learners, individuals, and community members.
March 21st, 2025
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Dear Eisenhower Families,
With all of the wonderful growth we've seen in the children these last seven months and spring break arriving, we just want to take a moment to thank you for all of your hard work and your partnership. The children continue to amaze all of us with their growth. We want to continue promoting their belief in themselves and fostering goals, while acknowledging that it's okay to make a mistake, fail, or have a setback. True growth is working through obstacles with patience and persistency. Teaching the children to move forward with their learning requires teaching resilience. As with all learning, the more we practice, the better we become. With that being said, please continue reading with your child, sharing rich conversations, and getting them up and moving. Although nine days doesn't sound like a lot, every moment is precious and 20-minutes of daily reading and discussion is another wonderful way we share our lives with our children.
Also, we have updated our calendar, and the last day for Early Childhood is Thursday, May 29th.
Have a Wonderful Spring Break!
Your Eisenhower Family
Attendance Absent Line Reminder:
With the amount of illnesses rising, we ask that you please call our attendance line
(847) 870-3876 if your child is sick or will not be attending school for the day. Please do not Seesaw your child's teacher regarding absence/attendance information.
Luke Lambatos, Ed.D., Ed.S.
Principal, Eisenhower “IKE”
(847) 870-5040
*Please see the link below for additional information about all of our outstanding specialists.
In this edition:
- See what we are learning in EC, Kdg. & First Grade
- Enjoy our Home/School Connections
- Please take the Five Essentials Parent Survey
- iPad Collection Spring Break
- Check to see what our Community Partners are planning
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Spring Break iPad Collection
Teachers will be collecting iPads once again, for Spring Break. Please check with your child to make sure the iPad is current on updates; if an update is needed, the iPad will need to be connected to WiFi and power. Also, if your child will miss the last day(s) before Spring Break, please make sure the iPad is left at school with the teacher. Our iPad collections continue to help us emphasize healthy breaks for students and families while ensuring each student comes back to a working device, especially as we enter the final quarter. Thanks, as always, for your support at home!
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Update from the Nurse’s Office
Some of you may have noticed some updated procedures in the nurse's office regarding medication management in your school. These procedures further promote the health and safety of students in compliance with the Illinois School Code and the Illinois Nurse Practice Act. The complete procedures will be sent to impacted families as well as shared through upcoming principal newsletters. A few of the updates include:
- Medication will no longer be accepted by the school office staff, nor through your child’s backpack.
- Medication will need to be dropped off through an appointment with the nurse.
- All controlled medications will need to be counted by the parent in front of the nurse, and then counted by the nurse in front of the parent, and then also counted by a third person (another nurse or administrator) in front of the parent. This is why an appointment is necessary for medication drop off.
Your school nurse will be reaching out to connect with parents who are impacted by these changes. If you have any questions, please reach out to your child’s school nurse.
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Important Dates
Section
March 24th-28th - Spring Vacation
March 31st - Non-Attendance Day
April 1st - Teacher Institute Day - Students Not in Attendance
April 10th - Board of Education Meeting 7:00 PM
April 11th - PTO Family Fun Night 5:00 PM
April 16th - PTO Meeting at Eisenhower Library 5:00 PM
April 18th - Non-Attendance Day
May 2nd - Early Childhood Non-Attendance Day
May 16th - School Improvement Day - Students Not in Attendance
May 21st - Young Athletes Day
May 22nd - Young Athletes Day (RAIN DATE)
May 26th - Memorial Day - No School
May 29th - Last Day of Early Childhood Classes & Early
Childhood Picnic
May 30th - Kona Ice End of Year Celebration at Anne Sullivan 3:00
May 6th - End of 3rd Trimester & Last Day of Classes K-8
| | Eisenhower School Section | | Early Childhood, Kindergarten, and First Grade News | |
In early childhood, our students finished their study on sand this week. We learned about where we can find sand, the animals that live in sand, and how we can use sand. The students practiced patterning fish, graphing, and number identification with seashells.
This week in kindergarten, the students worked on solving addition problems with totals up to 10. Ask your child some addition problems using everyday items at home or at the store.
In first grade, students have been learning to add two-digit numbers using different strategies. Ask your child to show you how many ways they can add a set of two-digit numbers.
