We enjoyed seeing many of our remote learners in grades 2-6 this week as they came into school for the MAP assessment. We are proud of how hard all our students worked this week. Thank you to our families who made special accommodations to drop off and pick up their children for test sessions this week.
This week’s classroom highlight is Mrs. Herbig’s kindergarten dual language class. We loved seeing the Roomies and Zoomies having fun together in kindergarten. We hope you enjoy the Room 105 Highlight!
As a reminder, student led conferences are next week. Your child’s teacher will be in contact with your date, time, and a Zoom link for the conference. We are excited for our students to share their celebrations and goals for the remainder of the year.
Families who have students that will be new to in person learning beginning the week of the 16th will receive additional email reminders regarding procedures for health screeners, arrival, and dismissal next week. Additionally, if your child was remote and will be new to the in person learning model, our office will be in contact with you to schedule a time to pick up your child’s lanyard, verification card, and mask.
What a great time to snuggle up with a new book! View the book fair flier highlighting all the new books here: https://bookfairsfiles.scholastic.com/flippingbooks/S21-Virtual-Booklist/S21-Virtual-Booklist.html#p=1
Shop the book fair by visiting
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/dooleyelementaryschool
Book-only orders over $25 will ship free and all orders ship to your home!
New this year, show your appreciation to the Dooley staff and support the Dooley library by contributing funds to fulfill their book wish list! Use this link to donate: https://shop.scholastic.com/ewallet/fund?lang=en_US&walletId=2161685
Order Panera for dinner on Thursday, February 11th from 4pm to 8pm and the Dooley PTA will receive a portion of the proceeds! Show the flier or use the code: PRFUND to make sure Dooley PTA receives credit.
Our next Dooley PTA meeting will be on Monday, February 8th at 5:00 p.m. We hope to see you there! Zoom Link
With the safety mitigation measures we have in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, please do not sent Valentine’s cards or treats to school with your children as we will not be able to distribute them to other children.
Each open enrollment school will have at least two additional informational sessions where you can learn more about that specific school, it’s culture and curriculum and also take a virtual tour of the school. You will have the opportunity to talk to the principal and staff members.
Students must be registered at their District 54 neighborhood school before they can be accepted into an open enrollment program. Registration opens on February 3, 2021. Open Enrollment applications are available at sd54.org/openenrollment and are due by March 5, 2021.
SO is in need for someone who can store Culture Night materials (Estimated 6x6x6ft) temporarily, starting in February. Please help us by lending us your spaces! Contact Akiko ([email protected]) for details.
District 54 will hold kindergarten registration for the 2021-22 school year by appointment only starting Wednesday, February 3, 2021.
Families must begin the process by completing an online registration (starting January 25th) prior to securing an appointment.
If you have a student currently enrolled in District 54, you can register your incoming kindergartener through your Parent Portal account. Families new to District 54 can register through the link on our website (http://sd54.org/registration).
Once your online registration is complete, you will be contacted to schedule your in person appointment to complete your student’s registration. If you have any questions, please contact our office at 847-357-6250.
Our Dooley PTA would like to start working on options for a yearbook for the 20-21 school year. We are looking for some volunteers to help with this committee. If you are interested, please respond to this email.
Additionally, yearbooks from 2019-2020 are on sale. Please contact the office if you are interested in purchasing one at 847-357-6250.
February 6th – 19th: PTA Virtual Book Fair
February 8tH: PTA meeting @ 5:00 Zoom Link
February 10th: Hybrid Group B attends in person
February 11th: Half-Day, No School in Afternoon, Student Led Conferences; PTA Panera Fundraiser
February 12th: Non-Attendance Day, Student Led Conferences
February 15th: Non-Attendance Day, Presidents Day
February 16th: First day of expanded in person model: All in person students attend
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