News

February 22, 2022

Photos of students holding Celebrate Reading and Writing pieces

We appreciate everyone’s flexibility as we shifted conferences to fully remote this week.  We are excited to connect with families over Zoom and are very proud of how hard our Dooley Dragons are working!  

Our spotlight today is Mrs. Thomas’ art classrooms. Students in all grades are working on some amazing art from heart art to pop art and even 3D art!  This week’s Art Highlight features work from all grades. Enjoy!

Dooley’s book fair is available until March 1st.  Information about online shopping can be found HERE.  10% tax is charged on all listed prices.  As a reminder, there is no school on Monday, February 21st.

2022 5Essential Survey

Once again we are reaching out to our families and asking you to participate in the annual Illinois 5Essentials Survey to provide us with your perspective and help guide our school improvement efforts. The parent survey will be available online through March 11, 2022, at survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois.  For more information, click here.

6th Grade Baby Pictures

As we prepare for the Yearbook, we would like to gather 6th grade baby pictures.  Please use the link below for more information.
https://forms.gle/NFjyj87S61DsaGHB6

Calling all Scientists!

It’s time to search for your next big discovery!  Dooley PTA will be holding a science fair on April 6th and 7th.  All students are encouraged to participate!  To sign-up, either fill out the paper form that will come home with your child or sign-up online using the QR code below.  Once a student has signed up, they will receive the Science Fair Packet which will walk you through step by step the scientific method!

QR Code for Scientists

Dental Exam:  Attention Kinder, 2nd & 6th grade families

The state of Illinois law requires all students in kindergarten, second, and sixth grade have a dental examination by May 15 of the school year.   The dental exam can be dated up to 18 months prior to May 15, 2022.  Below is the link for the dental examination form that needs to be completed by your dentist and returned to the nurse.  If you have already turned in your form, please disregard.

Dental Examination Form

Kindergarten Registration

District 54 will hold kindergarten registration for the 2022-23 school year by appointment only starting Wednesday, February 2, 2022.  Families that have a student currently enrolled in District 54 can register incoming kindergarten students through their Parent Portal account starting January 24th. Families new to District 54 can register through the link on our website (http://sd54.org/registration ).

Once your online registration is complete, please contact your school to schedule your in-person appointment to complete your student’s registration and provide documentation.

If you have any questions, please contact our office at 847-357-6250.

Free SHIELD Testing

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:

  • The test is the same saliva-based test used in surveillance testing. 
  • Individual being tested never leaves their car.
  • Results are available within 24 hours.  
  • Individuals will be contacted with a phone call from the District office the next business day following testing with results.

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 here:  https://sd54.org/shield-testing/ 

COVID Dashboard

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

Dates to Look Forward to

February 21st:  No School, Presidents Day

March 21st – March 25th:  No School, Spring Break