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School Hours
Grades 1-5: 8:40 am - 3:30 pm Monday through Friday
Kindergarten AM: 8:40 am - 11:30 am Monday through Friday
Kindergarten PM: 12:40 am - 3:30 pm Monday through Friday
Lunch/Recess Hour
Grades 1, 2 and 3: Lunch: 11:55 -12:20, Recess: 12:20-12:45
Grade 4 and 5: Recess: 11:55 -12:20, Lunch: 12:20 -12:45
Your lunch time will be for 50 minutes. For half of this time, you will be in the gym eating your lunch. For the other half, you will be at recess. Erickson does not have a hot lunch program. Students should bring a lunch to school . The PTO does offer special hot lunch days throughout the school year. Food delivery services are not permitted.
Office Hours/Phone
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
630-894-9200
Office Staff
Patrick Haugens (Principal)
Kat Lents (Instructional Services Facilitator)
Marisol Strejc (Administrative Assistant)
Karen Hosty (Administrative Assistant)
Jessica Rosero (Nurse)
Arrival Procedures
Cars enter the east parking lot from Euclid Ave. Utilize the loop.
Please stay in your car.
Students must exit the car on the passenger side only.
Please pull all the way forward when possible.
Busses will enter the east blacktop.
Students can arrive to school starting at 8:25. The bell rings at 8:35 for students to enter the building. All students are expected to be in their classroom by 8:40. Students arriving after 8:40 are considered tardy.
Dismissal Procedures
Do not make a left hand turn out of the parking lot between 8:30-8:40 am and 3:30-3:40 pm.
Do not park along the curb in the morning while dropping off your child. If you need to park please pull into a parking slot and walk your child into the building.
Drop off can be done all along the curb versus just at the front doors, this will speed up the pick-up & drop-off procedures.
At dismissal time cars are required to pull all the way over to the right in the parking lot so that cars pulling out and leaving the lot can drive in the left hand lane.
Playground Behavior Expectations
The school playground is a place to enjoy yourself, participate in physical activities, and take a break from classroom work. In order for the playground to be a safe, enjoyable place for ALL students, you must obey the following rules:
You are responsible for returning all playground equipment to the proper area when you are finished with it.
You are to share equipment fairly with your fellow students. EVERYONE wants to have a good time on the playground.
For your safety, tackling games of any kind are not allowed. Fighting or other types of rough behavior will not be tolerated.
You are to stay only on school grounds.
You must line up promptly when signaled to do so by your paraprofessional or teacher to return to the building, and enter the building with your group.
Use all the playground equipment as instructed.
Never throw snow or ice.
Stay seated on the swing until it has totally stopped.
If you do not follow the given rules, you should expect:
You will be given an explanation of what you have done wrong.
If a problem is serious enough you may lose playground privileges immediately for a time to be determined by the principal.
If you break a rule of a less serious nature:
1st Time: A staff member will communicate a complete explanation of what you have done wrong. Parents may or may not be notified.
2nd Time: A staff member will communicate a complete explanation of what you have done wrong. You may lose playground privileges (ie- loss of swing usage) for a specified period of time, depending on the severity of the problem. Parents will be notified.
3rd Time: An administrator will communicate a complete explanation of what you have done wrong. You may lose playground privileges (ie- loss of recess) for an extended period of time to be determined by the principal. Parents will be notified.
Other Things You Should Know...
School Colors & Mascot
The DuJardin School colors are black and yellow/gold. The first Friday of each month is SPIRIT DAY. Students are encouraged to wear black or yellow/gold or DuJardin spirit wear. The PTO will sell spirit wear throughout the school year. Please refer to the Jaguar Journal for information regarding ordering Spirit Wear online.
Our school symbol is the Jaguar. A jaguar is the fastest cat in North America and is known for their strong bite. A jaguar’s roar is used to bring packs together.
School Website
The DuJardin School Website is located at www.sd13.org. The website features an up-to-date calendar of events, classroom website pages, curriculum information, links to the Jaguar Journal Newsletter, and other important information about school happenings.
School Newsletter
Each Thursday, the Jaguar Journal is emailed to all families. Parents may also access the Journal on the school website at www.sd13.org. Important information and dates are provided in the Journal.
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DuJardin Elementary has a twitter account @D13Jaguars to keep parents informed of upcoming events & post pictures throughout the week. Parents can follow DuJardin and receive information on their smartphones like texts.
Visitors to School
Adult visitors are welcome at school. Visitors should park in the parent parking lot. All individuals wishing to enter the building will need to ring the doorbell at the entrance of the school. A staff member will ask your name and the purpose of your visit. Once it is determined that you are able to enter, you must report to the office, sign in, and present a driver’s license or state identification which will be scanned through the sex offender database to receive a visitor’s pass before proceeding any further into the school. If a parent wishes to confer with a teacher, an appointment must be made prior to the visit.
Teachers have been directed to send visitors without authorization to the office. This includes all school areas, both in and out of the building, and refers to all parents and visitors. Your cooperation in this matter will help us ensure the safety of the children and cause few disruptions of the school routine. If a parent decides to come to the school at the close of the day to pick up a child, they are to not wait in the school corridor or outside the classroom. Parents should wait by the main entrance.
Student visitors are not permitted during regular school hours. An adult must supervise all children in the building after school hours.
Birthdays
During morning announcements the names of all those celebrating a birthday will be read. Anyone whose birthday is on the weekend will have his/her name read on Friday. Those students with summer birthdays will be assigned a date during the school year when their birthday will be announced.
Decorating lockers, desks and sending flowers or gifts to school is not permissible. Maintaining a stable learning environment for all students is a daily responsibility.
As a result of food allergies, and other food related issues, birthday treats are NOT to be sent to school. Students are allowed to pass out
Birthday Invitations are of a personal nature and are NOT to be sent to school to be passed out. This practice has caused hurt feelings for those students not invited. Please send invitations by mail only. The school office is unable to provide emails, addresses or phone numbers to parents. Those joining the PTO will be given a student address booklet.
Snacks
Students will have a snack break in the morning hours. This break will not interrupt the normal flow of classwork. Emphasis is on nutritional foods, which restore energy to the body by replacing lost protein. Even though many times items are labeled as natural, often there is much sugar or added chemicals in them, which are not good for children.
In order to make your home preparations for this break as easy as possible, here is a list of the most preferred items for this break: Cheese and Crackers, Crackers, String Cheese, Fresh Fruit, Fresh Vegetables, Granola Bars, Unflavored Popcorn
Items that are discouraged include:
Fruit Roll-Ups, Pudding Cups, Packaged Fruit Cups, Chips or Cookies
Hot Lunch
The PTO also provides interested students with an opportunity to eat a special hot lunch during the course of the school year. The hot lunch dates are located on our website calendar as well as in the weekly communication. Hot lunch online order forms are located in our weekly parent communication newsletter. PTO hot lunch serves as a school fundraiser and the proceeds will go right back into the school (ie- Teacher Wish Lists are funded through PTO Fundraisers).
Attendance
Please email DJattendance@sd13.org to report your child’s absence or tardy. It is also important to notify the teacher as well.
Forgotten Lunch
It is against the school rules to have a restaurant delivery service deliver food to the school. This causes a disruption in the office. The school will provide a lunch if your child has forgotten his/her lunch.
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