McKinley PTO Newsletter
Where Every Parent Is A Member
February 5, 2018
President's Update
Happy Monday,
I hope everyone is finding themselves somewhere warm on this frigid cold day!
A reminder that there will be no school Monday, February 12th making this upcoming weekend a long one for the kids.
Have a great week!
PTO Dates to Remember
Make sure to put the following dates on your calendar!
- February 10th - McKinley Chess Tournament, 8:30 a.m.
- February 12th - No School; Staff Development
- February 15th - Angelman Awareness Day - Wear Blue!
- February 15th & 20th - Elementary Conferences
- February 16th - Family Fun Night, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
- February 23rd - Winter Walk to School Day
- February 27th - Chick-fil-A Dine Out Fundraiser, 5-8 p.m.
- March 3rd - Adult Social Fundraiser, 7-11 p.m.
- March 6th - Hoops for Heart (grades 3-5), 3:20-4:45 p.m.
- March 8th - PTO Meeting, 6:30 p.m.
Upcoming Spirit Days:
Every Friday is McKinley Spirit Wear Day (wearing McKinley red counts too)!
Below are a list of specially themed spirit wear Fridays for the year:
- March 2nd - March Madness/Sports Wear
- May 4th - Tie-Dye
The Adult Social Tickets On Sale Now!
Tickets are on sale for the 7th Annual McKinley Adult Social - Hawaiian Luau.
If you missed the ticket order form in the Tuesday Folder, please use the order form below. We have many great items coming in for the silent auction and raffle, along with some added onsite FUN!! You won’t want to miss it!
Saturday, March 3rd - 7pm - 11pm - Mount Mary University North Dining Hall
Also, thank you to those families who have signed up to help the Committee. We greatly appreciate it!
McKinley Elementary Chess Tournament This Weekend
Come impress with chess right in the neighborhood!
McKinley Elementary Chess Tournament
Saturday February 10, 2018 at 8:30 am
in McKinley's Multi-Purpose Room
Open to all WSCF and USCF players
And any McKinley families interested in supporting the chess team.
Concessions will be available and the award ceremony is expected to start between 3:00 and 4:00.
More information and registration can be found at the following links:
Family Fun Night Cake Walk Donations
The McKinley Messengers will be running the Family Fun Night cakewalk to benefit the McKinley Emergency Lunch Fund. Watch for the Tuesday Folder flyer on January 30th for more information and to volunteer your baking talents, we will need a lot of baked goods because this is a very popular event at McKinley!
There will be a prize awarded again this year for BEST overall cake walk donation!
Chick-fil-A Dine Out Fundraiser Save the Date!
Family Fun Night - Friday, February 16th!
Join us for a night of family fun with tons of carnival games, bounce house and obstacle course, the famous McKinley Messenger Cake Walk, and more! Volunteers make this event possible. More details and sign-up for volunteering can be done online through SignUpGenius HERE.
For food and game ticket pre-orders, please print the Family Fun Night flyer (HERE) and send back to school with payment. Food must be pre-ordered. Game tickets will be on sale the night of the event too.
Appraisers Needed for Destination Imagination Tournament!
McKinley's Destination Imagination teams are at it again! Coming off an amazing first year, this year's teams are working hard to make Friends Everywhere to make an Inside Impact while brainstorming an Unlikely Attraction and trying not to go too Maze Craze-d!! Intrigued? The kids will be presenting all their hard work at the regional Destination Imagination tournament on Saturday February 24 at Muskego High School. The tournament is in need of volunteer appraisers (a kinder, gentler word for 'judges') to help appraise all the teams presenting. It will likely be an all-day commitment. Each school with teams represented at the tournament are encouraged to find appraisers. Interested? Contact Monica Deluhery at monica.deluhery@gmail.com.
Show Your McKinley Elementary Pride Wherever You Go!
McKinley Elementary Bumper Magnets Only $5!
Proceeds of the sale go support McKinley programs and projects.
McKinley Elementary PTO
How Do I Become a Member of the PTO?
You already are! If you are a parent, guardian or teacher at McKinley Elementary School, you are a member of the PTO.
Interested in becoming more involved? The PTO is always looking for help. Volunteer opportunities in areas of marketing, communication, social media coordination, event coordination, website design, merchandising and more! There are volunteer opportunities that fit everyone's schedule - during school hours, after school hours, work from home hours and one time event hours.
For more information about how you can become involved in PTO efforts, contact Lindsay Stadler lindsaystadler@gmail.com
Office Max / Office Depot Fundraising
This year Office Max/Office Depot stores are offering local schools the opportunity to partner in a fundraising activity. 5% of all qualifying purchases made by parents or teachers for the entire year will be donated to the school in the form of a merchandise credit. McKinley's master ID # is 70113794. For more information, visit http://www.officedepot.com/a/content/back-to-school/5percent/