PTO Updates

November PTO Meeting Tomorrow Morning

Please Join Us

This month's PTO meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 5, 9am. The agenda is: 

  • Principal’s Report

  • Teacher Report

  • Fundraisers

  • Holiday Shop

  • Teacher Stipend

  • Members Vote:

    • Budget

    • Extending board positions

    • 5th and 6th grade fee for next year

Only paid PTO members will be permitted to vote. If you are not a member and would like to vote, you can pay your membership dues here.

You can download the agenda here.

You can join us on Thursday at 9am on Zoom: 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89019506697?pwd=RzJIMk0xTHN5MHd0QkU0cHRsbHB0Zz09

Meeting ID: 890 1950 6697
Passcode: 016380

McKingo Refunds

We hope this note finds everyone well and settled into our new school year. We are reaching out, as promised to work out McKingo refunds.  

If you would like your McKingo payment refunded please email Brenda Corey at McKingoASD@gmail.com. If you paid by cash, please include your PayPal account (if you have one) or mailing address for a check to be mailed to you. If you paid by check, we will shred your check.  

If you would like to donate your payment to the PTO you DO NOT need to do anything. Your donation will cover your PTO fees for the 2020-2021 school year.  Thank you for all your patience and understanding.

McKinley Elementary Amazon Smile Program

The PTO now has an Amazon Smile account. Every time you purchase something on Amazon, a portion of your sale can be donated to McKinley Elementary PTO! Take these three easy steps to start saving for McKinley:

  1. Open the Amazon shopping app on your device.

  2. Go to the main menu and click on Settings.

  3. Click on Amazon Smile and follow the instructions.

If you're using the Amazon app, be sure to have the most up-to-date version.

The PTO is Officially a Non-Profit Organization!

At the end of the last school year, the PTO became a non-profit organization. This means that you can now write off your PTO membership! We are also tax exempt so eventually purchasing things from our store will be less expensive and we will see a cost savings when making purchases for events.

PTO Website

The PTO website has been updated with the new board members, calendar events  and a new feature: online payment of PTO dues! Be sure to check in regularly for updates. Later this year, we hope to make McKinley gear available in our online store as well.

Become a PTO Member

Paying your membership dues will help us make this year more fun during our virtual situation. Fundraising in the foreseeable future will be difficult so PTO membership dues will be our main source of fundraising. Funds collected through membership and fundraising events goes directly toward:

  • supporting our teachers

  • student events

  • various school clubs

Dues are being collected online and start at $10. If you have the ability, please consider paying more to help us maintain our typical membership contributions. Remember, dues are now tax deductible and they truly help the PTO plan activities for students and teachers!

McKinley Directory

Interested in connecting with classmates and their families? Classroom rosters are now available in the Directory, Membership Toolkit! If you don't have an account or need to update your account, directions are on our website at https://www.mckinleypto.org/directory-howto.

NEW! PTO Facebook Group

The PTO is gearing up for a different school year ahead and we have been busy working on different ways to support the parents, teachers and students as we all navigate this new way of schooling. The PTO has created a Facebook group to interact with families (look for McKinley Elementary School PTO) and to provide fun activities for students, parents and teachers. This will also be a hub to stay up to date on school information. Please be sure to read and adhere to the page rules. No talk of politics or beliefs. This page is for MCKINLEY FAMILIES to have fun! Anyone not in compliance will be removed from the group.

Weekly Updates

Typically, the PTO sends a weekly update. Since we're not sure what events and activities will look like in the coming months, we may not be reaching out every week. We will, however, send emails when there are updates!

If you have any questions, thoughts or ideas, do not hesitate to reach out to us directly at mckinleypto@gmail.com.

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