Dear Addams Community:
It has been another fantastic week of learning at Jane Addams Junior High! We are really stressing the importance of keeping up on classroom assignments and homework during the 3rd trimester. This can be the time of year that students need to demonstrate grit to keep pushing themselves. You know your children best, so if they work well with some subtle prodding, visit the Infinite Campus Parent Portal this weekend and check on their progress so far in trimester 3.
In addition, we are once again proud of our Addams Student Ambassadors as they helped out this morning at the D54 Special Olympics Young Athletes event at the Schaumburg Sports Center. What a great opportunity for these students to share their gifts with other students in the district. Thank you Student Ambassadors for embodying our tenets of Accepting, Achieving and Amazing!
We hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!
Regards,
Chris Bingen Bill Musselman
Principal Assistant Principal
Important Dates to Remember:
- April 27: 6th grade Bash
- May 3: Early Release Day, dismissal @ 10:45 am
- May 19: Last day for 8th graders
- May 21: Graduation at Wintrust Field (formerly Boomers Stadium) @ 4:30 pm
- May 26: Last Day for 7th graders
Addams Cancer Walk
The Addams Cancer Walk is coming up during the half day of school on Wednesday, May 3rd.
- Blue stars will be available in the cafeteria starting on Monday so students and staff can write names of anyone they want to honor who is a survivor or has lost the battle with cancer. The names will be read during our Cancer Walk.
- Luminaria bags will be sold for $2 each in the cafeteria during lunch periods, with proceeds going to the American Cancer Society.
- Donut Day is back! We will be selling donuts on Wednesday, April 26th in the cafeteria during lunch periods and proceeds will also be donated to the American Cancer Society. Save the date so you can help make a difference in our community.
Personal Assessment of Core Competency Survey (SEL 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 will send 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, April 17th. 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.
Save your bottle caps
Our Student Ambassadors are working on a whole school project to help the environment. We are collecting plastic bottle caps. If we receive enough, we will be able to have them repurposed into a bench for the school. Please help us by saving your caps and sending them to school with your child on a regular basis.
Graduation Gowns and Medallions
If you have still not purchased your child’s graduation gown and keepsake medallion, please do so now. Payment for gowns and medallions can be made in one of three ways:
- Log on to the school store on the Infinite Campus Parent Portal and purchase the gown/medallion. The cost is $22 (with a $2 processing fee).
- Make a check out to Addams Junior High for $22 and drop it off at the Addams office.
- Send your student with $22 cash in an envelope with their name on it, labeled “graduation fee”.
Payment is due ASAP. Please email Mr. Bingen if you are in need of financial assistance.
District 54 Summer Camps
Summer is right around the corner and the perfect way to enjoy it is to join a Summer of 54 camp! District 54 students can build robots, design a t-shirt, learn a new sport, brush up on music skills, and so much more! Registration will open in your Parent Portal at 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 5, and will close at noon Friday, May 5. (Instrumental Music camp registration will close at noon Friday, May 26.) For more information on the camps offered click on the links below.
Seats fill up fast, so sign up early if you want your children to be a part of the Summer of 54 Camp family! Information regarding camps designed for English learners and students in the dual language programs will be shared the week of April 10.
District 54 Summer Camp Expo – April 19
District 54 invites all families to explore what wonderful summer opportunities our community has to offer at the District 54 Summer Camp Expo. There will be representatives from a variety of organizations with information about summer camps, classes, sports leagues, music lessons and more for your student. The event will be from 6-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19, at the District 54 Professional Learning Center, 522 E. Schaumburg Road in Schaumburg (adjacent to the District 54 Administrative Office) – please enter through Door C1.
Residency for 2023-24
District 54 will hold kindergarten/new student registration for the 2023-24 school year by appointment only. Starting Wednesday, January 25, 2023, families that have a student currently enrolled in District 54 can register incoming kindergarten students through their Parent Portal account. Families new to District 54 can register through the link on our website (http://sd54.org/registration ).
Once your online registration is complete, please contact your school to schedule your in-person appointment to complete your student’s registration and provide documentation. If you have any questions, please contact our office.
Now available! Become a District 54 Paraprofessional Using a Short-Term Paraprofessional License.
Have you always wanted to work full-time in District 54? Have you always liked the idea of assisting a teacher or helping a student reach their full potential? If you hold a high school diploma (or the equivalent) you are now qualified to become a District 54 Paraprofessional through the short-term paraprofessional license. It is simple to apply for this license and the information is available here. Be sure to visit the District 54 website and click on the Careers button to apply!
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.
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