Jaguar Journal September 21, 2023
DuJardin School Information
Location: 166 Euclid Avenue, Bloomingdale, IL, USA
Phone: (630) 894-9200
Website: DuJardin Elementary School
Twitter: @D13Jaguars
Jog-A-Thon:
Below is the schedule for the Jog a thon that will take place on October 13th!
AM KDG & 1st grade- 10am
PM KDG & 2nd grade-1:30pm
3rd-5th Grade-2:15pm
We will be using flags to mark off the entire running area this school year and you will not be able to engage with your child at any point before, after, or during their run. The only people allowed inside of the flags will be volunteers. Please email Mrs. Klassman by October 5th if you are interested in volunteering! Her email is- aklassman@sd13.org
CC! Celebration Night: The Character Counts! Celebration Night will take place on Tuesday, October 3, 2023. This is an annual event where we come together as a community to support our efforts to be Respectful, Responsible, Caring, Trustworthy, Fair, & positive citizens. View the flyer for more information.
Picture Day: Picture Day is on Wednesday. If you are interested in ordering pictures, please complete the following steps.
1. Go to: ordercp.com
2. Click on the green icon "Before or ON PICTURE DAY"
3. Enter your student's information and school event code: 10019201
4. Choose your package and background
Contact the classroom teacher if you have any questions.
Personal Care Donations: We have started a collection for the Bloomingdale Church. They are collecting personal care items including: shampoo, deodorant, soap bars, toothpaste/brushes, dental care. Click on the flyer for more info.
Raise Awareness for Pediatric Cancer: On Friday, September 29th, Bloomingdale School District will be โGoing Goldโ in honor of Michael Carr and to support Calโs Angels. Michael Carr was a student at Erickson and Westfield who lost his very courageous battle with cancer in April 2021. Please view the flyer below for more information about the event.
D13 School Board Budget: The Board of Education adopted the 2023-2024 budget on Monday September 25, 2023, it can be viewed on the district website (sd13.org).
Technology Repairs Information: Moving forward parents can expect to see charges for some chromebook repairs.District 13 will absorb the first $50.00 of the chromebook repair annually. These repair costs will be charged through My School Bucks.
PTO News
Volunteers Needed!
DuJardin is looking for two parent volunteers on Wednesday, October 4 for picture day from 9:15 - 11:50 am. You would be helping with guiding students to and from their classrooms and making sure students' hair is picture perfect! If you would like to help, please let us know at: djpto13@gmail.com
Hot Lunch News
Hot Lunch is now running! Order here: https://doctordogs.h1.hotlunchonline.net/
You must order by Sunday for the following week. Please also make sure you update your student's teacher. Go to Student, Action, edit and update their teacher. If their teacher is not updated there will be confusion during lunch distribution.
Want to help distribute hot lunch? It only takes an hour of time and your students love to see you there! We need parent participation to keep our hot lunch program running. Sign-up here: https://signup.com/go/DCRcnbc
DuJardin PTO Classroom Holiday Party Sign-Up:
Now that everyone has had a chance to sign up, parents can now sign up for ONE additional party if there is room in their students' classrooms.
For each class and party, there is a sign up for 1 Party Coordinator, who will be responsible for contacting and working with the other volunteers and organizing the party. There are also 5 slots for class volunteers.
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084EAAA823A4FEC61-dujardin
Save the Dates & Reminders!
Wednesday, October 11 - Our monthly PTO meeting @ 7 pm
Monday, October 11 - Jog-a-thon yellow signs and $5 due
Friday, October 13 - Jog-a-thon, and Jog-a-thon pledge forms due
Wednesday, November 15 - Fall Fundraiser pick-up from 3:30 - 6 pm
Required Health Forms:
- Kindergarten: Physical, Dental, & Vision
- 2nd Grade: Dental
- Health Office Website
Student Daily Medication:
If your student requires daily medication or emergency medication, please bring in a new order from the doctors office. All food action plans and asthma action plans need to be renewed for the new school year, last year's orders cannot and will not be used. All forms can be found on the district website under health office.
Student Needs:
Please inform the nurse of any allergies or sensitivities to foods, medications, and environmental allergens. If there are any pertinent details of your students' health that you feel the nurse needs to know, please reach out and discuss this with the school nurse. This information can be helpful to better support your student throughout the day, if certain situations arise.
About Your Studentโs Medication:
The district's medication administration policy mandates that all medication to be administered at school requires an MD order, this includes over-the-counter medications. Students may NOT keep over-the-counter meds in their backpacks or in their lockers--including cough drops, Advil, etc. This is an important safety concern! Please review the policy included in the registration process.
If your student requires an inhaler, Epi-Pen, or any oral medication, please obtain the medication form and appropriate health care plan from your physician when your child has their exam. Forms may also be obtained on the district website.
Excused Physical Education Class:
Please note that all PE excuses need to be sent to the Nurse's Office. A parent may excuse a student from PE for up to 3 days. (consecutively) Thereafter, a Doctor's note is required.
Calls home from the Nurse:
Phone calls home are warranted in the event of a head injury, minor or major
All in school sickness including fever of 100.4 (oral) or greater, vomiting and/or diarrhea
Please prepare to keep your child home until:
Fever-free for a full 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication.
Vomiting and diarrhea has ceased for a full 24 hours
Please refer to the General Health Guidelines which can be found on the district website
Send a note to school or email your students teacher and office if....
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:
Attendance Email:(used to report absences)
Office Email:(used for changes to bus/arrival/dismissal)
Nurse's Office Contact Information:
Jessica Rosero- jrosero@sd13.org
Birthday Sign
Want a fun way to say โHappy Birthdayโ to your child or a staff member?
How about having your birthday wishes on the DuJardin school digital sign!
How: Print out this form, form are due 2 weeks before the birthday.
Cost: a $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!
Virtual Backpack
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