Our Walk-A-Thon was a huge success last night! Thank you to Mr. Pappas, Ms. Velasco, Mrs. Conrad, and all of our families who participated in this event. If you weren’t able to make it, please be sure to listen to Can I Be Your Dog?, read by our very own Ms. Velasco. We will continue to collect donations for Anderson’s Animal Shelter thru October 14th! Please see below for more details.
Our classroom highlight for the week is Meserveys’ fifth and sixth grade class. Students in room 117 have created a Padlet to share their magnificent moments from the week. We hope you enjoy reading the Room 117 Padlet!
Fall goal setting conferences and book fair are next week! 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. Thursday morning is our Donuts event. Please click on the link or see below for details!
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)
Shop the book fair, located in Dooley’s gym, on:
– Wed. 10/6 from 8:30am to 2:30pm
– Thurs. 10/7 from 8:30am to 8:30pm
– Fri. 10/8 8am to 10am
Students will have an opportunity to view the book fair during school hours. Send cash or sign up for an “ewallet” account to allow them to purchase books at that time.
You are also able to shop online, if preferred. Visit the website to shop or to create an e-wallet account for your student. E-wallet accounts must be created at least 24 hours before the book fair.
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/dooleyelementaryschool4
Every purchase supports Dooley by providing funds to purchase books for Dooley’s library and for the Birthday Book Club!
Our annual Donuts event is back this year! We have made some modifications, so be sure to read the entire flyer (linked above). Our event will be held outdoors, so we encourage families to bring blankets to sit on. It is important to note that a guardian must be present the entire time, as staff supervision does not begin until 8:25. Please send the RSVP form with your child.
Invite Newsletter: Kanji Club – Invite Letter
Do you like to learn Kanji? Do you like to have fun?
Are you interested in how kanji was made?
If you would like to learn Kanji while having fun, then this is the club for you!!!!!
Who can join?
4th, 5th, & 6th graders
When do we meet?
Every Monday from 3:00 – 4:00 in October and November
See the invite letter above for more information and to sign up!
Google Form: Intermediate Kanji Club 2021-2022 Google Form
Link (English)
Link (Japanese)
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. Our collection has begun! There are boxes located in our main hallway 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
S.O. is bringing back our monthly Read Aloud this year! Please join us on Wednesday, October 6 at 7pm as Dooley alumni Emma Rogers reads a Japanese book. Following that is our Where Are They Now? event where she will share an update and take questions. The Zoom meeting information is below:
Families can join online $10 per adult https://dooleypta.memberhub.com/store
By becoming a member of our Dooley PTA, you’re contributing for our Dooley Students, Teachers & Staff. We rely on the Memberships & Fundraising, in which it supports our Scholarships, School-wide Events, Teacher Grants, Birthday Books, and so much more!
Enjoy dinner at Panera (2415 W Schaumburg Rd) on Thursday, October 7th from 4pm to 8pm and 20% of the proceeds will be given to the PTA. You can even order online, using code “PRFUND”. Bring, or show on your phone, the attached flier for Dooley to get credit.
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/
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
October 6th: S. O. Read Aloud in Japanese and Where are they Now? @ 6:00 (Zoom link above)
October 7th:
October 8th: No School, Parent Teacher Conferences
October 11th: No School
October 12th:
Dooley Elementary