Wolverine Weekly Week of 10/12/2026
2026-2027
Medinah Intermediate School
Address: 7N330 Medinah Rd., Medinah, IL 60157
Website: Medinah Intermediate School Website
Phone Number: 630-529-6105
Fax Number: 630-539-3812
Principal: Mrs. Natalie Czarnecki- nczarnecki@medinah11.org
Dean of Students: Mrs. Alena McCarthy- almccarthy@medinah11.org
Office Staff Contact Information:
Mrs. Melissa Hoffman
Mrs. Amanda Anicua
Phone: 630-529-6105
Email: misoffice@medinah11.org
Student Arrival: 8:20 a.m.-8:40 a.m.
(Please wait for supervisors to be outside before letting students out of the car.)
School Hours: 8:45 a.m.-3:25 p.m.
MIS LUNCH
1st lunch: 11:55-12:20
2nd lunch: 12:20-12:45
MIS RECESS
1st recess: 11:50-12:20
2nd recess: 12:20-12:50
MIS sign-in/out form: Click Here
MySchoolBucks Parent Help Line: 855-832-5226
A Message for Mrs. Czarnecki
Thank you to all of our families who attended Parent-Teacher Conferences. We appreciate you taking the time to connect with your child’s teacher. Please take a few minutes to complete our Parent-Teacher Conference Survey and share your feedback. Your input is important to us!
This month, we will continue focusing on individual student goals and making sure we are teaching students what they need to know to help them grow. We are also proud of our 5th graders for taking their time, staying focused, and giving their best effort on the InView Assessment!
Halloween is quickly approaching! Our Halloween Parade will be Friday, October 30 at 1:15 p.m. Thank you for helping us follow the school’s costume guidelines and keeping the celebration safe and fun for everyone. If the weather does not cooperate, the parade will be canceled.
I am also proud of our students for continuing to live the Wolverine Way—being Respectful, Responsible, Safe, and Caring. Keep earning those Wolverine tickets, celebrating in classrooms, and working toward our whole-school celebrations! Every positive choice makes a difference. Keep being the best Wolverines you can be!
Coming Up Next Week...
*The A,B, C, or D Day indicates what specials (art, PE, music, or LMTC) your child has that day
Monday - 10/12 - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday- 10/13 - B Day
- 5th Grade Band Practice
Wednesday- 10/14 - C Day
- Choir
- DMC Club 5th Grade
- Stem Club 4th Grade - Group A
Thursday- 10/15 - D Day
- Medinah Spirit Colors
Friday- 10/16 - A Day
- 5th Grade Candor Health Education - Please click here for an informational video about the topics that will be discussed: Candor Health Education Video - The Password is: Parent27
Please click here for the letters from Candor Health: Candor Parent Letter - Puberty I (1).pdf
Upcoming Events...
Wednesday - 10/21
- Unity Day - wear orange to show unity against bullying!
Thursday - 10/22
- Early Dismissal 2:00 PM
Monday - 10/26
- McTeacher Night - Please see flyer below!
Friday - 10/30
- Halloween parade 1:15PM & class parties - Please see flyer below!
3rd Grade Literacy Activity 🦅
This week in literacy, students learned about characteristics of birds and how they are classified. One of the important characteristics that birds have is their wings, so students measured their own wingspan and compared it to the bald eagle's wingspan of 9 feet.
Stem Club 🔗
Students were given a single sheet of paper and one roll of tape and challenged to create the longest possible chain. Through this activity, they explored engineering, creativity, and problem-solving while designing and building connected structures. Students tested and strengthened their chains, discovering how individual links work together to create a strong, functional system. The activity concluded with students combining their chains into one long creation, promoting teamwork and collaboration.
Intramurals Sign Up 🏅
Sign ups are open until Tuesday, October 13th!
Receipts = duct tape! Help us stick Mrs. Czarnecki to the wall! 🧾
Affy Tapple Presale Orders 🍎
Orange for Unity Day 10/21/26 🧡
MIS Halloween Procedures 👻
LMTC Character Pumpkin Contest 🎃
McTeacher's Night 🍟
Roselle Police Department 🚓
Halloween Fun at the Medinah Park District 🎃
Volunteers Needed!
The Medinah Park District is looking for volunteers to help make this year’s Halloween Bash a success! If you are interested in volunteering, please click the link below for more details and to sign up.
DuPage Regional Office of Education
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
📚 Free Books for Your Child!
We are excited to partner with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to help put books in the hands of young children! Children from birth through age 5 who are eligible can receive a free, age-appropriate book delivered to their home each month—at no cost to families. Let’s grow a love of reading, one book at a time! ❤️📖
GPS Parent Series Navigating Healthy Families
Medinah Health Office Reminders
Health Office Contacts:
District Nurse, Ashley Malik - asmalik@medinah11.org
Health Office Assistant, Ewelina Korzeniewski–ewkorzeniewski@medinah11.org
Required Health Forms:
Student Needs:
Please inform the nurse of any allergies or sensitivities to foods, medications, and environmental allergens. If there are any pertinent details of your students' health that you feel the nurse needs to know, please reach out and discuss this with the school nurse. This information can be helpful to better support your student throughout the day, if certain situations arise.
