We loved seeing our students post on our school Padlet for The Best Version of Me Day! Some common themes were goals around working hard, being kind, and helping others. We are so proud of our Dooley Dragons!
Our classroom highlight this week is Ms. Giammarese’s 3rd and 4th grade. We loved seeing their smiling faces and hearing about their classroom lunch this week. Room 226 Highlight
It is our last few days for the PTA Virtual Book Fair. Orders over $25 ship free and there are many great books available. 25% of the dollars spent will benefit our school.
Prior to Monday or Tuesday, please watch the Dooley Welcome Back Video: It is important that you and your child watch this video. Information regarding daily screenings, self-screener cards, masks, lanyards, arrival, and dismissal procedures are highlighted here. Additionally the arrival/dismissal procedures are included below in the PDF.
Parent Information_ Hybrid Arrival_Dismissal.pdf
Please have your child(ren) line up in the classroom location assigned. As a reminder, students must maintain a distance of 6 feet apart and be wearing a mask. There are painted yellow lines already spaced out for distancing. We ask that you please do not stand with/next to your child so that we can adhere to safe social distancing protocols while waiting to come into the building. Parents should not proceed past the red perimeter in the attached map. Students will be welcomed in at 8:30, with a staggered entrance procedure. Students should not be on school property prior to 8:25. At the end of the day, students will exit the same door they entered.
If your child has opted for the in-person hybrid model, please plan to come to school with your district issued device and charger. Students in grades 3-6 should also bring their headsets. This equipment will still be essential to learning and staying connected as a classroom community.
Each day of hybrid learning students must:
Any individual who tests positive for COVID-19 or who shows any signs or symptoms of illness must stay home. Please report possible cases of COVID-19 to your school so that we can initiate contact tracing and notify others who have had close contact.
Before returning to school the student must
People who have had close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19 must isolate at home and monitor their symptoms for 14 days. Close contact is defined as “any individual who has been closer than 6 feet for more than 15 minutes with or without a face covering.”
Individuals who are asymptomatic during the 14 days of quarantine do not need to produce a Release from Isolation letter from the local health department before returning to school. Individuals cannot return early, even if the individual has a negative COVID-19 test, due to the incubation and infectious period of COVID-19. For more details, please refer to the School District 54 Student Exclusion Chart.
The Cook County Department of Public Health has added a number of states to its travel quarantine list. Any person entering Cook County after visiting one of these high-incidence states for more than 24 hours must quarantine for 14 days after returning home. Students in the in-person hybrid plan would need to attend school remotely during the quarantine period if they were to visit these states. Please consult the Suburban Cook County Travel Quarantine List (updated on Tuesdays) and let your child’s teacher know if your child needs to quarantine.
As always, please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. I also encourage you to check out our website at sd54.org/reopeningd54 and to watch the Back to School video with your children.
Kindergarten and 6th grade parents, please remember to submit new physical exam and immunization records to the school no later than October 15th. Parents can email these documents to Mrs. Johnson, [email protected], mail them to the school, or drop them off at the office by scheduling a time 847-357-6250. Students must be up to date to begin hybrid learning.
You can return these by dropping them off at school or bringing them to school on your assigned Hybrid Learning Day
New Facebook Page and Instagram account for Dooley PTA
Like and follow the PTA at facebook.com/DooleyPTA and on Instagram at Dooley_elementary_pta
The Book Fair is open for business from Oct 5th until Oct 18th. All orders ship to your home! All book orders over $25 ship for free! The book fair not only gets books to students, but it also supports Dooley’s library. The library earns 25% of the dollars spent at the book fair to use to purchase more books! Visit the online book fair website at: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/dooleyelementaryschool to start shopping!
Please join Dooley PTA today to support literacy, foster community and show appreciation to staff and students. This year, you can make a membership payment using Credit/Debit Card. Please follow the link below to get your Dooley PTA membership today. Membership payments are accepted at this site until October 31st. 2020-2021 Membership Payment Link We still accept a check payment as well. Payable to “Dooley PTA”. Please send it to: Dooley Elementary School, 622 Norwood Ln, Schaumburg, IL 60193.
Who knew!?! You can support Dooley PTA at no extra cost when you shop at smile.amazon.com. Simply sign up at https://smile.amazon.com/, select Dr Thomas Dooley School PTA as your charity and start generating donations at no cost to you. Every time you shop at smile.amazon.com, AmazonSmile will donate 0.5% of all eligible purchases to Dooley PTA!!
Order from Lou Malnati’s on Tuesday November 3rd and 20% of your purchase will be donated to the Dooley PTA! Order between 11am and 10pm from Lou’s on Roselle or between 4pm and 10pm from the Lou Malanti’s on Barrington. Mention the fundraiser when ordering, show the flier on your phone or use the code FUNDDES20 when ordering online! See the attached flier. LouMalnati’sFlier.pdf
Our next meeting is Wednesday the 21st at 8:00. We will have some guest alumni speakers joining us. We hope to see you on Zoom!
Have you noticed that some people are able to maintain a relatively positive attitude regardless of what’s happening around them? Fortunately, a positive attitude can be cultivated, with a little practice. Join Devin C. Hughes, keynote speaker and author, to learn real, tangible and practical strategies you can apply now to get on the highway to happiness.
In this session, you will learn:
A brief introduction by the Schaumburg Township Council of PTAs will start at 7 p.m. with the presentation following shortly after. Join us virtually at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 22 here: Building a Happier Culture Zoom Link
Building a Happier Culture at Home Flyer (English)
October 21: SO Zoom Meeting @ 8:00
November 3: PTA Lou Malnati Night
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