Wolverine Weekly

What a Start to the School Year!

It’s been wonderful to see our school full of students working hard and learning every day. During our daily classroom visits, it has been a joy to witness the fantastic classroom cultures that our teachers and staff are creating. Our goal is to celebrate all the positive and amazing things that happen in our building on a daily basis.

We’ve been celebrating positive behaviors by giving out tickets to students who go above and beyond in following expectations. Students can redeem these tickets with their homeroom teacher for a chance to earn a reward. During our principal and dean visits, we’ve been reviewing our code of conduct: “We are safe, we are caring, we are respectful, and we are responsible.” We continue to celebrate those students who demonstrate leadership skills that align with our code of conduct.

We’re also excited to recognize students who are nominated for the Dean’s List and look forward to maintaining this great momentum throughout the school year.

As a reminder, please follow parking lot safety procedures during AM drop-off and PM pick-up to ensure everyone's safety.

Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to seeing you around soon!

Matt Boeing

Dean of Students

Medinah Intermediate School

"You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." – A.A. Milne

Address: 7N330 Medinah Rd., Medinah, IL 60157

Website: Medinah Intermediate School Website
Phone Number: 630-529-6105

Fax Number: 630-539-3812

Principal: Mrs. Natalie Czarnecki- nczarnecki@medinah11.org

School Hours: 8:45 a.m.-3:25 p.m.

3rd Grade

1st Recess- 11:20 a.m. -11:50 a.m.

1st Lunch-11:50 a.m. -12:10 p.m.

5th Grade

2nd Recess: 11:45 a.m. -12:15 p.m.

2nd Lunch-12:15 p.m. - 12:35 p.m.

4th Grade

3rd Recess: 12:10 p.m. -12:40 p.m.

3rd Lunch: 12:40 p.m. -1:00 p.m.

Monday-9/2

No School-Labor Day

Tuesday-9/3-D DAY

Medinah PTO Dine to Donate: Portillo's-Click Here for details

Bus Evacuation Drill

Wednesday-9/4-A DAY

Thursday-9/5-B DAY

Medinah Strong Day-wear your medinah strong apparel or wear red.💕

Friday-9/6-C DAY

Spirit Day-Medinah Spirit Day-wear spirit wear or BLUE

Dear Families,

A strong home-school partnership is so important to all staff at MIS to foster student learning, responsibility and growth. We are looking forward to the month of September as we dive deeper into the curriculum and watch all of our MIS students engage in many learning activities.

As always, feel free to reach out if you have any questions about the school year.

Enjoy the weekend!

Natalie Czarnecki, Principal

Medinah Intermediate School

7N330 Medinah Rd

Medinah, Il 60157

Phone: 630-529-6105

Email: nczarnecki@medinah11.org

Tuesday-9/10

DuPage County Health Department will be coming to Medinah to provide dental screenings, free of charge-Click Here for the consent form

Wednesday-9/11

Vision and Hearing Screening

Friday-9/13

Medinah Park District 6th Annual Color Fun Run- 5:30pm-6:45pm-Click Here to register

Friday-9/20

Half Day Dismissal at 11:45 a.m.- please call the office before 10:30 a.m. with any dismissal changes

Thursday-9/26

Early Dismissal at 2 p.m.-please call the office before 12:30 p.m. with any dismissal changes.

Tuesday-10/8

Parent Teacher Conferences-evening

Wednesday-10/9

Picture Day- Click HERE to order.

Thursday-10/10

Parent Teacher Conferences-evening

Friday-10/11

No School

Monday- 10/14

No School-Columbus Day

Thursday-10/24

Early Dismissal-2 p.m. On Early Dismissal Days, please call before 12:30pm for any pick up changes.

Office Staff Contact Information:

Michelle Reyes- mireyes@medinah11.org

Shelly Gronseth- Secretary- migronseth@medinah11.org

Dear Parents,

Please Note: All Medinah Intermediate Students are given a bus route regardless of pick-up or drop-off transportation method. We review your registration to make a note of your request for transportation.

Outside of school hours if you have a bus concern, please call First Student Bus Company at 847-352-7900.

Please review Medinah School District bus safety rules with your children to ensure that all students are safe on the bus. Thank you for your support and time.

