Monroe Center Grade School

Welcome back from the Health Services Team!

Contact information and important forms may be found here on the district webpage: https://www.meridian223.org/page/health-services

Dear Families,

Our Transportation Department has been hard at work preparing for the upcoming school year by running routes and gathering necessary information. If you have registered your student and submitted a transportation request form, you should have received a call from your assigned bus driver.

If you have not received a call, please reach out to the Transportation Department at 815-645-2230 ext. 7011 or 7013, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we work to ensure a smooth start to the school year.

Parents and Guardians, as you are preparing for the upcoming school year, please take note of the health requirements for these grade levels! You can contact Kayla Richolson, Director of Health Services, at kricholson@mail.meridian223.org with any questions. Forms may be accessed here: https://www.meridian223.org/documents/departments/health-services/health-forms/285024

Office Public Summer Hours: 🏫 District Office Public Summer Hours 📅 May 30–August 8 | Monday–Thursday | 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM ❌ Closed June 19 & July 4 🔁 Normal hours resume August 13 📍 Building Summer Office Hours Highland Elementary School May 27–June 2: Mon–Thurs | 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM June 3–July 29: By appointment only Monroe Center Elementary School May 27–June 5: Mon–Thurs | 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM June 9–July 31: By appointment only Meridian Jr. High School June: Mon–Thurs | 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM July: By appointment only Stillman Valley High School May 30–August 8: Mon–Thurs | 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM 📅 View the 2025–2026 District Calendar: 🔗 www.meridian223.org/page/district-calendars 💬 For our Spanish-speaking families needing help with registration: Para nuestras familias de habla hispana que necesitan ayuda con el proceso de inscripción para el año escolar 2025-2026, por favor comuníquense con: Margarita Alvarez 📧 malvarez@mail.meridian223.org 📞 815-645-2230 ext. 4304 | 📱 779-537-4294 📌 Please call to schedule an appointment. 📌 Por favor llamar para hacer una cita. 🚌 Reminder: All students must be registered by June 13 to ensure transportation can be properly coordinated. 📆 Es importante que los estudiantes estén registrados antes del 13 de junio para poder coordinar adecuadamente las rutas de transporte.

Rounding out our Staff Appreciation Week, we would like to thank our principals and administration! Your support, guidance, and vision allows our students and staff to thrive - Thank you!

Continuing our Staff Appreciation Week . . . it's time to thank our School Counselors and Health Services Department! The extra support that these caring professionals provide to our students is crucial to their success and well-being. Thank you, today and always!

Meridian CUSD #223 is seeking the following positions for the FY26 school year. Please view posting and apply online at meridian223.org.

Join the fun for our annual Meridian Wellness 5K! Open to the entire Meridian 223 community. #MeridianWellness Sign up link: https://forms.gle/m9fgK4G5QbUB8unB6

Spring has sprung in Mrs. Tompkins and Miss Boyd's third grade class with 25 chicks! #WeAreMCUSD

LAST CHANCE to order yearbooks at Monroe Center! Today is your last day to order a yearbook as ordering closes tomorrow. To order ONLINE: https://inter-state.com/order and type in Order Code: 90847K

Spring Picture Day at Monroe Center is coming up on 03/18/2025! You must preorder for your child's photograph to be taken. Online ordering closes at 11:59 p.m. the night before Picture Day. Order here: https://inter-state.com/FlyerEntry/93762PF

Jacob and Haden in Mrs. Lassard's class earned their rewards! 📚✨ They selected books from our book vending machine after completing their Amplify Quest with hard work and determination. Keep up the awesome effort, guys! #HardWorkPaysOff #ReadingRewards #AmplifyQuest #WeAreMCUSD223

Faith and Claire from 5Z at MC earned Gold Coins for showing leadership while helping a classmate. #WeAreMCUSD

Yearbooks are officially for sale at Monroe Center! They are $20.00. Cash or check can be sent in with your child's name and class. If you send a check, please make it out to MCUSD 223. This year we now also have an Online Order option. To order ONLINE: https://inter-state.com/order and type in Order Code: 90847K Deadline for ordering is Friday, March 14

Highland is excited to meet our next year's kindergarteners! We are hosting a Kinder Kick-Off on March 18 and March 20th! Please see the attachment for more information.

Meridian CUSD 223 is hosting a preschool screening for children ages 3-5 years old who live within the Meridian district. Children must be 3 years old by the screening date. Please call Highland Elementary at 815-645-2230 to schedule. There are a few appointments left!

Yesterday, Monroe Center hosted parents of 4th graders to come see what we do on our D.E.A.L. Days (Drop Everything And Lead). Some students checked in parents and escorted them to their stations and other students got to show off their Leadership Groups. Pictured are the PR, Office Officials, and Board Game Groups. #WeAreMCUSD

Meridian CUSD 223 hosts an upcoming preschool screening for any child age 3-5 years old living within the district. Please call Highland Elementary 815-645-2230 to schedule an appointment.

FREE Dental Care Available to All Meridian 223 Students! Our annual onsite dental clinic is this Thursday & Friday! OPDS dental clinic staff will at our schools seeing students whose parents have provided consent. Open to students with no dental insurance, private dental insurance, and Medicaid insurance. Please use this link to sign up your student and contact your student's school nurse with any questions. https://opdsdentalservices.formstack.com/forms/meridian_223

SAVE THE DATE!!