Summer is here!

June 21, 2010

Thanks to everyone who has helped make this a GREAT school year!

We will be updating our website over the summer with information regarding next year. Keep checking back, or sign up for our RSS Feed to stay informed.

Have a great summer and see you in September.


School Spirit Week

June 14, 2010


VOTE FOR MCKINLEY

Nature’s Path Contest:
Voting for our school garden goes through Tuesday. Click here to cast your vote.

If you are redirected to the Justmeans contest homepage, scroll to the bottom and click VOTE NOW, and click on McKinley Elementary Idea to vote. Click here for all the nitty-gritty details.

Check out the 10 News Story that aired on Monday, June 14, in an effort to get more votes for McKinley.

Fun optional dress-up days this week (June 14-18):
Monday – mismatch day, wear clothes that don’t match
Tuesday – twin day, dress the same as your friends
Wednesday – crazy hair day, do silly things with your hair
Thursday – PJ day, wear your pajamas to school, (but wear shoes)
Friday- sports day, Padres, Chargers, Little League, Pop Warner, whatever!

PTC End of the Year Survey:
This survey is to help evaluate the fundraisers and events that we put together this year to enable us to plan for next. This will be going home as a hard copy, but feel free to fill it out online here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/S9GJXVH.


A Bit of Press . . .

June 11, 2010
Watch Channel 10 TV News Monday Night (time is still coming) to See a Story About McKinley’s Garden Grant Contest.

We Still Need Votes!

If you haven’t yet voted click here,

and pass this along to everyone you know

Reporter Robert Santos came out and talked to second grade gardeners to get the word out about McKinley’s quest for votes.

Mr. Kenyon, thank you for bringing  your class out! Have a good weekend McKinley Community.


Upcoming Events

May 28, 2010

WE STILL NEED YOUR VOTE!

If you haven’t voted for a chance to win $25,000.00 for our Learning Garden from Nature’s Path, we still need your vote. Thanks to our awesome community, we are in 2nd place. But the voted has been extended to June 15th, so to keep in the running we need to continue spreading the word. Let your family friends, neighbors and co-workers know that we need their vote! Click here to cast your vote, and remember you must be 18 years of age.


VOTE for MCKINLEY

May 24, 2010

WE NEED YOUR VOTE!

McKinley Elementary’s garden is entered in a contest to receive a grant worth $25,000! This will help our students learn to grow organic food.  We have until June 15th to get votes.  Nature’s Path company will pick two of the top five vote-getters to receive the grant through Justmeans.

To vote, go here: http://www.justmeans.com/contestidea?ideaid=NTA3

It takes less than 30 seconds to vote and it would be huge for our school! Please vote, and forward this to anyone and everyone!

*PLEASE NOTE: You must be 18 years of age to vote.


Staff Appreciation Potluck

May 18, 2010

McKinley Staff Appreciation Potluck This Friday the 21st

We will have a Parent Provided Potluck for our entire rockin’ McKinley Staff.  Please contribute!  Dessert is being provided so we need main courses, salads, and drinks to honor our teachers and classified staff starting at 11:20 in the lounge. For more info, contact Sarah Scalo swscalo@gmail.com or Amy Nunamaker akntjn@hotmail.com. Sign up for an item here.

Also, check out the Staff Appreciation “Wish Tree” in the office. Teachers are hanging their “wishes” on the tree so that parents can help provide items for our kids in the classroom. Supplies are being presented this week directly to the teacher or at the Parent Potluck on Friday. Ask your Room Parent how you can contribute to fill your student’s needs.

McKinley Pizza Night at Lefty’s this Thursday, May 20th. Download a flyer here.


Sunday, May 16th – North Park Festival of the Arts

May 12, 2010

Come on out to North Park’s Festival of the Arts on Sunday, and join us at the McKinley Booth. We will have kids crafts and information on the school.

We are still looking for volunteers to man the booth, sign up here.


Friday, May 14th

May 12, 2010

Join us in the auditorium at 6:30


STOP Education Cuts

May 2, 2010

RALLY

Saturday, May 8th, 10am

Balboa Park (6th and Laurel)

Join us to send a strong message to Sacramento:
NO MORE BUDGET CUTS TO EDUCATION

Wear your McKinley Shirt. For more info go here.


Upcoming Events

April 23, 2010

Join us on Friday, May 7th for our annual Cinco De Mayo Festival. Buy tickets at a discounted rate on Friday, April 24th or April 30th before or after school.

If you would like to donate food, funds or volunteer to help us, please email Sonny Burton right away at sonny.spain@ymail.com or Maria Soto in the office msoto1@sandi.net.

For more info. click here.