This week we continued to celebrate Happiness Month by taking time to write messages to family and friends, talking about things that make us smile, writing notes of gratitude, and dancing.
Our classroom highlight this week is Mrs. Walz’ dual language kindergarten classroom. Students had fun celebrating Happiness Month, learning about shapes, and working on writing. We hope you enjoy the Room 101 Highlight this week.
We hope you have a fun and relaxing spring break. We are looking forward to seeing our students on Monday, March 29th.
We are excited to provide all of our families the opportunity to take a school picture this year. Our Lifetouch picture day is scheduled for Thursday, April 1st. Our in person learners will take photos in the morning. Parents of in person learners do not need to sign up for a time slot.
We have blocked out 15 minute time slots from 1:15 until 2:45 for our remote families.
If you choose to bring your child/children in for pictures they will be dropped off at the front door. All students will be screened by a staff member before proceeding to the gym for their picture. While students are in the building they will be required to wear a mask, which can be removed for the picture and will remain socially distanced from other students and staff. Once their picture is taken they will be brought back to meet you at the front door.
Unfortunately, because of the timing of picture day we will not be able to include these pictures in our Dooley yearbook. Our yearbook photos were taken separately. Information about the yearbook will be provided at a later date.
In order to reserve a time for your fully remote child to come for pictures please sign up using the link below.
Dooley – Remote Student Picture Day Scheduling
Orders for pictures can be completed here for in person and fully remote students:
(Dooley Picture Day ID: EVTDC6BSX)
If you have any questions please contact our office at 847-357-6250.
For the safety of all, u-turns, 3 point turns, or turning around in drive ways is not permitted on Lowell Lane. Please drive around the block.
Are you looking to support our school community? Look no further…Dooley is in search for a PTA president for the 2021-2022 school year. If you are interested in learning more, please call our school at 847-357-6250.
Registration for the 2021-22 school year will open on Monday, March 29.
Infinite Campus Portal. Please login to review the current information and make any necessary changes. If you do not have a portal account, you should have received an email on March 13 inviting you to create one.
As a reminder, all families are required to prove that they live within District 54 boundaries every year. If we are unable to verify your residency electronically, you will receive a letter by U.S. mail, which will list the residency documents you can provide to the school office to complete your registration.
You are also able to pay the $50 consumable fee for 2021-22, as well as purchase milk and sign up for the instructional device insurance through the portal. If you believe you will qualify for the Free Lunch Program in the 2021-22 school year, and therefore will receive a fee waiver, do not pay the consumable material fee now. Applications will be available in August for the Free Lunch Program.
Information about busing will be mailed the first week in June. Should you have any questions, please our office. Thank you for your cooperation.
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 over three days between April 5th and April 23rd. The classroom teachers will communicate the specific days your child will be testing. Remote learners are not required to test, however, if you would like to bring your child into school for testing please reach out to 847-357-2099. Remote learners will be provided with alternate lessons during the three testing days. Thank you in advance for your flexibility and support as we complete these assessments.
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 April 2, 2021.
The survey takes about 10 minutes to complete. The survey is administered by UChicago Impact at the University of Chicago on behalf of the Illinois State Board of Education. If at least 20 percent of parents at a school complete the survey, a supplemental parent report will be generated and shared with schools. We are hoping to meet the target this year at Dooley.
Link for parents to take the survey: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/
March 19th: Spring break begins at the end of the day
March 29th: School Resumes
April 2nd: Non-attendance Day
April 6th: Non-attendance Day, Election Day
April 7th: PTA Dining Night Out – Lou Malnati’s
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