SAVE THE DATE

5/17/2024 1:14 pm

Friday, May 24th

• Monroe Cafe - Jersey Mike's
• Birthday Lunch - March, April, May, June, July, and August 

Monday, May 27th

• No School - Memorial Day

Wednesday, May 29th

• Kindergarten Sneak Peek (incoming Kindergartners only)
• Field Day (AM Kindergartners attend in the afternoon - 12:15-3:05)

Thursday, May 30th

• Last day of school for Kindergarten
• Monroe Cafe - Home Run Inn (make up day from January)

Friday, May 31st

• Last Day of School (early dismissal - 11:40am)
• 5th Grade Culmination and Clap Out

Field Day Reminders - 5/29

5/17/2024 1:14 pm

Hi Parents! Remember the Watch us Grow t-shirts your child received in the fall as a thank you for registering for the PTO? It is time to dig through your drawers to find them! Monroe staff have asked that students wear color coded shirts so they can be easily identified at Field Day on 5/29.

As a reminder, colors by grade are as follows!

Fifth- RED
Fourth - ORANGE
Third- YELLOW
Second- GREEN
First- BLUE
Kinder - PURPLE

Can't find the t-shirt? No worries! Just send your child in a color that matches their grade on Field Day!

Brick Paver Sale! Now taking orders...

5/17/2024 1:13 pm

Our annual sale has begun! Please submit orders “HERE”.

You have seen these custom bricks in the sidewalks of Monroe, and now you can have one installed for your student or family. It’s a great way to honor your graduate, recognize your child, or leave a legacy for the whole family on school grounds!

Bricks are $35 each for 4x8 inches OR $85 each for 12x12 inches. Up to 3 lines of print (each line no more than 15 letters/spaces). $5 of each sale will be donated to the PTO. Don’t miss your chance to order before the end of the school year your student can see it on the first day next fall!

Some past examples include: Student’s name & Class of ????, The ????? Family, Congrats or Way to go! & your child’s name.

THANK YOU FOR MAKING FAMILY FUN FEST A SUCCESS!

5/17/2024 1:12 pm

Thank you to the nearly 600 Monroe community members who joined us for Family Fun Fest this past Friday! 

The event was a wonderful opportunity to see classmates, neighbors and friends and celebrate the approaching end of the school year. 

Many thanks to committee chairs Ellen Dunlap, Becky Bacogiannis, Diem Tom and Catey White, as well as the dozens of volunteers that helped support the event. 

Additionally, we couldn’t host the event without our generous sponsors: American Family Insurance - Anthony Chiarito & Associates, Inc.; Band & Wire; Nancy Siedlecki & Abigail Quinn Attorneys at Law, Bel Canto Music Academy, Syregelas & Kasmarick Trial Attorneys; and Fitness Inc.

THANK YOU!

5/17/2024 1:10 pm

The 23-24 Monroe PTO could absolutely not function without the generous time and talent of our community parents. Over the next few weeks, we would like to express our deepest THANK YOUS to wonderful parents who help so much! These jobs are time consuming and sometimes thankless- we appreciate you!

Thank you SUSIE THORPE and ELLEN DUNLAP for chairing the Staff Appreciation Committee! Susie, Ellen and their committee provide lunch for our staff every single month, and make Teacher Appreciation week, Principal Appreciation Week, Crossing Guard Appreciation Week and Bus Driver Appreciation week very special! You do a wonderful job for our teachers, who deserve the special treatment!

Thank you LINA BANKERT for chairing the Season of Science Committee this year! Lina and the Science Fair committee did a last minute pivot and came up with some awesome ideas, sharing parents in STEM with our community, sending home awesome take home kits and booking wonderful assemblies the kids are still talking about!

Thank you EMILY BLASKO and LIZ SCHIEBER for chairing the inaugural Kids Care Club Committee! This committee has done unbelievable outreach for our community and beyond this year; the kids are learning how to be charitable and kind humans while helping others.

Thank you DANA REKO for running the fall Charleston Wrap sale! Charleston Wrap is a quiet yet hugely successful fundraiser for our PTO, and keeps our community's holiday presents looking beautiful in the Charleston paper.

Thank you TAMSYN PEQUET for yet again running our Living Garden program! We are so lucky to have the Living Garden at Monroe School, and Tamysn is doing all the work behind the scenes to keep it beautiful for our kids to enjoy and learn!

Thank you to LAURA RAINE for chairing the Brick Paver committee and overseeing the install of memorial bricks for Monroe families!

SaveTheDate

5/12/2024 3:40 pm

Friday, May 17th

• Monroe Cafe - Culver's
• Family Fun Fest, 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Monday, May 27th

• No School - Memorial Day

Wednesday, May 29th

• Kindergarten Sneak Peek (incoming Kindergartners only)
• Field Day (AM Kindergartners attend in the afternoon - 12:15-3:05)

Thursday, May 30th

• Last day of school for Kindergarten
• Monroe Cafe - Home Run Inn (make up day from January)

Friday, May 31st

• Last Day of School (early dismissal)
• 5th Grade Culmination and Clap Out

Field Day Reminders - 5/29

5/12/2024 3:38 pm

Hi Parents! Remember the Watch us Grow t-shirts your child received in the fall as a thank you for registering for the PTO? It is time to dig through your drawers to find them! Monroe staff have asked that students wear color coded shirts so they can be easily identified at Field Day on 5/29.

As a reminder, colors by grade are as follows!

Fifth- RED
Fourth - ORANGE
Third- YELLOW
Second- GREEN
First- BLUE
Kinder - PURPLE

Can't find the t shirt? No worries! Just send your child in a color that matches their grade on Field Day!

Volunteer for Field Day - 5/29

5/12/2024 3:38 pm

Field Day is back! Field Day 2024 is on Wednesday, May 29th - 12:00-2:45.

CLICK HERE to volunteer for Field Day.

Mrs. Marcucci needs 30 parent volunteers to help run the stations on Field Day. Parents will be assigned a station the day of the event and students will move with their class from activity to activity. Please arrive at 12:00 to get your station assignment and only sign up if you can stay the whole time.

Questions? Please email mmarcucci@d181.org

5th Grade Pool Party - Last Chance for Tickets!

5/12/2024 3:33 pm

Calling all 5th Grade Parents! Pool Party Tickets Sales close this Wed. May 15th!

Don't miss out on this 5th grader Monroe tradition! Celebrate with an EPIC pool party on Friday, May 31st from 3pm-5pm at the Hinsdale Community Pool.

CLICK HERE to purchase your tickets today! MUST purchase tickets by May 15. NO tickets will be sold at the door.

See INVITE for more details.

Library Books are Due May 17th

5/12/2024 3:32 pm

The classes are in a contest to see which classes can return all their library books (or pay their lost/damaged fines) the fastest.

Please help your child find their missing library books by Friday. Notices will be sent the following week.