About Your Student’s Medication:
The district's medication policy mandates that all medication to be administered at school requires an MD order, this includes over-the-counter medications. Students may NOT keep over-the-counter meds in their backpacks or in their lockers--including cough drops, Advil, etc. This is an important safety concern! Please review the policy included in the registration process. A completed medication authorization form must be accompanied with any medication administered at school.
If your student requires an inhaler, Epi-Pen, or any oral medication, please obtain the medication form and appropriate health care plan from your physician when your child has their exam. Forms may also be obtained on the district website. Medication_Authorization2016.pdf (medinah11.org)
Absences related to illness:
If a student is absent for 3 or more consecutive days due to a illness or health issue, a doctor’s note WILL BE required per district policy
Please prepare to keep your child home until:
A fever of 100 degrees or greater--they can return to school after being fever-free for 24 hours WITHOUT the use of any fever reducing medication
Vomited or had diarrhea--they can return to school after 24 hours illness-free
A persistent sore throat/cough--they can return to school after MD evaluation/treatment
Body aches/fatigue/paleness--they can return to school when rested/stronger
Itchy, draining eyes--they can return to school after MD evaluation/treatment after 24 hours WITH a physician's note to the Nurse
A skin rash--they can return to school after MD evaluation/treatment WITH a physician's note to the Nurse
Lunch orders will always be due the Thursday one week prior
Technology Infomation
Chromebook Wi-Fi: Beginning this year, student Chromebooks will automatically disconnect from the internet each night at 10:30 p.m and reconnect at 6:00 a.m. We have made this change because we want to support healthy habits and ensure students are getting the sleep they need rather than working late into the night or using their school device for non-school-related purposes. This change helps promote both student wellness and online safety.
Cell Phones and Smart Watches: As we begin the school year, we want to remind families of our expectations regarding cell phones and smart watches. As outlined in the Student Handbook, cell phones and smart watches are not permitted to be used during the school day and should remain in students’ lockers for the entire school day.
We appreciate your support in helping students stay focused, engaged, and present at school. If you need to reach your child during the school day, please contact the MIS office, and we will be happy to assist.
💡 Reminders
Students can be dropped off at school any time after 8:20 am.
Please make sure to label your child’s coats, sweatshirts, lunchboxes, etc. We want to be able to get them back to them when they are left in the lunchroom and outside.
If you are coming into Medinah Intermediate, you MUST bring a valid driver's license or state ID card to the main office before entering into the building
Send a note to school or email the office and your child’s teacher if…..
· He / She is being picked up instead of taking the bus
· He / She is being picked up by someone other than who is on the pick-up list
· He / She is leaving school early
· As always if your child will be absent, please call the office-630-529-6105.
**Please call the office by 2:00 p.m. for any pickup changes. On Early Dismissal Days, please call before 12:30pm. On Half Day Dismissal please call before 10:30 a.m.
Office Staff Contact Information:
Email: misoffice@medinah11.org
When dropping off your child after the start of the school day or if picking them up before dismissal please scan the QR code with your phone located in the vestibule window for the Student Sign-In/Out Form
MIS sign-in/out form: Click Here
Healthy Snacks
Just a reminder please make sure your child brings a healthy snack every day. Examples could be fruit, granola bars, Made Goods, crackers, cheese sticks, etc……
Quest Lunch:
Lunch orders will always be due the Wednesday one week prior. Their student ID is located on the chromebook on the tech card. Please when ordering online with Quest you completely check out and make sure you receive an email confirmation-To Order and view menu- Click Here
My School Bucks:
District 11 has a new online fee payment system called My School Bucks (MSB)-Click Here
Parent MSB Help line: 855-832-5226
MSB is a user-friendly, online payment system with a single sign-on. You can create an account, add your student(s), and see ALL of your students in one account.
If you need your child's student ID it is located on their chromebook on the tech card or you can call the office at 630-529-6105.
First Student Bus:
If it is before or after school hours and had questions you can call First Student Bus at 847-352-7900.
BUS SAFETY 🚌
Dear Parents,
Please review Medinah School District bus safety rules with your children to ensure that all students are safe on the bus. Thank you for your support and time.
MEDINAH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.11 SCHOOL BUS SAFETY RULES
ALL SCHOOL RULES APPLY ON THE BUS. IN ADDITION, THE FOLLOWING RULES MUST BE OBSERVED:
- Be at your corner 5 minutes prior to scheduled pickup time.
- Stay off the road and in a single file line while waiting for the bus.
- Remain seated while the bus is in motion.
- Keep hands and head inside the bus windows at all times.
- Keep the bus safe and clean at all times. No eating is allowed on the bus.
- Students are not permitted to use cell phones or electronic devices while on the bus.
- Keep belongings out of the aisle.
- In the event of a road emergency, remain in the bus until instructions are given by the driver.
- Loud talking, laughing or unnecessary confusion diverts the driver’s attention and could result in a serious accident.
- The same rules apply for field trips.