MCKINLEY STEAM ACADEMY
February 26, 2021
SCHOOL PICTURES (In Person and Remote) ON MARCH 5
Order forms were distributed to in person students this week. Completed forms should be brought back to school on Friday (picture day). NOTE: We will not be able to make change so the forms should include the exact amount due.
Remote families: For students learning remotely, photos will also be taken on Friday, March 5, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm. Students will enter at the McKinley Street entrance (Labeled B). Cars should pull forward to the next entrance (Labeled C) after dropping their students off. This is the entrance students will exit after their photos are taken. A staff member will be at the McKinley Street entrance directing students to the auditorium. After a student's photo is taken, a staff member will show the student where to exit. Students will be asked to wear a mask and sanitize their hands when entering the building. Sanitizer will also be available for students to use when they exit the building. This information was included with the report card mailing.
All families can order photos online through mylifetouch.com. Picture Day ID: EVTSNJG3N
Re-take day is scheduled for April 16.
Please contact the main office at 558-2348 with any questions.
Optimist Speech Contest
Optimist Speech Contest
Optimist Speech Contest
DRESS YOUR STUDENT FOR THE WEATHER (In-Person)
CEDAR RAPIDS GAZETTE ARTICLE ON MAGNET SCHOOLS
PTA NEWS (In Person and Remote)
PTA Meeting on March 8
The PTA will be meeting on March 8 via Zoom at 6:00 pm. Below is the log in information.
PHOTOS PLEASE! (In Person and Remote)
ATTENTION 8TH GRADERS (In Person and Remote)
WELCOME MRS. KLINGAMAN (In Person)
Please welcome Mrs. Klingaman to McKinley. Mrs. Klingaman will be part of the 7th grade team. Families whose students will be moving cohorts will be notified on Tuesday, March 2. Students will be told on Wednesday, March 3. The addition of Mrs. Klingaman will allow us to keep our cohort sizes under 20 per class. Before making the transition to her own class on March 8, Mrs. Klingman will be working with all cohorts next week getting to know the students. Please call the main office at 558-2348 with any questions or concerns.
ENGINEERING TECH (In Person) - 8TH GRADE
They also listened to Zoubair Entezari (Senior Systems and Human Factors Engineer at Rockwell Collins Aerospace. Mr. Entezari discussed with the students what "Human Factors" are in engineering design. He touched on topics of Aerospace engineering in both present and future projects.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Congratulations to Michael Daws, Kelly Franklin-Clark, Amy Gardner and Andrew Smith for completing the University of Iowa’s STEM Innovator® Educator Certification program. They now have the skills to infuse innovation and the entrepreneurial mindset into their classroom. STEM Innovator® engages students in solving authentic, community-driven, real-world problems by working in multidisciplinary teams. STEM Innovator® students learn to identify a problem of interest, verify and validate the problem through customer discovery, and establish and implement a solution. Along the way, students develop social-emotional learning skills, explore multiple careers, and gain the skills to be college and career ready by working with community partners.
INFORMATION FOR PROSPECTIVE MCKINLEY STEAM ACADEMY FAMILIES
Want to know more about McKinley STEAM Academy? Prospective families are invited to join us through Google Meet for a virtual school tour on the following dates, hosted by Michele Wilson, Magnet Coordinator:
March 9 from 6:00 to 6:45 pm
March 30 from 9:00 to 9:45 am
Please share with families who are thinking about enrolling their child at McKinley.
HY-VEE CASH 4 STUDENTS UPDATE
How to Turn in Receipts:
Student can give receipts to their advisory teacher.
You can drop off receipts to McKinley, M-F, from 7:30 to 4:00. Just call when you arrive, and someone will come and meet you.
Send your receipts electronically. To sign up for electronic receipts, go to https://www.hy-vee.com/perks/ (Opens in a new window). Once you log in, it will bring you to your customer profile. Towards the bottom of the first column, it will ask you if you want to receive a digital receipt. Click yes. E-mail your electronic Hy-Vee receipt to Mckhyvee@gmail.com (Opens in a new window).
The program for this year runs April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021.
Ask friends, neighbors, relatives, co-workers to collect receipts for McKinley. It's not too late to start collecting and turning in receipts.
I am assuming the program will continue past March 31, so keep collecting receipts.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
McKinley Passcode: 1013613902043906
All yearbooks will be mailed home.
McKinley STEAM Academy
Email: jmason@cr.k12.ia.us
Website: http://mckinley.cr.k12.ia.us/
Location: 620 10th Street SE, Cedar Rapids, IA
Phone: 319-558-2348
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/McKinleySTEAM/
Twitter: @CRMcKinleyMS