Jane Addams Jr. High School

Last week, 8th Grade LA students visited a Holocaust Museum in our Addams library.

Join us in cheering our Special Olympic athletes at Frost Junior High School on Monday, December 4th at 6:00 PM. Admission is FREE! Please consider bringing hygiene items (a new toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, etc.) for the District 54 Food Pantry.

B4 we went on Thanksgiving Break, we played our annual game of Music Bingo!

Before Thanksgiving Break, we held a Fall Fest and Book Fair in the Cafeteria!

Friday will be a Music Spirit Wear Day to celebrate our annual Music Bingo game! Wear clothes to represent any artists, genres, songs, albums, or music that you like!

The doors around Addams look a-door-able! It's amazing to see the creativity of our students!

🎶The stage lights are always brighter
Looking down on the gym below
You dream about going up there
But that is a big unknown
Just look at the world around you
Right here on the open stage
Such wonderful things surround you
What more is you lookin' for?🎶

Want to join us on stage for this year’s musical? Auditions for the show will be on Tuesday, November 28th and Thursday November 30th. You must sign up for an audition day using the Google Form. Pick up a packet for more information today and don’t forget to scan the QR code on the front of the packet to access the sign up and music for your audition! If you have any questions, reach out to Ms. Caliendo in room 102 and Mrs. Mueller in room 116. We can’t wait to make the Little Mermaid Jr. a part of your world!

The Boys Basketball team will go head to head against the Frost Spartans this Thursday! Let’s warm up the incoming Frost team by wearing Hawaiian clothes to school and the game! Bring out those Hawaiian shirts, puka shell / lei necklaces, and flip flops. Don’t have anything? That’s OK! At lunch on Thursday, you can use your CRUSADER CASH to buy lei necklaces!

Mrs. Heidler was chosen to receive the art club designed white board. Take a look at the talent of our students!

Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on the afternoon and evening of November 20 and the morning of November 21. Conference sign-up is open from now until 12 pm on 11/16. We would, however, suggest that you sign up as soon as possible to get preferred time slots.

School District 54 is making it easier than ever for families to schedule conferences with teachers. We’ve partnered with “Meet the Teacher” to provide a mobile-friendly and easy-to-use system that creates a simple and streamlined scheduling experience. To login and schedule a conference, please visit https://schooldistrict54.meettheteacher.com/ and enter the information in the text fields. Please make sure you enter the information that matches the student’s registration. If you have more than one child in District 54, you will only have to use one child’s information to login. The system will show you options for all the students in your household after you login once.

Once you’re in the system, you’ll be able to select your child’s/children’s teacher(s) and your preferred dates and times. If you prefer to have your conference virtually via Zoom, please add a message to the conference when prompted and type in the word “Zoom.” If you prefer to have an in-person conference, please leave this blank. If you would like to change or delete any scheduled conferences, you can do so by logging in again with the same information. We encourage you to bookmark the website https://schooldistrict54.meettheteacher.com/ on your phone, tablet, or desktop to review, possibly make changes, and for future parent-teacher conference sessions.

If you have any questions, please call the main office at 847-357-5900 or email school secretary Mrs. Sproat, [email protected]

Neon night was a "highlight" of our week! The Addams crowd supported our Boys Basketball, Cheer, and Poms teams on Thursday at our first home basketball game of the season.

It was a week of hard work and celebration at Addams Junior High! On the Wednesday half day, we celebrated the end of the first trimester with our , , Assemblies. This month, the math department honored students and staff members that have gone above and beyond to exemplify our 3 A's. In addition, our PBIS committee planned and executed staff and student participation games (What's in the Box and Preparing a Feast). It was certainly a fun way to continue to build a culture where we balance love and accountability.

This week, students in Mr. Belluomini, Mrs. Bu**er and Mrs. Patano’s Health classes worked on their Instagram Health Triangle projects which were then shared with their peers. Wow did we learn a lot about each other!

Health classes participated in a gallery walk to learn about body systems. Students worked in small groups to learn and teach each other the function & parts of each system. We even learned some fun facts! Did you know: an adult has 206 bones, but a baby is born with 300?

7th and 8th grade students honored veterans in Social Studies classes today by creating poppy flowers, word art symbols, and writing letters of gratitude. Thanks to all of the veterans who have served and continue to serve our country!

Future Millionaires club members learned how budgeting makes it easier to plan, to save, and to control expenses.

With an income of 20 crusader cash, students were asked to pay for housing, insurance, bills, etc. Some budgeted for unforeseen life events... some did not.

This Thursday is our first HOME boys basketball game against Keller. Please wear NEON to school and to the game!

All HOME basketball games this season we will have a dress up theme. Support our Boys Basketball, Cheer, and Poms teams by participating in the spirit days. We would love to see the crowd packed at every game while representing each games theme.

Students, don't forget to wear your Fall flannel tomorrow to show your school spirit during the half-day! Also, be sure to bring all your Crusader Cash with you to the assembly because we will be raffling off an amazing prize to a lucky winner!

For Native American Heritage Month, Multicultural Club created dream catchers! Additionally, every day the club shares a fun fact about the month or a famous Native American over the morning announcements.

8th Grade LA ventured to the "Slingerland Slaughterhouse" to gain inspiration for our Spooky Stories filled with sensory details.

Our 8th Grade scientists took on an engineering role on Halloween, and constructed a podium to elevate the pumpkin 🎃. With the given materials, this was no easy task. However, many persevered with good team work.

Happy Halloween! 🎃

Last Friday, Addams hosted a Fright Night dance. These students definitely got the party startled with these amazing costumes!

Before Breast Cancer Awareness Month ends, we would like to thank the girls basketball teams and their coaches for organizing a Pink Out Day at Addams earlier this month. Our students "amazed" us by supporting the Fight Against Breast Cancer along with showing their school spirit!

8th Grade LA students refined their argumentative writing skills to implement change throughout the Schaumburg community.

Club Unify is extending Spirit Week!

Mon. 10/30 - Crazy Sock day for Down Syndrome Awareness
Tues. 10/31 - PJ Day

Our students and staff really got into the "spirit" of Addams as many dressed up each day for Spirit Week.

Thank you to all who came to Culver's on Wise Rd. to support the Jane Addams PTA!

The library is hosting a Halloween trivia contest. Stop in to answer some questions. Winners receive a free book!

After the color party, our staff also participated in a Pickleball tournament. Congratulations to Mrs. Reinkingh and Mrs. Johnson for winning the championship!

"Allez! La classe!" The secret ingredient did not stump the 7th grade LA students as they used the Iron Chef Eduprotocol strategy to learn more about Maya Angelou!

Sewing Club made fabric pumpkins and they turned out smashing!

After working hard on their narrative continuation, 7th grade LA students celebrated with one another!

8th Grade LA students are learning how to write in order to inspire change. Today they rotated through the 6 ideas that would improve the Addams community and brainstormed supporting evidence.