Week 22 Update

The District has launched its annual School Food Survey, which is open through Friday, March 21. The survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete and must be filled out in one sitting. The CPS Department of Nutrition Support Services will award a special prize to the elementary school with the most survey responses! This prize will include a collection of exciting technology devices that will be raffled off to students at the winning schools.

Information collected through this survey will be used to improve school meals during the rest of the school year and beyond. Thank you for encouraging your school community to fill it out!

The Week Ahead:

• February 17: President's Holiday; No Classes
• February 18: LAST DAY for the Book Fair! We are $500 short of our goal to get 50% proceeds back to Jungman for our classroom libraries!
• February 19: Kindergarten STEP UP and 8th Grade Graduation Pictures. All students will be photographed and families can buy the portraits later.
• February 20: Last day for Math After School Programming!
• February 20: Portillo's Night Out! 20% of proceeds from 5:00pm - 8:00 pm will support our school! See the flyer below for more information!
• February 20: Penny Wars Begins!

The Following Week Ahead:

• February 25th: School Improvement Day; No Classes
• February 28th: Grade attendance incentive (100% Club attendance incentive will happen early March)
• February 28th: Black History Month Assembly as presented by Urban Gateway (students will not be performing, they will be attending)! Parents are welcome! Doors open at 12:40 performance starts promptly at 1:00

Check out our Monthly Calendar for more important dates

Thank you to our families that donated towards our Eagle Innovation Projects! We are still in need of help!

You can drop off at Mr. Serrano's desk. There will be an empty bin there labeled, "Eagle Innovation Donation"

This week, we are looking for:

• Acrylic paint
• Cardboard (flattened Amazon boxes, shipping boxes, etc)
• LOTS OF Clear Packing Tape
• Foam Board
• Hot glue gun
• Hot glue gun sticks
• Air Dry Clay
• Cardstock paper 8.5 x 11

Now that the new presidential administration is in place, I know that fear and anxiety are running high among many in our school community, especially our immigrant families. Our school is here to support you, and to provide the resources and reassurance to hopefully ease your concerns.

As a reminder, CPS is a District that has strong protections already on the books for our students and staff; you can read about them here. These protections were reaffirmed in a Board of Education resolution in November of 2024.

As a reminder, current federal law protects children’s rights to a free public education, regardless of their immigration status or their family’s immigration status. Current federal policy also places restrictions on the conduct of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as it relates to schools. Schools are partially public buildings that are considered “sensitive locations,” where ICE is currently restricted from carrying out enforcement actions, with some exceptions.

Our school is filled with caring adults who will go above and beyond every day, not just to educate our students, but to care for and protect them. That’s why the best, safest place for your children is at school.

Please be sure your emergency contact information is up-to-date and on file at school. And please visit cps.edu/newadminguidance for information and resources pertaining to immigration, and to other groups that may be targeted by the new administration. Below are are helpful tools. We are here to support you if you have any questions or concerns!

• CPS's is providing our school communities with a new webpage, cps.edu/NewAdminGuidance, that has up-to-date information.
• There are also updated resources from the City of Chicago to support our families with legal services and hotlines, emergency family planning, healthcare options among other things. The guides can be found in English, Spanish, and French.

Know Your Rights
CPS is sharing this resource from the National Immigrant Justice Center with critical information that can help students and families protect themselves and defend their rights. We encourage you to share this information with others who may be impacted.

Trainings/Workshops

• Enlace Chicago will be hosting weekly Know Your Rights workshops through the CPS Network 7 Pilsen/Little Village Parent University located at Perez Elementary at 2001 S Throop St. For more information and registration, please contact 773-379-5669. These sessions will be in Spanish.

Legal Resources

The Illinois Coalition of Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) has created this list of dozens of local non-profit agencies providing free or low-cost assistance with immigration matters and forms, including:

• Family Visa Petitions (I-130)
• VAWA - Battered Spouse Self-petitions (I-360)
• Adjustment of Status/Residence/Consular Processing (I-485, OF-230)
• Waivers of Inadmissibility (I-212, I-601)
• Conditional Residence (I-751)
• Green Card Replacement (I-90)
• Naturalization (N-400)
• Acquired/Derivative Citizenship (N-600)
• DACA (I-821D)
• Asylum (I-589)
• Deportation Defense

Please visit the ICIRR website here for additional information

Many in our school communities have expressed concern about how recent executive orders from the new presidential administration could impact the LGBTQ+ members of our CPS family. We understand that there is a lot of anxiety around this issue, and we want to provide you with as many resources as possible to help you manage your concerns and support our District’s LGBTQ+ students.

