MCKINLEY STEAM ACADEMY
October 30, 2020
TIME TO FALL BACK
A NOTE FROM PRINCIPAL MARTINEZ
Hello McKinley Families,
I hope this communication finds your family safe and well.
As you may know, McKinley STEAM Academy utilizes the online program i-Ready to diagnose your child’s academic progress and determine the supports your student needs. We recently gave each of our students the fall diagnostic in both reading and math. It is our hope that families will take time to review their child’s results and to discuss next steps on how home and school can work together to promote and celebrate your child’s growth. The following two documents provide additional information on the iReady platform:
Please feel free to reach out to your child’s Advisory, Language Arts, or Math teacher at any time for additional information or to ask any questions.
Thank you for your continued support.
Note: Digital artwork courtesy of 6th grader Joel Kolder
BUSING UPDATE
PLEASE RETURN OVERDUE LIBRARY BOOKS
Dear McKinley Families,
Due to how we closed schools in March, we have a lot of library books due to be returned. Those books may be only a few at your house but when you multiply all the houses in the Cedar Rapids Community School District; that adds up to a lot of books.
If you want to return your books now, please return the books to the Cedar Rapids Public Library book drops at the library or the drops at the local HyVee stores. The public library is doing what they can do to help get our books back. Or bring them with you when you come back in November. I will deliver them to the other schools in our district.
I have sent out overdue notices on Tuesdays to the student email addresses. Have your student check their email and help them to locate their books. These books can be read by other students this year and for years to come.
Thank you for your help.
Sincerely,
Mrs Gardner
Librarian
HOW TO CHECK YOUR STUDENT'S PROGRESS
Ms. Schmuecker's Class Drew Colored Fall Leaves
MUSIC SCHEDULE
PTA VIRTUAL MTG ON MON, NOV 2
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/98169317518?pwd=TXJ2cFYvOFJONmdHalFpZG56TEsyQT09
Meeting ID: 981 6931 7518
Passcode: 7i7TxF
HELP FILL OUR RACKS WITH COATS; BINS WITH SCARVES, HATS, AND GLOVES
MCKINLEY YEARBOOK
Go to: www.treering.com
McKinley Passcode: 1013613902043906
All yearbooks will be mailed home.
YEARBOOK PHOTO REQUEST
How to Support McKinley
Cedar Rapids Community Schools Foundation
Your money would go towards purchases to support the following vital programs at McKinley STEAM Academy
Help Us Meet Our Goal of $20,000!
Funding for STEAM-integrated projects in all classrooms
Consumable supplies for our STEAMLab
Multicultural books for Language Arts classroom libraries
After-school student enrichment programs (material and stipend support)
BearPaw Store — Recognizing and celebrating students for exhibiting the BEARWay
Grizzly Cove — Funding to support McKinley’s food pantry and clothes closet
Classic Edition Show Choir — Costumes, music, transportation, and student scholarships
CHECK OUT A BOOK FROM THE MCKINLEY IMC
REGISTRATION AND ANNUAL VERIFICATION (MUST BE DONE YEARLY)
It is critical we have the most current information for every student. Please take time to update this information in Infinite Campus. The District will continue to hold drive-up Registration and Annual Verification assistance on Wednesdays from 1pm to 4pm at ELSC (located at 2500 Edgewood Rd NW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405) through the month of September. Interpreters will be available. Once buildings reopen to the public, families will be able to get assist with registration and annual verification at any open CRCSD building
CLICK HERE to log into Infinite Campus
HY-VEE CASH 4 STUDENTS PROGRAM UPDATE
Thank you to all who participated in last year's Hy-Vee Cash 4 Students Program. We are in the process of sorting/counting the last of the receipts.
CONTINUE TO COLLECT HY-VEE RECEIPTS!
SCAN: If you wish to scan/take photos of your receipts, you can send them to mckhyvee@gmail.com.
Money raised from the Hy-Vee Cash 4 Students Program goes towards purchasing items for the bear paw store.
Thank you for your support.
To sign up for electronic receipts, go to https://www.hy-vee.com/perks/. 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 receipts to Mckhyvee@gmail.com
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