Spring MAP Testing
We have scheduled our spring MAP testing dates. Please encourage your child to try his/her/their best on the MAP test, as our teachers use this assessment information for planning student instruction. We are running a special testing schedule on testing days. Below is our fall MAP testing schedule:
- May 5: MAP Math Test
End-of-Year Student Medication Pickup Reminder
The Health Office wants to remind families that all medications need to be picked up by a student's parent/guardian or an individual designated by the parent/guardian on or before the last day of school, May 27. Exceptions to this are students who have an inhaler and/or an Epipen. If you feel comfortable letting your child carry their Epipen home, please email or call the Health Office. Medication not picked up will be disposed of after May 27. This is a State of Illinois requirement.
Messages from the Jackson PTA
Teacher Appreciation Week HELP Needed!
OH SNAP! Teacher Appreciation Week is coming!! You’d be DA BOMB if you helped celebrate our Jackson staff and teachers by donating any of the items below in the Sign up Genius!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4AADAC2FA3FBC70-56336088-jackson/169429011#/
KEEPIN’ IT REAL- We will give credit where credit is due…we will include the names of the families who donate and volunteer their time during the week with several thank you cards and decorations.
We can’t do this without the support from our SUPER FLY Jackson families. BOO-YAH!
Delivery/Drop off at Jackson by May 2nd!
Giving Garden
Jackson & Jefferson PTAs are looking for your support for a few of our families in need. Gift cards from Target, Walmart & Aldi are needed! Please use the link below to sign up! All gift cards should be placed in sealed envelopes and brought to the Jackson Main Office- please label with "Giving Garden." Gift cards due by May 9th & will be distributed to families by our school social workers! Thanks for supporting our Jackson families in need this Spring!
Use this link to sign up for gift card(s)...
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0C48ABAD2DA7FE3-56089729-jackson#/
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