MHE Parent Newsletter
May 2025 Second Update
Message From the Principals
Hello MHE Families,
Can you believe it is really the last week of school? We want to take a second to thank all of you for an amazing year! The Musketeer community is what makes Monfort Heights such a special place to be! Please be sure to review the information below and feel free to reach out with any questions that you may have.
Have a great summer!
Mr. Rischmann & Mr. Whitaker
Go Musketeers!
Important Dates
- Wednesday, May 21st - 5th Grade Award Ceremony: 6pm-7pm
- Thursday, May 22nd - Last Day of School
- Friday, May 23rd - Wednesday, Aug 13th - NO SCHOOL - Summer Break
- Friday, August 8th - 2025/2026 Class Lists Posted - 5pm
- Tuesday, August 12th - MHE Open House - 5pm-6:30pm
- Thursday, August 14th - First Day of School for 1st, 3rd, and 5th Grades
- Friday, August 15th - First Day of School for KG, 2nd, and 4th Grades
- Monday, August 18th - All Students Report
Note from the Health Room
Hello MHE Parents,
Happy last week of school! Please make sure to pick up any student medications that you may have in the nurse's office by 4pm on Thursday, May 22nd. Medicine can not be stored over the summer. Anything left behind will be destroyed. Also, If your student has borrowed clothes from the health room this year, please wash and return them before school ends as well.
Thank you and have a wonderful summer!!
Nurse Amy
News from the MHE PTA
- Special thank you to each PTA member for your support and hard work this year! See below for the "PTA Year End Review" to learn more about what we were able to accomplish together this school year!
- NEW THIS YEAR! We have worked with a company to offer MHE grade specific School Supply Kits that will ship directly to your home or to the classroom! See below for more details and to order yours today! Proceeds benefit the MHE 5th grade class of 2026.
- Join the PTA for your kids, your community and YOURSELF! Log on Givebacks July 1 to be among the first to join or renew your membership for the 2025-26 year for $10 annual fee.
- We are happy to introduce our PTA Board for next year (PTA Year runs July 1 - June 30)
- Co-Presidents: Maggie Keuthe & Kristina Pfaffinger
- 1st Vice-President: Rachel Konerman
- 2nd Vice-President Ways and Means Co-Chairs: Beth Niemann & Ashley Seyberth
- 2nd Vice President Staff Appreciation Co-Chairs: Anne Jones & Mandy Laine
- Secretary: Amanda Terrell
- District Liaison: Tanna Slaven
- Treasurer: Sara Walters
- Easy way to support MHE all year long (including over the summer!) is by signing up for the Kroger Community Rewards Program. Log onto https://www.kroger.com/i/community/community-rewards, link your card to Monfort Height Elementary PTA & shop as you normally would! Kroger donates a portion of your sales back to the PTA.
- Questions? Comments? Email PTA Presidents at pta4mhe@gmail.com
- Stay up to date by following MHE PTA us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/monfortheightspta
Summer Hours
MHE Main Office will be open from 7:30am-3pm, Monday through Friday, starting June 2nd. The building will be closed on Monday, May 26th for Memorial Day.
Building Information
- Student arrival is daily between 8:30am and 8:50am. MHE staff supervision is not available before 8:30am. Students that arrive after 8:50am will be marked tardy.
- Y's Kids morning and after school care is available through Clippard YMCA (513-923-4466)
- Please refrain from dropping your student off in the main parking lot between 8:30am - 8:50am. This lot is for bus drop off only.
- Please refrain from picking your student up in the main office between 3:25-3:45. Parent pick up is at the back gate using your car tag. The front lot is for bus loading only.
- If you are still in need of a car tag, please see Mr. Smith in the main office. If you do not have a car tag, you must have a photo id to pick up your student.
- Breakfast and Lunch are both FREE this year! In order to have your school fees waived/reduced, you must still fill out the form on this payschools link or visit the NWLSD website.
- Additional items can be purchased using funds that have been added to student accounts through the payschool link above. (Snack/chip bags and ice cream are $1.25, cookies are $.90 or $.70, and fruit-roll-ups are $.75) CASH IS NOT ACCEPTED IN THE CAFETERIA.
- Please do not send your child in the morning with coffee drinks or breakfast items from fast food locations (McDonalds, Starbucks, Dunkin, etc.). Students do need to finish these things before coming into school and should not be bringing them to class or the cafeteria.
- Please do not drop fast food off to students in the middle of the day. In the event of this, your child will be asked to eat in the office instead of with their class in the cafeteria.
Helpful Links
In the Office
Secretary: Mrs. Laurie Murphy - lmurphy@nwlsd.org
Secretary: Mr. Dean Smith - dsmith4@nwlsd.org
Principal
Mr. Trey Rischmann - trischmann@nwlsd.org
Assistant Principal
Mr. Ryan Whitaker - rwhitaker@nwlsd.org
Dean of Students
Ms. Shannon Ooten - sooten@nwlsd.org
School Counselor
Ms. Leslie Twehues - ltwehues@nwlsd.org
School Nurse
Mrs. Amy Frimming - afrimming@nwlsd.org
Monfort Heights Elementary
Website
Location
3711 West Fork Road, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Phone Number
Facebook Page
www.facebook.com/MonfortHeightsElementary
Handbook Link
https://docs.google.com/document/d/164ha5vVHM-kE7BE-mVA4ZTqwFvkr9P9J/edit