MHE Parent Newsletter

Message From the Principals

Hello MHE Families,

Happy New Year! Hopefully everyone had a great holiday and you are ready to get back to it! We would like to introduce and welcome our new OP5, Mrs. Sherri Yates. We are excited to add her to the team! Please be sure to review all the information below and feel free to reach out with any questions that you may have.

Have a great one!

Mr. Rischmann & Mr. Whitaker

Go Musketeers!

Important Dates

Friday, January 2nd - NO SCHOOL - Teacher Inservice Day
Monday, January 5th - First day of Third Quarter
Thursday, January 8th - Dine to Donate PTA Fundraiser @ Bucketheads (see below)
Thursday, January 8th - PTA Skating Party: The Place from 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Thursday, January 15th - PTA Meeting: MHE Staff Lounge starting @ 5:30pm
Monday, January 19th - NO SCHOOL: MLK Day
Thursday, January 29th - STEAM Night: MHE from 6pm - 7:30pm

School Pictures are Ready!

View and order at https://shop.jostenspix.com/login

MONFORT HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Event Code: FE228825
Also Needed: Infinite Campus Student ID

STEAM Night

STEAM night is Thursday, January 29th (from 6pm-7:30pm) and we are looking to involve families as much as we can! If you are interested in volunteering during the event, helping plan the event, or if you have connections we can use for STEAM night, please fill out this form. Thank you in advance! If you have any questions, please contact Leslie Twehues, school counselor (Ltwehues@nwlsd.org).

STEAM Night Form

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.
If you plan on having your child eat school breakfast, please try to have them here closer to 8:30am. All students that arrive at school after 9am will be asked to get their breakfast from the cafeteria and report to their class to eat. TEACHING WILL BEGIN AT 9AM!
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 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 AND be listed in the student's file as authorized to pick up.
Breakfast and Lunch are both FREE this year! If however, you would like to have your child(ren)’s school instructional fees waived, you must submit an Educational Benefits or Household Income survey to determine fee waiver eligibility. You may complete the survey through the Infinite Campus parent portal.
Additional items can be purchased using funds that have been added to student accounts. (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.

News from the MHE PTA

Join the PTA for your kids, your community and YOURSELF! Log on to Givebacks to be among the first to join or renew your membership for the 2025-26 year! ($10 annual fee)
An easy way to support MHE all year long 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