That's a wrap on the Superintendent's Student Advisory Council for the 2023-2024 school year! Thank you to our students for sharing your ideas and opinions with Administration! #ASDProud
"Special Olympics is a global movement of people creating a new world of inclusion and community, where every single person is accepted and welcomed, regardless of ability or disability. We are helping to make the world a better, healthier and more joyful place—one athlete, one volunteer, one family member at a time." Hatboro Horsham hosted Montgomery County's Special Olympics 2024. McKinley had 14 athletes compete in grades 2nd to 5th grade. All 14 students were champions and had a wonderful day celebrating with Abington School District alongside other neighborhood districts. Congratulations to our first year athletes!
REMINDER: Abington Schools are taking part in the PA School Climate surveys provided by The Pennsylvania Department of Education. Parents and guardians are invited to complete the parent/guardian version of the surveys no later than Friday! Check your email for the link, or contact your school's principal to have it resent to you.
Today, we remember and honor the brave.
McKinley's Lost & Found
There are three ways to claim your student's missing item from our Lost & Found!
1) Check out our NEW virtual Lost & Found https://photos.app.goo.gl/rByCD2d4WYavaXjL9.
2) Remind your student to go to the Lost & Found during school to claim their item.
3) Parents/Guardians can go to the Lost & Found in the school's vestibule during school hours.
Please remember to label your student's belongings! Lost & Found items that are labeled are delivered to students.
At the end of each month items that are not labeled or claimed will be donated. Thank you!
VIBE and IMAGINE club students collaborated with the Philadelphia Zoo and participated in the Unless Contest, a project-based learning experience that inspires real-world action to save endangered animals. McKinley's VIBE and IMAGINE students were named as third place winners with over 400 participating students from over 40 schools!!!
Last week McKinley was pleased to have Sarah Meller come and speak to the 4th and 5th graders about her experience as a young girl escaping the Nazis from Yugoslavia. Thank you Sarah for sharing your story.
First grade students gave their plants a little hair cut during their organisms science unit!
Click the link below to view the most recent edition of the McKinley Dragon Tales Newsletter!
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At last night's meeting of the Board of School Directors, the Teaching and Learning Department presented the 2024 Mathematics Achievement Awards, which recognize elementary and middle school students for their accomplishments in the Pennsylvania Statistics Poster Competition, the Mathematical Olympiads and the Continental Mathematics League Competition. Congratulations to all of our honorees! #ASDProud #AwardsofASD
Due to the rainy conditions, the McKinley PTO Spring Fair will be postponed to its scheduled rain date: Friday, May 17, 2024.
REMINDER: Through Friday, May 10, recognize a special teacher in your/your student's life by writing them a postcard of appreciation! Download, print or make a copy of the following Google slide, and handwrite or type in your message: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ZfyjRigBrl72Y8su2JTWmHoQPns_EeizWANCpl8KG2Q/edit?usp=sharing
Email it to CR@abington.k12.pa.us and we will share it with the teacher (please indicate whether you are comfortable with it being posted on social media). #ThankATeacher #ASDProud #OneASD
Due to the weather forecast for tomorrow, the McKinley Field Day will be postponed to its scheduled rain date: Tuesday, May 14, 2024.
Let's also extend our heartfelt gratitude to the dedicated nurses who play a vital role in our McKinley community. During Nurses Appreciation Week, we recognize their commitment to providing care, healing, and support to our students, staff, and families. Their dedication, professionalism, and empathy ensure the well-being and safety of everyone in our school community. Thank you to our incredible nurses for their invaluable contributions!
During this Teacher's Appreciation Week, let's celebrate our fantastic educators who show their "McKinley HEART in everything they do!" Their dedication and passion to educate the students of McKinley do not go unnoticed and what makes them even more special is the way they inspire and uplift our students, embodying the core values of Honesty, Excellence, Awareness, Respect, and Tolerance. Thank you to our incredible teachers for making a huge difference in the lives of our students each day.
Our fifth grade students celebrated their DARE Graduation on May 1st with speeches, photos, a slideshow montage, and special recognitions from Officer McMenamin.
REMINDER: Today's Open House and Community Forum starts at 11 a.m. at Abington Middle School!
This Teacher Appreciation Week, we're saying Thank You to educators! From Monday, May 6, through Friday, May 10, recognize a special ASD teacher in your/your student's life by writing them a postcard of appreciation. Download, print or make a copy of the following Google slide, and handwrite or type in your message. Email it to CR@abington.k12.pa.us by the end of next week, and we will compile the messages to send to teachers. Please also include whether you're comfortable with having your message shared on social media. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ZfyjRigBrl72Y8su2JTWmHoQPns_EeizWANCpl8KG2Q/edit?usp=sharing #ASDProud #OneASD #ThankATeacher
Happy Principal Appreciation Day! Today, we extend our gratitude to our incredible leader, Mr. Oldham, for his unwavering dedication to McKinley Elementary. Mr. Oldham exemplifies true leadership, demonstrating his genuine care for our school community every day. From his warm greetings to his tireless efforts to enhance our school's environment, Mr. Oldham's passion and school spirit inspire us all. Thank you, Mr. Oldham, for your exceptional commitment to McKinley Elementary—we are truly grateful for everything you do!
Our Vibe and Imagine Club collaborated with the Philadelphia Zoo and participated in the Unless Contest, a project-based learning experience that inspires real-world action to save endangered animals. We have been selected as a finalist in the contest with over 400 participating students from over 40 schools. Our School can still help by sending in their cling plastic for the bins in our lobby. We are hoping to recycle over 1,000 lbs to help save endangered animals. We will use the plastic to turn into a bench for our school. We will be collecting until June 7th.
