Jaguar Journal

Location: 166 Euclid Avenue, Bloomingdale, IL, USA
Phone: (630) 894-9200

Website: DuJardin Elementary School

Twitter: @D13Jaguars

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

District 13 is GOING GOLD TOMORROW in honor of Michael Carr and to support Cal's Angels.

Cal's Angels works to provide hope and support to these young fighters and their families by granting wishes and funding critical research. We are proud to support an organization that brings so much light to children in need.

The PTO Fall Fundraiser starts today! Please consider helping out the PTO by participating in the Fall Fundraiser. The PTO Fall Fundraiser will run until October 14th. Students have a chance to earn prizes based on the number of items they sell. Be sure to check out the fundraiser packet when students bring them home tomorrow.

1. Register today at ShopFund.com/reg

2. Share with 5 or more supporters

3. WIN from over $100,000 in prize giveaways

4. Make checks payable to: DuJardin PTO

Group Code: EYDD3

Picture Day is on Wednesday. Parents are able to order pictures before or after Picture Day. Go to: https://ordercp.com/ for more details on how to order pictures. You will need the school event code to order 10019201.

Abhi Alwar…a Bloomingdale District #13 Alumni is coming to talk about her newest books to DuJardin students on Wednesday, October 1st! Her books include: Fall is for Beginnings & Super Pancake and the Mini Mayhem!

Get ready to cheer on our students! Our annual Jog-A-Thon is taking place next Friday, October 3rd.

Parents are welcome to attend and cheer for their child(ren) from the designated viewing areas. We ask that students return their posted sign by Wednesday, October 1st.

If you are a volunteer for the event, please be sure to wear your visitors lanyard at all times.

We can't wait to see you there!

AM Kindergarten & 1st Grade: 10:00 am - 10:30 am

PM Kindergarten, 2nd & 3rd Grade: 1:35 pm - 2:10 pm

4th & 5th Grade: 2:20 pm - 2:50 pm

Next Friday, October 3, 2025, is Spirit Day. We ask all students to be BOLD and wear BLACK & GOLD or DuJardin spirit wear. The School Store will also be open during the lunch period. Students are able to purchase items at the school store. Most items are $1.00 or less.

The Bloomingdale School District 13 Board of Education approved the official school calendar for the 2026-2027 school year this past Monday night. Due to the construction at all three schools, the start of the school year will not be until September 10, 2026.

Click here to view the 2026-2027 School Calendar

Would you like to celebrate your child's achievements with the DuJardin community? We love to recognize our students' accomplishments both inside and outside of school. If your child won a trophy with their sports team or outside organization, or achieved a significant milestone, we'd be happy to announce it during our morning announcements or lunch period.

Click here to share a short blurb with your child's name, grade, and the exciting news you'd like to share.

• Tomorrow: Wear GOLD/MAC WALK & PTO Fall Fundraiser Begins

• Wednesday, October 1, 2025: Picture Day & Author Visit

• Friday, October 3, 2025: Jog-A-Thon, School Store, & Spirit Day

• Friday, October 10, 2025: No School

• Monday, October 13, 2025: No School

• Tuesday, October 14, 2025: PTO Fall Fundraiser Ends

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!

The Bloomingdale School District has a Virtual Backpack that is filled with flyers and information from various organizations located throughout Bloomingdale. Please click on the backpack if you are interested in activities or information from outside organizations. Virtual Backpack

Important Links & Info:

Arrival/Dismissal Procedures

Handbook talk presentation

First View Information (track the location of the bus)

DuJardin Parent/Student Calendar

Recess during Cold Weather

Nurse Information

School Store

Lunch Procedures

The Accelerated Reader (AR) program at DuJardin: Students in first-fifth grade can take AR tests on the books they read.

As students earn points, they can get rewards, including bookmarks, brag tags, and a chance to attend our special AR Night Out in January and the big End of Year Field Trip in May!

Mr. Pearlman will be going over the AR program during library with our First and Second grade students this coming week. Most books we have in the library are AR books and students can read the book and take a quiz to earn points. So, find a great book, get reading, and let's get those points!

Click here for more information about the AR program at DuJardin.

Please note: this is an optional reading incentive program.