It was another great week at Dooley School! Thank you to all of our families who attended the Fun Fair on Wednesday evening. Our students were all smiles as they played games, made bracelets, and redeemed their tickets for fun prizes! A very special thank you to our Dooley PTA for planning this wonderful event!
Our staff highlight this week is Mrs. Conrad, our Music Teacher. We hope you enjoy reading all our Mrs. Conrad’s Music Class!
Each spring, students in District 54 take federally mandated assessments (IAR) designed to help school districts understand how our students are growing academically. This year, the English Language Arts and Math Assessment for grades 3-8 will be given at school between March 4th and March 24th. The classroom teachers will communicate your child’s specific testing dates. It is important that your child get a good night’s sleep and eats a healthy breakfast to prepare them for the day. If you know in advance that your child will be missing school on the day of testing, please communicate that to your child’s teacher so we can plan for make-ups.
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. If you do not want your child to participate, please contact your school principal by Monday, February 5. If you have children at more than one school, you must contact the principal at each school. The parent survey will be available online through March 29, at survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois. For more information, visit the District 54 website.
The countdown to an extraordinary journey has begun! Kindergarten registration for the 2024-2025 school year is now open!
If you have a child who will be starting kindergarten in August 2024, we encourage you to visit our new Welcome to Kindergarten website and begin registration today. As a current District 54 family, you will register through your Infinite Campus Parent Portal account. If you do not have your login, please contact [email protected]. After completing the online portion of your student’s kindergarten registration, please call our school to make an appointment to turn in necessary documents. If you can, bring your future kindergartner with you, as we have a special surprise for them!
District 54 is also asking for your help in spreading the word about kindergarten registration. If you know of a child who will be 5 years old by September 1, 2024, please encourage the family to register today by visiting the sd54.org/kindergarten website. The sooner students enroll, the sooner District 54 will know how many kindergarten teachers we need to best serve our kindergarten class of 2024-25.
The Windy City Bulls will host a District 54 takeover night on Thursday, Feb. 29, at the NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, and a portion of the proceeds from each $25 ticket purchased will be donated to the District 54 Education Foundation Crisis Fund to support families in our community. The District 54 takeover night will feature District 54 students participating in performances and other on-court experiences before and during breaks in the game, as well as a District 54 Special Olympics basketball match at halftime.
February 29th – Windy City Bulls Foundation Fundraiser
March 4: PTA/SO Meeting
March 19: Election Day: No School
March 25-March 29: Spring Break No School
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