Week 7 Family Update

HISPANIC HERITAGE SPIRIT WEEK - OCTOBER 7 - OCTOBER 15

Jungman will have a Hispanic Heritage Spirit Week from October 7 - October 15.

Please carefully review the Spirit Week Flyer for details.

Families are also welcome to attend on Tuesday, October 15 from 11:15am - 12:15pm to experience a Mariachi in our playground.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8 - 8TH GRADE FAMILIES GOCPS HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATIONAL SESSION

• 8th Grade Families of students in Homeroom 306 must attend an important GoCPS High School Informational session on Tuesday, October 8. 8th grade families should attend one of the two sessions below:
• Session 1: Tuesday, October 8 from 10:45am - 11:45am.
• Session 2: Tuesday, October 8 from 4:00pm - 5:00pm.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11 - BAC/PAC MEETING

• Families are welcome to attend a BAC/PAC meeting at Jungman on Friday, October 11 at 8:30am.

Check out our Monthly Calendar for more important dates

October 7-15: Hispanic Heritage Spirit Week! More details coming

October 8: Go CPS Family Meeting for 8th grade families (Parent Attendance REQUIRED at 1 of the sessions) Session A: 10:45 @ Jungman Room 104 Session B: 4:00 PM @ Jungman Room 104

October 9: TEAM Monthly Meeting 8:15 Room 104

October 11: PAC/BAC Parent Potluck! See below for more details!

October 14: No Classes

October 17: Fall Pictures

October 21: Local School Council Meeting 2:45 in room 104

October 24: Last Day for Enrichment Programming

October 29: TEAM Winter Resale 2PM-5PM in the gym

October 31: Schoolwide Dance | Book Fair Launch | Trunk or Treat

October 31: NO TUITION BASED AFTER CARE

Families: Thank you for stopping by Jungman on Thursday, September 26 for Open House.

Please see the Open House Resources from that date linked below.

Jungman STEM Magnet Open House - Thursday, September 26

New | Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) College Camp

University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is hosting the HSF College Camp on Saturday, October 12th, 2024. The College Camp is a free, bilingual, half-day, college preparation program hosted on a college campus, designed to help students (6th – 12th grade) of all backgrounds, and their parents prepare, plan, and pay for a college education. HSF is offering to reimburse the district/schools for bus transportation so long as they can commit 50+ participants. The participant registration link can be found below along with digital flyers, which are available in both English and Spanish. HSF College Camp at UIC Registration Link, College Camp English Flyer, College Camp Spanish Flyer. For questions, contact dramos@hsf.net.

This year, we are closely monitoring student attendance with the goal of reducing the rate of chronic absenteeism from its current 39%—which is 10% above the state average—down to 15%.

Here's our Week 6 Attendance Highlights!

🎉🎉🎉 100% Club 🎉🎉🎉

😍😍WAY TO GO 4th GRADE & MIDDLE GRADE CLUSTER!!! 😍😍

PERFECT ATTENDANCE ALL WEEK!

🤩🤩Awesome Attendance 3 weeks in row for 3rd Grade! Keep it up!🤩🤩

😃😃Also important to mention our 1st grade, 5th grade and Full Day PreK did a great job with attendance this week! 😀😀

If your child is having issues with attending school regularly, please reach out to Ms. Sarah VanWolvelear at sevanwolvelear@cps.edu immediately to discuss supports and a plan!

We currently have 39 students that will be excluded from school beginning October 15th

IF they are not medically compliant.

Parents, PLEASE take care of these immunizations and physicals!

This resource (ENGLISH | SPANISH) will help families understand and discuss with their medical provider the requirements that are needed at each grade level. Below are flyers to support our families in finding clinics that can provide the necessary physicals and vaccinations.

IT TAKES A VILLAGE! Parents we need your help and your voice to help make our school a better place! This year, we are working to increase our parent presence in our school! Please read below for a few of the ways you can help!

MOST IMPORTANTLY! If you are going to help us, you need to fill out and be an approved Volunteer! Once your approved, we have some special "SWAG" for you! Start that volunteer process HERE. We need you to be at least a level 2 volunteer.

Local School Council: Next Meeting is October 21st at 2:45 PM

• Comprised of parents, community, educational, and student members, LSCs serve as an important vehicle for participatory democracy, providing a wide variety of stakeholders an opportunity to make important decisions about how students in their communities will be educated.

Parent Advisory Committee (PAC): Parent Pot Luck! That's right! This will be a great opportunity to come to Jungman, hear about our programs and meet other families! Please sign up for this meeting using this Sign Up Genius! We will also include our Annual and Organizational Meeting!

October 11th @ 8:30-9:30

• Each academic year, schools establish Parent Advisory Councils (PACs) to bring together parents/legal guardians, teachers/staff, and community stakeholders to work with their school principal in the planning, design, implementation, and evaluation of the Title I Program. PACs empower parents to inspire and assist their children in achieving educational goals and graduating from elementary and high school.

Bilingual Advisory Committee (BAC): Next meeting is October 11th at 8:30am! Link will be posted in Remind! This is for the organizational meeting!

• Bilingual Advisory Committees (BACs) empower parents of English Learners (ELs) to participate in their student's education and advocate for the academic, social, and cultural development of all ELs.

The Eagle Alliance Movement (TEAM): Next Meeting is October 9th at 8:15 am

• Upcoming Events:
• October 12th: Harvest Fest at the Paseo
• October 31st: Trunk or Treat