Our love for reading continues with Reading with Royals!
Pre-K completed their our month long marathon of We LOVE Reading by inviting the Early Childhood Education class from Erie High to join them as guest readers.
We had so many Royals participating, that our Pre-K extended the invitation to our Kindergarten and First grade classrooms as well.
Check out all the smiles and learning that took place here at McKinley!
Erie High Royals
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Pre-K completed their our month long marathon of We LOVE Reading by inviting the Early Childhood Education class from Erie High to join them as guest readers.
We had so many Royals participating, that our Pre-K extended the invitation to our Kindergarten and First grade classrooms as well.
Check out all the smiles and learning that took place here at McKinley!
Erie High Royals
#McKinleyJoy #CommunitySchoolsInAction
It's Title 1 Family Survey time at McKinley and we need your help!
The survey responses help us plan for next school year and your feedback is SO important in that planning! We only need one survey completed per family and should only take about 10 minutes of your time.
Did we mention you could also have your chance to win a $100 gas card?!?! Just be sure to include your name on the survey to be entered.
Students and teachers also have a chance to earn 100 PBIS points for the school store! Check out more details below!
The link to the survey is: https://online2.snapsurveys.com/McKFamily
Please note this link is for McKinley Families ONLY. Each school will share their own link!
P.S. We are working on the survey being translated to several languages and will let you know when that's available.
Last week, we celebrated Read Across America Week with our friends from Mercyhurst University Football! Players came to read to our Kindergarteners and Second Grade classrooms. We LOVE when the "big kids" come to visit us!!
Thanks for spending some time reading our favorite stories with us.... and signing some autographs 😁
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Thanks for spending some time reading our favorite stories with us.... and signing some autographs 😁
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McKinley's Multicultural Music Festival and Art Gallery is back THIS Wednesday, March 11th, 3:30-5:30pm at McKinley. There will be live music, a student art gallery from our after school programs, demonstrations from a Henna artist, and much more!
Please remember this is a McKinley family event, all students must have an adult present.
Please remember this is a McKinley family event, all students must have an adult present.
McKinley's Multicultural Music Festival and Art Gallery is back! Save the date for March 11th, 3:30-5:30pm at McKinley. There will be live music, a student art gallery from our after school programs, demonstrations from a Henna artist, and much more!
Please remember this is a McKinley family event, all students must have an adult present.
Please remember this is a McKinley family event, all students must have an adult present.
We have officially kicked off our Kindness Challenge at McKinley and Mrs. Dempsey's class has wasted no time sharing the kindness in second grade! Congratulations to last week's Kindness Challenge winners!
Stay tuned for many more kind hearts to be shared over the next month leading to Spring Break!
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Stay tuned for many more kind hearts to be shared over the next month leading to Spring Break!
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Mrs. Dempsey's 2nd Grade has partnered with Mrs. Saez's 4th Grade for peer tutoring! The students are working hard each morning and really enjoy the time spent together practicing their skills.
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Families -- check out this opportunity for our girls from our friends at Mercyhurst University!
Support your Erie High Royals Softball team through various fundraisers! You can check it out in their Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/990776674667744
We know kids grow up fast, but we didn't expect our Pre-K to grow up THIS fast?!? 😂
Last week, we celebrated 100 days of school and 100 days of loving being your teacher! Our celebrations included a few special guests - Old Lady O'Leary, Granny A'Moura, Popo Rob, and Grandpa Za'Kai.
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Last week, we celebrated 100 days of school and 100 days of loving being your teacher! Our celebrations included a few special guests - Old Lady O'Leary, Granny A'Moura, Popo Rob, and Grandpa Za'Kai.
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McKinley's Dudes & Donuts event was a PACKED house last night!! 🍩
From dads, to papas, to uncles, to brothers, and to cousins, we had a great time celebrating the incredible men in our school community! Students and their special dude made photo frames complete with a printed family picture from the event, enjoyed donuts together (obviously 😉), and overall just enjoyed the quality time together with all of our Mariners!
Special thanks to McKinley teachers and staff for volunteering their time to help! Events like these are made possible through our community school funding from United Way of Erie County!
To all the dudes, thank you for not only coming to the event, but for continuing to support our school & community!
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From dads, to papas, to uncles, to brothers, and to cousins, we had a great time celebrating the incredible men in our school community! Students and their special dude made photo frames complete with a printed family picture from the event, enjoyed donuts together (obviously 😉), and overall just enjoyed the quality time together with all of our Mariners!
Special thanks to McKinley teachers and staff for volunteering their time to help! Events like these are made possible through our community school funding from United Way of Erie County!
To all the dudes, thank you for not only coming to the event, but for continuing to support our school & community!
