MHE Parent Newsletter
January 2025
Message From the Principals
Hello MHE Families,
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! Happy New Year! We hope everyone had a fun and safe winter break! Please be sure to review the information below and feel free to reach out with any questions that you may have.
Welcome back!
Mr. Rischmann & Mr. Whitaker
Go Musketeers!
Important Dates
- Thursday, January 9th - PTA Meeting: 5:30pm-6:30pm
- Monday, January 20th - NO SCHOOL - MLK Jr. Day
- Thursday, January 30th - MHE STEAM Night: 6pm-7:30pm
- Tuesday, February 4th - 2HR LATE START: Doors open at 10:30am
Musketeer Highlights
PTA and MHE Administration would like to recognize Mr. John Kinney and Mrs. Carrie Dreyer as our PTA Staff Members of the Month for the month of January! Mr. Kinney is our amazing Music Teacher and Mrs. Dreyer is our outstanding Math Specialist. Both have been selected by the PTA for their great work and dedication to the MHE Community! We are very fortunate to have such great educators at MHE!
2024-25 Monfort Heights Elementary Yearbooks
Order your yearbook today!
These years mean so much more than students may realize. Capture firsts, lasts, and everything in-between in the Monfort Heights Elementary School yearbook. Reserve your copy today.
Please send your school related pictures to Mrs. Frimming for the yearbook! You can email her at afrimming@nwlsd.org....Unfortunitly, not all pictures will make it in, but she will do her best. Thanks!
News from the MHE PTA
- Thank you to everyone who attended the Light Up MHE Event in December. Special appreciation to the team of volunteers who helped to plan, decorate and execute the event!
- The Holiday Classroom parties were a huge hit! Thank you to the PTA grade reps, room reps and volunteers for your time and creativity.
- PTA meeting THIS Thursday, January 9th at 5:30 p.m. in the teachers lounge. Why should you join?! Being a part of the PTA helps you receive insight into things happening at MHE and allows you to provide input to see positive changes at the school. An added bonus is meeting new people and gaining lifelong friends!
- We are currently recruiting support for our upcoming VIP Dance and Walk-a-thon and looking for anyone who is interested in joining the PTA board next year. Email pta4mhe@gmail.com for more information.
- Help support the school all year long 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.
- Stay connected by following us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/monfortheightspta
- SAVE THE DATE: PTA Association Meeting (open to ALL members and non members) February 6th at 5:45, followed by "A Wired Family Parent Presentation" at 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. With Internet Safety Day on February 11th, the PTA has arranged for Stephen Smith, from A Wired Family to share his insights to help parents and teachers better understand all that social media has to offer - the good, the bad, the ugly.
MHE Wee Mail
Dear Parents,
Monfort Heights Elementary is pleased to announce the continuation of our "Wee Deliver" mail service. This allows you to send your child a letter, a note of praise, or perhaps a card for a special occasion while they are at school. Children LOVE to get mail! All you have to do is drop off the mail in the main office with the proper address. Click the link below to find the Wee Deliver Mailing Directory to use for addressing your letter and a sample of how to address the letter for your child. A sticker will suffice for your stamp, or you can draw your own. Our fifth grade postal workers will sort and deliver the mail at 3:00 pm daily. Your note or card will really brighten your child's day!
Wee Deliver Mail Directory
Sample Letter
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z-TcZsEvnOB0jPjhRix35dt1BspKRoDI/edit
MHE Care Closet
Our care closet is a safe private place that provides basic need items, such as personal care materials, food, school supplies and clothing for students at Monfort Heights. If you are in need, please feel free to fill out the form at the link below...
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScz0orRq94EuS-8IPsVS70RV3RDo3aG6Y2Lw9sswUl9P-1k7A/viewform
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