Eisenhower Eagle Express

"Engage ALL students in experiences that inspire EACH to grow as learners, individuals, and community members."

August 23rd, 2024

Dear Eisenhower Families, 

With the first week of school already underway, I just wanted to take a few moments to discuss our Home-School Partnership. We look forward to seeing everyone at our upcoming Parent Night on Thursday, August 29th at 6:00 pm. Please use the front lot, rear circle loop lot, and the Park District lot along Camp McDonald Rd. We will provide additional parking in our front lot loop. For your own safety and those driving, please do not park on Schoenbeck Rd. Also, whether it is signing up on Seesaw, following us on Facebook, Twitter/"X", volunteering in your child's classroom, helping our PTO with outstanding events, attending parent night and parent-teacher conferences, we want you to always feel welcome and able to contribute to our school community efforts and your child's growth & learning. 

One example of our Home-School Partnership is our variety of family engagement events that we have for our families. If you would like to volunteer for one of these opportunities please contact me at (847) 870-5040 or llambatos@d23.org

Tuesday, October 1st

Family Fitness Game Night

(5-7 pm)

Friday, November 22nd

Early Childhood Thanksgiving Feast

(9:30-10:30 am) & (1:00-2:00 pm)

Thursday, December 19th

Early Childhood

Winter Concert

(5-6 pm)

Thursday, January 30th

Math & Science Night

(5-7 pm)

Thursday, March 6th

Family Literacy Night

(5-7 pm)

When you have a moment, please review our PBIS "IKE PATH" behavior expectations matrix below. This matrix works to support teaching students expected behaviors that create a respectful, responsible and safe learning environment. You will also notice images of our new classroom friends that will be joining the IKE Eagle in promoting friendship, helpfulness, kindness, positivity, and teamwork! If you see your child with a bracelet that has one of these animal characters on it, you will know that they demonstrated this character trait in class. It is the job of us all to ensure that the children develop both academically and social-emotionally. A healthy growth mindset helps to support everyone's development.

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

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

We are very happy to have the support of our District 23 Elementary PTO with its multitude of family events, fundraisers, and opportunities for you to help contribute to the lives of our little Eagles. Please join us for all of our PTO meetings this school year.

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

ATTENDANCE ABSENT LINE REMINDER:

Please call our attendance line (847) 870-3876 if your child is sick or will not be attending school for the day.

Please click on the link below to our Nurse's webpage for pertinent information related to illness, health needs and exam forms.

LINK

Arrival and Dismissal Procedures

We just want to take a moment to review arrival and dismissal procedures.

*All Bus Riders will Enter and Exit from our Front Doors to the Front Lot.

*All Car Riders will Enter and Exit from our Back Library Doors to the Back Circle Lot.

AM Early Childhood, AM Kindergarten, Full Day Kindergarten and First Grade students being dropped off will be able to enter the building at 7:40 AM.

AM Early Childhood students will dismiss at 10:45 AM.

PM Early Childhood car rider students will dismiss at 2:25 PM.

AM Kindergarten students will dismiss at 10:45 AM.

PM Kindergarten back library doors will be able to enter the back library doors at 11:40 AM.

PM/Full Day Kindergarten & First Grade car riders will dismiss at 2:25 PM.

In order to prevent traffic jams and frustration with pickup capacity, we ask that parents please wait in line through the rectangular park district lot along Camp McDonald Rd. 

Drivers will be able to utilize the park district lot as an “off the street option” for waiting for pick-up, minimizing the volume and time of cars waiting on Camp McDonald Rd.

Car traffic may only enter the circle lot while heading westbound on Camp McDonald.

No left turn will be allowed.

We ask that Early Childhood Parents pick up at 2:20 PM and that Kindergarten and First Grade Parents wait until 2:25 or even 2:30 PM to begin lining up. This should help to reduce the number of cars arriving at the same time and expedite pick-up.

Just a reminder, a parent or guardian must be present for all Early Childhood, Kindergarten, and First Grade students to get off the school bus.

Transportation Procedures

To find out the whereabouts of your student’s bus, call First Student at (847) 541-0220 and ask for the dispatcher.

Due to time constraints, buses will not return to a bus stop when students miss the bus or an adult (when required) is not present to receive the student. Students will be returned to their home school and parents/guardians will need to pick up their child from the school. The bus will not return.

Changes to bus routes require a minimum of 3 working days to be implemented.

No changes to bus routes will be processed during the first 2 weeks of school.

What if there is a change in my child's transportation arrangements? Please send a note with your child or call the school office at (847) 870-3875. Without a note, we will send your child home on the school bus if that is how your child normally goes home. 

