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We are looking forward to seeing our students and families this Thursday as we kick off the 2021-2022 school year!  

Students with Last Names A-L should attend from 4:30-5:30.  

Students with Last Names M-Z should attend from 6:00-7:00

We ask that families join us in the front of the building (4:30 or 6:00) for staff introductions and our 2021-2022 welcome.  After introductions are completed, we will have families enter thru the designated doors.  Please see the map below.  These are also the doors that students will use for arrival and dismissal, with the exception of our bus riders.  

Supply drop off will be open house style, beginning after our whole staff welcome and introductions in the front of the school. Some things to look forward to include: 

• Learn more about our PTA and volunteer options
• Pick up your child’s folder from our Dooley PTA
• Learn about the Schaumburg Oyanokai parent group
• Participate in our first every story walk, featuring The Circles All Around Us
• Take back to school photos
• Meet our specials teachers
• Check out our new playground

This year’s curriculum information will be recorded and shared with families on Thursday, August 12th. 

Students and families are required to wear face masks when indoors.  While outside, we ask families to wear a face mask when 3 feet distances are not adhered to.  We sincerely appreciate your cooperation.  

When viewing our school updates in your email browser, please be sure to download all pictures.  Additionally, please scroll to the bottom of the newsletter to view important attachments from our school, PTA, and Schaumburg Oyanokai.  You will find information about hot lunches, spirit wear, and more!

We are thrilled to see all of our Dragons and kick off what is sure to be an amazing year!

Arrival and Dismissal Procedures

Drop & Go and Walkers

Please have your child(ren) line up in the classroom location assigned. Students should maintain safe distancing and wear a mask when on school grounds.  Please note that supervision does not begin until 8:25 each morning. At the end of the day, students will exit the same door they entered. On inclement weather days, students will enter the nearest door.  Students should only cross the street at the corner of Lowell Lane and Norwood Lane, while the crossing guard is present. 

Bus Riders

Buses will drop students off at the main entrance.  Students will walk directly to their classrooms. Students should maintain safe distancing and wear a mask when on school grounds and when riding the bus.  At the end of the day, students will exit their classroom when their bus number is announced.  Please have your child attach their bus pass to their backpack.  Please review your child’s pick up and drop off location and times prior to school starting.  If your child has a change in pick up, please be sure to let us know.

First Day of School  

Students will meet their teacher at their designated door.  Teachers will be outside from 8:25 – 8:35.  These areas will be congested, so we kindly ask that families wear masks.  Bus riders will be brought to their class lines for the first day.

PTA Information

NEW LUNCH PROGRAM

Dooley PTA is very excited to share with you our new lunch program for this school year! We will partner up with MARLAS LUNCH, a school lunch and fundraising management company. Here is a link to PTA Fun Lunch flyer, Coming Soon Flyer. Additional information about new program will be included in a Take-Home folder that will be distributed on August 12th at Back-to-school night. We’ll have a chance to meet Ms. Marla Stone from MARLAS LUNCH in person at the event to hear more about it. If you have any questions, please reach out to us at [email protected]

PTA will have a table set up during the Back to School event with information for families.  Please see the link below for flyers and attachments.

Mark your calendars for our first dining night of the year.  We hope you can join us at Oberweis on Friday, August 20th.  What a perfect way to end the first week of school.  Flyer attached below. 

Schaumburg Oyanokai Information  

Fall Lunch orders are now available:  https://so.32x.net/lunch 

Please see the links below for information regarding lunches, membership, and volunteering from Schaumburg Oyanokai.  

SO Lunch Orders: https://so.32x.net/lunch 
SO Lunch Volunteer Signup: https://signup.com/go/xxPeWDq 
SO Membership: https://so.32x.net/join

Please visit the S.O, table at Back to School Night!  

Dates to Look Forward to:

August 12th: Back To School Night

4:30- 5:30, Students Last Names A-L

6:00-7:00, Students Last Names M-Z

August 16th:  First Day of School, Grades 1-6 (8:40-3:00, arrive between 8:25-8:35)

August 17th:  Kindergarten Screening

August 18th:  2:30 p.m. dismissal (Wednesday dismissal time)

August 20th:  PTA Night Out, Oberweis 9am – 10pm

August 23rd:  First Day of Kindergarten

September 13th:  Dooley PTA Meeting @ 6:00

September 13th:  Schaumburg Oyanokai Meeting @ 7:00

School District 54 Information

To keep students and staff in school, School District 54 will continue to implement many of the same prevention strategies this year that we implemented last year. In developing these strategies, we have always looked to the medical experts at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Illinois Department of Public Health, Cook County Department of Public Health and American Academy of Pediatrics. The mitigation strategies adopted by the School Board on August 4, 2021, align with the recommendations released by these organizations.

