May 1, 2024
May 6 - 10 Staff Appreciation Week! May 9 2:00 p.m. - Kindergarten Music Concert at Central School May 15 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. - Pre-Kindergarten Assessments (scheduled...
May 1, 2024
It’s so hard to believe that it is the end of the school year! We on the PTO board cannot thank you all enough! We had a very productive year and we could not have done any of tha...
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May 1, 2024
Champion of the Charter Students - April Winners Kindergarten: Aubrey A., Jackson B., Bailey S. 1st Grade: Evelyn A., Avery W., Evelyn D. 2nd Grade: Ainsley H., Brenton...
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May 1, 2024
Students have been studying living and nonliving things. Our special focus in April was learning about and reviewing the needs of plants, as well as how to tend to and take care o...
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May 1, 2024
1st graders are finishing up their yearlong kindness project with one more drop off at the micro food pantries scheduled for May 13th. Big THANK YOU to all the families that have...
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May 1, 2024
2nd grade has had an exciting April! The solar eclipse and Earth Day were big topics in our classrooms and students completed a variety of activities that made them a bit more i...
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May 1, 2024
We have been very busy in 3rd grade! We just finished our biography unit, which is one of our favorites. Students first learned what a biography is and researched famous people wh...
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May 1, 2024
It’s so bittersweet that we are only a few weeks away from the end of our school year! We have seen all fourth graders grow so much this year! We couldn’t be more proud and excite...
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May 1, 2024
Spring is in full swing here in Room 3! This month we explored all of the life and changes that the change in seasons can bring. We learned about how plants grow, explored differe...
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May 1, 2024
April has been a busy month for us. Hartlee was crowned the Rock Paper Scissors champ for our classroom. We are all enjoying playing RPS a lot. We had our Reading Extravaganza and...
May 1, 2024
It’s late April here at McKinley Art and we are still hard at work on our awesome art projects and getting ready for the big Art Show! The Art Show will be Tuesday, April 30th Th...
April 2, 2024
April 5 All registration documents due back to the office April 9 Incoming Kindergarten Registration Night - 3:30-5:30 p.m. April 10 PTO Meeting - 5:30 p.m. Apr...
April 2, 2024
Happy Spring! Welcome back to school! Spring tends to be a pretty busy time for everyone. Here are a few things we have going on… Our Alfano’s order forms are due back on Tuesd...
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April 2, 2024
Champion of the Charter Students -March Winners Kindergarten: Makenna M., Moriah A., Mia E. 1st Grade: Averie F., Emma F., Caydmen V. 2nd Grade: Zoey R., Evie A., T...
April 2, 2024
The kindergarten classes had fun celebrating Dr. Seuss and his birthday in March. Students were able to enjoy special dress up days and to hear lots of great stories. We all learn...
April 2, 2024
Wow! First graders are becoming amazing readers and writers! Their reading fluency and expression has improved so much since the beginning of the year. This month we performed rea...
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April 2, 2024
Second grade has had a quick, but fun March! In class, we ended our 3-Digit Addition Unit and began our 3-Digit Subtraction Unit. Students learned all about solids, liquids, a...
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April 2, 2024
3rd grade has had a busy, great month. We finished our state IAR assessment and the students all did such a great job and worked so hard! We are really proud of their hard work. ...
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April 2, 2024
We hope everyone had an enjoyable Spring Break! It is hard to believe our fourth grade students only have a couple of months left at McKinley. We will be so sad to see them go! Un...
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April 2, 2024
We had a fabulous March and were so excited to welcome spring in Room 3! We learned all about different types of weather and how to dress for different seasons, celebrated St Patr...