Week 20

This week, we gave a big shoutout to our amazing Eagles! We celebrated their hard work and dedication during our Awards Assembly, and we are incredibly proud of all they’ve accomplished. Be sure to check out the presentation coming out this week to see all of our students’ successes! If there was a student that we missed for attendance, Honor Roll, etc, please let us know right away and we will make it right with the student and update the presentation. Please let us know by Wednesday, January 21, 2026

We are also pushing strong attendance this month. Parents, it is essential that you document your child’s tardies and absences. Currently, we are sitting at over 2,000 unexcused absences, and every one of them must be accounted for. This week, you will receive forms to complete for any absences your child has had since the beginning of the school year.
You have until February 4th to document all absences.

Please remember:

• Documented absences are your child’s ticket into the Valentine’s Day Dance.

• We are required to document all tardies as well. Please return all yellow tardy forms when your child is late.

Thank you for your partnership in helping us keep accurate and timely attendance records.

• Tardy: 167 students came after 7:55 AM
• Absent-Not Excused: 68 Students
• Absent-Excused: 35 Students
• Early Dismissals: 18 students left early this week

Attendance Rate this week: 93%

<<112 absences (AE, AU, HD) / 1590 attendance days>>

We are 2% short of our goal to hit 95% daily and 95% weekly

January 2026

Monday, January 19: Martin Luther King Day! No Classes

Wednesday, January 21: Special Olympics; **RETAKES for Kinder and 8th Grade Pictures

**Please note that the photographer is requesting this for all students. It appears that there was an issue with our students pictures

Monday, January 26: **Gabriel's Light Presentation for Grades 6-8

Wednesday, January 28: Special Olympics

Friday, January 30: **Gabriel's Light Presentation for Grades 4-5

**Gabriel's Light Mission: We forward our mission to prevent youth suicide by providing mental health education that transforms awareness into empowering action. In addition, we maximize our efforts by partnering with a select few like-minded organizations and by providing resources to parents, educators, and kids to inspire life-saving action.

It was another big win this weekend for our Eagles! Girls and Boys Basketball teams both pulled out a big W to go 4-0 on the season!

Way to go teams!!!

You can’t miss the headlines about the CPS budget challenges this year. As a result, the responsibility for replacing the devices our students use every day has now fallen on individual schools. Our current Chromebooks are at the end of their life, and many are truly hanging on by a thread.

To ensure our Eagles have the tools they need to learn, the Eagle Alliance Movement is launching a major fundraiser to support the purchase of new class sets of Chromebooks. Our goal is to replace three classroom sets this year, and then at least one classroom set every year moving forward.

Each device costs the school about $500, so this fundraiser is essential. If we hit our goal of $35,000 in popcorn sales, we can replace 35–40 devices immediately.

4-Day Popcorn Sale: January 23–27

This fundraiser is only four days long, so every share, every account opened, and every bag sold makes a big impact in a short amount of time.

TEAM Incentive

If at least half of our Eagles open a Double Good account and sell at least one bag of popcorn, our school will unlock a TEAM incentive for all participating students.

Don’t Want Your Own Popcorn Link? No Problem!

If you prefer not to open your own Double Good account, you can simply use the TEAM account to sell popcorn. Our school receives 50% of every single sale, no matter which link is used. Using the TEAM link is an easy and impactful way to participate and help us reach our goal—even without creating your own seller page.

Thank you for supporting our Eagles and helping us invest in the tools they need to succeed!

There are changes that will roll out begining in February for the State of Illinois regarding SNAP benefits. Please visit these links that has information that CPS is providing to our families. As always, if you have questions, wonderings, or if need support, please don't hesitate to reach out

Updates: English | Spanish

You can also visit this website from the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) for complete and up-to-date information on SNAP benefits, and you can visit CPS’ SNAP page at cps.edu/snap.

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 are 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!

January 23-26: Double Good Fundraiser! Goal is to raise 35,000 by selling popcorn! If we hit that mark, we can replace over 40 chromebooks, which is desperately needed!

February 23-March 16: Penny Wars! Goal is raise over 1000.00 in a fun way that puts gradeband against each other. These funds help support the purchasing of supplies for each classroom like lysol wipes and paper towels

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

Phone: (773) 534-7376