One Book, One School: Show us How You Shine!

3/16/2025 10:02 am

We learned this week, thanks to Fish in a Tree, that not everyone Shines the same way. Students may SHINE in many ways (e.g. music prodigies, sports superstars, coding genius, and much much more). Now, it’s their time to SHINE!

Here’s the fun part; We want to see YOUR CHILD in action! Each student can share a photo of what they’re amazing at and add a caption telling us about their talent! Students will be featured in a super cool slideshow in front of the library that will keep growing and get bigger.

Ready to get featured? Please submit your pic and caption to Meredith Wodka at mwodka@d181.org. Pictures will be collected all week long.

More details on how to submit are available HERE. We can’t wait to see all of the incredible talents!

Calling all Cultural Ambassadors!

3/16/2025 9:59 am

Interested in sharing your culture, heritage or somewhere you have visited? Love a country or culture and want to showcase it? Monroe Students and their families are invited to serve as Cultural Ambassadors for Culture Night on April 16th. Sign up HERE: 

For those who can’t serve as Ambassadors but want to attend Culture Night, save the date for April 16th. More details to come!

It's time to register for the 25/26 School Year (And for the 25/26 PTO!)

3/16/2025 9:58 am

Registration for current/returning students is now open! Instructions are linked HERE:

Towards the end of registration you will be asked to register for the Monroe PTO. Please remember you have to register each year for the PTO in order to get access to the Directory, receive the Newsletters and be the first to know all the exciting events throughout the year!

Don't Forget to Create Your Personalized Pages in the Yearbook!

3/16/2025 9:56 am

Each yearbook comes with two free custom pages where you can make a personalized collage for your student! Additional pages available for a small fee. See the attached FLYER for details.

It is not required to have personalized pages but if you do choose to create them, please do so by 4/11. Thank you!

Save the Date- Family Fun Fest May 16

3/16/2025 9:53 am

Hello Monroe Families!
Please save the date for Monroe School's Annual Family Fun Fest - Friday, May 16th 5:00 - 8:00 pm.
We are looking for parent volunteers to help-- starting the afternoon of May 16th all the way to closing. Even an hour of your time is greatly appreciated. Please email familyfunfest@monroeschoolpto.com if you're able to help and we can talk about what/when. We will send out a formal Sign Up Genius in April. Thank you so much!

--The Family Fun Fest Committee

Save the Date! May 18th, Walk the Walk at the Community House

3/16/2025 9:52 am

The 18th Annual "Walk the Walk" is Sunday May 18th at 8am!

The Color Walk is a one mile color walk that celebrates mental and physical wellness, access to mental health services, and ending the stigma associated with discussing mental health with friends, family and community! This is vibrant, fun easy walk for all ages.

We would love a BIG turnout for Monroe! Mark your calendars and more info to follow!

Save the Date

3/8/2025 1:37 pm

Friday, March 14
Monroe Cafe - Home Run Inn

Saturday, March 15
5th grade DARE Lock-in

Friday, March 21
5th Grade Mon-Glow Dance

March 31 - April 4
Spring Break - No School

Thank you for attending the Sweetheart Dance

3/8/2025 1:33 pm

Thank you to everyone who attending the 2025 Sweetheart Dance! We hope everyone had a fun evening! There were a few items left behind at the club, which are available for pickup at the Monroe school lost and found.

Galleries of PHOTOS and VIDEOS from the event can be found here!

It's time to register for the 25/26 School Year (And for the 25/26 PTO!)

3/8/2025 1:31 pm

Registration for current/returning students is now open! Instructions are linked HERE:

Towards the end of registration you will be asked to register for the Monroe PTO. Please remember you have to register each year for the PTO in order to get access to the Directory, receive the Newsletters and be the first to know all the exciting events throughout the year!

One Book One School: Create Your Fish for Monroe's Tree Display!

3/8/2025 1:28 pm

Dive into the fun and help us make a vibrant bulletin board at Monroe School that celebrates what makes each of us unique! 🎉

Get creative—color and decorate your fish, then cut it out and turn it in to Mrs. Wodka next week (March 10 - March 14). As a special thank-you, you’ll get an awesome One Book One School magnet for your locker! Your fish, along with many others, will be proudly displayed on the giant tree bulletin board at the front of the school!

Let’s make a splash and show off our uniqueness! See fish template HERE!

