November 20 Early Dismissal Day
This Wednesday, November 20, is an Early Dismissal day. Middle school students begin the day at the regular 8:30 a.m. start time and are dismissed at 12:00 p.m. Breakfast and lunch are still available for all students on these days. Please click here to access the schedule for the day.
Messages from the Jackson PTA
PTA Meeting TONIGHT
Our next PTA Meeting is TONIGHT at 6:00 p.m. in the Jackson LRC!! Come out and see all the exciting things we have planned for the next few months!
November Dine & Donate
Next week- Tuesday and Wednesday!! Let Dominick’s do the cooking for you, before all the Thanksgiving cooking starts!
Jackson Family Ice Skate!
Let's celebrate the start of the Thanksgiving Break with a Jackson Meet Up at Addison Ice! All Jackson students and families welcome! $10 per skater, includes skate rental! Sunday, November 24, 6:00-8:00 p.m.!
Gingerbread House Family Night
District 45 families are invited to join the Frida Community Organization for its Gingerbread House Spectacular on Wednesday, December 4, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the cafeteria at Jefferson Middle School. Participants will enjoy a festive family night out and create their own edible gingerbread house to take home. Register your family by November 29.
Jackson Class of 2025 Information from Willowbrook High School
Attention 8th grade families! Please click here (Spanish) to access key dates information regarding your child's transition to Willowbrook. In addition, check out the Class of 2029 website. Go, Willowbrook Class of 2029!
Extracurricular Opportunities
We have a “Ways to Get Involved” clubs & activities link posted on the Jackson website. This link will bring you to a document that lists all the activities, clubs, and sports offered at Jackson. For each offering listed, the following information is included:
Activity, club, or sport name
Grade levels eligible for the activity, club, or sport
Meeting times
General description of the activity, club, or sport
Supervisor/coach contact information
Information about tryouts for interscholastic sports, specifics regarding intramurals, or other important information regarding extracurriculars will be communicated via the Jackson Happenings document which is also available on the Jackson website.
Jackson Daily Happenings
PowerSchool Parent Portal
PowerSchool is a proactive communication tool parents/guardians can use to stay informed about their child’s academic and work habits progress in school. Please click on this PowerSchool Parent/Guardian Quick Guide link for more information about how to navigate the PowerSchool portal. There is a mobile app version of the PowerSchool Portal for families. The interface of the mobile app is slightly different from the web version. If you experience any difficulties accessing PowerSchool, please email Mrs. Aparicio, the Jackson secretary who oversees PowerSchool. Her email address is vaparicio@d45.org.
Attendance
A friendly reminder that it is the responsibility of a parent/guardian to contact Jackson in the event his/her child will be absent from school. Please plan to report your child’s absence, prior to 9:00 a.m., by calling our attendance line at (630) 516-7368. Parents/guardians will leave a voicemail reporting their child’s absence. In the voicemail, please include the following information:
Child’s name and grade level
Date of absence
Reason for absence
Student absenteeism should be kept to the minimum; however, the School Board recognizes that some absences are unavoidable. The following are valid causes for a student's absence and will be considered “excused,” as specified in Section 26-2a of the Illinois School Code:
Illness
Observation of a religious holiday
Death in the immediate family
Family emergency
Other situations approved by the school principal