Jaguar Journal

Location: 166 Euclid Avenue, Bloomingdale, IL, USA
Phone: (630) 894-9200

Website: DuJardin Elementary School

Twitter: @D13Jaguars

Curriculum Night: - SAVE THE DATE - Parents are invited to attend Curriculum Night on

Thursday, September 15, 2022, from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm. Curriculum Night is for parents to visit the classroom, meet the teacher, and learn about the curriculum and expectations for the school year. Each teacher will present information for the first portion of the session and leave opportunities for questions towards the end. There are two sessions from 6:00 pm - 6:40 pm & 6:50 pm - 7:30 pm. We offer two sessions for parents with multiple students.

Go Orange: During the month of September, we will ask students to donate canned

Goods or non-perishable food items. There is a box in the front lobby for students to

Place food items. DuJardin will also celebrate “GO ORANGE” day on Friday, September 23rd. Students will be asked to wear orange to raise awareness about hunger.

MAP & AIMSWEB Assessments: This school year students will continue to complete NWEA MAP three times a year (Fall, Winter and Spring). To gather additional information about students’ skills we will be benchmarking students in the areas of reading and math during the month of September. Classroom teachers will provide specific information related to testing dates and times. Please reach out to the building principal if you have questions about assessments.

PTO Directory Information: The PTO puts together a PTO directory with student name, parent name, home address, email address, & phone number. The office will provide this information to the PTO unless we hear otherwise. We have created a google form for parents to notify the office if they prefer directory information not be shared with the PTO or placed in a PTO directory. Click here to access the google document. Parents have until Thursday, September 8th to complete the google form.

#LeadLikeAJaguar

Patrick Haugens

Principal

DuJardin Elementary School

Bloomingdale School District 13

phaugens@sd13.org

630-894-9200

MAP Assessment: September 6th - 16th

Early Release (1st-5th Grade students): Friday, September 16th @ 1:40 pm

At DuJardin, we want students to become leaders who model a positive attitude (growth mindset), set and achieve positive goals, understand and manage emotions, show empathy for others, and make responsible decisions (solve problems). Teachers will be using the Second Step curriculum & other resources to help ensure our students #LeadLikeJaguars.

Focus for August 30th - September 30th: Growth Mindset & Goal-Setting: Children learn how to pay attention and manage distractions, develop a growth mindset, and apply goal-setting strategies to their social and academic lives.

Click here to view our #LeadLikeAJaguar focus from this week.

Click here to view our #LeadLikeAJaguar focus for next week.

The DuJardin Library is looking for parent volunteers to help shelve books. If you are able to help out in the library on a regular schedule or every once in a while, we can sure use the assistance. Please reach out to Michelle Walters, library clerk at mwalters@sd13.org for more information.

We are excited to welcome Julia Stevens as the new social worker at DuJardin Elementary School. Please do not hesitate to reach out to Ms. Stevens if your child(ren) needs additional support interacting socially with classmates for managing emotions related to school & home. Click here to view more information about Ms. Julia Stevens.

Feel free to call if you have any questions. Thank you very much for your assistance! You can also contact the school nurse by email.

If you chose to have your child tested for COVID while here are school a NEW consent form for this year must be filled out. Consent Form for Minor

PTO News

We Need Your Help!

1. We are still looking for head room parents and volunteers for the following classrooms:

- 2nd Grade - Cross

- Please sign up if you are interested in being a head room parent or just a volunteer. https://forms.gle/EY4jZrPh2QpJEPu3A

- Please know that if you are the head room parent, you are not responsible for planning and doing everything for each party. We just need a point person to disseminate information. There will be other parents who can help.

Hot Lunch is open for ordering!

Hot Lunch is set to begin on Tuesday, September 20. We are starting with Hot Lunch on Tuesdays and Thursdays and hope to have it on Wednesdays starting in October. The Tuesday options are: Hamburger, Breaded Chicken Sandwich or Pasta Marinara. Thursday options are Chicken Tenders, Cheese Pizza or Mac & Cheese. If anything says it has a sauce, please know it will be on the side.

Order Buona hot lunch here: https://buona.h1.hotlunchonline.net/

A few important notes:

1) Tuesday orders must be placed by Friday, Thursday orders must be placed by Sunday

2) The first thing you need to do once you log-in if you have a returning student is, update their grade and teacher. Go to "student" and then for each student, click on "action" and "edit" you can then edit their grade/teacher

3) If you need help with the ordering process there are step by step directions here:

https://4.files.edl.io/7814/03/23/22/125018-f4682f3a-e239-4fac-8115-1dc4197c1448.pdf

4) If you want to help volunteer at any day of hot lunch sign up here: https://signup.com/go/MCeJmLL

Spirit Wear

If you missed out on Information Day, here’s your chance to order DJ Spirit wear! It can be purchased online and shipped to your home. The online store will be open until September 16. We will also do a bulk order in November with additional items.

https://shop.oceansapparel.com/customize/customization/247

Save the Dates!

1) Tuesday, September 13 at 7pm - Our first PTO meeting of the year. Come find out how you can get involved in all of the great activities we have planned for the year!

2) Tuesday, September 13 - Thursday September 15 - Our Fall Book Fair will be running. Your student will visit as part of their normal Library special

3) Friday, September 16 - Our Fall Fundraiser kicks off

4) Tuesday, September 20 @ 6 pm - We will be hosting a room party planning meeting for all head room parents and any parent who wants to help with their child’s holiday room parties throughout the year.

5) Friday, September 30 - Our annual Jog-a-thon

Your child/ren is walking home or being picked up instead of taking the bus

Your child/ren is being picked up by someone other than who is on the pick up list

Your child/ren is going to kids place instead of taking the bus or vice versa

Your child/ren is leaving school early

As always if your child/ren will be absent from school please call the office.

Office Staff Contact Information:

Marisol Strejc- mstrejc@sd13.org

Karen Hosty- khosty@sd13.org

Nurse's Office Contact Information:

Laura Mills- lmills@sd13.org

Want a fun way to say “Happy Birthday” to your child or a staff member?

How about having your birthday wishes on the DuJardin school digital sign!

How: Print out this form, complete the correct information below and return it to DuJardin by the 20th of the month before their birthday month. (For example, a November birthday should return the form by October 20th)

Cost: a suggested $5 minimum donation to the DuJardin PTO

Why: Your child or staff member will be surprised and excited to see her/his birthday announced for one week in lights during their birthday month!

The Bloomingdale School District has a Virtual Backpack that is filled with flyers and information from various organizations located throughout Bloomingdale. Please click on the backpack if you are interested in activities or information from outside organizations. Virtual Backpack