Montgomery City Elementary

Jill Jacob, Principal

Laura Allen, Assistant Principal

Dear MCE Parents,

As we begin the month of March, I want to take a moment to thank each and every one of you for your commitment to your child's learning. During our recent AMI days, we saw exemplary attendance from our students. Your support in ensuring your child was present for these learning days was incredible.

We are proud to share that MCE turned in strong attendance averages for each day:

• Day #1: 83%
• Day #2: 91.41%
• Day #3: 89.55%

This level of participation speaks volumes about the dedication of our families, and we couldn’t be more grateful for your ongoing partnership in your child’s education. Together, we are helping to create an environment where students can succeed and grow, even in the face of challenges.

A big thank you to all the parents and VIPs who supported and attended the recent Girls VIP Night and Boys VIP Night! These events were a huge success, and your involvement made them even more special for our students. 💙💖

We are also excited to announce a new opportunity for our community: Starting now, you can walk in a climate-controlled environment at MCE every Tuesday and Thursday from now through the end of April. Whether you're looking to get some exercise or simply want to enjoy a comfortable walk indoors, we hope this gives you a chance to stay active during the colder months! See the flyer below for more details.

Be sure to mark your calendar for our upcoming PTO Carnival on April 25! It’s going to be a fantastic event, and we can’t wait to see everyone there. 🎡🎉

As we move into March, we are excited for the opportunities that lie ahead and look forward to continuing our work together to support the academic and personal growth of every student.

If you have any questions or would like more information about upcoming events, please feel free to reach out to your child’s teacher.

Thank you once again for your continued support and for helping to make this school year a success!

Warm regards,
Jill Jacob
Principal, MCE

✨ Join Us for One School, One Book! ✨

We’re excited to kick off One School, One Book at MCE with The One and Only Bob! 🐾 This is a wonderful opportunity for families to come together and enjoy a great book. Whether you’re reading aloud at home, discussing the story with your child, or just spending quality time together, it’s a great way to build memories while celebrating the power of reading.

Let’s make this experience special by reading The One and Only Bob together as a school community!

Congratulations to Ms. Brittany! She received the Wildcat Award for February! Many people, parents and staff members had such kind things to say about Ms. Brittany. You can read her nominations below. We are thankful for Ms. Brittany and the dedication of all of our paras!

• "Miss Brittany shows up every day with a positive attitude ready to go. She does her best to help support the classroom and the students at all times. She has a quiet respectful manor that is calming and supportive for the students. We love her willing attitude to work hard and guide the students to always do and be their best. Than you for all your hard work."
• "She is always very enthusiastic about helping our preschoolers. She goes out of her way to ensure every child will be successful. Brittany deserves this award because she is helping to enrich the students outlook of not only school life but also by encouraging them to be good people in their community."
• "Brittany is a fantastic person in the preschool room! She is always so helpful and kind to all of the students. My son is in preschool and he always talks about how nice and helpful Miss Brittany is! I know with a class full of 5 year olds- things can get crazy, but she always seems so calm about everything."
• "Ms. Brittany is such an amazing para for the AM preschoolers. I have NEVER not seen a smile on her face. She helps in every way possible. She makes sure our kids are happy, safe, and learning!"

On February 27th, Henry Deering was Principal for the Day! 🏫 He declared Pajama Day for all students and staff, and everyone came in their coziest PJs! 😴 Students also brought their stuffed animals and enjoyed a short movie. 🍿🎬

A special highlight was when Henry spent time reading to our preschool students! 📚

A big thank you to Mike & Julie Deering for their generous donation of the Principal for the Day experience at the 2024 PTO Carnival! 🙌

STEM Fun in Action! 🤖💡

Our K-2 students had an amazing time coding robots with Jeff Beiswinger, our regional Career Advisor! They explored the basics of programming, problem-solving, and creativity—all while having tons of fun! 🎮

But the fun isn’t over yet! Jeff will be back in a couple of weeks to work with our 3rd-5th graders, giving them the chance to dive even deeper into coding and robotics. We can’t wait to see what they create! 🔧🚀

A big thank you to Jeff for inspiring our students and sparking their interest in STEM! 🙌

🚀 Exploring iRobots with Our 3rd-5th Graders! 🤖

Our 3rd-5th graders had an exciting time with our career advisor exploring iRobots! They learned how technology is shaping the future and discovered how problem-solving, coding, and robotics connect to real-world careers. Who knows? We might have some future engineers and innovators in the making! 💡

A huge thank you to Ms. Taylor for working with our regional career advisor to make this amazing opportunity possible for our students this year! 🙌

Valentine’s Day was the perfect time to celebrate friendship, kindness, and all the little moments that make our hearts happy! 💌 Whether it was exchanging cards, playing games, or enjoying sweet treats, the day was all about spreading joy and appreciating the friends who make every day special. 🌟

