Knight-Line News
V2 #14
Notes from the Principal...
We had such a fun week last week! We had the Santa Shop Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and then we finished the week with our fundraiser celebration assembly. Thank you so much to our school community and our PTO for making Monfort great! We met our fundraising goal... Yeah! A few pics are below. The Monfort PTO facebook group has posted a video of the assembly if you want to check it out. If you are on facebook and not a part of the Monfort PTO facebook group, here's the link:
https://www.facebook.com/monfortvolunteerspto
Holiday Theme Week
Starting December 16th - 21st, we are going to have Holiday Theme Days. See picture below.
Cold Weather Clothing
Students go out for recess, even when it's cold! Please be sure to send your child with proper warm weather clothing. And, please, please be sure to put your child's name or initials on them! When we find items of clothing around the building, we want to return them, if names or initials are in the items, it makes it much easier!!
If you child is in need of a new winter coat and getting one is a financial burden for you or your family, please email me!
With gratitude,
Mary Beth Rizzo
Important: Please read! Second Marking Period Report Card Information
UCS is moving to a more secure method for sharing report cards with you. Previously, report cards were distributed over email to the addresses we have on file for families. Now, report cards will be accessed from your secure PowerSchool account.
Report cards will be posted in your PowerSchool account at noon on Monday, January 9, 2023.
Here are the top three things you need to know:
- Access to the report cards will not be available through the PowerSchool app. The report cards are available by logging into your account through your favorite browser (Edge, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, etc.).
- We strongly encourage you to make sure you can access your account by a web browser. If you need technical assistance, please contact our school office.
- You must have a PowerSchool account to see the report card. If you do not have an account, please follow the instructions at this link.
For more information on how report cards will be shared, where to access the report cards, how to request a new password or set up a PowerSchool account, please see this link.
6th Grade Holiday Cluster Concert
The Monfort 6th grade choir students will be performing with students from Flickinger, West Utica, Wiley, Eppler Junior High and Utica High students!
Date: December 13th
Time: 7pm
Where: Utica High School Auditorium
Holiday Spirit Days at Monfort
Thank you Rozanne Giambanco and the Santa Shop Volunteers!
L Rutledge won the raffle to "slime" me at the fundraising assembly.
After the "sliming".
Teachers were pulled out of a hat to eat chocolate covered bugs!
Thank you to the teachers who joined in the fun! What did the chocolate covered cricket taste like??? Crunchy and chocolaty! :)
2022-2023 UCS Calendar
Upcoming dates to remember..
12/13 - Bagel Day
12/14 - PTO meeting 7pm
12/15 - Popcorn Day
12/21 - Half Day - Start of Holiday Break
1/3 - Return to School - Happy 2023!!
1/17 - Pathways to Success event
12/13 - Holiday District Cluster Concert -6th Grade Choir students
12/14 - PTO Meeting
12/21 - 1/2 Day - dismissal 12:24
12/21- End of Marking Period
12/22- 1/2 - Winter Break
1/3 - Return to School
1/16- No School - Martin Luther Kind Jr. Day
2/20-2/24 - Mid Winter Break
3/1 - Kindergarten/Young 5's Open House
3/14,3/15, 3/16 - District Art Show
3/24 - 1/2 Day - dismissal 12:24
3/24 - End of Marking Period
BREAKFAST AND LUNCH CHANGES
The USDA sponsored pandemic-related free school meal program has ended. During the 2022-2023 school year all families will be responsible for the full price of school meals unless they have applied and been approved for free or reduced priced meals. To apply for these accommodations, visit https://utica.familyportal.cloud. Please note that last year’s application will expire on October 13, 2022.
VIP Parking Lot Winners
Please be respectful to the Winners! Even if you plan on "just running in quickly", they won the spot!!
Here are the winners:
December - Jessica Bright
January - Ken Kuiper
February - Kristin Blevins
March - Laura Williams
April - Michelle York
May - Nadia Karcho
June - Rozanne Giambanco
Parking Lot
The parking lot at Monfort can be a challenge, especially at the start of school.
It takes everyone working together and a bit of patience to keep the flow of traffic in the lot. There will be one adjustment made this year, with the intention of helping with the ease and flow of traffic.
Please read and look at the maps carefully...
New Parking Lot Sign
This year, we will be adding to the sign at the exit of the parking lot.
The new sign will say:
NO LEFT TURN
8:45-9:15am
4:00 - 4:30pm
Added this year is no left turn out of the parking lot in the afternoon. The reason why there is no left turn is because there are cars turning in and busses/cars parked on the road, which limits the flow of traffic on Montgomery. When parents cannot turn left out of the parking lot because of parked cars and cars pulling in, the flow of traffic stops.
Now, with no left turn and all cars turning right out of the parking lot, the flow will hopefully get better.
If you are not sure how to get out of the sub when turning right, we can help with that! Please see the picture below. There are several streets that will take you out of the lot. Please see below.
Traffic Flow Map of our Parking Lot
Please note:
Traffic flow is one way
No Stopping or parking in the bus lane
2022/2023 UCS Employment
Below is a link to the Utica Community Schools employment page. Our district is still looking to fill many employment positions throughout the district. At Monfort, we are in need of Paraprofessionals for our CORE program and we also need lunch supervisors. As a whole, we are still in need of bus drivers, as there is still a national shortage.
Please click the link below to apply!
https://uticak12.org/district_leadership/human_resources/apply_for_a_job
Medication at School
Any child who needs to have medication administered at school will need to have completed medial forms on file for each medication. This includes over-the-counter medications, such as Tylenol/Advil, cough drops, allergy medication, and others.
Children may not bring any medication to school, including allergy medication, without signed medical forms on file. Please do not send medication to school in your child's backpack, such as inhalers, EpiPen, or over-the-counter medications as they will be asked to keep the medication in the office for parents to pick up. If your child needs to have medication in their backpack per Doctor recommendation, UCS requires the completed medical form to be on file with the office.
PTO
Our PTO is such an important part of our school! The monthly meetings are a great way for parents to be connected to our school and build our community!
Here's a link to the PTO Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/monfortvolunteerspto