• Masking: All students, staff and visitors will be required to wear masks while on District 54 provided transportation and in District 54 schools regardless of vaccination status in accordance with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker’s Executive Order issued yesterday, August 4, 2021. Students will be able to remove their masks during lunch/snack and while outside for PE, recess or other instructional activities.
• Social distancing: District 54 will continue to have staff and students maintain 3-6 feet of physical distance whenever possible.
• Symptom Screening: Parents/guardians should continue to monitor their children for symptoms of COVID-19, keep their children home if they are ill, and immediately share with their child’s school if your child or a member of your household tests positive for COVID-19. All individuals are required to stay at home while symptomatic and are encouraged to test for COVID-19. COVID-19 Symptoms include:
  • Fever or chills
  • Cough
  • Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
  • Fatigue
  • Muscle or body aches
  • Headache
  • New loss of taste or smell
  • Sore throat
  • Congestion or runny nose
  • Nausea or vomiting
  • Diarrhea
• Screening Tests:  District 54 will offer two optional tests to all unvaccinated staff and students.
  • The SHIELD Illinois saliva test will be administered weekly at school to students and staff who have not been fully vaccinated in order to identify infected individuals who are asymptomatic and prevent further transmission of the virus. Students will be asked to spit in a cup. The samples are sent to a lab for processing and results are usually available within 24 hours. Any positive results will be shared with parents/guardians, District 54 and the Illinois Department of Public Health. The tentative start date is the week of August 30. Principals will share school-specific, detailed information closer to that date.  More information is also available at sd54.org/shield-testing.
  • During periods of minimal virus transmission, the BinaxNOW nasal swab test may also be administered by the nurse at school to any student or employee with COVID-19 symptoms. This test involves a single swab being rolled inside both nostrils. Results are available in 15 minutes. The BinaxNOW test may also be administered to asymptomatic individuals who are close contacts to positive cases.  If an individual tests positive, a diagnostic test will be advised.
  • Parents/guardians will be contacted whenever their child is tested. If your child tests positive, you will be asked to pick them up for isolation at home. If your child has symptoms, but tests negative, we recommend that you contact your healthcare provider about the need to take a diagnostic test. 
  • You may opt your children out of one or both of these tests by completing the District 54 COVID-19 Testing Opt Out Form or submitting proof of vaccination. Note:  This form is due by August 11, 2021.
• Quarantining: The Cook County Department of Public Health has the sole authority for determining if an individual is required to quarantine and the length of quarantine. District 54 is required to report all positive cases and close contacts to the health department. In situations where students are quarantined, they will be allowed to make up all missed homework and tests.
• Vaccination: District 54 continues to recommend vaccination for all individuals ages 12 and above. If your child has been vaccinated, please send a copy of the vaccination record to your school nurse. Fully vaccinated individuals without symptoms do not need to quarantine if they are exposed to a positive case.  If you do not wish to share your children’s COVID-19 vaccination information with us, that is your choice. However, without proof of vaccination, we will consider your children unvaccinated.
• Visitors: All adults in our school buildings — staff members, parents, volunteers, visitors, etc. — will be required to wear face masks at school, regardless of their vaccination status. In this way, trusted adults will model and reinforce the importance of helping keep each other safe and healthy.
• Cleaning and Disinfecting: District 54 will maintain a continued emphasis on cleaning and disinfecting protocols, including hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette.

  The prevention strategies outlined in this letter are subject to change based on updated guidance from the state, vaccination coverage levels in our community, or transmission levels within the school or community.These COVID-19 mitigation strategies are designed to help keep your children healthy and in school, but will not work without your support. We realize that many of these issues have become politicized and polarizing. None of this matters to us. We are laser-focused on the health and safety of our students, our staff and their families.

  With your support we can re-engage with the best instructional practices including small group instruction, sharing of materials, movement throughout the day and opportunities for personal connection. We can also return to activities and events that enrich students’ school experiences including clubs, extracurriculars, athletics as well as school and PTA hosted events.

  Should you have any additional questions, please refer to our website at sd54.org/covidfaq or contact your child’s school principal.

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