Happy Reading! 📚🎨🐟

Stock the Lounge

3/8/2025 1:26 pm

Monroe Families- Thank you for Stocking the Lounge! If you would like to donate drinks, snacks, fruit, veggies for our staff to enjoy during the school day, please do. The sign up genius link is here. Simply select a March item, drop them off at the school office or send in with your child this month. Even though Kinder is responsible for March, you may donate any month(s) you'd like. This is a great way to shower our teachers and staff during these last few months of school. Thank you so much.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0845AEAD29A4FC1-51346373-2425#/

The Staff Appreciation Committee

CHMS Pizza Wars: Wednesday, March 12th

3/8/2025 1:17 pm

Attention 5th grade families! Please join us for a sneak peek into CHMS with Pizza Wars! This well-loved, annual event is a family favorite. Sample delicious pizza slices from 5 premier pizza vendors and vote on your favorite to crown the champion. Enjoy charcuterie from Gone Grazy, take photos with friends in the CHMS photo booth, enjoy chocolate chip cookies, enter an amazing raffle and be entertained all evening long by the student talent show!

CLICK HERE to purchase entry and raffle tickets.

Ticket sales close on Tuesday at 5:00 pm and entry ticket price increases at the door.

*New CHMS families will need to create a Membership Toolkit profile to use for the upcoming school year.

Calling all Cultural Ambassadors!

3/8/2025 1:13 pm

Interested in sharing your culture, heritage or somewhere you have visited? Love a country or culture and want to showcase it? Monroe Students and their families are invited to serve as Cultural Ambassadors for Culture Night on April 16th. Sign up HERE!

For those who can’t serve as Ambassadors but want to attend Culture Night, save the date for April 16th. More details to come!

Congrats to the "Be A Teacher For A Day" Raffle Winners

3/8/2025 1:09 pm

Congrats to all our raffle winners below and a big thank you to everyone who purchased tickets and supported the Monroe PTO!

Librarian:
Charlie Burgstahler

PE Teacher:
Charlie and Kate Reko

Art Teacher:
Eloise Goar

Principal:
Zoe Yammine

Save The Date- Family Fun Fest

3/8/2025 1:09 pm

Please save the date for Monroe School's Annual Family Fun Fest - Friday, May 16th 5:00 - 8:00 pm.

Tickets will go on sale in April. We hope you and your family can attend.

Save the Date

3/4/2025 11:20 am

Monday, March 3

• One Book One School Week One!
• District regular registration opens

Friday, March 7

• Monroe Cafe - Home Run Inn

Saturday, March 15

• 5th grade DARE Lock-in

Friday, March 21

• Monroe Cafe - Culver's
• 5th Grade Mon-Glow Dance

One Book, One School is here!

3/4/2025 11:19 am

Drum roll please… and our novel this year is: Fish in a Tree by Lynda Hunt! This is an uplifting story about celebrating success and individually in all its forms! 

Your youngest Monroe student received a copy of the book last Thursday, February 28th. Included was the reading schedule and parent letter too.

Did you know? There is a ton of research and data showing that families simply reading together builds language skills, better learning, and relational health. - American Academy of Pediatrics and Dipesh Navsaria, MPH, MSLIS, MD, FAAP

Discussion question this week: Did you have a “silver dollar or wooden nickel” kind of day?

Can’t wait to continue reading together next week!

Back-to-School Supply Shopping Made Easy

3/4/2025 11:18 am

Monroe will again work with Educational Products, Inc. (EPI) for our 2025/26 school supply program to help parents save time and money on back-to-school shopping. Ordering opens Monday, March 3rd. 

To order supplies, look for the link during the PTO registration process. Kits will be shipped directly to Monroe and delivered to your child's classroom prior to the first day of school.

Our school ID for the ordering process is: MON090
(Please note, the last 3 digits of our school ID are numbers.)

"Mon-Glow" 5th Grade Dance: Get Your Tickets Today!

3/4/2025 11:18 am

This is a friendly reminder to all fifth grade students and parents to purchase tickets to the upcoming "Mon-Glow" fifth grade dance on Friday, March 21st from 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm at Butterfield Country Club. What better way to spend a Friday evening than with good friends and DJ Maximus?!

CLICK HERE to purchase. 

Each student and parent requires a ticket. No siblings please. Additional drink tickets can be purchased on site for parents.

Sweetheart Dance - Thank you!

3/4/2025 11:17 am

Thank you to Kelly Crosier and Emma Davidson for putting on an incredible Sweetheart Dance this past Friday night! We know everyone had an amazing time and really appreciate all the work that went into planning it!