Did you know that each Dooley student receives a birthday book and pencil on their birthday? We are so thankful for these gifts to our students, which are generously purchased by our PTA. When families spend money at our school book fairs, we receive points back that help us to keep our birthday bookshelf fully stocked.
Our classroom highlight for the week is Ms. Brandys’ fifth and sixth grade class. Students in room 115 have created a Padlet to share their best memories from the week. We hope you enjoy reading about their peak moments! Room 115 Padlet
Fall goal setting conferences are right around the corner. Conferences will be on Thursday, October 7th and Friday, October 8th. Families will have the option to choose in person or Zoom. Please see below for details on how to sign up, if you have not already done so.
School District 54 is now 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.
For more detailed information on how to login and navigate the site, please view our guide below. If you have any questions, please call 847-357-6250 or email [email protected]
When signing up for conferences for multiple children, please do not sign up back to back. We would like to ensure travel time from room to room. Our conference schedules do not have much wiggle room, so it is important to arrive at your designated time.
Meet the Teacher – Conference Scheduling
Meet the Teacher – Conference Scheduling (SPANISH)
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This year at Dooley, our theme is “Together We Can!” Dooley School wants to make a change, so we are collecting food and other items for the Anderson Animal Shelter in Bloomingdale, Illinois. We will be “kicking” off the collection with a walk-a-thon on Thursday, September 30th from 5:00-6:00 p.m. We will begin with our “Together We Can” song and school song, and then we will begin our walk-a-thon around Dooley School. Ms. Velasco will be reading a story! We are starting our collection that night, so we will have boxes outside of the school for donations! This is a great opportunity to show kindness to others and teach our kiddos that a small act of kindness can contribute to making a significant change! Here are some of the items that Anderson Shelter really needs:
*Cat and Dog Wet Food (Any Brand, Any Formulas)
*Cat Litter (Non-Clumping)
*Cat Toys
*Kitten Feeding Bottles
*Stuffing-less Plush Dog Toys
*Kongs( med-XL)
*Treats (soft or moist only)
*Nylon Dog Leashes 6ft
*Paper Towels
*Stainless Steel No-Tip Pet Food Bowls
Families can join online $10 per adult https://dooleypta.memberhub.com/store
Yearbooks will be ordered through Tree Ring this year. They are $25 with 2 fee custom pages for your child. Each yearbook purchased plants one tree!
Yearbooks can be purchased online at https://www.treering.com/
Dooley PTA will be holding a Scholastic book fair at Dooley, and online, during parent-teacher conferences in October. Please use this link to sign up to volunteer!
We wanted to send a friendly reminder that the MEAD FOOD PANTRY is open and fully stocked. PLEASE NOTE: we do have a NEW link:
Website: https://tinyurl.com/meadfoodpantry2122
Pantry: 847-357-6084
District 54 is offering free COVID-19 SHIELD drive-up testing to all students and staff. Please note that ANY student or staff member can get a test regardless of their participation in the weekly SHIELD surveillance testing. Please note:
Testing is available all school days from 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at School District 54 – Rafferty Administration Center located at 524 E. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg. More information can be found by clicking on the SHIELD Testing Flyer.
With suburban Cook County now in a level of high community transmission of COVID-19 (Cook County Department of Public Health), District 54 has decided to create COVID Dashboards on each school’s website to provide families and staff with a transparent summary of instances of COVID-19 reported to District 54. A positive case indicates that the student or staff member has tested positive for COVID-19. Please report cases of COVID-19 to our school so that we can initiate contact tracing. Parents/guardians of students identified as close contacts will be contacted directly to discuss next steps. District 54 will update these dashboards by 3 p.m. on Fridays when school is in session. Dooley COVID Dashboard
September 29th: Dooley SHIELD testing for families who have opted in
September 30th: Walk-a-thon 5:00-6:00, guardians must attend with children
October 7th: 11:40 Dismissal, Parent Teacher Conferences
October 8th: No School, Parent Teacher Conferences
October 11th: No School
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