McKinley E-Newsletter
April 19, 2019
Monday, April 22
McKinley News Team
EMPOWER Book Club
Learning Lab from 3-4, Room 319
Boys Soccer vs Franklin
Tuesday, April 23
Jazz Band, 7 am
Orchestra Practice Club
Girls Tennis v. Taft (THIS WILL BE PLAYED AT MCKINLEY)
Vivace Auditions (P7/P8 Music Classes)
Wednesday, April 24
EMPOWER Book Club
Vivace Auditions (P7/P8 Music Classes)
Thursday, April 25
Jazz Band, 7 am
Orchestra Practice Club
EMPOWERED Writers Club
Learning Lab (Rm 319), 3 to 4 pm
Girls Tennis at Excelsior Red
Track at WHS
Incoming 6th Grade Parent Night, 6 pm
Friday, April 26
FULL DAY SCHEDULE; 2:50 pm Dismissal
Tennis, Soccer, and Track Photos, 3 pm
Printmaking (Rm 10)
Screen Printing (Rm 128)
CLICK HERE to download next week's calendar
Lunch with Cedar Rapids Public Library
SEL Time
PACT
FOOD FOR STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK
KIRKWOOD SCHOLARSHIP - 8TH GRADERS
Order Your STEAM T-shirt
CLICK HERE for order form. These will be made by the screen-printing group as a fund raiser for our school. Orders need to be turned in by May 3. One color. Black on gold or gold on black.
PTA ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS
The McKinley PTA is currently accepting nominations for people to serve on the board for the 2019-2020 school year. If you are interested in serving as President, Vice-President, Secretary or Treasurer, please contact the PTA by Friday, April 8th at PTA.McKinley@yahoo.com
HY-VEE CASH 4 STUDENTS PROGRAM
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 student activities
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.
VIRTUAL BACKPACK
Below are some events/activities listed on Virtual Backpack. For more information click on the name of the event.
First Tech Challenge, April 26
Not Without Me Community Forum - April 28
Marcus Theatre Framily Classics, May 5-22
Well Read Black Girl Girl Book Club, May 16
Mount Mercy Summer Basketball Camps
Music and Art Studio Summer Camps and Classes
CLICK HERE to read a complete list of upcoming activities and events
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