Week 14

🧡 Community Spotlight: Pilsen Pantry Partnership

We are deeply thankful for our ongoing partnership with the Pilsen Pantry. This incredible organization provides food and clothing to families in need with no questions asked. Many of our Jungman families volunteer and support this pantry, and we are proud to join them through our current school-wide food drive.

If your family could benefit from this resource, please let us know. We will send you the pantry’s shopping list—simply share what your household needs, and we will ensure a curated box is prepared either for home delivery or school pickup.

At Jungman, we take care of one another. 💛

• NOVEMBER 14: PROGRESS REPORTS SENT HOME! Please review with your child
• November 16: TEAM outing! Bears Vs. Vikings @ Monochrome Brewery
• November 20: Sphero Day!
• November 20: 8th Grade Movie Night Fundraiser! Lilo and Stitch
• November 21: No After Care Programming!
• November 24-November 28: Happy FALL Break! No classes

Thank you to all the families who attended our State of the School Address. As shared, while we continue to make strong progress, a few key areas need focused support—particularly for our Diverse Learners and English Language Learners. To strengthen outcomes for these groups and for all students, we are centering our work this year around ELA, Math, and Attendance.

📘 ELA (Reading & Writing Across Content Areas)
Our instructional focus is on helping students read closely and communicate their thinking clearly through writing. Across all subjects, students will practice producing well-organized written responses with strong scaffolds and supports to guide them.

➗ Math (Multi-Step Problem Solving)
Students will work on tackling “chunkier,” multi-step math tasks using specific problem-solving strategies that our teachers have been trained in. This approach will help build deeper reasoning skills and strengthen overall math proficiency.

📅 Attendance (Schoolwide Priority)
Although chronic absenteeism has improved year over year, it remains below the state level. Increasing attendance is essential to student success. We will be partnering closely with families through purposeful attendance meetings, individualized attendance contracts, and regular video check-ins for students of concern. We will also continue with incentives such as monthly 100% attendance celebrations and rewards for the top-attending class in each grade band.

Together, with your partnership, we can ensure every Jungman Eagle continues to grow, thrive, and soar. 🦅💛

This season, we’re collecting essential items to support our Jungman families who need weekly support to help feed their families and to assist local food pantries in need. Please consider donating:

🛒 Items Needed:
Canned foods • Rice • Pasta • Boxed meals • Cereal • Dried fruit • Powdered milk • Hygiene products (soap, toothpaste, deodorant, etc.) • Clean reusable shopping bags

Our Jungman families will have the opportunity to “shop” first each week for the items they need, and all extra donations will be delivered to local food pantries serving our community.

So yes — send what you can each week from now until Winter Break! Every item makes a difference.

We also need parent volunteers to help sort, organize, and curate boxes for our families, and transport donations to the pantries.

If you can help, please sign up through our SignUpGenius link.

📋 Volunteers must be Level 2 approved.

💛 Thank you for helping ensure every family has food and care items this season!

REVISED! SORRY ABOUT THE CHANGE!

• Boys Basketball:
  

  Regular Practices: Mondays and Wednesdays

  Coach: Mr. Castillo (scastillo34@cps.edu)

• Girls Basketball:
  Regular Practices: Tuesdays and Thursdays

🗓 Games begin in December on Saturdays.
Parents are responsible for transportation and ensuring players can commit to practices and games.

For questions, please contact the coaches directly.

To volunteer at Jungman, you need clearance, EVERY SCHOOL YEAR, from Chicago Public Schools! This requires a few steps!

1. Login/Create an account online
2. Bring your photo ID to the office or email it to Ms. Jessica at jmoreno83@cps.edu
3. WATCH for an email from CPS that has a video you need to watch. When you complete the video, you download and send a copy of the certificate to volunteer@cps.edu

If you don't follow these steps, you will not be approved! This is not a Jungman policy, this is a District Policy!

The Eagle Alliance Movement (TEAM) is a dedicated group of parent volunteers who bring our school community to life! They plan exciting events, organize fundraisers, and support key student initiatives—all with the goal of making our school stronger and more connected.

Everything they do is powered by 100% volunteer energy, creativity, and care. From community-building events to fundraising efforts, TEAM works hard to create opportunities for families, students, and staff to come together.

Check out the section below for their community initiatives, fundraising projects, and this year’s calendar of events.

If you’d like to learn more, get involved, or share ideas, reach out anytime at hello@teamjungman.org TEAM would love to hear from you!

Email: svmazenis@cps.edu
Website: jungmanstem.org

Phone: (773) 534-7376