McKinley Elementary Newsletter
May 2022
IMPORTANT DATES
Apr 29 - NO SCHOOL, Staff Development
May 3 - PTC Meeting 6:30-7:50 PM, McKinley cafeteria
May 10 - Restaurant Fundraiser @ Panda Express- ONLINE Orders only
May 20 - NO SCHOOL, Staff Work Day
May 24 - Orchestra Rehearsal at South Salem High School: 4th @ 6:30-7, 5th @ 7:15-8
May 25 - South Area Orchestra Festival, students arrive @ 6:15PM
May 25 - Kindergarten Orientation 3:15 PM- 4:00 PM
May 30 - NO SCHOOL, Memorial Day
Jun 15 - Last Day of School
Every Wednesday is a 1 hour late start at 8:50 AM - the other days 7:50 AM
Summer Library 2022
It's back!! McKinley's summer library program will be returning this year with Mrs. Funk. Starting Tuesday, June 21st and operation on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:00PM-3PM. Library time will be running thru Thursday, August 18th. Keep up with your reading through the summer or come to explore the library. Story time at 1:45 PM plus maker space activities.
Parent Teacher Community
NEWS FROM MCKINLEY'S PARENT TEACHER CLUB(ptc)
~ PTC Monthly General Meeting 2021 – 2022 ~
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 / 6:30 – 7:30 pm
School Library, McKinley Elementary School, Zoom virtually
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84155638949?pwd=Qi9IUTNNYUhBN0Y3ZkRObVBxWElrUT09
Childcare will be provided
Agenda includes
1) Principal Report,
2) Inflatable Obstacle Course
3) Restaurant Fundraiser,
4) School Garden,
5) Vote Library Budget,
6) Nominees for Executive Council,
7) New Business
Have questions? Reach out to us through the email below:
ptcmckinley@gmail.com http://ptcmckinley.org/
~ What’s Happening May 2022 ~
Restaurant Fundraiser, May 10th
Panda Express, Virtual Restaurant Fundraiser.
You must order through their app or online portal. You must use the code 907775. Anyone can participate so spread the word!
Inflatable Obstacle Course
May 2nd, this is to reward the students for a successful Color Run from the beginning of the year
PTC for the 2022 - 2023 School Year
Nominations to the Executive Council will take place. Please come to learn about what you can do to be a part of the McKinley Community.
OBOB (Oregon Battle of the Books)
Congratulations to the OBOB team representing McKinley. They won our regional competition!
PTC officers: Jason Tei, Lea Hinchcliff, Sarah Phillips, and Becky Tei
Questions? Visit www.ptcmckinley.org or contact the PTC exec team at ptcmckinley@gmail.com.
Pre-Registration All grades 2022-2023
- Go to the District Website
- Click “I am a parent”
- Enter your ParentVUE User Name and Password ‒
- Select 2022-23 from the drop-down menu and click “Begin new registration”
- If you have an incoming kindergartener to register, after you pre-register your current school age children, you will click add a new student.
If you have questions, please contact the McKinley Office 503-399-3167 or email miller_janet@salkeiz.k12.or.us or denny_jennifer@salkeiz.k12.or.us
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION OPENS IN MARCH
Students must be five years old on or before September 10
Register online at the Salem Keizer Website .
What you need to have available:
- Proof of age (birth certificate)
- Proof of residence (utility bill, lease agreement)
- Immunization records
SALEM-KEIZER PRESCHOOLS REGISTRATION FOR 2022-2023
SALEM-KEIZER EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS
APPLY NOW FOR 2022-2023
Applications for Head Start, Preschool Promise and Title PreK will be available April 1, 2022
Your child must be 3 or 4 years old on or before September 10, 2022.
Preschool Office
1850 45th Avenue NE• Salem, OR 97305
503-399-5510
For more information on tuition, fees, times visit the district website


K-12 COVID-19 Screening & School Resources
The K-12 Student Screening Testing Program offers all of Oregon’s schools, public and private, free, weekly testing for COVID-19 during the 2021-2022 academic school year.
Screening testing targets unvaccinated students, however, schools are not required to verify the vaccination status of participating students.
Weekly testing for COVID-19 will help identify COVID-19 infections early, and keep students in school. The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and Oregon Department of Education (ODE) recommend that all schools implement COVID-19 screening testing.
Participation in this program is voluntary, and schools and families can opt-out at any time.

SAFEOREGON. FEEL SAFE. BE SAFE.
SafeOregon – Report confidential safety concerns
Salem-Keizer Public Schools partners with SafeOregon, a confidential tip line that gives students, parents, schools and communities a confidential way to report safety threats or potential acts of violence.
STAY IN THE LOOP WITH TEACHER, SCHOOL AND DISTRICT
Salem-Keizer Public Schools is now using the ParentSquare platform for district, school and teacher communications, primarily with email, text and app notifications. ParentSquare automatically generates an account for each parent/guardian, using their preferred email address and phone number.
Download the app or log into the ParentSquare web portal using the contact email used for your child’s school.
MONTHLY MEAL MENU
Thanks to the USDA’s Seamless Summer Option, we will be able to feed all students breakfast and lunch at school for free this year.
Lunch Menus Food Services will not be printing lunch menus to send to the schools. They will post on each schools website, as well on the District website. They are having a hard time getting anything on a consistent basis and cannot depend on suppliers to have what is needed. The food chain/Supply and Demand is ever flexing.
Click on the menu below to go to the district food service page for a current montly menu.
2021-22 updated DISTRICT CALENDAR - click the calendar to go to the website for details
HOW DO I STAY CONNECTED?
Read our newest format of the school Newsletter via email, remind or on the school website!
Follow us on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/mckinML
Follow us on our school website. https://mckinley.salkeiz.k12.or.us/
Download the free ParentSquare App on your phone. https://parentsquare.com
Check your email inbox. Update your email in Parent Vue if it's not accurate.
School hours: 7:50AM - 2:20PM (M,T,Th,F) 8:50AM - 2:20PM (Weds Only)
Doors open at 7:35AM
Office 7:30AM-3:50PM
Address: 466 McGilchrist St SE Salem OR 97302
Phone: 503-399-3167