Upcoming Events
1/20: No School-Martin Luther King Jr. Day
1/29: Family BINGO Night
2/14: Half-day In-service; students released at 10:40 AM
2/17: No School-President’s Day
3/21: Last day of attendance before spring break
4/2: School resume
Principal’s Message
Addams Families,
It has been great to reconnect with the community, staff, and students. I hope everyone was able to reconnect with family and friends and create peak moments this past holiday season. This week, the students spent some time revisiting their goals creating a positive vision as we kicked off our quest to hop on the Energy Bus!
I am very much looking forward to the success that will come to all of our students and staff during this second-half of the school year. As I reflect back on our first-half successes, I keep coming back to the mindset that the best is yet to come!
As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our front office staff or me. Thank you for your patience, flexibility, and support and we will Accept, Achieve, and Amaze to ensure the success of our students.
Regards,
Bill Musselman Tricia Leong
Principal Assistant Principal
Addams Family BINGO Night!!
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, January 29th! Addams will be hosting their annual Family BINGO Night from 6-7:30 pm. We welcome you and your family to join us for a night full of fun, laughter and most importantly BINGO! Family Bingo Night is open to all Jane Addams Junior High students and family members. All are welcome! If you like to play bingo or just want an opportunity for a good laugh, please consider attending! Between each bingo game, we will provide chances for the crowd to participate in trivia and other fun activities. In order to plan a night full of fun, we ask you to click here to fill out a registration form if you are going to attend our Family Bingo Night. We look forward to seeing you and your family for a great night of Bingo Fun!
2025 Winter Personal Assessment of Core Competency Survey
District 54 is committed to ensuring not only the academic success of each child, but also their social-emotional wellbeing. Your insight as a parent/guardian is essential in creating the most well rounded picture of your student’s strengths and opportunities for growth. To gather your perspective, District 54 sent families of students in grades 3-8 an email link for each child to the District 54 Personal Assessment of Core Competency Survey on Monday, January 6th. The window will close on Friday, January 24th. Thank you in advance for participating in this survey, as we believe the home-school collaboration is critical to best support your child’s overall well-being.
Smile Dental Clinic – February 6, 2025
Jane Addams Junior High School has partnered again with Smile Illinois to offer in-school dental care. Our in-school dental program saves you time and provides a safe and comfortable place for your child to receive gentle dental care from licensed local professionals. Dental care includes a complete dental exam, x-rays, cleaning, fluoride and sealants when necessary. Please complete the permission form which is attached as a file to this message or go to https://www.myschooldentist.com/JASCIL_schsrm to sign up your child.
Drop-off procedures
Thank you to all of the families who ensured our students arrived safely last week. To ensure student safety, cars are not allowed in the Addams parking lot from 7:20 – 7:40.
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All big bus riders will enter the building through Door 1
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All small bus riders should enter the building through the cafeteria doors
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Students who walk or are dropped off from the Atcher and Dartmouth Lane directions should enter the building through door 5 (YELLOW pathway on map)
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Students who walk or are dropped off from the Norwell and Westover Lanes should enter the building through door 21 after utilizing the crosswalk in our parking lot (BLUE pathway on map)
PTA News
Family Night Out:
Windy City Bulls
NOW Arena
Address: 5333 Prairie Stone Pkwy., Hoffman Estates, IL 60192
Date: Sunday, 1/12/25
Time: 2:00 P.M.
Doors open 1:00 P.M.
Cost: $25 per person
See Flyer & the link here to sign up & pay online.
Join PTA
Help support the PTA by purchasing a membership. Memberships are only $10 or 2 for $15. Purchase memberships online and your membership card will be emailed to you. Anyone can join: Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa or any community members.
Fun Lunch Fridays
Fun Lunches will be on Fridays beginning on Friday, September 6th. Order Fun Lunch through the Marla’s Lunch website. Here are directions on how to order. If this is your first time making an account, please see the directions for the one-time school password. All orders are due on Tuesday at 9am for the following week.
Show your school spirit
Addams Spirit Wear is now available! Show your school spirit by ordering some gear today. Click HERE to place an order.
District 54 News
Spanish Speech Contest
District 54 is excited to announce its 13th annual Spanish Speech Contest on May 2, 2025. Students in 3rd through 8th grade who are interested in participating should prepare a written speech, a video of themselves delivering the speech and submit both along with the application by March 7th. Finalists will be notified via Parent Square on April 11th. For more information or to submit an application, visit the District 54 Spanish Speech Contest website.
No Food Deliveries Allowed
With a focus on student and staff safety, District 54 does not allow food delivery services (including, but not limited to, GrubHub, DoorDash, and local restaurants) to our schools.
2024 – 2025 District Calendar
The 2024-2025 District Calendar can be viewed here: https://sd54.org/calendar/. Please click on the link for the Spanish version of the calendar.
District 54 Virtual Backpack
District 54 shares information about community events with our students and families through our Virtual Backpack. We know that parents are interested in extracurricular activities. At the same time, we don’t want the homework, letters from the teachers, school news and other important district information to get lost among the countless other pieces of paper in our students’ backpacks. Please click here for additional information.
District 54 Severe Weather Response Plan
In order to help parents better prepare for the severe cold weather and snow we often get during winters in our community, please review the District 54 Severe Weather Response Plan. Additional information regarding school cancellations can be found HERE.