• Report Cards: Trimester 1 report cards will be sent home today! An electronic copy will be sent home and students will be bringing a paper copy in a sealed envelope home, as well. 

• The Scholastic Book Fair is coming: This can’t-miss event gets kids excited about reading and earns funds for our school. SAVE THE DATE for Monday, November 23rd and start exploring together: D76 Online Shopping #ScholasticBookFairs

• Session 1 Clubs End Date: The last day of Girls Who Code and Intramurals will be the week of November 16th-20th before Thanksgiving break. Session 2 of after school clubs will take place in the spring! More information regarding session 2 will be coming out before spring break. 

• Parent-Teacher Conferences 11.23: Invites for parent-teacher conferences have been sent out to families, and conference sign-ups will close on November 18th. Please sign up at your earliest convenience. This year, we encourage you to bring your child to these conferences to discuss their progress and to develop goals for the remainder of the year. If you would like a virtual conference or need translation, please indicate this when you sign up with individual teachers. We look forward to seeing you then!

• SEL Focus of the Month: November's SEL focus is GRATITUDE! Students will be developing skills like emotion regulation, positive self-talk, and stress management through our Character Strong curriculum during morning meeting. Please see below for the monthly family newsletters: 

  • 3rd Grade Family Newsletter: English Spanish 

  • 4th Grade Family Newsletter: English Spanish

  • 5th Grade Family Newsletter: English Spanish

• BPAC Meeting 11.17: You're invited to the Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee for a student-led presentation on the new report card structure, the portrait of excellence, on Tuesday, November 17th from 5:00-6:00 p.m. The presentation will be in Spanish.

• MHS Turkey Trot: The Mundelein High School Student Leadership Group is planning with Stand UP and Hope Squad to put on their second annual Turkey Trot event. This year it will be at Independence Grove on November 14th.  All proceeds go to the MHS Welcome Center and to the Student Leadership Group. Here is a flyer with more information. 

• Student Needs: D76 is proud to have a Community Liaison on our staff, whose primary goals are to strengthen the home/school partnership and to provide needed educational wellness, resources and supports to students and families. In our efforts to continue creating an equitable education space, please complete this survey to help us support families for the 2026-27 school year. If you have more than one child enrolled in school, please answer these questions about your oldest child or complete the survey once for each child. 

• 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.

Your student's classroom teacher should be your first point of contact. For building-related information, please call the front office at 847-970-3544 or contact the following individuals via email: 

• Front Office Staff: Ms. Kailey Leon: kleon@dist76.org & Kayla Rodriguez: krodriguez@dist76.org 

• Principal: Natalie Kalette: nkalette@dist76.org 

• West Oak Campus Nurse: Julie Marchese: jmarchese@dist76.org 

• West Oak Intermediate Health Clerk: Cinthia Maldonado: cmaldonado@dist76.org

• Ice Cream Day: This event was so much fun! Thank you to all our volunteers for helping make this event possible. 

• Lunch time Volunteers: Our food service company is providing monthly tastings for new menu items.  If you would like to volunteer to help pass out samples during lunch please sign up here.  Please note each school is on a different day for the duration of all the lunch periods. 

• Next PTO Meeting: You are invited to join us at our monthly PTO meeting. This meeting will be onTuesday, November 17th, from 6-7:00pm at Diamond Lake Elementary School Library. All are welcome to attend.  

• November Dine Out: Our next dine out will be November 18th all day at Panera. Mention Diamond Lake School District 76 or show the flyer and 20% of proceeds will be donated to the D76 PTO.