MHE Parent Newsletter
January 2026 Second Update
Message From the Principals
Hello MHE Families,
Hopefully everyone is staying healthy with this crazy Cincinnati weather! As a reminder, only Kindergarten and First Grade students receive physical copies of their report cards. Grades 2-5 will find their student report cards on the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. 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
- Monday, January 19th - NO SCHOOL: MLK Day
- Mon, Jan 26th - Fri, Feb 6th - MHE Student Council & PTA Super Bowl Canned Food Drive
- Thursday, January 29th - STEAM Night: MHE from 6pm - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, February 3rd - 2-Hour Late Arrival: Students report at 10:30am
- Thursday, February 5th - PTA Meeting: MHE Staff Lounge starting @ 5:30pm
- Monday, February 16th - NO SCHOOL: President's 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.
- 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. Funds are ONLY to be used by the student whom the account belongs to. Students are not permitted to purchase items for classmates.
- 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
Helpful Links
In the Office
Principal
Mr. Trey Rischmann - trischmann@nwlsd.org, ext. 4203
Assistant Principal
Mr. Ryan Whitaker - rwhitaker@nwlsd.org, ext. 4202
Dean of Students
Ms. Shannon Ooten - sooten@nwlsd.org, ext. 4207
Office Secretary
Mrs. Sherri Yates - syates@nwlsd.org, ext. 4201
Attendance Secretary
Mr. Dean Smith - dsmith4@nwlsd.org, ext. 4204
School Counselor
Ms. Leslie Twehues - ltwehues@nwlsd.org, ext. 4220
School Nurse
Mrs. Amy Frimming - afrimming@nwlsd.org, ext. 4208
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/1FR49fr_cB-MHZ-1ip2aJBWaeJ_ZjkQUh/edit