Jaguar Journal

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

Website: DuJardin Elementary School

Twitter: @D13Jaguars

Attendance Email:(used to report absences): DJAttendance@sd13.org

Office Email:(used for changes to bus/arrival/dismissal): DJOffice@sd13.org

Please support Cal's Angels and wear GOLD tomorrow.

We invite all D13 students and families to a special event hosted at Erickson Elementary School in honor of Michael Carr and to support of Cal’s Angels, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness and funds for pediatric cancer research and providing hope to children fighting cancer.

Event Details:

• Date: Friday, September 27, 2024
• Time: 4:45 pm
• Location: Erickson Elementary School, 277 Springfield Drive

View the flyer below for more information or CLICK HERE.

Dr. Bartelt will be hosting a Town Hall meeting on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at 10:00 am in the DuJardin gym. The focus of the Town Hall meeting will be to discuss and share information about the Bloomingdale School District Referendum that is on the November ballot.

CLICK HERE to let us know if your child participated in the Summer Learning Challenge. We will provide incentives to students who completed one or more of the Summer Learning Challenges. We lost all of our IXL and LEXIA data over the summer and can not verify if students completed the Summer Learning Challenge. We will provide incentives next week. If you have questions, please reach out to the building principal phaugens@sd13.org.

We are looking for volunteers to assist with reshelving books in the DuJardin library. The process involves organizing returned books and placing them back in the correct section on the shelves.This helps ensure that students can easily find and access the books they need.

No prior experience is necessary; we will provide a brief orientation, if needed. Your help would make a big difference in keeping our library running smoothly and ensuring that books are readily available for all students.

If you are interested in volunteering or would like more information, please CLICK HERE.

Thank you for considering this opportunity to support our school!

Picture day will take place on Tuesday, October 2, 2024. Flyers will come home soon. We have also included the flyer below.

Friday, September 27, 2024:

Wear GOLD

PTO Fall Fundraiser Begins

Saturday, September 28, 2024:

Town Hall Meeting at DuJardin 10:00 am

Tuesday October 1, 2024:

CC! Celebration Night

Wednesday, October 2, 2024:

Picture Day

Friday, October 4, 2024:

Spirit Day

Friday, October 18, 2024:

Jog-a-Thon

AM Kindergarten & 1st grade- 10:00am-10:30

PM Kindergarten & 2nd Grade- 1:30pm-2:00pm

3rd-5th grade- 2:10pm-2:45

Required Health Forms:

• Kindergarten: Physical, Dental, & Vision
• 2nd Grade: Dental
• Health Office Website

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 Student’s 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)

DJAttendance@sd13.org

Office Email:(used for changes to bus/arrival/dismissal)

DJOffice@sd13.org

Nurse's Office Contact Information:

Jessica Rosero- jrosero@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!

I’m excited to share that our Accelerated Reader program is up and running! Click here for more information about the Accelerated Reader program at DuJardin.

This program is designed to motivate students to read more, develop strong reading habits, and improve their reading comprehension skills.

Through the AR program, students will:

• Choose books at their appropriate reading levels.
• Take quizzes after finishing their books to assess understanding.
• Earn points and track their progress toward personalized reading goals.

Our goal is to foster a love of reading in each student while also helping them grow as confident, independent readers. We encourage you to support your child’s reading at home by setting aside dedicated reading time and discussing their AR goals.

If you have any questions about the program, feel free to reach out to Mrs. Shermak hshermak@sd13.org or Ms. Burton aburton@sd13.org.

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