Munhall Bulletin
April 16, 2021
Munhall Elementary School
Email: heather.miller@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
Principal Note
Building Student Leadership
This past Monday Mrs. Brown and Miss O’Hara hosted thirty 3rd-5th grade students for the first week of the Student Council Leadership Bootcamp. This optional program is open to all 3rd-5th grade remote and in-person students. The intention of the leadership group is to learn what it means to be a student leader. The group will explore and develop skills of being a leader each week through activities, discussions, stories and teamwork, while being able to connect with other Mustangs in this unique leadership journey.
The group meets each Monday (virtually) from 2:15-3:15. If you missed this week’s session, you are absolutely still welcome to join. Use the link to register: Student Council Virtual Leadership
Returning Student Registration for 2021-2022 School Year
Returning student registration for the 2021-2022 school year will open at 9:00 a.m. on April 26th. Parents can sign into the Returning Student Online Registration form located in the Parents/Community menu of the District website.
Parents/guardians will use their Home Access Center (HAC) credentials to sign in and select individual students to complete each registration. The electronic registration forms for elementary and middle school students should be completed by June 1.
Registration fees for all grades will be available in Pushcoin beginning July 1, and will be billed to reflect the early bird discount if paid by July 31. Pushcoin will email invoices for accounts with balances due on the 15th of each month until paid in full.
Parent Letters for 2021-2022 Classroom Placement
In planning for the upcoming school year, parents are invited to provide information that will assist us in the class placement process. Since every learner is unique, our goal is to pair each learner with an environment that maximizes his or her potential. Therefore, balancing classrooms based on gender, special needs or talents, learning styles, and personalities are all factored as we compile class lists. As you can imagine, this is a complex process and a very important one.
We welcome any information that you would like to provide about your student in order to assist us in making the best possible placement. Because of the many factors considered when putting a class roster together, requests for specific teachers will not be accepted. Clearly defining the needs of your child will be most helpful in making a good classroom assignment.
If you have information that will assist us in making a placement for your child, please forward that information to me in writing. You may wish to include the following types of information:
- Your child’s talents and needs
- The type of classroom environment that has been or will be most beneficial for your child
- Your child’s personality and learning style
Letters must be received by April 30, 2021 to receive consideration. Letters can be submitted through the Munhall main office, or through an email attachment at Jarrod.Buxton@d303.org.
Thank you for your assistance in this important matter. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at 331-228-6637.
Elementary Intra-District Transfer Information
The window for Elementary Intra-District Transfer Requests opened on April 6th, and remains open through 4:00 on April 19th. A link to the request form can be found here: Elementary Intra-District Request Form Information. Be please the detailed information below from D303 Board Policy regarding Intra-District Transfers:
Transfers Within the District
A student's parent(s)/guardian(s) may request a transfer for their child to a District school other than the one assigned. Requests should be directed to the Superintendent or designee who will make the final decision. The provisions in this section have no applicability to transfers pursuant to the Unsafe School Choice Option covered in Board policy 4:170, Safety.
To be considered for a transfer, student(s) must first be registered in the District.
Elementary Schools:
All approvals for elementary school transfers approved under this policy for school years prior to the 2018-2019 school year are effective only through the end of the 2017-2018 school year and will be terminated upon the end of the 2017-2018 school year. Starting with the 2018-2019 school year, all elementary school students are to attend school in the attendance area to which they are assigned by the Superintendent or designee unless the student's parent/guardian applies for and is granted an intra-district transfer for the 2018-2019 school year consistent with this policy.
- An Intra-District Transfer Request Form must be submitted to the Superintendent or designee no sooner than 8:00am on the first Tuesday following Spring Break and no later than 4:00pm on the third Monday following Spring Break. The specific dates will be included on the Intra-District Transfer Request Form. The form must be submitted in the format and at the location indicated on the form in order to be considered as submitted. At the Administration's Discretion, an online form may be used instead of a paper form.
- Individual requests must be submitted for each student. Siblings are not guaranteed placement.
- The Administration may identify specific criteria for prioritizing student transfer requests.
- Administrative placement because of overcrowding in the best interest of the School District may also be directed by the Superintendent.
The Superintendent or designee will make the decision on any request and all decisions are final. Elementary class size will be the factor for consideration of approval. Approvals for elementary transfers will remain in effect for one school year. Elementary school intra-district transfer requests must be submitted annually. Students who are granted permission to attend a school outside of their assigned attendance area shall be responsible for their own transportation.
The above does not apply to Middle or High School attendance -- students will return to their assigned attendance area middle and high schools regardless of the elementary or middle school attended.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Jarrod Buxton, Principal
Band Update
Attention 4th-Graders! The band program is back in action!
We are so excited to offer all of our wonderful wind instruments to in-coming 5th-grade students for the 2021-2022 school year. Mrs. Lydigsen will be popping into classrooms in May to show students the instruments and answer questions. Students can choose from oboe, flute, clarinet, alto sax, French horn, trumpet, trombone, baritone, tuba or percussion. To learn about the instruments, see videos of instruments in action, and learn about D303's band program, please click this link: https://sites.google.com/d303.org/bandrecruitment2021/home
If you have any questions, there will be a Parent Info Zoom on May 13 at 6PM. Mrs. Lydigsen is always happy to field questions at jennifer.lydigsen@d303.org as well.
"I survived"...our pandemic lip sync!
Register NOW for the 23rd Annual Munhall PTO Lip Sync
Aired Virtually Live Thursday, May 13th at 6pm
To check what songs are already taken: https://munhallpto.membershiptoolkit.com/lipsyncsongs2020
To register: https://munhallpto.membershiptoolkit.com/form/m/137648
To sign up for a 10 second well wish video ($5.00): https://munhallpto.membershiptoolkit.com/form/m/137660