Week 14 Family Update

A VERY special THANK YOU to our friends at Wedbush and Scholastic for sponsoring Jungman for a free book fair! EVERY single Eagle was able to shop the Scholastic book fair and pick any 3 books they wanted. Our school was also able pick an additional 100 books for our school!

This generosity, especially during this time of "Thanks" and "Giving," is especially meaningful for us here at Jungman. There is nothing that brings us more joy than students having books in their hands and reading for joy! Be on the lookout for the Instagram post and you can see the pure delight and happiness in the kids faces!

Please don't forget about the Regal Movie Theatre fundraiser! Regal Movie theatres can be found all over the United States making them ideal for gift giving especially for out-of-state relatives! The tickets don't expire and each ticket bundle purchased gives $7.50 back! In the fundraising section of the newsletter there are the specific flyers for each grade band. Please share this with friends and family to help us reach our goal of 300 bundles sold! Remember the grade band that sells the MOST bundles will have a special PJ and movie day complete with special snacks!

The week ahead:

• November 25th - 29th: NO SCHOOL! FALL BREAK!

The following week:

• December 2: We will see you back at Jungman - On time, ready to learn!
• December 4: Special Olympics for Room 300 and Room 301
• December 5: Fall Picture Retakes

SAVE THE DATE:
December 18: Winter Assembly and Gift Giving event with a Parent Breakfast pre-event at Pocho's (See flyers below)

Check out our Monthly Calendar for more important dates

After our very fun and exciting National STEM Day celebration, Ms. Luzzi put the wrong link on the weekly parent update to get feedback from our wonderful parents, and guardians on how to make this celebration even better for next year.

Please take 1 minute to fill this <<correct>> survey if you attended our STEM Day celebration!

Hello Jungman families!

If your child is in 6th-8th grade and interested in playing boys or girls basketball please see the information below.

Boys basketball - Informational session and tryout - Monday, December 2nd - interested players will stay after school for an informational session/team meeting followed by a practice. They will be released at 5pm. The next practice will be the following day on Tuesday December 3rd and the team will practice every Monday and Tuesday until 5pm through February.

Girls basketball - Informational session and tryout - Wednesday, December 4th - interested players will stay after school for an informational session/team meeting followed by a practice. They will be released at 5pm. The next practice will be the following day on Thursday, December 5th and the team will practice every Wednesday and Thursday until 5pm through February.

PARENTS - Players are expected to attend practices and be at games on Saturdays starting in January. Parents are responsible for transporting their child to games. There will be more information to follow but please understand the commitment before having your child sign up.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out. Thank you! - Mr. Stephen Schlichting (seschlichting@cps.edu)

Dear Jungman Families:

The last day for Quarter 1 is Friday, October 25. Families who registered their children to participate in the Tuition-based aftercare program for Quarter 1 and would like their child to continue to participate in the Tuition-based program for Quarter 2 will need to resubmit an application. Quarter 2 begins on Monday, October 28.

Please carefully review the Quarter 2 Tuition-based aftercare application for program details with a summary of the details in the image below.

SY25 Quarter 2 Tuition-Based After Care Application: https://forms.gle/Tm9ob9VcumTgCh1LA

Parents we need your help! This week our attendance was terrible.

There is no push to have your child come to school sick, but we have to push every single day that they are not sick to be in school, on-time, ready to learn.

Ms. Luzzi's has a perfect attendance challenge for the month of December:

3 classrooms, one from each grade band (K-2, 3-5, 6-8), will be awarded with an invite to the

Winter Games!

Winter Games is a festive and fun time for students to explore an art and craft, play holiday inspired games with friends or join a dance party.

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!

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

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!

Local School Council: Next Meeting is December 9, 2024 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, December 13 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, December 13 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 December 11 at 8:15 am

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TEAM is sponsoring a competition amongst classes to see which grade levels can sell the MOST amount Regal Ticket Bundles! Bundles cost $30.00 each and come with 2 tickets to be used at any Regal Movie Theatre across the country! This could make a great gift for the holidays! For each bundle sold, Regal Movie Theatres will give us back $7.50! Our goal is to sell 300 bundles!

For the competition, the grade levels are as follows:

PK/Kinder

1st/2nd

3rd/4th + Room 300

5th/6th

7th/8th + Room 301

The winning classes will get a Pajama Day with a movie on our new 30 foot screen complete with snack and drinks!

You can send items to the school office to help us build these baskets!! Raffles will start in December!