McKinley E-Newsletter
Friday, February 24, 2017
NEXT WEEK'S CALENDAR
Saturday, February 25
Raise the Roof at KHS
Monday,February 27
Jazz Band, 7 am
Chamber Orchestra, 7 am
Learning Lab from 3 pm to 4 pm
Tuesday, February 28
Art Club
STEAM Club
Wrestling at Franklin
Wednesday, March 1
Jazz Band, 7 am
Chamber Orchestra, 7 am
Game Club
STEAM Club
Thursday,March 2
Yearbook
Video Gaming Club
Wrestling at South East
Learning Lab from 3 to 4 pm
FCA meeting at 7 am in gym (everyone welcome)/juice and donuts provided
Friday, March 3
1:25 pm Dismissal
Morning Agilities Meeting (see below for more information)
EIAA Drawing
EIAA Story Line
Video Gaming Club
Jefferson Show Choir Invitational
Saturday, March 4
Kennedy Honor Orchestra
CLASSIC EDITION REHEARSAL SCHEDULE - CLICK HERE
CLICK HERE to download/print weekly student calendar
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
March 7 - Variety Show
March 13-17 - Spring Break - No SchoolMarch 29 - End of Quarter 3
March 31 - Hy-Vee Cash 4 Students Program Ends (keep collecting receipts; new program information will be forthcoming)
April 3-7 - Iowa Assessments
April 10 - PTA Meeting
April 14 - No School
April 27 - 5th Grade Parent Night
MARCH 7 VARIETY SHOW COUNTDOWN! Tickets and Shout Outs Still Available, Volunteers and Bake Sale Items Needed
The countdown begins for the night of the best show in town...McKinley's annual "Little Bit of Somethin' Community Variety Show" on March 7. This night promises to be a lot of fun with great performances from our students and new this year, the McKinley staff will bring their swag for a LipSync competition!
Our Silent Auction has a huge variety of awesome things...want to plan a date night dinner and show? A weekend trip to St. Louis for a baseball game? Get ready for golf with Maui Jim's sunglasses and Zach Johnson Swag? Or a one of a kind keepsake quilt made from a collection of McKinley t-shirts? Check out the Silent Auction catalog (CLICK HERE) to see what sparks your interest. (This is just a sneak preview--we will have even more the night of the show.)
The main entrance door (10th Street) opens at 4:45 pm. General admission is $5.00. This ticket includes reserved seating in the auditorium. Enjoy the performances and check out the Silent Auction, Bake Sale, and free-will dinner at the Concessions Cafe.
Cafe Performances - 5:00 pm (cafeteria)
Opening Acts - 5:30 pm (auditorium)
Main Show - 6:30 pm (auditorium)
Shout Outs will be sold until 7:30 pm
Silent Auction - bidding ends at 8:00 pm (second floor)
Concessions Cafe - serving ends at 6:30 pm (first floor)
Bake Sale: We will keep selling until sold out!
Your support and help would be very much appreciated! Please join us!
Variety Show Volunteer Sign Up
MAKERSPACE
Testing out the Makey Makey in EL class
Cardboard constructing, popsicle stick building and good old fashioned coloring
Free time during EL - Makerspace kids chose Legos over screens
MCKINLEY'S GREEN INITIATIVE
SPRING AGILITIES
Is your student interested in developing coordination; improving conditioning and footwork; burning off energy; and having fun and enhancing skills? If so, he/she may want to join Spring Agilities. There will be an informational meeting on Friday, March 3.
Spring Agilities will meet on Monday's, Wednesday's and Friday's from 6:30 to 7:30 am beginning on Monday, March 6.
If you have any questions, please contact Coach Jarred Johnston at jjohnston@cr.k12.ia.us.
CONFERENCE WRAP UP
A special thank you to Tammy Fox and the PTA for providing a delicious "fiesta" dinner on Thursday, February 23.
HY-VEE CASH 4 STUDENTS PROGRAM ENDS MARCH 31
Keep collecting receipts. Information on next year's program will be shared with you as soon as we receive all the details.
ROAD TO SPRING BREAK
Each Friday students can earn an incentive simply by living the BEAR Way! These incentives might be big or small, but it’s a THANK YOU to the students for doing the RIGHT THING!! Yesterday students were treated to popcorn/electronics in their EL class (a special thank you to Dennis McDermott and Kathy Neighbors for popping popcorn).
If you able to volunteer to help pop popcorn for different activities and/or help with selling concessions at events, contact Jackie at jmason@cr.k12.ia.us.
McKinley Middle School
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
Twitter: @CRMcKinleyMS