Daniel Wright

The Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Award voting contest is right around the corner! Don't forget to turn in your completed brochure(s) to the DW library by Friday, Feb. 17, to be able to vote. The sixth-grade Caudill Challenge is still underway...whose students will read the most titles? Mrs. Runyan? Mrs. Sotos? Ms. Amato? Keep reading to find out!

DW Student Council presents Bagentines, bags of candy. Students are invited to show their friendship with one another by sending each other a Bagentine. Bagentines will be sold on Friday, Feb. 10, during lunch for $2 each and will be handed out during advisories on Valentine's Day.

Help the Wright Way Club (WWC) raise funds to support neglected and abandoned dogs/cats by buying hot cocoa at lunch. Bring dollars to school on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14. The money will support Orphans of the Storm. WWC members organize local and global fundraisers, providing students an opportunity to develop leadership skills.

• $1.00 cup of hot cocoa
• $2.00 hot cocoa with a topping
• $2.00 hot cocoa bags

SHS’s F.I.R.E. Club (Fostering Inter-Cultural Respect and Empowerment) spoke with DW students this week to educate students about the following:

• To define and identify biased language in order to recognize it on campus.

• To obtain tools and strategies to prepare students to speak up against prejudice, bias and stereotypes at school.

• To know how to train fellow students to speak up against prejudice, bias, and stereotypes at school.

The F.I.R.E. group features DW alumni who reached out to Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Advisor Erinn Vincent and administration about bringing this program to Daniel Wright. Mrs. Vincent worked with F.I.R.E. advisors and DW administration to coordinate the assemblies. Next week’s SEL lesson will be a follow up to the ideas presented by F.I.R.E.

Join DW's musical production behind the scenes! Applications for Mary Poppins backstage crew are now available in Mr. Clark's room (124) and on our website. Completed applications are due to Mr. Clark by Thursday, Feb. 23.

Teacher Conference scheduling opens next week. All conferences are being held virtually via Zoom. Please read the D103 news bulletin for information on accessing the PTC Wizard System and scheduling winter conferences.

Conference Schedule:

• Thursday, February 23, between 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

• Thursday, February 23, between 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.

• Friday, February 24, between 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

D96, D102, D103 Parent Education and the Vernon Area Library are excited to welcome back clinical psychologist Dr. Caroline Adelman to help us develop strategies for navigating our roles as parents with greater attention to self-care, self-compassion, and intentionality around our values. Dr. Adelman, of Chicago Psychotherapy, will discuss how parental prioritization of self-care and self-regulation can result in better co-regulation and decreased stress for the entire family.

Dr. Adelman will expand on the classic metaphor of "placing the oxygen mask on ourselves, before we can help others", by discussing evidence based coping tools, self-regulation tools, and strategies for improving and modeling "emotional hygiene" in the family system.

This event will be presented in a hybrid format with both a virtual option, and the opportunity to attend live at the Vernon Area library. The first 75 individuals to register below will be able to attend the event in person.

• 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 1

• Register to attend in-person

• Register to attend virtually via Zoom

Come join the PTO for an opportunity to meet the dedicated individuals running for the D103 School Board in this virtual venue. We encourage you to submit questions for the candidates. Due to time limitations, not all questions may be presented to the candidates. Our goal of hosting this forum is to allow parents and constituents to get to know the candidates better and discover which individuals best represent their needs and ideals on the D103 school board.

• Reserve your spot today for the 7:00 p.m. Monday, March 13, virtual event.

Parents, are you interested in volunteering at Daniel Wright? Our DW librarian, Mrs. Otto, would love help shelving books on Thursdays from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. There are plenty of opportunities available beginning in February and running until the end of the school year.

• Sign up on Membership Toolkit
  

D103's annual Explore the Arts Day at Daniel Wright Junior High School is held in the morning on Friday, Feb. 17. The sixth- through eighth-grade students will have the opportunity to participate in hands-on workshops throughout the day in performing arts, visual arts, music, dance and more!

We are seeking parent volunteers to help the day run smoothly!

• Note: This day is a half day of school for students.
• Volunteer Today!

AMI Summer Music Camp (July 17-21) takes place at American Music Institute's (non-profit org) Clarendon Hills Campus. Camp registration is now open.

Math-Aid is a completely free math tutoring program that aims to help students who need extra help in mathematics. Sessions are conducted by high school sophomores or older who are in advanced math courses. Please fill out the Math-Aid interest form.

The Village of Lincolnshire is seeking your opinion on what it does well, what it can do better, and the services residents/community leaders value most! By taking 15 minutes to complete this survey, you’re guiding village wide decisions about public safety, water service, economic development, road maintenance, special events, preservation of natural spaces, and more. Paper copies are available at Village Hall or the Vernon Area Public Library. Please submit only one survey per Lincolnshire household/business by Friday, Feb. 17. Surveys should be completed by a resident/employee who is at least 18 years old. Thank you for sharing your vision of Lincolnshire.

We invite you to attend Lincolnshire’s Open House from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, Lincolnshire Village Hall, 1 Olde Half Day Road. This event will allow you and other community members to provide input about issues facing Lincolnshire by engaging in several interactive activities and conversations with staff and Teska Associates. You can arrive at any time during the two-hour timeframe. Please let you colleagues, neighbors, and friends know about the Open House as well. We want a big turnout!

• Daniel Wright Calendar of Events
• Daily School Announcements
• Archived Newsletters

Principals

• Principal Michelle Blackley, Ed.D.
• Assistant Principal Nina Nusbaum, Ed.D.
• Assistant Principal Melody Littlefair

• 847-604-5280
• Dw_attendance@d103.org