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Daniel Wright Junior High School Newsletter Sept. 27, 2019
There's an App for That
The Daniel Wright library has compiled a list of well used websites that students frequent. Please find them under the students' tab on the Daniel Wright website.
Thank Your Custodian
National Custodian Day is Wednesday, Oct. 2. The PTO and staff thank the quiet heroes of our schools! For all the hard work you do on a daily basis to keep the facilities in tip-top shape, we thank you! For the behind the scenes effort you constantly provide to the PTO and schools in support of our events, we appreciate you!
- Kenneth Carlson, Head Custodian
- Christopher Bernard
- Elvis Crnovrsanin
- Brett Drake
- Michael Janik
- Donna Relation
- Blaine Sears
- Nicole Starkey
- Dean Seger
After Dark Needs Parent Volunteers
Save the Date for After Dark, a fun event for sixth- through eighth-graders, planned for Friday, Oct. 18. The student event is seeking parent volunteers from 3:35 to 5:30 p.m.
Volunteers are needed to chaperone and assist with food distribution at this after school party sponsored by the Daniel Wright Student Council. This is a great opportunity for students to interact socially and to develop their interpersonal skills.
Please sign up to volunteer using the PTO Membership Toolkit.
Look for registration opening next week on RevTrak Web Store. The cost is $12 per student.
Cultivating Empathy in Your Child
Learn from a national presenter on the skill of empathy and how it is the key to raising compassionate, courageous, resilient and successful children. Author Michelle Borba will speak about her new book, "UnSelfie: Why Empathic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World". The presentation is scheduled for the Vernon Area Library from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 17. Show your interest in the attending this event by registering.
Reminders
- Join us for coffee with Principal Blackley from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 28 if your child is new to Daniel Wright. Please click on the Google Form to register.
- If you would like notifications if your child’s bus is running behind schedule, if there is a substitute driver, or other matters affecting your child’s bus route, please sign up for D103 Bus Bulletin messaging system.
- Picture re-takes will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 30 starting at 8:35 a.m. Please visit the school's news bulletin for details.
Partnerships
PTO
Membership: The 2019/2020 PTO Family Directory is now available to all D103 PTO members on our new platform, Membership Toolkit.
If you have not yet set up your account, please refer to the email sent to all PTO members on Sept. 6, 2019, which contains onboarding instructions. Not a member yet? No problem, you can purchase your membership and begin using the directory today.
Amazon Smile: Please choose the D103 PTO as your non-profit beneficiary when you shop on amazon.com using the
Amazon Smile account for the PTO.
The PTO is a 501(c)(3) volunteer-based non-for profit organization.
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Daniel Wright Junior High School
Assistant Principal Thomas Herion
Assistant Principal Melody Littlefair
Email: ask103@d103.org
Website: www.d103.org/danielwright
Location: 1370 N. Riverwoods Road Lincolnshire, IL 60089
Phone: 847-295-1560
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanielWrightJHS/
Twitter: @district103