News

September 17, 2021

Student holding Chipotle bag

Thank you to all of our families who supported our PTA sponsored Chipotle dining event and the SD54 Foundation sponsored Lou Malnati’s dining event.  We are excited to share that our school PTA received $266 from this event!

Our classroom highlight for the week is Ms. Frieders’ fifth and sixth grade class. Students in room 116 created a slideshow to highlight their favorite part of the week.  We hope you enjoy the Room 116 Highlight.  

We are so proud of our 6th graders who participated in the Addams Cross Country Meet yesterday.  They did an awesome job!
6th Graders at Addams Cross Country Meet

Fall goal setting conferences are right around the corner.  Conferences will be on Thursday, October 7th and Friday, October 8th. Families will have the option to choose in person or Zoom.  Please see below for details on how to sign up.

Parent Teacher Conference Sign Up

School District 54 is now making it easier than ever for families to schedule conferences with teachers. We’ve partnered with “Meet the Teacher” to provide a mobile-friendly and easy-to-use system that creates a simple and streamlined scheduling experience. To login and schedule a conference, please visit https://schooldistrict54.meettheteacher.com/ and enter the information in the text fields. Please make sure you enter the information that matches the student’s registration. If you have more than one child in District 54, you will only have to use one child’s information to login. The system will show you options for all the students in your household after you login once.

Once you’re in the system, you’ll be able to select your child’s/children’s teacher(s) and your preferred dates and times. If you prefer to have your conference virtually via Zoom, please add a message to the conference when prompted and type in the word “Zoom.”  If you prefer to have an in-person conference, please leave this blank. If you would like to change or delete any scheduled conferences, you can do so by logging in again with the same information. We encourage you to bookmark the website https://schooldistrict54.meettheteacher.com/ on your phone, tablet, or desktop to review, possibly make changes, and for future parent-teacher conference sessions.
 
For more detailed information on how to login and navigate the site, please view our guide below. If you have any questions, please call 847-357-6250 or email [email protected]

When signing up for conferences for multiple children, please do not sign up back to back.  We would like to ensure travel time from room to room.  Our conference schedules do not have much wiggle room, so it is important to arrive at your designated time.

Meet the Teacher – Conference Scheduling
Meet the Teacher – Conference Scheduling (SPANISH)

Anderson’s Animal Walk-A-Thon

Link with more info
This year at Dooley, our theme is “Together We Can!” Dooley School wants to make a change, so we are collecting food and other items for the Anderson Animal Shelter in Bloomingdale, Illinois. We will be “kicking” off the collection with a walk-a-thon on Thursday, September 30th from 5:00-6:00 p.m. We will begin with our “Together We Can” song and school song, and then we will begin our walk-a-thon around Dooley School. Ms. Velasco will be reading a story!  We are starting our collection that night, so we will have boxes outside of the school for donations!  This is a great opportunity to show kindness to others and teach our kiddos that a small act of kindness can contribute to making a significant change!  Here are some of the items that Anderson Shelter really needs:

*Cat and Dog Wet Food (Any Brand, Any Formulas)*Cat Litter (Non-Clumping)*Cat Toys*Kitten Feeding Bottles
*Stuffing-less Plush Dog Toys
*Kongs( med-XL)
*Treats (soft or moist only)
*Nylon Dog Leashes 6ft
*Paper Towels
*Stainless Steel No-Tip Pet Food Bowls

Japanese Calligraphy Club

Club Sign Up

 ドューリー小学校では、4年生から6年生までを対象に書道クラブを始めます。前半で筆を使った字の書き方の基礎を学び、後半ではいろいろな言葉を書いてみましょう。参加希望の方は、下記のフォームを記入して10月1日(金)までに出してください。参加希望者が16名をこえた場合は、高学年を優先します。  尚、お子様がクラブに参加できるか否かは、10月8日(金)までにご連絡します。

In October, we will be starting the Japanese Calligraphy Club for 4th through 6th graders.  For the first 3 lessons, we will learn the basic calligraphy skills. For the last 3 lessons, we will try writing different words in calligraphy. If you would like your child to participate in this club, please fill out the form below and submit it by Friday, October 1st.  The instruction will be delivered in Japanese. We will accept older students first if we have more than 16 students enrolled. We will notify you by October 8 whether or not your child is accepted to participate in the club.

Time: 7:25 am ~ 8:25 am

Dates: Thursday, October 14,  Tuesday, October 19, Thursday, October 21, Tuesday, October 26, Thursday, October 28, Thursday, November 4

Room: Room 222

Notes from Nurse Johnson

Health forms are due for our sixth grade and kindergarten students.  

  • Kindergarten: physical, eye exam, and dental exam reports
  • 6th graders:  physical and updated immunizations

Dooley PTA Family Directory is completed!

Thank you to all those families and students that contributed to the directory.  The final copy is in Mrs. Schlicher’s email.  Congratulations to the directory cover contest winners!

Winner:  Lynne W. from Room 221

Honorable Mentions:
    Jude M. from Room 100
    Lucy S. from Room 109
    Henry M. from Room 222
    Rio A and Chie T from Room 113
    Delia S. from Room 219
    Ayumi W. from Room 224
    Kiki I from Room 110

PTA Memberships  

Families can join online $10 per adult https://dooleypta.memberhub.com/store

2021-2022 Yearbooks

Yearbooks will be ordered through Tree Ring this year.  They are $25 with 2 fee custom pages for your child.  Each yearbook purchased plants one tree!

Yearbooks can be purchased online at https://www.treering.com/

Chipotle Fundraiser a success!

Thank you Dooley families for supporting the PTA and enjoying Chipotle.  The PTA earned $266.95!!

Volunteers needed for October book fair!

Dooley PTA will be holding a Scholastic book fair at Dooley, and online, during parent-teacher conferences in October.  Please use this link to sign up to volunteer!

https://signup.com/go/iKGfVJb

Free SHIELD Testing

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:

  • The test is the same saliva-based test used in surveillance testing. 
  • Individual being tested never leaves their car.
  • Results are available within 24 hours.  
  • Individuals will be contacted with a phone call from the District office the next business day following testing with results.

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.

COVID Dashboard

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

Dates to Look Forward to

September 23rd:  Dooley SHIELD testing for families who have opted in
September 30th:  Anderson’s Animal Walk-A-Thon 5:00-6:00
October 7th:  11:40 Dismissal, Parent Teacher Conferences
October 8th: No School, Parent Teacher Conferences
October 11th: No School