Eisenhower Eagle Express

"Engage ALL students in experiences that inspire

EACH to grow as learners, individuals,

and community members."

October 6th, 2023

Building a Community of Belonging

Dear Eisenhower Families, 

It is hard to believe that we are already finishing our 36th day of school. Seeing the change in the children from the first day of school until now is truly a wonder. The children have adjusted to new routines, challenging curriculum, rigorous learning expectations, and, most importantly, being engaged members of a classroom culture of learning.

However, it is our partnership as a school community that makes all the difference. We appreciate all of your support in developing healthy routines and habits with nightly reading and review work. As always, keep having those nightly conversations with your child about their friendships, how they feel about themselves, and if they feel engaged and a part of classroom activities, conversations, and discussions. How they feel about being a member of the classroom learning community is directly connected to their social-emotional and academic success. If they are feeling any negative feelings towards their learning or relationships, we ask that you reach out to us.

Linking your own childhood experiences of friends, school, and classroom memories is a wonderful way to stimulate a conversation and learn what is most pressing on their minds. Teaching them how to express themselves and explain what they’ve learned can be as simple as discussing what you learned or experienced that day as well. Conversations should be premised on sharing and being a reciprocal listener. It’s a wonderful skill that we impart on our children every day and one that will hopefully make the completion of getting dressed, tying their shoes, cleaning their room, and brushing their teeth a little easier as well.

Parent-Teacher Conferences November 2nd & 9th

We are looking forward to seeing everyone in person at our upcoming parent-teacher conferences on November 2nd and 9th. If for some reason you are unable to attend, please contact your child's teacher about setting up a virtual conference. Conference signups will be coming out soon.

Halloween Reminders:

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. Also, 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. 

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!

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

Wednesday, October 11th - 6:00 PM Building a Better D23 Community Forum

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

Tuesday, October 24th - 6:00 PM Building a Better D23 Community Focus Group

Thursday, October 26th - 7:00 PM 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

D23 Home-School Connections

Early Childhood

Early childhood students began their study of trees this month. The students learned about the various animals that live in trees and the many varieties of food that grow on trees. We also studied the different parts of a tree.  We have been practicing our counting skills by using 10 frames with acorns and utilizing the different parts of a tree to make patterns. We also enjoyed color sorting apples.

Kindergarten

The kindergarten team has just completed their first unit in the Ready Math program. The students have learned prepositions, size including length, height, and how to sort by a variety of attributes. We are looking forward to beginning our second unit working with numbers to 5. 

First Grade

Students in first grade are busy learning several strategies for problem solving. They are applying these strategies to solve both addition and subtraction word problems and equations. Ask your child to share their favorite problem solving strategy.

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