McKinley Elementary Newsletter
October 2022
IMPORTANT DATES
Oct 5 - Picture Day
Oct 6 - Willamette Valley Pie Orders & Money Due
Oct 7 - McKinley Fun Run
Oct 11 - Take Out Tuesday, Cafe Yumm!
Oct 13 - OBOB Student interest meeting during school day
Oct 14 - No School, Statewide Inservice Day
Oct 26 - Willamette Valley Pie Pick up by sellers' Families to deliver
Oct 26,27 - No School, Parent Teacher Conferences 7:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Oct 28 - No School
Every Wednesday is a 1 hour late start at 8:50 AM - the other days 7:50 AM
Say Cheese, it's Picture Day!
Fun Run is coming and other volunteer opportunities!
Yay, McKinley PTC is hosting the annual Fun Run this year! This is a FUN opportunity to volunteer. Important requirement for ALL volunteers: Make sure you have your background check up to date. They are good for 5 years. Click here to submit your background check right now, today. These can take up to 3 or 4 weeks to process so please fill yours out ASAP.
Field trips will also be a great volunteer opportunity. In order to be ready to volunteer for any fall field trips, you need to submit your background check today.
PTC Monthly Meeting
PTC Meeting
October 4th @ 6:30 PM
Childcare provided - playground
6:00-6:30 Parent hang out - courtyard
6:30 Meeting - Library
-Agenda-
Introductions
Fun Run committee update (October 7th)
Willamette Valley pie update - (orders due October 7th, pie pick up 26th )
Take Out Tuesday update -Cafe yum (October 11)
Budget approval
Principal’s report
Movie night
New business
Willamette Valley Pie Co. Pick Up Details
Take Out Tuesday - Cafe Yumm!
Mention that you want to support McKinley when you order and a portion of your sale will benefit our school.
What is OBOB?
McKinley is participating in OBOB this year and will have a meeting on October 13th during the school day for those students in grades 3-5 interested in participating. In the meantime check out the OBOB website and book list for this year. "Reading" books can include audio books and reading with a parent/guardian.
Books are available at most bookstores, online and in store. The local bookstore, Escape Fiction does give a discount on OBOB books. For more information, check out the Escape Fiction website.
3rd to 5th Grade Book List
- The Best of Iggy by Annie Barrows
- The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart by Stephanie Burgis
- From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
- Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson
- Kinda Like Brothers by Coe Booth
- Letters from Cuba by Ruth Behar
- Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring by Angela Cervantes
- Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte & Ann Xu
- Rescue on the Oregon Trail by Kate Messner
- Shirley and Jamila Save Their Summer by Gillian Goerz
- Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio by Peg Kehret
- Snapdragon by Kat Leyh
- Spark by Sarah Beth Durst
- Ten by Shamini Flint
- The Trouble with Weasels by Rob Harrell
- A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat
McKinley Garden Time
Year at a Glance
- 1st Tuesday of most months - PTC Meeting 6:30 PM-8:00 PM
- 2nd Tuesday of most months - Take Out Tuesday - fundraisers at local restaurants
- October 7th - Fun Run
- October 12th - Willamette Valley Pie Fundraiser
- November 28- Dec 2 Usborne Book Fair
- December thru February OBOB (Oregon Battle of the Books)
- February 27-March 3 - Read-A-Thon
- April - Scholastic Book Fair
- June 2 - School Carnival
PTC officers: Lea Hinchcliff, Beth Gallini, Thomas Wells and Raina Wickstrom
Questions? Contact the PTC exec team at ptcmckinley@gmail.com.
Rainy Day Recess
Halloween Costumes
In an effort to minimize disruptions and maximize our education hours, we ask that students not wear Halloween costumes to school. We know that some families celebrate Halloween; others choose not to for many reasons. We make these kinds of decisions based on inclusiveness for our school community, and whether they support our educational mission.
Please save costumes for your home celebrations. Thanks for your understanding and continuing support.
Reminders About Traffic Around Our School
It’s a new school year and a good time to share a few reminders about traffic around the school.
Students, parents, buses, staff and school neighbors all share the same travel routes through the neighborhood to and from the school. Peak travel times can create congestion and increase the need for safe and courteous travel practices.