MEDINAH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.11 SCHOOL BUS SAFETY RULES

ALL SCHOOL RULES APPLY ON THE BUS. IN ADDITION, THE FOLLOWING RULES MUST BE OBSERVED:

1. Be at your corner 5 minutes prior to scheduled pickup time.
2. Stay off the road and in a single file line while waiting for the bus.
3. Remain seated while the bus is in motion.
4. Keep hands and head inside the bus windows at all times.
5. Keep the bus safe and clean at all times. No eating is allowed on the bus.
6. Students are not permitted to use cell phones or electronic devices while on the bus.
7. Keep belongings out of the aisle.
8. In the event of a road emergency, remain in the bus until instructions are given by the driver.
9. Loud talking, laughing or unnecessary confusion diverts the driver’s attention and could result in a serious accident.
10. The same rules apply for field trips.

Students can be dropped off at school any time after 8:20 am.

Please make sure to label your child’s coats, sweatshirts, lunchboxes, etc. We want to be able to get them back to them when they are left in the lunchroom and outside.

If you are coming into Medinah Intermediate, you MUST bring a valid driver's license or state ID card to the main office before entering into the building

Send a note to school or email the office and your child’s teacher if…..

· He / She has any daily pick changes

· He / She is being picked up by someone other than who is on the pick-up list

· He / She is leaving school early

· As always if your child will be absent, please call the office-630-529-6105.

**Please call the office by 2:00 p.m. for any pickup changes. On Early Dismissal Days, please call before 12:30pm. On Half Day Dismissal please call before 10:30 a.m.

Office Staff Contact Information:

Michelle Reyes- mireyes@medinah11.org

Shelly Gronseth- Secretary- migronseth@medinah11.org

When dropping off your child after the start of the school day or if picking them up before dismissal please scan the QR code with your phone located in the vestibule window for the Student Sign-In/Out Form

MIS sign-in/out form: Click Here

Healthy Snacks

Just a reminder please make sure your child brings a healthy snack every day. Examples could be fruit, granola bars, Made Goods, crackers, cheese sticks, etc……

Quest Lunch:

Lunch orders will always be due the Wednesday one week prior. Their student ID is located on the chromebook on the tech card. Please when ordering online with Quest you completely check out and make sure you receive an email confirmation-To Order and view menu- Click Here

My School Bucks:

District 11 has a new 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 630-529-6105.

First Student Bus:

If it is before or after school hours and had questions you can call First Student Bus at 847-352-7900.

Your child's attendance matters, check out the charts below. If your child is not going to be in school, please call the main office before 8:45a.m. at 630-529-6105.

Health Office Contacts:

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

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

Required Health Forms:

• Kindergarten and ALL NEW STUDENTS: Physical, Dental, & Vision

• 2nd Grade: Dental

Student Needs:

• Please inform the nurse of any allergies or sensitivities to foods, medications, and environmental allergens. If there are any pertinent details of your students' health that you feel the nurse needs to know, please reach out and discuss this with the school nurse. This information can be helpful to better support your student throughout the day, if certain situations arise.

About Your Student’s Medication:

• The district's medication policy mandates that all medication to be administered at school requires an MD order, this includes over-the-counter medications. Students may NOT keep over-the-counter meds in their backpacks or in their lockers--including cough drops, Advil, etc. This is an important safety concern! Please review the policy included in the registration process. A completed medication authorization form must be accompanied with any medication administered at school.

• If your student requires an inhaler, Epi-Pen, or any oral medication, please obtain the medication form and appropriate health care plan from your physician when your child has their exam. Forms may also be obtained on the district website. Medication_Authorization2016.pdf (medinah11.org)

Absences related to illness:

• If a student is absent for 3 or more consecutive days due to a illness or health issue, a doctor’s note WILL BE required per district policy

Please prepare to keep your child home until:

• A fever of 100 degrees or greater--they can return to school after being fever-free for 24 hours WITHOUT the use of any fever reducing medication

• Vomited or had diarrhea--they can return to school after 24 hours illness-free

• A persistent sore throat/cough--they can return to school after MD evaluation/treatment

• Body aches/fatigue/paleness--they can return to school when rested/stronger

• Itchy, draining eyes--they can return to school after MD evaluation/treatment after 24 hours WITH a physician's note to the Nurse

• A skin rash--they can return to school after MD evaluation/treatment WITH a physician's note to the Nurse

The DuPage County Health Department will be coming to Medinah to provide dental screenings, free of charge. This free program will meet the dental requirements for kindergarten, 2nd grade and 6th grade. If interested, please complete the permission form and submit to the health office by Friday, September 6th.

MIS: 9/10/24