We loved seeing all of the pictures from Wednesday’s Great Paper Airplane Challenge. If you didn’t have a chance to look at the creations from our Dooley students, we hope you take some time to check out the Padlet. It is not too late to participate in this ! We encourage families to continue posting pictures or videos this weekend!
Dooley PTA is excited to offer our annual talent show virtually this year! Please see the Google Form to sign up! Dooley’s Got Talent Permission Slip & Sign Up
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.
Get ready to read! Dooley’s online book fair will open on Saturday, February 6th. Use the “virtual book fair” to browse book cases, watch trailers and shop the hottest books or use the scholastic store to view over 6000 products! All orders will be shipped to your home. Book-only orders over $25 will ship free! Every purchase benefits our school!
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
This winter we will test second through eighth grade students using the MAP assessment tool. The computer-based assessment will be administered to students in person based on the day/time assigned below because we know that the most reliable administration and data point comes when students are tested in person. The purpose of the assessment is to inform teachers of the immediate instructional needs of students. MAP results equip educators with key data to help personalize instruction and pinpoint individual student needs.
With the testing being in-person on assigned days/times it will be important for the school to partner with families to help this process be as successful as possible.
| Monday, February 1st | 2nd Grade Hybrid Group A
& 2nd Grade Remote Testing Group A |
| Tuesday, February 2nd | 2nd Grade Hybrid Group B
& 2nd Grade Remote Testing Group B |
| Thursday, February 4th | 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Hybrid Group A
& 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Remote Testing Group A |
| Friday, February 5th | 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Hybrid Group B
& 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Remote Testing Group B |
Remote only students will receive testing group assignments and times in the mail.
District 54 offers the opportunity for students to be a part of an additional curricular program to give them a unique learning experience outside of general education. 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.
SO will be hosting a children’s read aloud in Japanese for Dooley students! Please join our Zoom at 7:00 on Wednesday, February 3rd. Following the story, SO will welcome a Dooley alumni student to share their experiences in the Where are they now? series. We hope you can join us! SO will have their monthly meeting at 8:00. All are welcome!
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.
District 54 is committed to ensuring not only the academic success of each child, but also their social-emotional wellbeing. Your insight as a parent/guardian is essential in creating the most well rounded picture of your student’s strengths and opportunities for growth. To gather your perspective, District 54 sent an email link to all families for each child to the D54 Social Emotional Learning Survey on Monday, Jan. 25. Thank you in advance for participating in this survey, as we believe the home-school collaboration is critical to best support your child’s overall well-being.
Our fourth, fifth, and sixth grade families will be receiving a pre-recorded link to the Reproductive System webinar on Friday, January 29th. This link will be available through Friday, February 5th for your viewing. This webinar will provide you information around the Reproductive System Unit that includes sexual education material. This webinar will be accompanied by a Frequently Asked Question page to support the materials our intermediate students will be receiving soon. If your child did not receive this unit last year due to the pandemic, an in depth review of last year’s information will also be provided.
February 3rd: Schaumburg Oyanokai Children’s Read Aloud and Where are They Now @ 7:00 Zoom ; Meeting @ 8:00 Zoom
February 3rd: Hybrid Group A attends in person
February 6th – 19th: PTA Virtual Book Fair
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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