McKinley Elementary Newsletter
May 2023
IMPORTANT DATES
May 5 - NO SCHOOL, Staff Development
May 8 -12 - Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week
May 9 - Take Out Tuesday @ Panda Express - Virtual orders only
May 13 - Country Kids Relay
May 15 - CreativaTee Fundraiser
May 23 - South Area Band Concert
May 23 - South Area Festival Rehearsal 4th Grade 6-6:30 5th Grade 6:45-7:30 - Rose Auditorium
May 24 - South Area Orchestra Festival 7:00 PM - Arrive @ 6:30 South High Main Gym
May 24 - Kindergarten Orientation 3:00 -3:30PM
May 29 - NO SCHOOL - Holiday
May 30 - 5th Grade Field Trip to Leslie
Jun 2 - 5th Grade Band Tour - Ms. Whitner will send out more details
Jun 2 - PTC Carnival
Jun 5 - Spring Choir & 4th Grade Orchestra, McKinley
Jun 5 - Band Concert @ Leslie 7:00 PM
Jun 6 - PTC Meeting @ 6:30 in the library
Jun 8 - Saxon Seniors Parade of Honor @ 9:30 AM
Jun 9 - Last day of Band
Jun 14 - Last day of school, Field Day (lots of Volunteers will be needed)
Every Wednesday is a 1 hour late start at 8:50 AM - the other days 7:50 AM
Summer 2023 Parent Education
Circle of Security- Virtual Learning Series
July 18 - September 5, 2023
9:30 - 11:00 AM OR 6:00 - 7:30 PM
At times all parents feel lost or without a clue about what our child might need from us. Imagine what it might feel like if you were able to make sense of what your child was really asking from you. The Circle of Security Parenting™ program is based on decades of research about how secure parent-child relationships can be supported and strengthened. This 8 week series is best for parents with children who are 0-6 years old.
• Understand your child’s emotional world by learning to read the emotional needs
• Support your child’s ability to successfully manage emotions
• Enhance the development of your child's self esteem
• Honor your innate wisdom and desire for your child to be secure
Registration is open until July 6th, 2023. Register here. This course is free.
Make Parenting a Pleasure- Virtual Learning Series
June 29 - September 21, 2023
9:30 - 11:00 AM OR 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Are you interested in reducing your stress and having more fun as a parent?
This 12 week series will help you develop skills and awareness to reduce family
stress, develop better communication, and cultivate positive discipline strategies.
This 12 week series is best for parents with children who are 0-8 years old.
Registration is open until June 23rd, 2023. Register here. This course is free.
Courses are facilitated in English by Danielle Vander Linden. She is an adjunct instructor for WOU, OSU, and a Trauma Informed Specialist. She holds a Master’s degree in Special Education and is a Qualified Mental Health Professional, with 18 years of experience working with children, youth, families, and educators.
2023 -24 school year calendar - click calendar to go to district calendar page
School Grounds After School
This is our yearly spring reminder that there is no supervision on school grounds after 2:30 pm unless your child is enrolled in after school care with Salem Child Development Center or waiting for band or orchestra.
Michelle Nelson
Principal
PTC Monthly Meeting
PTC Meeting
May 2nd @ 6:30 PM
Childcare provided 6:30 -7:45PM- Cafeteria
Parent Meeting - Library
Agenda - In no particular order
Take out Tuesday
Scholastic book fair
Carnival
Ptc Website
Creativitee fundraiser
Teacher appreciation
Principles report
parent/ teacher survey
Nominate for executive committee 23/24
Take Out Tuesday - - Panda Express
Tuesday, May 9th
Virtual - ALL DAY (no in person orders)
Place your order online at www.pandaexpress.com at any location nationwide.
Year at a Glance
- 1st Tuesday of most months - PTC Meeting 6:30 PM-8:00 PM
- 2nd Tuesday of most months - Take Out Tuesday - fundraisers at local restaurants
- October 7th - Fun Run
- October 12th - Willamette Valley Pie Fundraiser
- November 28- Dec 2 Usborne Book Fair
- December thru February OBOB (Oregon Battle of the Books)
- February 27-March 3 - Read-A-Thon
- April - Scholastic Book Fair
- June 2 - School Carnival
PTC officers: Lea Hinchcliff, Beth Gallini, Thomas Wells and Raina Wickstrom
Questions? Contact the PTC exec team at ptcmckinley@gmail.com.
