McKinley Mindset
Learning Today, Leading Tomorrow
Welcome to Our NEW and IMPROVED McKinley Newsletter!
Mindset Mondays
Happy MONDAY McKinley Skippers! I hope you are all ready to make it a great week. This year our theme is GROWTH MINDSET! The way that students think about themselves as learners is critical to their success. The good news is, we can help foster these skills and attributes.
Understanding Mindset! Children with a growth mindset believe that intelligence can be developed. These students see school as a place to develop their abilities and think of challenges as opportunities to grow! WHY is this important?? If we understand what DRIVES the BRAIN we can help children DEVELOP their STRENGTHS and be better, more resilient, learners!
Check out the video below to learn more.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS WEEK
Community Connect!
Triple P Parenting!
Traffic Talk
Public forum on September 17th at 6:30pm in the McKinley Gym to present and discuss the idea of moving street parking on SOUTH.
Picture Day is September 21st (THIS FRIDAY)
Book Fair is HERE!
Waiver Days
October 15, 2018
January 7, 2019
February 15, 2019
April 1, 2019
The Primary Years Program at McKinley Elementary
International Baccalaureate Updates
The 2018-19 school year is off to an amazing start. We celebrated our first assembly highlighting the McKinley compass point of HONESTY! Students will be working on being principled and reflective as they demonstrate the IB attitudes of appreciation, respect and integrity.
Learning the Learner Profile through PBiS!
Classes will have the opportunity to earn a trip to West Orchards on September 28th by winning the “Golden Fork” or the “Apple Tree Challenge”. In the classroom, staff and students are working to create essential agreements. These agreements will establish routines and procedures for how the classroom will function. Essential Agreements are an important part of our school climate. Every working group (staff and students) collaborate to create documents that state the things we value and how we work together to accomplish goals.
Share your Cultural Traditions! Get INVOLVED in the PYP
Finally, for the fall season, our McKinley family would like to learn more about our community by exploring the different cultures of our families and friends. This means digging deeper into different forms of artistic heritage, customs and traditions. If you, or someone you know, is interested in sharing cultural traditions, please contact Sabrina Rowan at 440-354-5400 ext. 208 or srowan@fhevs.org.
Motivation and Engagement: Positive Behavior Support
Last week, I had the honor of presenting at the State Library of Ohio with the Ohio Department of Education. Last year we joined the ODE and Miami University to explore ways to build Intrinsic Motivation in the classroom. There are many ways that we incorporate this throughout our school day. We have an AMAZING positive behavior support team of teachers that is constantly looking for ways to motivate students to set goals and achieve to their highest potential! We look forward to continued leadership in this area as we share our strategies with other teachers around the state and celebrate our THIRD YEAR as a GOLD Medal School!!
PTO Rocks!
Thank you to everyone who has sent in box tops for education! Please remember we are going to do a contest in October if you'd like to save them till then. Click HERE for a complete list of PTO Events!
Lake County Preschool at Fairport Harbor
DID YOU KNOW? We have a 5 STAR rated preschool under the Ohio Department of Education's Step Up To Quality Program. Want to know more about how schools earn this rating?
School Lunch
APPLY ONLINE AT: schoollunchapp.com. OR call 440-358-8212.
HAVE A GREAT WEEK MCKINLEY SKIPPERS!
About Us
Email: jpolak@fhevs.org
Website: www.fhevs.org
Location: 602 Plum Street, Fairport Harbor, OH, USA
Phone: 440.354.5400
Facebook: facebook.com/fairportharborschools/
Twitter: @PrincipalPolak