Eisenhower Eagle Express

"Engage ALL students in experiences that inspire

EACH to grow as learners, individuals,

and community members."

September 22nd, 2023

Planning for Halloween

Dear Eisenhower Families, 

We realize that families are beginning to shop for Halloween costumes and we just want to provide a few reminders about our parades, parties, and costume guidelines. We are still in need for classroom party parent volunteers for the following classrooms:

Mrs. Berry - AM

Mrs. Berry - PM

Mrs. Haas - PM

Ms. Whitfield - AM

Mrs. Slowik - AM

Mrs. Balla

Ms. Valderrama

The Eisenhower, Ross, Sullivan annual Halloween Costume Parades will be on Tuesday, October 31st.  

The morning early childhood and morning kindergarten classes will parade outside at 10:00 A.M. 

The Eisenhower school parade for PM early childhood & kindergarten, full-day kindergarten, and 1st grade classes will begin at 12:00 P.M. 

If you wish to view the parades, please assemble along the parade routes. 

*Eisenhower will parade from the rear of the school, along the sidewalks, and back into school through the front doors.

Every spot is a good location for pictures!

AM and PM early childhood and AM and PM kindergarten children should wear their costumes to school that day.

Full day kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th grade students should bring their costumes to school.

Should the weather be cold or rainy, parents may view the parade in the gym. The Eisenhower morning class parties will begin right after the morning early childhood and kindergarten parade. The afternoon class parties will begin at 1:15 P.M.  As you think about your child’s costume for our parade, please keep in mind that schools have a heightened and serious concern about students who bring weapons to school. The concern extends to toy weapons - including toy guns, squirt guns, cap guns, martial arts devices, play swords, and knives. Do not allow your child to include any weapons with the costume they bring to wear in the parade or to bring toy weapons to school at any time during the school year. Your child’s costume should not include any blood/gore. These guidelines by no means should curtail the fun your child can have at the parade. 

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!

Have a Wonderful 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 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

Important Dates

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

Early Childhood

Our early childhood students are finishing up a study on buildings and roads. We spent a few weeks learning about different types of buildings, how they are built and identifying signs we see on the road. The students enjoyed participating in building their own homes, playing the ABC parking lot matching game and singing along to a variety of rhymes.

Kindergarten

The kindergarten team just began their ABC bootcamp. We are so excited to be focusing on one letter every two days! The children have been engaged in reading letter specific books, completing handwriting pages, making headbands with corresponding sounds, and creating beginning sound circle maps.

First Grade

First grade has been enjoying their first grade level stories, high frequency words, and spelling words. Daily practice at school and at home significantly helps build their fluency in reading. We appreciated your partnership with helping your child learn their new words and making reading part of your nightly routine!

District 23 is Focused on Creating Communities of Belonging 

We all know that stress, traumatic events, and lack of connection can complicate an already challenging situation. Whether at home or in schools, building safe, caring, compassionate, and empathetic relationships help to support students through life's ups and downs. Our focus on Creating Communities of Belonging calls us to reflect on and review our practices that welcome all students and families and engage each to grow to their fullest potential.

We are working with renowned speaker, Dr. Doug Bolton, to examine strategies that we can implement to maximize students' sense of safety and belonging in our classrooms, schools, and as a District. We also support our parent community with information and as partners to provide the love, care, and support our students need. At a recent parent workshop, Dr. Bolton encouraged parents to implement the following strategies to help build resilience in their children:

• Slow Down - Taking time together as a family, at a meal, or some other time, provides the opportunity for connection and a buffering effect to external stressors. 
• Model Empathy - When children hear their parents process stress in a healthy way, they learn the vocabulary and empathy to do so themselves.
• Look Upstream - Negative behaviors are the end results of issues that are often masked. When we only address the resulting behavior, especially through punishment, we often miss the opportunity to find out what's going on "upstream" that is actually causing the behavior. 
• Create Communities of Belonging - Get connected to other families and friends through church, school, or community activities that build a safety net of resources and people to whom the children may turn when they are in need of support. 

For us in District 23, our professional learning this year is centered around how we can best create these supporting communities by enhancing the respectful celebration of our diversity. As educators, we welcome our students into engaging learning practices that provide differentiation to meet the range of student abilities and needs and inspire all student to grow.

CLICK HERE to view the recorded presentation by Dr. Doug Bolton.

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