McKinley Families,
School will not be in session on Monday, May 26th in observance of Memorial Day. However, OES will be participating in the Memorial Day parade and all McKinley families are welcome to walk in the parade. We will line up at 9:15 a.m. on Madison Street in the parking lot behind the building where The Ottawa Bakery and Gray's School of Dance are located. The parade will begin immediately following the wreath ceremony at 9:30 a.m. and we will walk to Washington Park for the memorial ceremony. We look forward to participating in the parade and ceremony as a district in celebration of those service men and women who have given the ultimate sacrifice for our country.
Exciting news!
The link will be posted when the form opens next week.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs McConnell at 815-313-3337 or vmcconnell@oes141.org
McKinley 1st grade teamed up with the Ottawa Police Department, LaSalle County Sheriff's Department, and Dunkin Donuts to raise money for Special Olympics. All three classes brought in change for the first few weeks of May to see how much they could collect to support the cause. The students enjoyed bringing in the money and adding it to the classroom buckets. All together the first graders brought in over $300!
Please see the attached flyer regarding Ottawa Soccer Club and summer camp.
McKinley Families,
This is just a reminder that tomorrow (Friday, May 16th) students in grades K-6 will be dismissed at 11:30 a.m. Have a great weekend!
Congratulations to our May Champion of the Charter students!
Kindergarten
Van H.
Malia S.
Isabella B.
1st Grade
Noah S.
Magnolia P.
Payton C.
2nd Grade
Juliette S.
Brynlee C.
Carson L.
3rd Grade
Allie M.
Declan C.
Ellie H.
4th Grade
Andrew G.
Quinn F.
Anthony V.
Life Skills
Aiden B.
Just a note to say that the posted menu lists a lunch meal on Friday, May 16th. That is a half day of school, so no lunch will be served.
Breakfast will be served at all buildings, as usual.
Sorry for any confusion!
What an amazing Staff Appreciation Week! We are so thankful for every staff member here at McKinley and enjoyed a week filled with food, drink, and goodies! A huge shoutout to McKinley PTO for spoiling us all week long!
McKinley 1st graders are teaming up with the Ottawa Police Department to raise money for Special Olympics by having a coin war! Today they used their math skills to sort and then count the coins brought in so far.
McKinley's May Newsletter!
https://www.oes141.org/o/mes/article/2126416
Congratulations to our April Champion of the Charter students!
Kindergarten
Everly B., Crosby T., Fauna N.
1st Grade
Noah S., Emerson H., Beau B.
2nd Grade
Roen S., Jacob S., Evelyn A.
3rd Grade
Caleb S., Wayne A., Owen D.
4th Grade
Ben W., Piper S., Cierra G.
Life Skills
Za'Kiya W., London G.
D/HH
Emma L-E.
May Lunch Menu
Fine Arts Week - Spirit Schedule!
Third grade had a great time at our field trip today!
We started at city hall where we were able to hear from mayor Hasty, and ask him some questions about the job. Then each class took a turn running a mock city council meeting. Every student had a speaking part and they did a great job speaking in front of everyone.
We then walked to Washington park where we were able to see the Lincoln Douglas Statue, which we learned about in social studies. We also had lunch at the park before we headed to BASH.
We end our trip at BASH where students were able to learn more about sushi and how it’s made, learn how to use chopsticks, and even got to try some sushi!
We spent a long time learning about local government and different cultures through our multicultural unit this past month. We had a great day expanding on that knowledge and celebrating all we learned!
Thank you to Mayor Hasty and Ms. Stisser for taking time out of their busy schedules to meet with us and show us around City Hall. A huge thank you also goes out to B.A.S.H. for supporting our educational efforts and for donating their time and materials.
Mrs. Walker’s first grade class enjoyed going back in time to the Little Red Schoolhouse!
Save the date for McKinley PTO's Chalk the Walk event on Sunday, May 4th from 2:00-4:00 p.m. in celebration of Staff Appreciation Week!
💜🐾McKinley Student Council was able to raise over $230 for Pet Project! We were able to purchase items to donate with the gift cards we received, as well as donate $120 for them to use at Brother’s Country Supply!🐾💛
💜Way to go, Student Council! Thank you to those who helped us out!💛
McKinley's 2024-25 Talent Show!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfp6tcRFqnY
McKinley Families,
As a reminder, students will be dismissed tomorrow (Thursday, April 17th) at 11:30 a.m. School will not be in session on Friday, April 18th or Monday, April 21st. I wish all of our families an enjoyable Easter weekend!
As a reminder we will have our book fair open tonight from 5:00-6:00 p.m. in the gym. Feel free to come check out the book fair as a family!
