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

Nurse's Email:jrosero@sd13.org

• Tomorrow: Strong Like Kate Toy Drive (Last Day to Donate)

• Thursday, December 18, 2025: Classroom Holiday Party 10:15 am & 2:00 pm

• Friday, December 19, 2025: Winter Wonderland & Early Release Day (1:40 pm dismissal)

• Monday, December 22nd - Friday, January 2, 2026: Winter Break

• Monday, January 5, 2026: School Resumes

It is hard to believe there is only one more week of school before we leave for winter break. We look forward to a fantastic last week of learning and wish everyone a safe, restful, and joyful holiday season!

Tomorrow is the last day to donate to our Strong Like Kate Toy Drive. All donated toys will be delivered to children who have to spend the holidays in the hospital at Lurie’s Children Hospital. Thank you to everyone for donating!

Classroom Holiday Parties will take place on Thursday, December 18th. The AM Kindergarten party will be at 10:15 am. PM Kindergarten & 1st-5th grade holiday parties will take place at 2:00 pm. If you plan to bring a goodie bag, please remember to bring a bag for every student in the class and make sure the goodie bags do not include food. Thank you to our AMAZING PTO and parent volunteers for helping with the classroom parties.

Winter Wonderland will take place the morning of Friday, December 19th. The event will feature fun experiences such as cookie decorating, hot chocolate & a movie, Holiday, and many other exciting activities to celebrate the winter Holiday season.

We look forward to creating wonderful memories during this festive event! A big thank you to our PTO for helping fund this event.

There will be an Early Release for all students in 1st-5th grade on Friday, Dec 19th (last Friday before winter break). Students will be dismissed at 1:40 pm. PM kindergarten will have a normal 3:30 pm dismissal.

The Accelerated Reader (AR) program is an optional activity for students. While participation is encouraged as a way to foster a love for reading and track progress, it is not a required component of the curriculum. Students are welcome to participate at their own pace and comfort level. We recognize students during lunch time when they reach 25, 50, 75, 100, 150 & 200 AR points.

Students who meet the following Accelerated Reader point goals by the end of January will qualify for an invitation to an AR Night Out event scheduled for February 11th:

• Grades 1–3: Must earn 25 or more AR points

• Grades 4–5: Must earn 50 or more AR points

Over winter break Accelerated Reader (AR) will be open and available for students to participate in taking quizzes on books they have currently read. Students can earn their points by reading books, logging into the Accelerated Reader program, and taking quizzes on the books that they read.

Click here to access how students can log into the AR program.

If you have any questions about the AR program, please feel free to reach out to Mrs. Harsila, aharsila@sd13.org or Mr. Pearlman, brianpearlman@sd13.org

As the temperatures begin to drop, we want to share a reminder about our recess procedures to ensure all students are dressed appropriately for outdoor play:

• Outdoor or Indoor Recess?: Students will line up outside at arrival and enjoy outdoor recess when the temperature is 10 degrees Fahrenheit or above (including the windchill factor). We also continuously monitor the conditions of the blacktop and playground surfaces to ensure they are safe for students.

• Dress Warmly: Please ensure your child is dressed for the weather every day with a warm coat, hat, and gloves.

• Snow Play: Students are allowed to play in the snow if they are fully dressed in the required gear: snow boots, snow pants, winter coat, hat, and gloves. Without all these items, students must remain on the dry blacktop areas.

Thank you for helping us ensure a safe and comfortable outdoor experience for everyone!

Would you like to celebrate your child's achievements with the DuJardin community? We love to recognize our students' accomplishments both inside and outside of school. If your child won a trophy with their sports team or outside organization, or achieved a significant milestone, we'd be happy to announce it during our morning announcements or lunch period.

Click here to share a short blurb with your child's name, grade, and the exciting news you'd like to share.

Preschool Information Interest Form

The IMC is in need of volunteer shelvers on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays! It's a great way to help your child's school library. You do not need to commit to the full 30 minutes - - choose a slot and help shelve for 5-10 minutes or whatever works for you within that slot. Sign-up via the link or qr code below:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0545A8AC2FABF8C61-59067359-library

Required Health Forms for the upcoming school year:

• 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!

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

Important Links & Info:

Arrival/Dismissal Procedures

Handbook talk presentation

First View Information (track the location of the bus)

DuJardin Parent/Student Calendar

Recess during Cold Weather

Nurse Information

School Store

Lunch Procedures

The Accelerated Reader (AR) program at DuJardin: Students in first-fifth grade can take AR tests on the books they read.

As students earn points, they can get rewards, including bookmarks, brag tags, and a chance to attend our special AR Night Out in January and the big End of Year Field Trip in May!

Mr. Pearlman will be going over the AR program during library with our First and Second grade students this coming week. Most books we have in the library are AR books and students can read the book and take a quiz to earn points. So, find a great book, get reading, and let's get those points!

Click here for more information about the AR program at DuJardin.

Please note: this is an optional reading incentive program.