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
SALEM-KEIZER PRESCHOOLS REGISTRATION FOR 2023-2024
SALEM-KEIZER EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS APPLY NOW FOR 2023-2024
Applications for Head Start, Preschool Promise and Title PreK are available.
Your child must be 3 or 4 years old on or before September 10, 2023.
Preschool Office
1850 45th Avenue NE• Salem, OR 97305
503-399-5510
For more information on tuition, fees, times, click flyer below.
Kindergarten Registration
REGISTRATION IS OPEN
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
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Kindergarten - Salem-Keizer School District 24J (salkeiz.k12.or.us)
Jumpstart Kindergarten August 8-11
Time for EVERYONE to Register for Next Year
- Log into your ParentVue account from the SKSD website
- Select the 2023-2024 Online Registration from the blue box dropdown menu
- Complete the process by clicking through and making updates and changes
- Contact the school office if your child will not be attending McKinley in the fall
- Contact the school office if you need any assistance with logging into your account
BoxTops for Education
The BoxTop program has changed. Check out their website for the new, non-clipping way to collect BoxTops. Thank you for supporting McKinley!
Teacher Appreciation Week May 8-12
We encourage our families to submit short, or long, messages of appreciation for our teachers that we plan to share throughout the week. Please submit your message of appreciation here!
DAISY OPEN HOUSE
Care Solace available for SKPS students, staff and families
Mental Health Awareness Month
PUBLIC VIEWING FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL CURRICULUM
NEW ELEMENTARY HEALTH CURRICULUM
Salem-Keizer School Board adopts new elementary health curriculum.
At its meeting on April 11, the Salem-Keizer School Board voted to adopt the recommended elementary health curriculum for implementation in all Salem-Keizer elementary schools beginning in the 2023-24 school year. Click here for more details.CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION TRAINING
FAKE FENTANYL: What parents & students need to know
Oregon has lost several students to fentanyl in the last few years. Linked below are fact sheets to help educate students, parents and the community about the dangers of fake pills made from deadly fentanyl.
FENTANYL BEING DISGUISED AS CANDY
Fentanyl is currently very common in our community; it is a powerful synthetic opioid that is like morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent. Fentanyl is odorless, tasteless and colorless. Young people think they are taking “blues,” OxyContin or Xanax, but they are often taking pills laced with fentanyl. Recently, law enforcement agencies have also warned about the danger of fentanyl being disguised as candy, specifically targeted to be sold to children.
Saxon Youth Football Fall Tackle Registration
Tackle registration is open from May 1 - July 16, Flag is open May 1 - August 1
Flag Football Teams: K-2
Rookie Tackle Teams: 3-4
Tackle Football Teams: 5-6 and 7/8 (JV & Varsity)
Cost: Flag $80.00 no fundraising
All Tackle $175.00 plus $100 fundraising
Scholarships ($100.00 off) available for all tackle players on free/reduced lunches.
To register go to www.saxonyouthfootball.com
Questions? saxonyouthfootball@gmail.com
The information contained herein is provided as a public service for non-profit organizations, with the understanding that Salem-Keizer Public Schools
makes no recommendation or endorsement of the activity or product represented in this publication.
P-EBT Benefits – Many SKPS Families Qualify
2022-23 Meal Prices: Free!
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.
2022-23 UPDATED DISTRICT CALENDAR - click the calendar to go to the website for details
School Hours
EVERY Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
7:30 Breakfast available in cafeteria (free to all students)7:35 Doors Open for all students
7:50 School Starts- tardy bell rings
2:20 School Ends
EVERY Wednesday
8:30 Breakfast available in cafeteria (free to all students)
8:35 Doors Open for all students
8:50 School Starts- tardy bell rings
2:20 School Ends
Arrival and Dismissal doors will be the front courtyard and back breezeway doors for grades 1-5 and Kindergarten in the garden area.
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School hours: 7:50AM - 2:20PM (M,T,Th,F) 8:50AM - 2:20PM (Weds Only)
Doors open at 7:35AM
Principal Michelle Nelson
Office 7:30AM-3:50PM
Address: 466 McGilchrist St SE Salem OR 97302
Phone: 503-399-3167