Jaguar Journal

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

Website: DuJardin Elementary School

Twitter: @D13Jaguars

It was a GREAT first day of school with our first - fifth grade students. We are excited to welcome our Kindergarten students to school on Monday. Tomorrow is the first SPIRIT DAY of the school year. Be BOLD and wear BLACK & GOLD or DuJardin spirit wear. DJ our school mascot will make a special appearance in classrooms that show the most school spirit.

If your child(ren) rides the bus, please be patient as buses will not always run on time the first week of the school year. We ask that all students be at their bus stop five minutes prior to the scheduled arrival time.

#LeadLikeAJaguar

Patrick Haugens

Principal

DuJardin Elementary School

Bloomingdale School District 13

phaugens@sd13.org

630-894-9200

Please take a moment to review our arrival and dismissal procedures document for this coming school year. For the safety of all we ask that everyone follow the procedures. Thank you.

Arrival/Dismissal Procedures

Bus lists to include new additions are still being finalized by the bus company. As soon as the bus company sends us an updated list we will communicate that through email. The bus company has changed some stops this year if you are unaware of which stop your student is assigned to or have a concern please fill out the google form so we can get as much information as possible.

Bus Google Form

Bus Lists

KDG Midday Bus

If you are on a paid route and have paid for the bus after Information Day please call the school to confirm payment.

Friday, August 26th- SPIRIT DAY & DuJardin Back to School Carnival

Monday, August 29th-First day of school for KDG students

Monday, September 5th-Labor Day, NO SCHOOL

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.

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.

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.

Emotion Management: Children learn how to identify and label emotions and use emotion-management strategies—including stress management for older students—to calm strong feelings.

Empathy & Kindness: Children learn how to recognize kindness and act kindly, have empathy for others and take others’ perspectives, and recognize kind acts and empathy as important elements of building and maintaining relationships.

Problem-Solving: Children learn how to identify and state a problem, recognize if a problem is an accident, and use the STEP problem-solving process:

S: Say the problem
T: Think of solutions
E: Explore the outcomes
P: Pick a solution

We will place weekly communication in the Jaguar Journal to help you reinforce Second Step language, skills, and goals at home. If you have any questions about Second Step Elementary, please don’t hesitate to contact me or your child’s teacher for more information. Thank you for your support as we
work to ensure our students #LeadLikeAJagaur.

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

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

Save the Date!

We hope we will see all of you to kick off a new school year on Friday, August 26 from 5:30-7:30 pm at DuJardin for our Back to School Carnival!

Spirit Wear

If you missed out on Information Day, here’s your chance to order DJ Spiritwear! It can be purchased online and shipped to your home. We will also do a bulk group in November that will be shipped to school for distribution before Winter Break. More variety/different items should be available then.

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

PTO Dues

Make sure when you are paying for your students' 2022-2023 registration fees. The membership dues support all students, teachers and staff at DuJardin School through various events and activities provided all year long.

PTO Membership Form

PTO Volunteer

The PTO need your support to make this school year a success! Please click on the link below and fill out the google form.

Volunteer Sign Up Form

New Student Registration(includes new students to the district and Kindergarten students) for the 2022-2023 school year has now opened. Please fill out the New Student Enrollment form to register your child for the 2022-2023 school year and provide all the necessary documentation. New Student Enrollment Page

Please refer to the informational email message that was sent to the primary parent / guardian's email account. To complete the registration form, parents / guardians will need to log-in to the PowerSchool Parent Portal. If you do not remember your username or password, a Forgot Password option is available with the PowerSchool Parent portal.

Returning Student Enrollment Page

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