Email: amy.dunne@d303.org
Website: http://munhall.d303.org/
Location: 1400 South 13th Avenue
Phone: 331-228-2600
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Munhall-Elementary-1459358344296891/
Twitter: @MunhallD303

• Our school-wide reading of The Tale of Despereaux ends Thursday, February 29. Students will participate in a virtual author's visit with Kate DiCamillo on Tuesday, February 27 during the school day.
  
• Yearbook photos will be taken on the morning of Wednesday, February 28th during school for all clubs. Please bring your sash/vest/shirt etc. to be photographed in if you have one. Groups that we know of are: 5th grade choir, band, orchestra, student council, chess club, destination imagination, girl scouts, brownies, daisey's, cub scouts. Please contact Mrs. Sjogren if your group is not listed so they are included.
  
• Science Night is coming! March 8th will be here before we know it. Please sign up if you would like to help. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4EA4A92AA2FAC34-47930118-science#/
• As a reminder, students have a half day on Thursday, February 29th. Students will not eat lunch on this day. School is dismissed at 11:30.
• Students have NO SCHOOL on Friday, March 1st.
• As I shared during the week, I really would appreciate 10 minutes of your time for the 5Essential survey. Your feedback and input is extremely valuable, and we use this information to drive some of our school initatives. http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/
• Trimester 2 ends on February 23rd, and Report cards are available on March 6th.

February

2/23 - Trimester 2 Ends

2/23 - Lip Sync Concert

2/27 - Author's Visit

2/29 - 1/2 Day of School (11:30 Dismissal) & PM Conferences

March

3/1 - No School (Teacher work day)

3/1 - Fiddle Fest

3/8 - Science Night

The Lip Sync is TONIGHT! The show is at the Norris Cultural Arts Center. Doors open at 6pm and the show begins at 6:30pm. Everyone will enter through the main doors. Tickets with seat assignments have been emailed to everyone that has purchased a seat.

Please video your students performance! We will have a live doc available next week to upload your videos for all to see!

Please email your lip sync photos to munhallyearbook@gmail.com

Nurse Plach deserves a HIGH FIVE ACHIEVEMNT AWARD!!! Thank you for taking care of over 500 students and all their fevers, boo boos, and random aliments.

Thank you to Dan Duncan and Katie Acker for taking my class this morning for PE so that I didn't have to teach Empower. If you ever want to make 2nd graders day, let them know that they have PE twice!! Thanks for always making PE a fun place for kids to get exercise and learn to be good sports.

Mrs. Carey! She is such a great teacher and so good for all our kids! A true blessing.

Mr. Minelli. He is so attentive and just the best principal!

Archived HI-FIVES

Thank you to Mrs. Rockwell and Ms. Nachreiner for creating a nurturing and supportive environment and going above and beyond every day. My daughter was struggling last week and I trusted them both implicitly with her care, knowing she would find a safe space at Munhall thanks to their support. We feel lucky to have you both at Munhall!

Mrs Tehnor...amazing teacher who connects with her students

Ms. Iannotta for organizing an awesome field trip on Friday night to Stern Pinball for the Destination Imagination club!

Mrs. Snodgress - she goes out of her way to meet my son every morning, to walk him in and make sure he is comfortable with getting to the classroom ! She’s made a huge difference for him wanting to come to school!

Archived HI-FIVES

Mrs. Egasti, Thank you for the kindness, patience and understanding you show your students. You are amazing!

Mrs Milella For being the best teacher ever!

Mrs. Milella is an amazing person in general! I had her in her last 4th grade class and it was amazing to see the wonderful things she did. I am in 6th grade now and have used things she taught at least twice every day. She had impacted my life so much and I am so grateful for that. Thank you so much, from Grayson Graff.

Mrs. Dunne is a smile that shines bright for the students when they enter the office. She has a special knack for turning a student's frown upside down. She can be seen interacting with each student in the specific way they each need at any given moment.

Ms. O'hara & Ms. Tenhor!! You guys are amazing for all you have done for my son, JW ;)

Mrs. Tehnor! She cares for her students and their well-being and helps them navigate the funny time of being a fourth grader. She builds their confidence with mindset exercises and my child absolutely loves being in her class!

Thank you to Mr. Minelli for handling concerns of parents so quickly and with care and thoughtfulness.

Thank you Mrs. Hoff for always encouraging your first grade students to shine bright! Your positive energy creates a learning environment in which your students feel comfortable to ask questions and explore new ideas. You make learning fun and engaging!

Ms. O'hara & Ms. Tenhor!! You guys are amazing for all you have done for my son, JW ;)

Josh Sopoci Deserves a BIG HIGH FIVE for showing the Mustang Way by showing mindfulness and maturity! WAY TO GO JOSH!!!!

Ms. Rukavina (Mrs. Kalinowski) Our son's reading ability has grown exponentially since his first day at school! He regularly tells us about the word chunks he learns and is excited to read new words. His world is opening up before him because Ms. Rukavina is doing such a wonderful job teaching him how to read every word he sees!

Want to send a Hi-Five to Ms. Crossen! Her patience, positivity and great communication in 2023 has been so appreciated and we feel very lucky to have her teaching our sons 4th grade class.

Sophia Naleway would like to say a special thank-you to Ms. Nachriner for her encouragement when math lessons get challenging. We appreciate her patience and dedication to continue to motivate the students in 2N.

Mrs. Carey and Nurse Wendy! They have both been amazing with the students and we greatly appreciate them!

