Eisenhower Eagle Express

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

August 25th, 2023

Eisenhower Parent Night

Wednesday, August 30th

6:00 PM

Dear Eisenhower Families, 

I first want to start by saying that we appreciate everyone's effort and patience to ensure a safe and orderly student drop-off and pick up in our back circle loop. Just a reminder, we are not allowed to park cars along Camp McDonald Rd. For everyone's safety, we need everyone to go through the circle lot.

We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming Parent Night on Wednesday, August 30th at 6:00 PM. I know our teachers and specialists can't wait to meet everyone. Please use the auxiliary Park District lot along Camp McDonald Rd. for additional parking.

Our grade level teams will be Seesawing home videos reviewing the curriculum standards your child will be learning this school year.

During parent night, your child's classroom teacher will be conducting a meet and greet to share more about classroom volunteering opportunities (parent reader, center/station helper, field trip volunteers, etc.,) the classroom culture, routines/procedures, and answer any questions you may have.

At around 6:30 PM, weather permitting, we will adjourn to our blacktop area where all of our families will have an opportunity to meet their neighbors and all of our staff members. It will be a good time to start putting names with faces and looking at setting up some playdates with your larger Eisenhower/D23 family!

Some of you may have noticed the update to our website last Friday. First, thanks to the PTO, our Community Relations Committee, and students and staff for all the helpful feedback on this important Strategic Plan goal. In response, we have added intuitive, easier-to-use features to our website, and we have streamlined the location of items to make the website more mobile friendly. Please watch the video below for an overview of these updates! 

Community Website Overview, Spanish

Community Website Overview, English

Also, over the next week, we will be conducting a series of safety drills with our first responders. Please do not be alarmed if you see police or fire department vehicles in front of our building. Our partner, the Prospect Heights Police Department, makes daily visits to check on our building's well-being.

We are looking forward to a wonderful year with you and your family,

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

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

Picture Day is Wednesday, September 6th!

Important Dates

Wednesday, August 30th - 6:00 PM Eisenhower Parent Night

Monday, September 4th - Labor Day - No School

Wednesday, September 6th - PICTURE DAY!

Friday, September 8th - D23 Family Fest 4:00-7:00 PM

Friday, September 15th - 12:00 PM D23 PTO Golf Outing

Thursday, September 14th - 7:00 PM Board of Education Meeting

Monday, September 25th - Non-Attendance Day

Thursday, September 28th - PTO Meeting

Thursday, October 12th - 7:00 PM Board of Education Meeting

Friday, October 13th - Early Childhood Non-Attendance Day

Monday, October 16th - Teacher Institute Day - Students not in Attendance

Tuesday, October 17th - Eisenhower Picture Retake Day

Thursday, October 26th - PTO Meeting

Tuesday, October 31st -

10:00 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

Thursday, November 2nd - 4:30-8:00 PM Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences

Thursday, November 9th - 4:30-8:00 PM Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences

Friday, November 10th - End of First Trimester

Friday, November 17th - Report Cards Open Online

Monday, November 20th - Friday 24th - Thanksgiving Break

Wednesday, November 29th - 5:00-7:00 PM Family Fitness Night Kindergarten & First Grade

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. Everyday, after I have announced the children's birthdays and the day's events, I remind the students to be friend to others and to make themselves and those around them a wonderful day by being respectful, responsible, and safe in all that they do. 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 import 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.  

We continue to use the PowerSchool Parent Portal (LINK) as a one-stop place for important information, including student schedules, report cards, and fees owed. We recommend all fees are paid through PowerSchool on a mobile web browser or on the computer. If you need help setting up your PowerSchool Parent account, please contact your child's office. 

“Need help with a program, an app, or the iPad itself? To quote an old Radio Shack slogan, “You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers!” 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!”

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