Our Commitment

The safety and wellbeing of all students and staff remains our District’s absolute top priority. We are committed to ensuring that every CPS school provides a safe, inclusive, and welcoming educational environment that embraces and celebrates everyone in our diverse school communities.

The District's non-discrimination policy, which is in line with the Illinois Human Rights Act, provides students and employees protection from discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, and many other categories. In addition, the Chicago Board of Education has established specific guidelines for schools to follow on everything from preventing bullying and bias-based harm to connecting students with healthcare services, supporting students' mental health needs, protecting bathroom access, ensuring staff training, and more.

Because we have these strong protections at the state and local level, CPS will continue to follow these guidelines to ensure our District stands strong in protection of our LGBTQ+ students and staff.

If you have questions or concerns, please reach out to Ms. Van our School Counselor at sevanwolvelear@cps.edu

Here are some resources we would like to share with families:

• Supporting LGBTQ+ Young People: Tips for Parents and Caregivers (English | Spanish)
• Mental Wellness Guides:
• For Elementary/Middle School Students
• For High School Students
• Chicago Services Resources Guide
• The Trevor Project (For LGBTQ+ Support, contact (866) 488-7386.
• Resources and Organizations for Supporting LGBTQ+ Young People Experiencing Homelessness or Housing Instability

1. Registration Form: https://forms.gle/H8CepiZXwRBeYU8v7
2. Payment Options:

• Online: https://magic.collectorsolutions.com/magic-ui/en-US/Pay/Process/CartInformation
• Cash: Please come to the office and provide payment to Ms. Moreno or Mr. Alvarez. They will be able to provide a Jungman receipt.

This is the last week for Math After School Programming! If you have questions, please reach out to Ms. McKittrick at cmmcnamara@cps.edu

Congratulations to 2nd grade, 5th grade and 6th grade for winning January's grade level challenge!

New February Challenge Added...The 100% Club!

This month is a short month! We want to make a push to get as many days with 100% attendance as possible! We have 2 challenges going!

• Challenge 1: The grade level with best attendance in each grade band will get a fun event hosted in the gym. Current Standings:
• Kinder-2nd Grade

• 1st Place: 2nd Grade 86%

• 2nd Place: 1st Grade 86%

• 3rd Place: Kindergarten 83%

• 3rd-5th

• 1st Place: 5th Grade 90%

• 2nd Place: 4th Grade 87%

• 3rd Place: 3rd Grade 84%

• 6th-8th

• 1st Place: 6th Grade 90%

• 2nd Place: 7th Grade 87%

• 3rd Place: 8th Grade 82%

• **NEW** Challenge 2: ANY student in grades Kinder-8th grade with 100% attendance will participate in a fun event/field trip! We are currently looking at 2 options and will post it soon!
• Currently we have 130 studnets with PERFECT ATTENDANCE in February!

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%.

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!

Congratulations Eagles!

The Double Good fundraiser generated over $5600.00 in funding! Thank you to all the families that participated! We appreciate all the work and effort that went in to get families and friends to participate and help support our schools! These funds will go towards enhanced programming through field trips, after school, etc.

Dear parents/guardians: In an effort to increase family engagement and involvement, we will continually share upcoming volunteer opportunities through the family bulletin.

To volunteer to support, parents/guardians must be CPS-Approved volunteers. Below, please find the application to become a CPS-approved volunteer. If you click on the button above you will have access to see and sign up for the different volunteer opportunities.

CPS Volunteer Application Link (English): https://chicagopublicschools.civicore.com/index.php?action=english

CPS Volunteer Application Link (Spanish): https://chicagopublicschools.civicore.com/index.php?action=spanish

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!

Local School Council: Next Meeting is March 10, 2025 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): The next PAC meeting will take place on Friday, March 14th at 8:00am.

• 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): The next PAC meeting will take place on Friday, March 14th at 8:00am.

• 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 Wednesday, March 5th at 8:15 am

Upcoming Events/Fundraisers:

• Penny Wars from 2/20-3/14/2025
• March Madness
• Final 4 Parents Night Out 4/5/2025
• Double Good Popcorn fundraiser.