Welcome Spring

It was an exciting week at Jungman! We celebrated STEAM Fest 2025 in conjunction with NASCAR! Our Eagle Engineers created some amazing designs and competed against their classmates and then grade band to see who will get to celebrate Chicago's annual NASCAR race at the Field Museum on May 1st!

Congratuatlions to all of our Eagles!

The Week Ahead:

• March 31: School Improvement Day; No Classes
• April 1: Parent Teacher Conference; No Classes
• April 2: Student's first day back from Spring Break!

The Month Ahead:

• April 8: Cap and Gown Retakes
• April 15: TEAM Resale Shop
• April 18: Professional Development Day; No Classes

Check out our Monthly Calendar for more important dates

Most teachers have linked a google calendar sign up on this sheet! If a teacher you are trying to arrange a meeting with does not have a linked google calendar, please reach out to that teacher via Remind or through email and provide 3 time-frames that will work for conferences.

As of today, 20 students remain non-compliant with medical requirements.

On May 15th, a Medical Van will be available to provide immunizations and physicals. Letters will be sent home to parents, allowing them to opt in for these services.

Looking ahead to the next school year, most Kindergarten, 1st grade and 6th-grade students will require physicals and immunizations. Current Pre-K, Kinder and 5th-grade students will have the opportunity to receive their vaccinations and physicals on May 15th.

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

1. Registration Form: https://forms.gle/ykh3LoENGnFXeQQ27
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.

1st Place: 1st-2nd Grade & K-2 Cluster with +399 points

2nd Place: PreK-Kinder with +390 points

3rd Place: 3rd-4th & 3-5 Cluster with -135 points

4th Place: 5th-6th & 6-8 Cluster with -490 points

5th Place: 7th-8th Grade with -826 points

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.