All children who are to be excused from school prior to the regular end of the school day must "check out" through the school office. Parents are asked to send a note ahead of time, rather than call, to request an early release for their children. Parents are required to come into the school office to sign their children out for early dismissal. District policy does not allow any adult to go directly to the classroom. 

Technology Support

You hear a lot from us about directions to go to your PowerSchool Parent Portal (LINK) to view important information. (Do note, that this is not the same as the PowerSchool app.) Please see the chart below to see the cadence of when as a parent there are important items in the Portal that require your attention and action.  

For Wednesday, at 9 a.m., schedules for the school year will be viewable in the Parent Portal! See the August row below!

Link to portal directions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1viiZtK96oN6pTHYaWsiLCxMu9F_pCTWanmc4GQYf6aU/edit

Need help with a program, an app, or the District-issued iPad itself (which comes home in August or September, depending on grade level)? To quote an old Radioshack slogan, “You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers!” The teacher is the best person with which to start. If help is still needed, Sullivan and MacArthur students should submit a ticket using the Incident IQ app. Eisenhower and Ross families should either put in the ticket on behalf of their student or work with the teacher, who would put in a ticket on behalf of the student. We also have our Tech Help Site, HERE, which has resources and “How-to” guides. If you find yourself needing more immediate support, email us at “techhelp@d23.org.” Together, we are #PROUD2BD23!”

Happy First Week of School!

Home-School Connection

Translations

Polski, Русский, Español, українська

Important Dates

Thursday, August 29th - First Day of Kindergarten

Thursday, August 29th - Eisenhower Parent Night 6:00 PM

Monday, September 2nd - Labor Day - NO SCHOOL

Wednesday, September 4th - Picture Day

Thursday, September14th -Board of Education Mtg. 7:00PM

Friday, September 20th - Family Fest 4:00-7:00 PM

Tuesday, October 1st - IKE Family Fitness Night 5:00 PM

Thursday, October 3rd - Non-Attendance Day-NO SCHOOL

Friday, October 4th - Fall Movie Night

Monday, October 7th-PTO Mtg. Eisenhower Library 7:00PM

Thursday, October 10th - Board of Education Mtg. 7:00PM

Monday, October 14th-Teacher Institute Day - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, October 15th - Picture Retake Day

Thursday, October 17th - Family Library Night at the Prospect Heights Library 6:00 PM

Thursday, October 24th - BPAC Night at the Prospect Heights Public Library 5:30PM

Thursday, October 31st - Halloween Parades

9:45 AM Early Childhood & AM Kindergarten Parade

*Parties to follow

12:00 PM Early Childhood, PM & Full Day Kindergarten, &

First Grade Parade

1:15 PM Early Childhood, PM & Full Day Kindergarten, &

First Grade Parties

Monday, November 4th - Non-Attendance Day - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, November 5th - Election Day - NO SCHOOL

Thursday, November 7th - Fall Parent Teacher Conferences 4:30-8:00 PM

Friday, November 8th - End of First Trimester

Thursday, November 14th - Fall Parent Teacher Conferences 4:30-8:00 PM & Board of Education Mtg. 7:00 PM

Tuesday, November 19th - PTO Mtg. Eisenhower Library 7:00PM

Friday, November 22nd - AM Early Childhood Thanksgiving Feast 9:30 AM & PM Early Childhood Thanksgiving Feast 1:00 PM

Monday, November 25th - Friday, November 29th - Thanksgiving Holiday Break - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, December 10th - BPAC Family Night at Eisenhower 7:00 PM

Thursday, December 12th - Board Of Education Mtg. 7:00PM

Thursday, December 19th - IKE Early Childhood Winter Concert 5:00 PM

Friday, December 20th - AM Early Childhood and AM Kindergarten Winter Parties 9:45 AM

PM Early Childhood, PM & Full Day Kindergarten, &

First Grade Winter Parties 1:15 PM

December 23rd-January 3rd - Winter Break

January 6th - Teacher Institute Day - NO SCHOOL

January 7th - Classes Resume

District Information

Translations:

Ukrainian. Polish. Spanish. Russian

Translations: 

Ukrainian  Polish Spanish  Russian

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Translations: 

Ukrainian. Polish. Spanish. Russian

Information from our Partners

PTO NEWS

• Parent Mixer: Saturday, 9/14/24 from 7-9pm at Gatsby’s Sports Pub 427 E. Rand Rd. Arlington Heights, IL 60004. $25 per person presale, $30 at the door, includes pizza and apps.

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. Amy Ksiazk