McKinley Families,
Welcome back and I hope your family had a restful and enjoyable summer! It has been an exciting and smooth start to the school year. The halls are once again filled with the energy, laughter, and enthusiasm that make our school such a special place to learn and grow!
To ensure the safety of our students please make sure to use our crosswalks with crossing guards whenever crossing McKinley Street or State Street in the front of the school. If you are dropping your child off for breakfast please make sure you are proceeding North on State Street so students are not crossing the road in front of the school.
Please make sure your child's iPad is fully charged every night. This will ensure that students are able to utilize their iPad throughout the day as needed. We appreciate your help and understanding in this matter.
Thank you for your support in getting this year off to a great start. Our students have returned ready to learn, and our teachers are energized and committed to creating engaging and meaningful experiences. From classroom routines to school-wide expectations, we are already building a strong foundation for a successful year ahead.
We believe that strong partnerships with families are essential. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to your child’s teacher or to our office with any questions or concerns. We have already seen so many moments of kindness, curiosity, and growth. Whether it's in the classroom, on the playground, or in the lunchroom, our students are showing us they are ready to embark upon a new school year. We are looking forward to a year full of learning, creativity, and connection!
Calendar Dates
September 10
-Fall Pictures
-PTO Meeting (5:30 p.m.)
September 16
-Board of Education Meeting (6:00 p.m. at Central School)
September 17
-Book Fair (during school hours)
September 18
-Book Fair (during schools hours)
-Evening Book Fair (4:30-6:00 p.m.)
September 19
-Half Day (dismissal at 11:30 a.m.)
September Lunch Menu
PTO
Welcome Back!
We hope everyone had an amazing summer break!
A big welcome to Kelsey Tomano! She is the new Treasurer for the PTO. We are excited to have her on the board!
We have lots of fun things planned this year. We have our old favorites and adding a few new things into the mix!
We started the year off for the teachers with a little money to help get their rooms ready and we provided them with coffee and donuts.
COMING UP:
*We currently have our spirit wear link up. That will be open until September 15th.
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*In October McKinley will be having the 5B’s BBQ drive through dinner. Ticket information will be sent home with the kids.
*The PTO will also be hosting a Dueling Pianos night at Pine Hills on Oct 3rd. This will be a fun parents night out! More information will come out about that soon!
*The fall book fair will be returning on September 17th and 18th. Want to shop with your kids? We will have an evening book fair on the 18th from 4:30-6:00 pm.
We have plenty more to come and a lot of volunteer opportunities so be on the lookout for the google forms sent by the office.
Just a reminder…we want to make all of our events fun and a lot of them we cannot do without the wonderful families. We know things happen, so if you sign up to help and cannot make it, please let us know as soon as you can so we can so we can try and get someone to fill in. Also, the daddy/daughter dance and the mother/son game night are just that. We kindly ask that you refrain from bringing your entire family to these events. Thank you for your understanding!
We are ready to get this year going!
Our first PTO meeting of the school year will be held on Wednesday September 10th at 5:30 in the gym! Anyone is welcome to attend. This is where we keep everyone updated on the events coming up and you’re the first to know when we need volunteers!
We hope everyone has a great start to the school year!
If you have any questions you can reach out to any of our board members or send us a message to the McKinley PTO Facebook page
DON’T FORGET…
-Like our Facebook page McKinley School PTO
-Save your Handy Foods receipts and send them into school. We can redeem these for gift cards to use for school events
-Join Kroger Community Rewards if you haven’t already. Select McKinley school as your organization to support and you can help our school just by grocery shopping!
-Download the box tops app and you can choose McKinley to be the recipient. It’s very easy!
Kindergarten
Kindergarten is off to a great start this year. We are working hard to learn the rules and routines of school. It has been great spending time with friends, both old and new. We are looking forward to a FUN school year!
-Kindergarten Team
1st Grade
Looks like it will be a great year in 1st grade!! Students came in ready to learn. Teachers are rested and ready to teach. We are excited to start a new reading curriculum and are happy at how well students already know their letter sounds and many words. We are working on learning first grade expectations and routines, and are so excited for what the school year holds!
-1st Grade Team
2nd Grade
Welcome back, Mustangs! We are so excited to begin a new school year here at McKinley. Our students have enjoyed getting to know their new classmates and teachers through a variety of activities and we are ready to learn and grow together this year. We would also like to welcome Mrs. Elleson to our 2nd Grade Team! Stay tuned to hear about all the fun things we have planned for this school year.
-2nd Grade Team
3rd Grade
Third grade is off to a great start! Students have had fun learning about one another and their teacher. We are settling into our routine and look forward to learning something new each day!
-3rd Grade Team
4th Grade
Fourth grade is having a wonderful beginning of the year! We have been doing fun activities to get to know each other and learning all of the expectations for a successful year in fourth grade. We have begun our first novel study, Fourth Grade Rats, and the students are really enjoying it! We have also started reviewing place value skills in math and learning about oceans and continents during social studies. We will begin our new reading program soon and are looking forward to it. In September we will have an energy presentation from Ameren that goes along with an upcoming science unit. It’s going to be a great year!
-4th Grade Team
Life Skills
Welcome Back! We are so excited to start a new school year with an additional classroom in our program! We have many familiar faces and lots of new ones as well. We have been learning all about school and routines as we get back into the swing of a new year! We are so excited to watch our students grow and learn this school year!
-Life Skills Team
D/HH
Welcome back to all our McKinley D/HH Families. We are gearing up for a fantastic Deaf and Hard of Hearing Awareness month. We have many great activities planned. The kids are getting into our new schedule and doing well. It is going to be a great year!
-D/HH Team