#McKinleyJoy #CommunitySchoolsInAction
Mrs. Howe's Kindergarten and 1st Grade music classes have been learning about Louis Armstrong!
Kindergarten read "What a Wonderful World" with their listening buddies and used used scarves to create rainbows with the song .
And our 1st Graders listened to the song, read the book, and had a class discussion about the things and people that make our world wonderful.
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Kindergarten read "What a Wonderful World" with their listening buddies and used used scarves to create rainbows with the song .
And our 1st Graders listened to the song, read the book, and had a class discussion about the things and people that make our world wonderful.
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Yesterday, we kicked off our McKinley Loves Kindness Challenge with a Spirit Day in honor of Random Acts of Kindness Day! Students and staff proudly wore pink and red to show their support and commitment to spreading kindness throughout our school. 💗❤️
It was amazing to see our halls filled with bright colors and even brighter smiles. Together, we are making McKinley a place where kindness matters every single day!
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It was amazing to see our halls filled with bright colors and even brighter smiles. Together, we are making McKinley a place where kindness matters every single day!
#McKinleyJoy #McKinleyLovesKindness
Reminder, our Dudes & Donuts event is THIS Thursday, February 19th from 3:30-5:30pm at McKinley. Students can bring more than one special "dude" with them. Please note that the doors will close at 5pm to allow time to complete the activities. See flyer for more info!
We are kicking off our McKinley Loves Kindness (MLK) Challenge this week! To help us get started, wear your red or pink on Tuesday for Random Acts of Kindness Day!
Our Pre-K students are also learning about Black History!
This week, our students were exploring bridges and tunnels like civil engineer, Archie Alexander and became chemists like Percy Julian by experimenting with baking soda and vinegar.
We love watching their little minds at work!
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This week, our students were exploring bridges and tunnels like civil engineer, Archie Alexander and became chemists like Percy Julian by experimenting with baking soda and vinegar.
We love watching their little minds at work!
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Our Kindergartners had a special in school visit from the @eriekidsmuseum expERIEnce Children's Museum as part of the Educational Passport Program in partnership with Erie Arts and Culture @erieartsculture! The kids had a great time and to quote one of our own teachers, "can the museum just come to school everyday?!" 💓
Through the Educational Passport Program, every grade level is connected to a partnering organization that will include a combination of hands on, in school activities and field trips! This is just the first visit of many for our Mariners.
Partnerships like this are made possible through the community school model! Keep your eyes out for more fun learning opportunities to come the rest of the school year!
@unitedwayerie United Way of Erie County
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Through the Educational Passport Program, every grade level is connected to a partnering organization that will include a combination of hands on, in school activities and field trips! This is just the first visit of many for our Mariners.
Partnerships like this are made possible through the community school model! Keep your eyes out for more fun learning opportunities to come the rest of the school year!
@unitedwayerie United Way of Erie County
#CommunitySchoolsInAction #McKinleyJoy
Congratulations to this month's Principal 100 winners! Throughout the month, students are nominated by teachers and staff for being great leaders, showing improvements, being kind, and all of the other positive characteristics our Mariners have! When students are nominated, their name goes on a Bingo board and when their row or column fills up, students get to do a fun activity with Principal Bull.
Today's activity was making homemade slime-- our favorite!
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Today's activity was making homemade slime-- our favorite!
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What a wonderful day for a hockey game! McKinley Captains and Champion students enjoyed an exciting trip to the @erieotters Erie Otters Hockey Club to attend a game.
Our Captains and Champions are our student leaders in 4th & 5th Grades! They work really hard each day to set a good example of what it means to be a Mariner and a leader at our school.
A huge thank-you to Amy Grande, Community School Director, and United Way for providing this amazing opportunity for our students through the community school model!
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Our Captains and Champions are our student leaders in 4th & 5th Grades! They work really hard each day to set a good example of what it means to be a Mariner and a leader at our school.
A huge thank-you to Amy Grande, Community School Director, and United Way for providing this amazing opportunity for our students through the community school model!
#McKinleyJoy #CommunitySchoolsInAction
During the first semester, our fourth grade students participated in the Books Ahoy reading challenge. They read books independently and earned gold coins for the amount of time read and quizzes taken to travel through a series of ports until they reached their ultimate destination of Treasure Island.
As a grade level, our 4th graders read over 2,000 books in 4 months!!!
Congratulations to our Mariners! A big shout out to Ms. Adiutori & Mrs. Spitznogle for organizing the challenge!
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As a grade level, our 4th graders read over 2,000 books in 4 months!!!
Congratulations to our Mariners! A big shout out to Ms. Adiutori & Mrs. Spitznogle for organizing the challenge!
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