Here are a few ways parents can help us create a safe, respectful and positive environment when driving near the school:
- Please drive slowly. Remember, the speed limit in a school zone when lights are flashing is 20 miles per hour.
- Please don’t park in neighbors’ driveways at any time, even if the driveway is open.
- Don’t block streets, stop in intersections or crosswalks, and please obey crossing guards’ instructions.
- Remind children to stop and look both ways before crossing streets, and to respect neighbors’ property – for example, don’t make shortcuts through neighbors’ yards.
- When lining up to pick-up or drop-off students, leave at least three feet of space between your car and the nearest driveway opening.
- Avoid lining up early for pick-up or drop-off to help minimize congestion.
- Don’t drive in bus lanes, even if no buses are present.
SKPS HONORS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH | SKPS HONRA EL MES DE LA HERENCIA HISPANA
El Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana se celebra anualmente del 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre celebrando las contribuciones de los estadounidenses cuyos antepasados vinieron de España, México, el Caribe, América Central y América del Sur.
Fentanyl Information
FAKE FENTANYL: What parents & students need to know
Oregon has lost several students to fentanyl in the last few years. Linked below are fact sheets to help educate students, parents and the community about the dangers of fake pills made from deadly fentanyl.
FENTANYL BEING DISGUISED AS CANDY
Fentanyl is currently very common in our community; it is a powerful synthetic opioid that is like morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent. Fentanyl is odorless, tasteless and colorless. Young people think they are taking “blues,” OxyContin or Xanax, but they are often taking pills laced with fentanyl. Recently, law enforcement agencies have also warned about the danger of fentanyl being disguised as candy, specifically targeted to be sold to children.
SMALL TALK – Preventing Suicide in Children
You are invited to join a free half-day workshop for families with a focus on elementary-age youth. Learning objectives include:
- Appreciate how a child’s developmental stage affects their concept of death and suicide;
- Identify protective factors, risk factors and warning signs in children; and
- Confidently transfer care of a child to a caregiver.
Days, times and locations October 22, 2022
9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Hammond Elementary School
4900 Bayne Street NE
Salem, OR 97305
Free K-12 COVID-19 Weekly Screening Program
Think Before You Post!
STAY IN THE LOOP WITH TEACHER, SCHOOL AND DISTRICT
Salem-Keizer Public Schools is now using the ParentSquare platform for district, school and teacher communications, primarily with email, text and app notifications. ParentSquare automatically generates an account for each parent/guardian, using their preferred email address and phone number.
Download the app or log into the ParentSquare web portal using the contact email used for your child’s school.Oregon Health Plan Free for Youth
Through the Oregon Health Plan, youth 19 years of age and younger have access to free health coverage, regardless of immigration status if they meet the income requirements.
More information, including income requirements and how to apply for coverage, is available online.
2022-23 Meal Prices: Free!
Thanks to the USDA’s Seamless Summer Option, we will be able to feed all students breakfast and lunch at school for free this year.
Lunch Menus Food Services will not be printing lunch menus to send to the schools. They will post on each schools website, as well on the District website. They are having a hard time getting anything on a consistent basis and cannot depend on suppliers to have what is needed. The food chain/Supply and Demand is ever flexing.
2022-23 DISTRICT CALENDAR - click the calendar to go to the website for details
School Hours
EVERY Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
7:30 Breakfast available in cafeteria (free to all students)7:35 Doors Open for all students
7:50 School Starts- tardy bell rings
2:20 School Ends
EVERY Wednesday
8:30 Breakfast available in cafeteria (free to all students)
8:35 Doors Open for all students
8:50 School Starts- tardy bell rings
2:20 School Ends
Arrival and Dismissal doors will be the front courtyard and back breezeway doors for grades 1-5 and Kindergarten in the garden area.
HOW DO I STAY CONNECTED?
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School hours: 7:50AM - 2:20PM (M,T,Th,F) 8:50AM - 2:20PM (Weds Only)
Doors open at 7:35AM
Principal Michelle Nelson
Office 7:30AM-3:50PM
Address: 466 McGilchrist St SE Salem OR 97302
Phone: 503-399-3167