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

• Today: MAP Scores sent home (IAR for 4th & 5th grade)

• Friday, October 23, 2026: School Store open at Lunch & Safety Talks with Officer McGuire

• Monday, October 26, 2026: PTO Mtg 5:30 pm

• Friday, October 30, 2026: Halloween Parade & Classroom Party

• Thursday, November 5, 2026: Picture Retake Day

A huge thank you to our entire school community for making this year's Jog-A-Thon a huge success! Even though poor field conditions forced us to move the fun indoors, our students brought incredible energy, enthusiasm, and school spirit to every single lap.

We extend a special thank you to Mrs. Klassman for all of her hard work organizing and coordinating such an exciting event, and to our wonderful PTO for generously providing every student with a Jog-A-Thon t-shirt!

Keep an eye out for an upcoming email communication featuring photos from the big day so you can see all the action for yourself!

Please be on the lookout for your child’s MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) and IAR (Illinois Assessment of Readiness) score reports for 4th and 5th-grade students, which are coming home in backpacks today!

In the Bloomingdale School District, our first core value is to Ensure All Students Learn. We view assessment tools like MAP and IAR as assessments to help us measure our progress toward that goal and celebrate student growth.

If you have any questions about how to interpret your child’s results, please don't hesitate to reach out directly to your child's classroom teacher or the building principal. Thank you for partnering with us in your child’s education! #LeadLikeAJaguar

Parent-Teacher Conference Sign-Up is Now Open!

Parent-Teacher Conferences are right around the corner! Conferences are officially scheduled for Monday, November 23rd and Tuesday, November 24th (No School for students).

Please note: To accommodate scheduling, conference times originally on Tuesday, November 24th are being flexed to the previous week.

Connecting with your child's teacher is a key part of our partnership to ensure all students learn and grow. Please click the link below to select a time that works best for your family:

🔗 Parent-Teacher Conference Link form

If you have any questions or trouble scheduling, please reach out to your child's classroom teacher or the main office. We look forward to meeting with you!

We are excited to welcome Officer McGuire to school this Friday! She will be meeting with our students to share helpful tips for keeping our children safe both in and out of school.

Her presentation will focus on Fall Safety, covering important topics including:

• Halloween Safety: Staying visible, trick-or-treating guidelines, and staying with groups.

• Bike Safety: Helmet habits, hand signals, and rules of the road.

• Online Safety: Digital citizenship, protecting personal information, and smart internet habits.

• Neighborhood Safety: Being aware of surroundings and knowing who to turn to in an emergency.

Each year, DuJardin students participate in the Monarch (K-2) and Bluestem (3-5) reading programs. This is a state-wide program that provides opportunities for students to read a variety of books and then vote on their favorites. Click on the links below to learn more about the book lists and activities that accompany the programs.

K-2 Monarch Program

Grades 3-5 Bluestem Program

Thank you for your support for empowering children with books and reading.

Questions related to these two programs can be sent to our awesome library teacher, Mrs. Cerami jenniecerami@sd13.org.

The PTO Hot Lunch program starts next week. Parents can use the link below to set up an account to order lunch. The PTO Hot Lunch occurs on Tuesday & Thursday each week.

www.lunchlink.com or download the Lunch Link app to your phone Code: DJEBLOO

Parents are able to order by 1:00 pm the day before and cancel by 8am the day of any order.

Halloween Parties are coming soon!

Halloween classroom parties will be held during the school day on Friday, October 30. The PTO is providing all classes snacks of Oreos and Skinny Pop Popcorn. Families are encouraged to attend and enjoy the costume parades. The class parties are limited to six volunteers and must be signed-up ahead of time.

AM Kindergarten:
-Parade: 10:00-10:15am
-Party: 10:15-11:15am
PM Kindergarten and Grades 1-5:
-Parade: 1:30-2:00pm
-Party: 2:00-3:00pm

Thank you for your Fall Fundraiser support!

Our annual Fall Fundraiser has come to a close! Thank you to all of our families, students, and staff for your support of our school. Though final numbers are not in yet, we sold over $34,000 in items and anticipate receiving around $15,000 to the PTO. THANK YOU!!!!!

Order your Hot Lunch now!
Hot Lunch ordering is now LIVE! Order now at LunchLink.com or download their app and enter our school code: DJEBLOO. Orders may be placed up to 1:00pm the day prior and canceled as late as 8:00am the day of an order.

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!

Next PTO Meeting: Join us at our next meeting on Monday, October 26, 5:30-6:30pm in the DuJardin Library. All are welcome!

Questions? Email the PTO Board at djpto13@gmail.com.

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!

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!