McKinley E-Newsletter
February 28, 2020
NEXT WEEK'S CALENDAR
Monday, March 2
Tuesday, March 3
Jazz Band/Chamber Orchestra, 7 am
Forensics Club, 3 pm
Wrestling at Taft
Wednesday, March 4
Chess Club, 3-4 pm
Thursday, March 5
Jazz Band/Chamber Orchestra, 7 am
Wrestling vs. North Central and Franklin
Friday, March 6
1:20 pm Dismissal
Weather Lab
Jefferson Show Choir Invitational
Saturday, March 7
NEIBA Jazz Festival
Kennedy Honor Orchestra Festival
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Stop Motion Animation Class Through Eastern Iowa Arts Academy
Mondays, 3-4 pm
March 23-May 11
Class will meet on room 10
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Project Lit Club Returns - Thursdays during lunch (pick up book in the library)
Weather Lab, February 28, from 1:30 to 3:30; sign up in main office
Mask Making, March 6, sign up in main office
8th Grade Golf
8th Grade Girls wanting to play golf at WHS, can practice with the Warrior team this spring. Practice will start March 16 and runs daily through May at Gardner Golf Course. Contact information available in Office.
SAVE THE DATE - APRIL 2 - MCKINLEY STEAM EXPO AND VARIETY SHOW
Many talented students have auditioned and been accepted into the Variety Show portion. Chamber Orchestra, Jazz Band, Classic Edition, and selected ensembles will also perform. Projects from classrooms throughout the building will be on display, as well as the ever-popular (and profitable!) Silent Auction. Proceeds from this event will benefit Performing Arts groups and special STEAM projects.
Coming soon - details on ways to become involved.
STAFF APPRECIATION FRIDAYS
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HY-VEE CASH 4 STUDENTS PROGRAM
THANK YOU for all the receipts donated last school year. We raised over $1800 for McKinley last year. Below is how to participate
Receipts can be dated April 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020
* Students can turn in receipts to the main office
* Send receipts electronically (instructions below)
For every $200 collected, $1 will be donated to McKinley
Money raised will be used for the Bear Paw Store, student activities, and PBIS
How to Send Receipts Electronically
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.need to drop them off at the main office. E-mail your electronic Hy-Vee receipt to Mckhyvee@gmail.com.
If you want to help count Hy-Vee receipts, please contact Jackie Mason at jmason@crschools.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
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/McKinleySTEAM/
Twitter: @CRMcKinleyMS