A huge thank you to our parents and staff for making the Valentine’s Day parties a success! Your support and involvement helped create a memorable and fun experience for our students. We truly appreciate all the effort you put in to make the day so special. 💕

🎉 A Big Thank You to Our PTO! 🎉

We can’t thank our PTO enough for making this incredible experience possible! Your support created a fun-filled evening of arts, crafts, and games, all while giving our students quality time with their very important people. 🎨🎉

A special thank you to all the parents, VIPs, and staff members who attended and made this event even more memorable. We are so grateful for your involvement and support! 🙏

We are thrilled to share that 81 girls attended this unforgettable event, making it one for the books! 💖

🌟 Thank You to Our Amazing PTO for a Fantastic Boy VIP Night! 🌟

We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped plan and make the Boy VIP Night such a fun and exciting event! 64 MCE boys had an unforgettable evening filled with games, activities, and quality time spent with the important people in their lives. 🏆💙

A special thank you to our staff, parents, and students for attending and making this event even more memorable! Your participation and support truly made all the difference. 🙌

Your hard work and dedication created a wonderful experience for our school community, and we are so grateful for everything you do. We couldn’t have done it without you! 🌟

🎉 Celebrating Our MCE Math Team! 🎉

We are so proud to announce that four 5th-grade students, one 4th-grade student, and two 3rd-grade students from our MCE Math Team have qualified for the regional competition at MCHS on April 5th! 🏆 These talented students scored in the top 20% of 23 schools—what an incredible achievement! 🧠

Congratulations to all of our mathletes for their hard work and dedication! We can't wait to see you shine at the regional competition. Go MCE Math Team! 🎉

🎭 A Big Thank You to Our PTO! 🎭

Our student council said it perfectly – theater performances like the recent "But What Can You Do!" truly make our school great! 🌟 A huge thank you to our amazing PTO for making this incredible experience possible! Your support brings the arts into our students' lives and helps create unforgettable moments like this one.

We’re so grateful for everything you do to bring our community together and provide these enriching opportunities for our students. We can’t wait to see what’s next! 🎬💫

Congratulations to Lillian Elder, Jazmine Poyner, and Addison Bethel for completing over 2,000 minutes of reading! 🎉 They each earned a prize through the FCCLA Reading Challenge. Well done on your dedication and hard work—keep up the great reading!

Back Row: Emmersyn Alder, Ariel Theissen, Mariah Ashby, James De Juan, Tayla Hopen, Gideon Reeves, Will Matthews, Gracie Ostmann, Kylo Hill, Robert Panage

Front Row: Adleigh Wilkerson, Silas Rajchart, Magnolia Torres, Shawn Robinson, Everly Reagan, Maverick Vanhorn, Millie Crocker

Get ready for some PBIS March Madness fun! This month, students can earn basketballs for showing cooperation and following directions quickly throughout the school. The hallway with the most basketballs—K-2 or 3-5—will score a 20-minute basketball game in the gym! Let’s work together, show our best behavior, and bring our A-game to earn some basketball fun! Which hallway will be the PBIS champions?

🐾 Change the World Wednesday Update! 🐾

We’re excited to share that the MCE Student Council has decided that all the money raised during Change the World Wednesday will be donated to the Montgomery County Animal Shelter! 🐶🐱

This is a wonderful opportunity for our students to make a difference in the lives of animals in need, and we can’t wait to see how much we can raise together! 💙🐾

Thank you for supporting this great cause and helping us make a positive impact in our community. Let’s show our love for animals and continue to change the world—one Wednesday at a time! 🌍✨

Hello MCE Families!

We would like to invite you to our next PTO Meeting on March 6th at 5:15pm in the Cafeteria. There we will be discussing the rest of the 24-25 school year, and changes that are coming with the PTO Board. At the January 2025 meeting we accepted the resignation of PTO President Stephanie Knoepflein and PTO Treasurer Debbie Knoepflein for the end of the current school year. We would like to Thank both Stephanie and Debbie for their many years of dedication to the MCE PTO Board and for the success of countless fundraisers and events. With the coming changes to the PTO Board we would like to invite families to learn the role that PTO plays in supporting the students, teachers, and staff at MCE and do our best to get everyone involved. We have created a survey to help see how to better reach and serve the MCE students and their families. Please take a few minutes to review and submit it so we know how best to focus our attention and support.

Sincerely,

PTO Board

As we approach the end of the school year, we want to keep you informed about upcoming state and district assessments. Please note the following testing dates:

• MAP Testing (3rd-5th grade): April 29th-May 2nd
• iReady Testing (3rd-5th grade): May 6th-May 9th
• iReady Testing (Kindergarten-2nd grade): April 29th-May 2nd

These assessments help us measure student progress and identify areas for growth. Additional details will be shared closer to the testing dates, so please stay tuned. We appreciate your support in helping your child be prepared and ready for these assessments!

Attendance Goal: The average daily attendance rate at Montgomery City Elementary will be 95% or higher.

