Dear Diamond Lake School Families,

We’re off to a great start this month! Our focus for November is improving attendance. Every day of learning counts — students who attend school regularly build stronger connections with their classmates, gain confidence, and make steady academic progress. To celebrate great attendance, we’ll be handing out Paw Points to students who come to school each day. These points can be used at our Cub Store for fun rewards and prizes. Let’s make November a month of showing up and shining bright!

Our students also earned an All-School Stuffed Animal Day for reaching an incredible 2,000 Paw Points in October! We’ll celebrate this achievement on Friday, November 14, 2025. Students may bring one small stuffed animal to join them for the day. Our Paw Point goal for the month of November was 2,000 points and we have reached that this week alone. We are working on getting a total of 10,000 Paw Points this month to earn Pajama Day along with a stuffed animal at the end of the month. 

I also hope to see everyone tonight at our District Día de los Muertos Event from 6 pm to 8pm! It’s a wonderful opportunity to come together as a community to honor and celebrate culture, family, and tradition.

Every day at DLS matters! 

Keep shining and #SparkleOn,

Mrs. Sunny Morley

Principal, Diamond Lake School

smorley@dist76.org

Diamond Lake is pleased to remind families that ALL students are provided free breakfast and lunch EVERY day.  We hope all families take advantage of our food service program and some of our new offerings such as a fruit smoothie and daily personal salads. To find the monthly breakfast and lunch menus you can do so HERE.  

This fall we welcome back Scholastic Books for our annual Book Fair.  During Parent-Teacher Conferences on Monday, November 24th and held in the Innovation Center, families will have the opportunity to browse and purchase the great book selections that Scholastic has provided for us.  With books in both English and Spanish, Scholastic brings a great array of age appropriate books to motivate children to find a love for reading.  Teachers will also be creating wish lists for books that can be purchased and donated to their classrooms.  

A new feature that Scholastic is offering this year is called Virtual Wallet.  Virtual Wallet is a digital method for families to donate a fixed dollar amount towards a classroom for teachers to purchase books of their choice.  More information to come!

Recognize a staff member HERE. This is where we will recognize a Diamond Award winner from your nominations.

Dear Families,

In accordance with Erin’s Law, all Illinois public schools are required to provide age-appropriate lessons each year to help students recognize unsafe situations, understand personal body safety, and know how to seek help from trusted adults. We will be presenting the lesson during the weeks of November 10, 2025 through November 21, 2025.

These lessons are designed to empower students with knowledge and skills to protect themselves. They focus on:

• Understanding the difference between safe and unsafe touches

• Identifying trusted adults at home and school

• Learning how to say “no” and get help when feeling unsafe

• Recognizing personal boundaries and respect for others
  
  

The lessons are presented in a sensitive, age-appropriate manner by our trained staff and/or approved curriculum resources. Our goal is to ensure students feel safe, supported, and informed.

If you have questions about the content of these lessons, wish to review the materials before they are presented, or do not want your student to participate in this lesson please contact your school social worker by Friday, November 7, 2025:

Diamond Lake School: Deborah Wargaski 847-566-6601

West Oak Intermediate School: Lisa Brickert 847-970-3544

West Oak Middle School: Lindsay Harmon 847-566-9220

Thank you for your partnership in helping us keep all students safe and informed.

D76 CARES: At D76, the well-being of our students and families is our top priority. Understanding the critical role mental health plays in student success, we have launched D76 CARES - a comprehensive initiative aimed at improving access to quality mental health services across our community. D76 CARES stands for Community, Advocacy, Resilience, Engagement, and Support. Treatment services are initially provided free of charge to district families for up to 8 sessions. Click HERE for treatment request.

• Winter Clothing Drive-Last chance for the Winter clothing drive is tonight at the Dia De Los Muertos event. Bring a winter clothing item to the Dia De los Muertos event and you will get a raffle ticket to win one of our fun prizes.  We are collecting new hats, gloves and scarves.  And gently used coats, snow pants, boots or Hoodies?  

• Ice Cream day is Tuesday November 11th. Do you want to help serve Ice Cream? Sign up here.

• Next DINE OUT- Thursday November 13th from 5-8pm at Portillos

• Next PTO Meeting- Tuesday Nov 18th, 2025 6:00-7:00pm Diamond Lake Elementary School Library. 

• Save the Dates

• Monday, November 24th, Crumbl Cookie Sale at Diamond Lake School. 4-7pm while supplies last.

• Saturday, December 6th, Parents Night out for K-5th.  Sign ups coming soon. 

• Visit our website at any time for more information.