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Assessment Update
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. Currently, we are focusing on the State of Illinois's ACCESS Test for Multilingual Learners in grades K-12. Coming soon, students in grades 3-12 will be taking the Illinois Assessment of Readiness, which is a statewide test in English/language arts (ELA) and mathematics. The state uses this information to provide more support and resources to the schools in the greatest need. This year’s testing window is from March 3 to April 30. Your school will let you know of their chosen testing window within this timeframe as it approaches. An alternate version of the assessment is also available for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities as well.
Link to ACCESS Letter
(English, Polski, Русский, Español, українська)
In addition to this assessment, students in grades 5, 8, and 11 in the State of Illinois are also required to take the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA), which measures students' progress in the area of science over time. Both the Illinois Assessment of Readiness in ELA and Mathematics and the Illinois Science Assessment are aligned with state standards in their subject areas.
Link to IAR Letter
(English, Polski, Русский, Español, українська)
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Eisenhower
Century Book Club
Ethan Akdeniz
Mick Baran
Jude Berger
Adam Blacharski
Dahlia Bobren
Sophia Boettcher
Dalary Cancino
Jake Cejudo Vizcarra
Quinn Coats
Amaia Cortes
Jaidy Cortez
Ava Elias
Cesar Garcia Guzman
Scarlett Gutierrez
Calvin Kirby-Hoying
Deni Ibrisevic
Hannah Jastrzebski
Dean Jovic
Lucy Kempf
Chloe Kim
Henryk Krol
Sera Lee
Ayari Lema Ruiz
CJ Lobosco
Connor Majewski
Kian Moore
Audrey Ott
Oliver Patino Guerra
Zion Philip
Antonina Poterucha
Genesis Ramirez
Enky Ramirez Parra
Remy Rivera
Adam Roszkowski
Timothy Rustemeyer
Anna Skorzewski
Jack Sliwa
Vincenzo Sullo
Eric Thomas
Yelyzaveta Yahla
Ash Yarger
Maggie Yi
Carter Yoon
Jose Roman Zamudio Diaz
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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.
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IKE PATH
Recipients
Respectful, Responsible, & Safe
"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!"
Ethan Akdeniz
Noah Anderson
Lilly Antonczak
Adelina Baiyshbekova
Sophia Boettcher
Rodrigo Felix Canseco
Briana Chernoff
Ceci Cussen
Adrian Dudkowski
Defne Durgac
Emily Filatova
Saki Floros
Jason Henley
Lizbeth Lopez Balderas
Mateo Martinez
Alysha Noel
Audrey Ott
Silas Passman
Zion Phillip
Enky Ramirez
Ryu Rubio
Logan Schile
Sabreen Siddiqui
Vincenzo Sullo
Aria Thea
Kylie Von De Bur
Madison Wojdyla
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We NEED your Feedback
It's time again for the 5Essentials Survey and we NEED your help.
We use the data you provide to evaluate our programs and services. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey at the link below.
2025 Illinois Supplemental Parent Survey
Link to survey: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/
Opens Feb. 18, 2025 and closes March 28, 2025.
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District Information Section
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April 1 - Referendum Question on the Ballot
As you may know, District 23 has placed a question on the ballot seeking support for a tax rate increase to provide the needed funding that would allow us to build a 6 classroom addition at Eisenhower.
For more information about the referendum and information about voting, CLICK THIS LINK.
We want to meet the State mandate for Full-Day Kindergarten, improve safety and security, and provide adequate spaces for instruction and student support.
The current proposal is reduced by 25% to address the concerns about overall cost for the project and enables us to meet the current challenges without cutting programs and services, and increasing class sizes in grades 4-8.
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PowerSchool Global Breach Update
PowerSchool informed us and their other customers that they are beginning to send email communication to families who may have been affected by their global data breach. PowerSchool has provided this webpage (HERE) to help answer any questions and provide important information and resources. If you have District-related questions, please see our District technology information webpage (HERE).
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Our Community Partners Section
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PTO NEWS
The next PTO Family Dining Night Out is at Raising Cane's on January 28th.
Are You Following D23 PTO on Social Media? @D23PTO on Facebook & Instagram
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Also, if you haven't done so already, please sign up and follow us on Twitter @D23Eisenhower. The link below will show tell you how to create your own Twitter account.
Twitter/"X" Account Setup
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