The Wildcat Weekly Update

Medinah Middle School

700 East Granville Avenue

Roselle, IL 60172

630-893-3838

630-529-6304 Fax

MMS Website

Happy New Year! We are excited about the opportunities ahead and the growth we’ll see in our students over the coming months.

What’s Happening This Month:

• Reinforcing Expectations: January is a great time to review our school-wide expectations and set goals for the second half of the year. Teachers will spend time in classrooms revisiting our Code of Conduct and reinforcing the importance of respect, responsibility, and being ready to learn.
• Winter Weather and E-Learning: With the winter season upon us, please make sure your contact information is updated in case of weather-related closures. If we need to implement e-learning days, information and resources will be shared in advance to ensure a smooth transition.

Celebrating Achievements:

I’d like to take a moment to recognize our students and staff for their hard work and dedication during the first half of the school year. From academic accomplishments to extracurricular activities, our school has so much to be proud of. Thank you to our families for your ongoing support in helping our students succeed!

Looking Ahead:
This semester will be filled with exciting learning opportunities, events, and activities. Whether it’s through classroom projects, sports, or school-wide initiatives, there will be plenty of chances for students to grow and shine. Stay tuned for updates on upcoming events and ways to stay involved.

Thank you for your partnership and support. We are looking forward to seeing our families out for Parent Teacher Conferences on February 12th and 13th. More details to come.

If you have any questions or need assistance, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Let’s make 2025 a year of growth, success, and positivity for our Medinah Middle School community!

Natalie Czarnecki

Executive Principal

January Behavior Incentive!

Throughout the month of January, we will be focusing our positive behavior incentive in the cafeteria during lunches! Expectations include listening to supervisors when information is being shared, respecting others' personal space, keeping the cafeteria clean, and following simple lunchroom safety procedures. Each day, students will start with three dodgeballs on the visual board that is displayed for students to see. A dodgeball will be removed for anytime there is excessive behavior that goes against the lunchroom expectations. Each grade needs to average two dodgeballs each day during lunch and if we meet our goal, we will host a student/staff dodgeball game during school at the end of January! I know the students are excited for the opportunity to toss some dodgeballs at their favorite teachers and knock them out of the game so let's keep lunchroom behavior safe and efficient this month!

Nick Tricase

Dean of Students

Boy's Basketball Schedule click here

Tuesday, January 14th and Wednesday, January 15th

• Winter MAP testing

Wednesday, January 15th

• Dine to Donate Portillos click here for details

Thursday, January 16th

• Early Dismissal 2pm

Monday, January 20th

• No School

Tuesday, January 21st

• ACCESS testing starts

Wednesday, January 22nd

• PTC Wizard to schedule conferences opens 9am for more information click here

Monday, January 27th

• Future Freshman LP elective form due click here for the form

Wednesday, February 5th

• PTC Wizard closes 9pm
• Volleyball tryouts Boys - 3:30-6pm

Thursday, February 6th

• Volleyball tryouts Girls - 3:30-6pm

Friday, February 7th

• 6th Grade Field Trip to Museum of Science and Industry click here for the permission slip

Wednesday, February 12th and Thursday, February 13th

• Parent/Teacher Conferences - more information about scheduling coming soon.

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Homework help will be available starting next week, Monday-Thursday after school 3:30-4:15pm, and Math only - Tuesday/Thursday mornings 8-8:30am

Jazz band will rehearse each Thursday from 3:30-4:15pm and 2:00-2:45pm on Early Dismissal Days

Craft Club will meet every Monday from 3:30-4:15pm

Digital Media Club will meet Wednesday and Friday mornings at 8am in the LMTC.

Wednesday - 3:30-4:15pm

Board Game club is on Thursdays 3:30-4:30 in room 120

If you are dropping off or picking up your student(s) please remember that you must follow the drop off/pick up procedure. Following this procedure ensures student safety. Cars may NOT pull into the front parking lot after 8am in the morning or after 3pm in the afternoon. Please use the east side drive next to the basketball courts, loop around the back parking lot and drop off your student(s) near the basketball courts from the passenger side door. Students should not be arriving at school before 8:15 AM, School starts promptly at 8:35am Please contact the office with any questions.

• Attendance Reminder If your student is going to be absent please call the Middle School office at 630-893-3838 as soon as possible. When you leave a message on the attendance line please say your child’s name, a detailed reason for their absence and a number you can be reached at for any questions.
• Please note, Middle School begins promptly at 8:38am, you are tardy after the 8:40am bell. Please click here for Tardy Policy

Health Office Contacts:

• District Nurse, Renee Wesley–rewesley@medinah11.org

• Health Office Assistant, Ewelina Korzeniewski–ewkorzeniewski@medinah11.org

Required Health Forms:

• 6th Grade & ALL NEW STUDENTS: Physical, Dental, & Vision

• If your child will be participating in Cross Country, Basketball, Volleyball, Cheerleading or Track they will need a current physical on file before trying out for the team.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• All students must be registered for school to create a MyMeals account.
• You will need to put in your students ID number.
• Please create your account to order milk only or lunches each week.
• Lunch orders for the following week will always be due the Wednesday prior.
• PLEASE NOTE: Approved Free and/or reduced lunch participants still need to register and order their meals and/or milk using the MyMeals program. Only those eligible and who have placed an order via MyMeals will receive a free or reduced meal. (SEE BELOW FOR THE FREE/REDUCED APPLICATION).

Please click the links below to learn more about MyMeals registration and ordering.

• Quest Flyer.pdf

• Quest - Parent Letter 2024.pdf

• Quest - Parent Letter 2024 SPANISH.pdf

All households are encouraged to apply for meal and milk benefits. Please click here to apply English / Spanish form. Please bring the filled-out forms to your students school.

Frequently Asked Questions About Free and Reduced-Price Meal Applications

My School Bucks:

District 11 has an 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 630-893-3838