Hello, WOIS Families! 

This month, we are focusing on teaching and learning Responsibility! We have a fun Wolfpack Ways challenge for October. Students who earn 30 Responsibility Pack Points during the month of October will be entered into a raffle for the chance to participate in a game at our October PBIS assembly and represent their grade level! We are excited to see our students demonstrating responsibility through their daily choices and actions.

We are also gearing up for Halloween at WOIS! 🎃 In case you missed it, we are sharing information about our Halloween parade, classroom parties, and costume guidelines for Friday, October 30th. Please review the Halloween details so your Wolfpack member is ready for a fun and festive day!

Have a wonderful three-day weekend, Wolfpack Families! We hope you enjoy the extra time together and look forward to seeing everyone back at school next week!

Natalie Kalette

Principal

West Oak Intermediate School

• SEL Focus of the Month: October's SEL focus is RESPONSIBILITY! Students will be developing skills like focusing, organizing, and goal-setting 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

• Halloween Celebrations 10.30: We are excited to be planning some fun Halloween celebrations for October 30th! One of our events will be our annual Halloween parade from 8:45-9:00 a.m. that day. Families are invited to watch the parade outside at the front or side of the school during this time. We are also partnering with the PTO, who will be providing snacks, crafts, and fun activities for the classroom parties. For additional information, please click here. 

• 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. 

• Diamond Awards: We invite you to use this form to recognize a staff member who is going above and beyond to make a difference in our classrooms, school, or district. Help us spread the positivity by celebrating and highlighting the incredible work our staff members do each day!

• Health Physical and Immunization Requirements due 10.15: As a reminder, all students entering Preschool, Kindergarten, 6th grade, and any student new to Illinois schools are required by Illinois School Code (105 ILCS 5/27-8.1) to have a current physical examination (must be completed within one year prior to the first day of school) and up-to-date immunization records on file. Deadline: October 15, 2026

Important: Students who do not submit a completed physical and proof of required immunizations by this date will be excluded from school. They will not be allowed to attend classes or participate in school activities until the required forms are received.

Please schedule any needed appointments as soon as possible and submit forms to the school office. If your child has an upcoming appointment, please provide written confirmation from your healthcare provider to the school nurse prior to October 15.

If you have questions or need assistance accessing health services, please contact the school nurse or main office. Thank you for helping us keep all students healthy, safe, and ready to learn!

• 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

• 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 below.  Please note, each school is on a different day for the duration of all the lunch periods. Volunteer during food tasting lunches

• Winter Clothing Drive: It’s been warm this week, but winter is coming. If you have gently used winter clothing that no longer fits your family, the Winter Clothing Drive will run from October 19th through November 6th.  We are collecting new hats, new gloves, and new scarves, as well as gently used snow pants, coats, hoodies, and boots. Clothing can be dropped off in the collection bins at any school office. Help us keep our community warm this winter! 

• Next PTO Meeting: You are invited to join us at our monthly PTO meeting on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 from 6:00-7:00 pm at the Diamond Lake Elementary School Library. All are welcome to attend!

• Save the Date: Please save the date for our upcoming dine out at Luke’s on October 20th from 10:00am-9:00pm. Mention Diamond Lake School District 76 or show the flyer and 20% of proceeds will be donated to the D76 PTO.