Life has been busy around McKinley! And, as much as we go home exhausted, it's been great seeing the excitement, energy, and learning throughout the building.
We had our Summer Learning Breakfast this morning. We had over 85 students participate and turn their calendar in! Congrats to Jack Langlois for winning the iPod Touch. Below are a few pictures from the breakfast:
Building Goals
Below is a link to our building goals. Our building goals generated from work with Site Team on building data and needs. These building goals will be the foundation of the work we do this year. We are still working on our STEM goal- this may change slightly (just the wording). If you have questions about the goals, let myself or your Site Rep know.
Click here for the building goals
PTO Sign-Up
Teachers, please consider signing up to attend one PTO Meeting this year. The link went out yesterday through Office 365.
Garbage Cans in Hallway
At our Cabinet Meeting, Bob shared a concern that custodial staff had a hard time finding garbage cans in classrooms. Can you have a student (or two) be in charge of placing the garbage at the door each night? This will speed up the process so staff can get to other things (cleaning floors, windows, etc.)
PLCs:
Teachers, I will be sending an email out this weekend with some documents to help guide your work as a PLC. Please use this email when working with your PLC on Monday or Tuesday. I will try to make it around to each of your PLCs.
Referendum Video & Representatives
This week, a McKinley team attended a presentation to learn more about the upcoming referendum. This team consists of Michelle Simon, Michelle Meiners, Sonya David, Diane Frazier, and Amy Cocchiarella. There will be more information coming out from this group as the weeks progress. If you have questions, see this team or the website: http://www.owatonna.k12.mn.us/page/2776
Building Weekly Newsletter:
Click here to see the Weekly Newsletter
Valet Parking for the Week:
The Valet Parking for the Week goes to Kindergarten EA, Tarah Thompson. Tarah always has a positive attitude toward her work and students. Tarah and Trisha have a lot of energy coming from their classroom. Tarah has nothing but respect and care for the students she serves. She is dedicated to her job and will do whatever it takes to make Kindergarten a great experience for our K4 students. Tarah, enjoy the parking spot!
Snapshot of Learning:
Katie Demmer's 2nd Graders working on reading stamina.
Courtney Hugs' Kindergarteners enjoying the outdoor classroom.
Mark Langlois's Welcome Board- focused on growth mindset! :)
Welcome McKinley School Class of 2028!
Don't forget, fall benchmarking is due next week (closes 9/23, report by 9/25).
Have a great weekend!
-Justin
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