Wolverine Weekly
Week of 9/16 through 9/20
Medinah Intermediate School
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, September 16th 2024 through Friday, September 20th, 2024
Monday- 9/16- A DAY
Happy Monday!
Tuesday-9/17- B DAY
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Wednesday-9/18- C DAY
Wellness Wednesday 🌱
Thursday- 9/19- D DAY
Medinah Strong Day-wear your medinah strong apparel or wear red.💕
Friday-9/20- A DAY
Half Day Dismissal at 11:45 a.m.- please call the office before 10:30 a.m. with any dismissal changes
Spirit Day-Medinah Spirit Day-wear spirit wear or BLUE
Message From the Principal- Mrs. Czarnecki
Dear Families,
The students have completed fall MAP testing and the teams and teachers are focusing on this information and historical data to ensure they are developing lessons focused on the priority standards and differentiating for our individual student needs. Please be on the lookout in the next week for information about Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences. This is a great opportunity to continue building strong home-school partnerships to support students and their learning.
We appreciate everyone helping with following our dismissal procedures:
Dismissal Procedures Below:
- Dismissal Procedures: Correct Entrance: Please use the entrance off Medinah Road for both drop-off and pick-up.
- Pull All the Way Up: To prevent traffic buildup on Medinah Road and avoid bus delays, we ask that you pull all the way forward when dropping off or picking up your child. This allows more families to move through the line efficiently.
- Please do not get out of your car until you are in a lane. This is to help with back up of Medinah Road traffic.
- Please get out of your car when you pull into a lane. Please walk to the median so that your child can see you. We don’t want students crossing traffic without an adult.
- Bus Lane: Please be mindful not to block the bus lane. It’s crucial that our buses can move in and out smoothly.
Thorndale Ave: Please do not enter or exit through this entrance. This is for busses only at dismissal time.
Cross Walk in Parking Lot: Please leave the middle of the cross walk for students to find their families and stand on the sides of the crosswalk.
Our top priorities are the safety of our students and ensuring a smooth process for all.
Thank you, and we look forward to a fantastic year ahead!
Natalie Czarnecki, Principal
Medinah Intermediate School
7N330 Medinah Rd
Medinah, Il 60157
Phone: 630-529-6105
Email: nczarnecki@medinah11.org
From the Desk of the Dean of Students
Dear Medinah Families,
As we continue on another week of learning, I’d like to take a moment to recognize the incredible growth we’ve seen in your children. Whether it's developing strong social-emotional skills or making academic strides, we’re so proud of their progress. This week, we’ll continue emphasizing our code of conduct. We are safe, we are caring, we are respectful, we are responsible. —values that are essential both in school and at home. Your support makes all the difference, so thank you for reinforcing these positive habits. Together, we’re helping to create a strong, supportive community for every student, every day. Have a great week!
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
Standard Response Protocol
LMTC Open Position
MIS Intramurals
We're excited to kick off another fantastic season of intramurals at Medinah Intermediate School! 3rd graders and half of our 4th graders will meet on Tuesdays, while 5th graders and the other half of 4th graders will meet on Thursdays. Sign up today to join in on the fun! Spots are limited and participants will be selected through a lottery system. Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity provided by Mr. Boeing and Mrs. Schuleter. Here is our flyer. ⏬
Sign up deadline is 9/27. 😀 First day of Intramurals is 10/15
MIS Clubs/Extra Curriculars
Digital Media Club- Wednesdays 5th grade Lunch
5th Grade Service Worker
5th Grade Choir- 11:45-12:15pm in Music Room
Intramurals- starts 10/15
STEM Club- Wednesdays 3:25-4:45 pm
Lost & Found- Please remind your student to check the table in the gym
Parents: Order lunches by Wednesday for the next school week
🗓 UPCOMING EVENTS
Monday-9/23
5th Grade Corn Feast
Thursday-9/26
Early Dismissal at 2 p.m.-please call the office before 12:30 p.m. with any dismissal changes.
Friday-9/27
Fire Drill 👩🏻🚒
Last Day to Sign up for MIS Intramurals-Click Here
Tuesday-10/1
Lockdown Safety Drill
Tuesday-10/8
Parent Teacher Conferences-evening
CAP
Wednesday-10/9
Picture Day- Click HERE to order.
CAP
Thursday-10/10
Parent Teacher Conferences-evening
INVIEW testing (5th Grade only)
CAP
Friday-10/11
No School
Monday- 10/14
No School-Columbus Day
Office Staff Contact Information:
Michelle Reyes- mireyes@medinah11.org
Shelly Gronseth- Secretary- migronseth@medinah11.org
5th Grade Corn Feast 2024 🌽
BUS SAFETY 🚌
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:
- Be at your corner 5 minutes prior to scheduled pickup time.
- Stay off the road and in a single file line while waiting for the bus.
- Remain seated while the bus is in motion.
- Keep hands and head inside the bus windows at all times.
- Keep the bus safe and clean at all times. No eating is allowed on the bus.
- Students are not permitted to use cell phones or electronic devices while on the bus.
- Keep belongings out of the aisle.
- In the event of a road emergency, remain in the bus until instructions are given by the driver.
- Loud talking, laughing or unnecessary confusion diverts the driver’s attention and could result in a serious accident.
- The same rules apply for field trips.
PTO News
💡 Reminders
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.
Attendance
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.
Medinah Health Office Reminders
Health Office Contacts:
District Nurse, Renee Wesley–rewesley@medinah11.org
Health Office Assistant, Ewelina Korzeniewski–ewkorzeniewski@medinah11.org
Required Health Forms:
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