Bradley Pillion, Emmett Nicholson and Marcus Miller receive a BIG High-Five for showing the new student in their class the Munhall way! They made the new student feel welcomed and comfortable with his big change to Munhall school. The mom of the student was so grateful for the boys being so kind to her son. WAY TO GO BOYS!!!!

Mrs. Ferrel - for coming to her students band concert! Thank you for being such a committed teacher to your students!

Want to send a Hi-Five to Ms. Crossen! Her patience, positivity and great communication in 2023 has been so appreciated and we feel very lucky to have her teaching our sons 4th grade class.

Ms. Nachreiner - She is a wonderful addition to Munhall! She runs an engaging and rewarding classroom. Her positive phone calls home are so special and appreciated! Jaxon loves having her as a teacher.

Mrs. Wallen and Mrs. Solis get BIG high fives for helping Danny Todd do his best work in first grade!

Mrs. Bucholtz, Mrs. Byrne, and Mrs. Rockwell also get some pretty big FIVES, too!

Mrs. Ferrel - for coming to her students band concert! Thank you for being such a committed teacher to your students!

Mrs. Jordahl for always inspiring the kids to become curious, life-long readers. She continues to change the lives of young people while sharing a contagious love of literature!

Mrs. Sjogren is so wonderful, caring and patience with the kiddos. She is the first person our kids see and everyday she has a huge smile on her face, laughing with the kids while having a line of tardy kids out the door. She truly is the heart of Munhall!!!!

Mrs Glassmeyer & Mr Minelli

Mr. Minelli. We are so grateful for Mr. Minelli building such a positive and respectful community at Munhall. Every time we see him he always makes us feel welcomed and appreciated! Easton loves coming to school each and every day and looks forward to saying good morning to all of his teachers. We love being a Munhall Mustang! Thanks for all that you do to make school feel safe and fun for all!

Mrs. Carey! She is a great 1st grade teacher and is so sweet and caring to her students.

Tony Millum- Our amazing Custodian mopped up, cleaned up, rolled up and sanitized all and everything. I don't know what we would do without his hardworking dedication.

Nurse Plach- This week Munhall had a lot of sick children. Nurse Plach remained extremely positive, calm and empathic while having a long line of extremely sick kids outside her door. THANK YOU for helping our kids feel better.

Mrs. Heuser, Mrs. Keegan and Mrs. Tom- Munhall Fall Fest was amazing thanks to their continuous hard work!

Laura Egasti for her patience and perseverance in making sure her students always have all the tools they need at any given moment and her willingness to closely partner with families for well rounded consistency.

Amber Keegan and Amanda O'Brien for always seeing the kids where they are at in the moment AND where they have the potential to go and then pushing them gently to reach their fullest potential.

Adilynn Aguirre in 1-Wallen. Adilynn has helped her peers smile when having a bad day. She has helped a teacher with sharpening pencils and she has just gone above and beyond demonstrating the mustang way!!!

Is your student in a club? Yearbook photos will be taken on the morning of Wednesday, February 28th during school for all clubs. Please bring your sash/vest/shirt etc. to be photographed in if you have one. Groups that we know of are: 5th grade choir, band, orchestra, student council, chess club, destination imagination, girl scouts, brownies, daisey's, cub scouts, Please contact Mrs. Sjogren if your group is not listed so they are included.

One Book, One Munhall (see attachment)

Our school-wide reading of The Tale of Despereaux ends Thursday, February 29. Students will participate in a virtual author's visit with Kate DiCamillo on Tuesday, February 27 during the school day. Mark your calendars for our FREE movie night at the Arcada on Wednesday, March 20. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., while the film begins at 6 p.m. Concessions will be available for purchase.

Please fill out the survey

Kane County Cougars Reading Club

Reading ends Tuesday, March 12. All students have received reading logs. Completed logs should be given to their classroom teacher. Students who have read 20 minutes each night for eight weeks will be provided with a free ticket to a Cougars game, a free hot dog and drink at the game, and an opportunity to walk in a pre-game parade on the field. Gameday will be Sunday, May 19 at 1 p.m.

• If you are dropping off in the morning, please remember that you may also drop students off in the front of the building. The line on 13th gets longer throughout the winter, so this is always an option. Likewise, when you do not see any other Munhall staff outside please drive to the front of the building to drop your child off. We typically go in right around 8:00. The "why" for this is safety. Thank you for your understanding.
• When parking on 13th, please be mindful of all the cars that need to park and pick up kids. You do not need to take up two car spots to park. I know it can get tight with all the cars but all cars leave at different times and it always works out perfectly.

ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN SCHOOL

Phones/Smart Watches

From 22-23 Elementary Handbook: Students are extended the privilege of possessing phones/ smartwatches on school grounds; however, their use is limited to after-school dismissal and non-school days. These devices must be in the off position, or not used once the student arrives on campus until the end of the school day.

Go to: www.treering.com/validate

passcode is

1014133182771719

Purchase & Customize Your Yearbook
Must be a parent or student 13 years or older.
Create Custom Pages by: Apr 6

Volunteer form

Student absence procedures

https://docs.google.com/document/d/15MdomhymklghlmT7gmTX7ToNFymwTkdchLin4znYRjQ/edit#heading=h.sm22dibwwvi1

Early pick up procedures

https://docs.google.com/document/d/15MdomhymklghlmT7gmTX7ToNFymwTkdchLin4znYRjQ/edit#heading=h.sm22dibwwvi1

Please click the picture to get directed to the staff favorite spreadsheet