Jaguar Journal

Location: 166 Euclid Avenue, Bloomingdale, IL, USA
Phone: (630) 894-9200

Website: DuJardin Elementary School

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

Principal Email: phaugens@sd13.org

• Friday, September 25, 2026: PTO Fall Fundraiser Begins

• GO ORANGE Food Donation All Week

• Monday, September 28, 2026: Purple Day

• Tuesday, September 29, 2026: Pink Day

• Wednesday, September 30, 2026: Picture Day, Gray Day & Early Release Wednesday

• Thursday, October 1, 2026: Black & White Day & Curriculum Night 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

• Friday, October 2, 2026: Brown Day, Spirit Day, & Jaguar Dens

At DuJardin, the safety and well-being of our students and staff are our top priorities. At the start of each school year, we practice various safety drills to ensure students know exactly what to do and understand expectations in the event of an emergency. Because these are standard yearly routines, we typically do not send individual notices for routine practices.

However, state guidelines require that parents have the option to opt their child(ren) out of participating in our annual Intruder/Lockdown Drill. This year's Intruder/Lockdown Drill is scheduled for Thursday, October 1, 2026. If you would prefer that your child(ren) not participate in this specific drill, please send an email directly to the principal by Wednesday at 3:00 PM. Students who are opted out will be provided with an alternative, supportive activity during the brief drill duration.

Thank you for your continued partnership in keeping our school community safe, prepared, and supported!

Say goodbye to paper order forms and prepaying upfront! School Picture Day will look a little different this year, and we think you’re going to love it.

You don't need to do anything ahead of time except make sure your child comes to school feeling confident and looking stylish on Picture Day!

Color Portraits will take your child’s photograph and email a direct, secure link to you as soon as the proofs are ready to view. Once you receive the link, you can browse the photos online and order only the prints or digital packages you like best.

Picture Day is on Wednesday, September 30th—we can’t wait to see those Jaguar smiles!

Mark your calendars! DuJardin Curriculum Night will take place on Thursday, October 1st, from 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM. This event is designed specifically for parents to learn about grade-level curriculum, classroom expectations, and goals for the upcoming school year.

To accommodate families with multiple students, we will offer two identical presentation sessions:

• Session 1: 6:00 PM – 6:40 PM

• Session 2: 6:50 PM – 7:40 PM

In-between sessions, please feel free to stop by and visit with our specialist teachers, related service personnel, and support staff.

Kindergarten will only have one session at 6:00 PM. The kindergarten room will be available from 6:40 PM - 8:00 PM for any parents interested in viewing the remodeled space.

At DuJardin, we know that the school calendar can sometimes feel full of different fundraisers, donation drives, and community events—especially during certain busy times of the year. We completely understand that these simultaneous requests can feel overwhelming, and we want you to know that we are always mindful of the demands placed on our school families.

While we strive to balance these initiatives, we also view each opportunity as a powerful way to support our school, uplift those in need, and model meaningful values for our students. Participating in these efforts helps our students experience firsthand the importance of generosity, empathy, and coming together as a community.

Please know that every contribution—whether it’s donating, volunteering, or simply encouraging your child—is deeply appreciated, but participation in any given drive is always entirely optional. We are so grateful for your continued partnership, understanding, and dedication to making DuJardin a caring place for all of our students!

Next week is our annual Go Orange event where we encourage all students to bring in canned goods or non-perishable food items throughout the week to donate to the Bloomingdale Food Pantry. It is color week in kindergarten, so wear the color of the day and donate to those in need.

Every donation stays local to help fight hunger and support families right here in our community—let’s show our Jaguars spirit and fill the collection bins!

Want to earn a GO ORANGE brag tag? Bring in 5 canned good items or non perishable food items (at the same time) and get a Go Orange brag tag. Bring to the office to get your BRAG TAG!!!

Students should come home today with a PTO Fall Fundraiser packet. We thank all parents for helping fundraise to support students and staff at DuJardin. Kids can sell items and earn prizes and keychains. There are a couple of pages in the packet that share info about what kids can earn. Click here to view the most important pages. The PTO Fall Fundraiser ends October 14, 2026.

Key Chain Prize Coupons

Donut Prize Coupon

Other Prize Info

This Friday is Spirit Day, Jaguar Dens, & School Store! We used to hold our Jaguar Dens on Early Release Fridays, but with the shift to weekly Early Release days, we selected Spirit Day as our opportunity to come together in cross grade level teams. The School Store is also open and students can bring money to purchase items. Most items at the school store cost around $1.00.

Holiday party sign-up is now live!

We are excited to invite families to sign-up for holiday classroom parties! We facilitate three holiday parties each school year celebrating Halloween, the December holiday season, and Valentine's Day. Please only sign-up for one party per child at this time. If additional volunteers are needed, the PTO will connect with those classrooms. Sign-up here!

Hot Lunch needs your help!

Sign-up now to help distribute hot lunch to students. Hot lunch is Tuesdays and Thursdays, with volunteers needed from 11:40am to 12:40pm. It's a great way to meet our students and help out in the lunchroom. Sign-up here!

A note about PTO Fundraising

At DuJardin, we know that the school calendar can sometimes feel full of different fundraisers, donation drives, and community events—especially during certain busy times of the year. We completely understand that these simultaneous requests can feel overwhelming, and we want you to know that we are always mindful of the demands placed on our school families.

While we strive to balance these initiatives, we also view each opportunity as a powerful way to support our school, uplift those in need, and model meaningful values for our students. Participating in these efforts helps our students experience firsthand the importance of generosity, empathy, and coming together as a community.

Please know that every contribution—whether it’s donating, volunteering, or simply encouraging your child—is deeply appreciated, but participation in any given drive is always entirely optional. We are so grateful for your continued partnership, understanding, and dedication to making DuJardin a caring place for all of our students!

Mrs. Cerami would like to welcome any parent/guardian volunteers into the IMC to help shelve books, help check books out and help students find books they love! If interested, please complete the Google form here by October 15th. Thank you for being part of our reading community!

Want to enroll your child(ren) in an after school club? DuJardin facilities are used by Chess Scholars/AES to provide after school clubs for DuJardin students.

Chess Scholars/AES is a third-party program provider not associated with the school, please direct all inquiries and communication regarding our programs directly to us. Contact us with inquiries or if you'd like assistance registering at 847-482-9999 (9am-5pm Central, Mon-Fri)

All participants must conduct themselves in a manner that allows all students to fully participate during the class without impeding their experience. We have a no refund policy, unless there is insufficient enrollment. No make-ups will be scheduled for inclement weather or circumstances beyond our control. Please be aware of this as there will be no refunds. It’s the parents’ responsibility to remind the children about the classes.

Click here for the Flyer

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!