Christian's Weekly Communication

Calculation Corner - NEW!

• Free math support provided by the Julian math teachers beginning Tuesday, September 20th.
• Available to any Julian student in need of math help
• Students who visit the Math Lab can:
• receive help on their homework
• prepare for upcoming assessments
• get assistance with assessment revisions
• retake summative assessments
• Hours of Operation:
• Tuesdays & Thursdays
• Before school 8:00-8:50 AM
• After school 3:40-4:30 PM
• Location: Room A213
• Students will be required to sign up ahead of time using this link.
• More specific information about Calculation Corner will be shared by your student's math teacher and published on Canvas.

Hispanic Heritage Month Assembly - PANELISTS NEEDED

Julian will be celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in several ways - one of which will be grade level assemblies on Wednesday, October 12. If you identify as Hispanic/Latinx and would like to join our panel, please indicate your interest here. Thank you for considering!

Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

Throughout the year, teachers will be reinforcing students' positive behavior with Jaybucks (this year we have paper tickets AND a digital version!), which can be spent at the school store. Can you support our PBIS efforts by providing items for our school store? Check out our Amazon wishlist. THANK YOU!!

DePaul Community Coordinator
Could your family use some extra support in housing & rent assistance, coordinating medical and mental healthcare, insurance and benefits applications, after-school programs and tutoring, or support groups and parent coaching? Reach out to our DePaul Care Coordinator at jbroadn2@depaul.edu.
Care Coordinator Flyer

Request for Assistance Form

If your child might benefit from some additional social emotional support such as Check In Check Out or the DePaul Mindfulness Group, please complete this Request for Assistance Form. Our Culture & Climate team will review submissions at our bimonthly meeting and will follow up with you about potential next steps.

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Katie Trathen, LCSW

(she/her/hers) - Hear my name

Culture & Climate Coach

Percy Julian Middle School

416 Ridgeland Ave, Oak Park, IL

Girls On The Rise allows girls to feel empowered, gain self- understanding, improve self esteem, feel connected to community, all while celebrating and embracing their cultural roots. The program focuses on social and emotional learning such as self - management, relationship skills, decision making, and social awareness.

Our program will begin on September 23 during advisory for interested students. For more information or to register your student, please contact Dominique Hickman, Girls On the Rise Supervisor, at 708.622.8673 or dhickman@oakparktownship.org.

Greeting to all students, parents/families, faculty, staff and administrators. Friday Night Place is kicking off for the 28th year! For new and returning students, registration and activities for the Friday Night Place After School Program began on 9/16. It's not too late to sign up. Students who are attending, please come prepared with your gym shorts or jogging pants, t-shirt and gym shoes. If there are any questions regarding further details, please contact Coach Jerome at 773-793-0867. Once again, thank you for your support. And for all new comers, Welcome!

The Friday Night Place program is held at Julian on Fridays from 3:30pm - 5:30pm.

COVID-19: Reminders & Resources

Staying home when sick is essential to keep COVID-19 and other infections out of our schools and prevent spread to others.

• If a student or staff member has tested positive for COVID-19, please complete the POSITIVE CASE NOTIFICATION FORM.

• Families must also report the absences by calling the school attendance line, and staff must enter their absences in Frontline.

To view the district’s COVID-19 Health Safety Plan, along with other COVID-19 resources and information, please visit the COVID-19 Update Center.

Thanks, Misty

Misty Howe, MSN, RN, CNL

Percy Julian Middle School

Health Office

mhowe@op97.org

phone: (708) 524-7648

fax: (708) 524-3035

In 2020, Principal Christian implemented the theme of "over-communicate" amid the flexibility of the COVID19 virus and how information might change at a moment's notice. Last year, our theme was "growing together". And now in 2022-23, we'd like to continue with our new theme of "Stronger, Together". Here are the ways in which Principal Christian and the Jayhawk staff communicates:

• Our Official Percy Julian Facebook Page (click here)
• Christian's Weekly Communication (every week)
• PowerSchool Daily Bulletin Alerts
• Text Messages (Jayhawk Text Messages District 97 uses the notification system BrightArrow to communicate with families via email and phone calls. This year, we have started using periodic text messages to send reminders directly to parents' cell phones. In order to receive text messages, parents must opt-in by texting YES to 87569. Once you have subscribed, you will receive a text confirmation.)

Oak Park, IL 60302

708-524-3040

www.op97.org/julian