Thank you to Mr. Pappas for hosting this year’s Turkey Trot! It was a beautiful afternoon to be outside and active. We appreciate the generosity of our families in donating non-perishable foods for this event. 14 boxes of food were delivered to the Township of Schaumburg food pantry.
This week we would like to highlight Ms. Komoda’s 3rd grade dual language classroom. Students shared some of their best moments from math, writing, science, and digital citizenship week. We hope you enjoy the Room 221 Highlight!
A huge THANK YOU to all families for attending the book fair! Because of your support, Dooley’s Library was able to purchase over $800 in books and the birthday book club purchased over $100 in books! In addition, the PTA earned over $1000 for PTA events and an additional $1000 for the Dooley Library to use in the future for even more books! Thank you!
Thank you to all the families that supported the book fair during conferences! We know that many students had to order their books as there were not enough copies available at the fair. The order was placed immediately on October 8th. Unfortunately, Scholastic is experiencing shipping delays. Dooley has not received the books yet. Once the book order arrives, they will be quickly organized and sent to the classrooms to be delivered to the students. I appreciate your patience and understanding. If you have any questions, please contact Jacqi Schuetze at [email protected]
Thank you to all families that dined at Panera on Thursday, October 7th! Dooley PTA will receive a check for $202.49 to help support their events (like Donuts with Dads and the Fun Fair).
We still have some great opportunities to participate in class parties.
Room Party Parent: From home position that corresponds with Parent Volunteers and provides reimbursement for expenses from the party budget.
· Party Volunteer: In Person: Work with 3 other parents to provide games and crafts for the class for your date/party. (Classes have one parent plan the party, or have 4 parents collaborate and each take ownership for 1-2 crafts, games, etc)
· sign up at: https://bit.ly/3yG8QIr
· Reminder: All parents participating in person will need to provide a Negative Covid Test or Proof of vaccination to our Ast. Principal Logan Walther: [email protected]
Dooley’s Halloween celebration will take place on the afternoon of Friday, October 29th. Students should bring their costumes to school on that day. Costumes must go over their clothing, as we will not be permitting students to change in the restrooms.
We will have a costume parade that begins at 1:15 p.m., weather permitting. We will parade outside of the building exiting the front doors, down Norwood Street to Bradford and back to the school. Parents are welcome to watch our parade from the designated area outside the front of the school OR line up along Norwood Street. Our staff and students enjoy spectators along the route. We ask that families wear masks when viewing the parade, if not able to maintain 6 feet distance outside.
Halloween is a fun and special time of year for many children. In order to ensure the safety and well-being of our children, please keep in mind the following considerations:
A party arranged by the PTA Halloween party planners and helpers will take place following the parade in classrooms. Only party planners and party helpers who are assigned to support in classrooms will be allowed in the building during parties.
Dismissal for Friday, October 29th will be at the regular time (3:00 p.m.). Students will not be expected to change clothes prior to their departure. We appreciate your support in following these guidelines so Halloween is enjoyable for all.
Our next meeting will be on Zoom on Monday, November 8th. Dooley PTA Standing Rules
Dooley PTA Bylaws
Treering is offering a 5% discount on yearbooks if purchased before October 31. Order one today! Tree Ring Yearbook.
It has been a little over a month since we started this year’s fun lunch. Our PTA is interested in your feedback. If you have ordered lunch, please take the 2 minute survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/S3NVCSB
Our next S.O. meeting will be on Monday, November 8th at 7pm.
The Fall SEL survey window is from October 8th thru October 22nd. On Friday, October 8th parents with children in grades 3-8 should have received a communication through the parent portal with the survey link. We appreciate you taking time to complete this survey.
In order to ensure we are keeping all staff and students safe please monitor your child’s health each day and keep them at home should they display any symptoms listed below. All individuals are required to stay at home while symptomatic and are encouraged to test for COVID-19. Please notify our school office or nurse if you or a member of your household tests positive for COVID-19. Symptoms include:
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:
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 by clicking on the SHIELD Testing Flyer.
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
October 29th: Halloween Parade @ 1:15
November 3rd: S.O. Read Aloud in Japanese @ 7:00
November 8th: PTA Zoom @ 6:00, S.O. Meeting @ 7:00
November 24th-26th: Non-attendance Days
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