Greetings Munn Families,

Welcome to the 2023-2024 school year. Students and staff transitioned back to what promises to be a fabulous school year!! These first few days of school have allowed for students and staff to re-connect and foster strong relationships. Our newest Munn students are quickly making friends and connections with staff. Teachers have created positive classroom atmospheres while teaching expectations, establishing routines and implementing procedures for all of the places students will travel in the building. We are again partnering with our bus drivers to teach, reinforce and celebrate safe behaviors on the bus.

Emergency drills: A reminder that practicing emergency drills is a regular part of the school experience for students and staff. A number of the following drills are on our schedule throughout the fall, so if you hear your kiddo(s) talking about something like this, there is nothing to worry about. If our school engages in any real emergency protocols, you will hear from me directly.

• Hold-in-place: used to limit movement within the school while supporting short-term emergencies
• Shelter-in-place: used to shelter all students and staff inside the building
• Evacuation: most commonly known as fire drills, and in addition to getting out of the building quickly and safely, we will practice using emergency window exits and evacuating to our neighboring school Canal View
• Lockout: used to secure the building during incidents that pose an imminent concern outside.
• Lockdown: used to secure the building during incidents that pose an immediate concern in or around the school.
  
  

Calendar Reminders:

- Picture Day is scheduled for Tuesday, September 26. Paper-order forms will be sent home or if you prefer to order online, go to: https://clixrochester.com/ Your school code is: 23ME. After you have placed your order, write the approval code on the picture envelope and send the picture envelope back with your student. If you have any questions please reach out to Mrs. Hinchey

- Open House is Wednesday October 4th at 6:00 pm. The MSPA book fair will be the week of October 2-4 and open during Open House.

Enhancing parent communication:

As a result of the feedback received through the recent ThoughtExchange, the district is working to include text messaging as a means of communicating important events such as school closings. The first step in this process is for parents and guardians to ensure that their Emergency Contact #1 in Infinite Campus is a cell phone number, and not a landline. To confirm whether your Emergency Contact #1 is up to date, please access the IC Parent Portal to check. If you need to change your Emergency Contact #1 in IC, please reach out to your grade level Infinite Campus Data Management Specialist by Friday, September 15.

Grade Level Infinite Campus Data Management Specialists:

K-5: Charles Ocasio - (585) 349-5152

6-8: Phil Koyoumjian - (585) 349-5324

9-12: Lori McSorley - (585) 349-5247

A Reminder:

One of our community’s greatest assets and largest evening/weekend draws is our athletic program—go Rangers! This is just a quick reminder that all students in PreK-8th grade need to be accompanied by an adult when attending high school athletic events. Thank you in advance for your support and I hope to see Munn families at these events this fall, including homecoming the weekend of September 22-23!

Thank you for the support you provide our school and partnering with us in your child’s education.

Have a great weekend.

Mike Canny

Principal at Munn School