In February, MCE celebrated classrooms that had all students Here On Time (HOT)—in the building by 7:50 am and in class by 8:05 am! ⏰👏

A huge shout-out to Mrs. Harms' 2nd Grade and Mrs. Lovato's 4th Grade classrooms for having the best attendance records! 🎉

• Mrs. Harms' class was on time 8 out of 13 school days
• Mrs. Lovato's class was on time 5 out of 13 school days

To celebrate, both classes earned a popcorn party! 🍿

We encourage all students to be in the building at 7:50 am to ensure they don’t miss any valuable instructional time. Being on time helps set our students up for success! 💪

Thank you to our students and families for prioritizing being on time and ready to learn. Let's keep up the great work in March!

March

March 2-8 School Social Worker Appreciation

March 3-8 School Board Appreciation Week

March 6 PTO Meeting 5:15 MCE Cafeteria

March 12 MCE PreK Screening

March 13 BOE 7:30 pm @ MCMS

March 14 End of 3rd Qtr

March 18-21 Big Smiles

March 19 JBE PreK Screening

March 21 3rd Qtr Report Cards sent home

March 21 4th Qtr AMI menus sent home

March 25 Trash Bag Sales Begin

March 28 Kiwanis Terrific Kids (recognized during morning announcements)

March 28 3rd Quarter Celebration (classroom awards, character awards, activity)

April

April 2 Paraprofessional Appreciation Day

April 2-11 Spring Book Fair

April 3 2nd & 3rd Grade Grands Day @ 12:30- matinee @ 2:00

April 3 2nd & 3rd Grade Fine Arts Night @ 6:00

April 4 PreK Grands Day (10:00-11:00 & 2:00-3:00)

April 4 School Librarian Appreciation Day

April 5 Regional Math Competition @ MCHS

April 7 Make Up Day (if needed)

April 8 Kindergarten & 1st Grade Grands Day @ 12:30- matinee @ 2:00

April 8 Kindergarten & 1st Grade Fine Arts Night @ 6:00

April 10 BOE 7:30 pm @ MCMS

April 11 MCE Kindergarten Screening

April 14 Monday School in Session (elem. Friday specials)

April 14 Spring Picture Day!

April 17 4th Qtr Mid-Term

April 18 Spring Break/No School

April 21-25 Volunteer Appreciation Week

April 22 Possible Snow Make-Up Day

April 23 Administrative Professionals Day

April 23 Mid-Term Grades due by 4:00 pm

April 29-May 2 MCE MAP

April 25 Wright City Special Olympics Event

April 25 4th Qtr Mid-Term Progress Reports sent home

April 25 PTO Carnival

April 30 Kiwanis Terrific Kids (recognized during morning announcements)

May

May 1 School Principal’s Day (5th Grade)

May 1 Faculty Meeting 4:20-5:00

May 1-15 Elementary BAS Window

May 2 School Lunch Hero Day (Kindergarten)

May 2 Ag Safety Day

May 4-9 Teacher Appreciation Day (1st Grade)

May 5 Possible Snow Make-Up Day

May 6 Steven’s Farm Tour (5th Grade)

May 6 BLT Mtg. @ 3:35

May 7 School Nurse Appreciation Day (2nd Grade)

May 7 Academic & Achievement Mtg. @ 3:35

May 8 Kindergarten Field Trip- Big Joel’s Safari

May 8 2nd Grade Field Trip- Magic House

May 8 Administrators Meeting (Jill & Laura ) 9:00

May 8 PBIS Mtg. @ 3:35

May 8 BOE 7:30 pm @ MCMS

May 9 Bounce House Day- reward for testing behaviors

May 9 Communication & Celebration Mtg.

May 9 Letters of concern mailed

May 13 Grade Level Spelling Bees- times TBD

May 13 K Data Mtg. @ 3:35

May 14 5th Grade Visits MCMS

May 14 1st Data Mtg.

May 15 2nd Data Mtg.

May 16 Field Day- will move inside if needed- no rain date

May 18 MCHS Graduation

May 19 Monday School In Session (elem. Tuesday specials)

May 19 4th & 5th Grade Grands Day @ 12:30- 2:00 matinee

May 19 4th & 5th Grade Fine Arts Night with 5th Grade Recognition @ 6:00

May 20 Elementary 4th Qtr Grades due by 8:00 am

May 20 3rd Data Mtg.

May 21 4th Quarter Celebration (classroom awards, character awards

May 21 4th Data Mtg.,

May 22 Elementary report cards sent home

May 22 Last Day of School/End of 4th Qtr (early dismissal)

May 22 5th Data Mtg. @ 3:35

May 22 End of Year Reception

May 23 Staff Work Day, MS/HS Grades due

May 27 MS/HS 4th Qtr Report Cards sent to parents

May 29-June 25 Summer School

June

June 5-July 28 Summer DESE EOC window

June 12 BOE 7:30 pm @ MCMS