The Lion's Roar
Principal's Weekly Newsletter- November 19, 2022
A Great 2022 Talent Show!
Great job to all the students who participated in this year's Talent Show! A Roar Out to parent coordinator Leslie, and teacher supervisor Mrs. Schwartz, and all the parents and teachers who volunteered their time to make this special event happen.
Title I Funding
McKinley Needs your Help!
In order for McKinley to qualify for Title I funding, 35% of our students must qualify for free-reduced lunch via the Free-Reduced Lunch Form. Now that all students receive 2 free meals, less families are submitting the Free-Reduced Lunch Form since it's no longer needed for meals. We are asking all families to please complete the form, which has been renamed the "Educational Benefits Form," so that we can potentially qualify for Title I funding.
Title I funds things like our theater program, intervention teacher, professional development for staff, DEI classroom libraries, curriculum and assessment materials to help close the achievement gap, and more.
The deadline to submit the form is November 30th. Please submit your form today https://bit.ly/SchoolBenefits22-23
The authorized official SMMUSD twitter account is @smmusd, and the authorized official McKinley twitter account is @McKinleyLions. Be careful of impersonation accounts; they can be blocked and reported to twitter.
Have a Great Thanksgiving!
This week is a short week, with school Monday, and early dismissal on Tuesday. There is no school Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday for Thanksgiving Break.
Weekly Planner
This Week
November 22, 2022- Minimum Day Early Dismissal
November 23-25- No School, Happy Thanksgiving
Next Week
November 30, 2022- PTA Meeting 6pm on Zoom
December 2, 2022- See's Candy Fundraiser Ends
December 2, 2022- Room Parent Meeting, 9am on Zoom
Upcoming Dates
December 5, 2022- 4th grade Dance performance- 9:00am in the Auditorium
December 6, 2022-4th grade Music Informance- 11:00am-11:45am
December 8, 2022- 5th grade Music Informance- 11:00am-12:00pm
December 9, 2022- 9am Campus Tour for Prospective Incoming Families
December 12-16- Spirit Week
December 14, 2022- Winter Sing-a-Long (8:45am TK-2; 10:40am 3-5)
December 16, 2022- Minimum Day