Updates: Week of May 24

PTO Update

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Success! Build-Your-Own McKinley Dragon and Bedtime Story Event

Last Friday we all had so much fun putting our McKinley Dragons together, playing games, drawing, singing songs and listening to a bedtime story! Mr. Ford sang Puff the Magic Dragon, Ms. Zar helped everyone make their own McKinley Dragon mask and Mr. Howe read Chris Van Allsburg's Bad Day at Riverbend. Families stuffed their dragons, filled out their birth certificates and made a wish on a star to place in their dragon before the dragons were stuffed. 

The PTO would like to thank all of the teachers and administrators who helped make this possible: Mr. Howe, Mr. Ford, Ms. Zar, Ms. Murphy, Ms. Holland, Ms. Curran, Ms. Guglielmelli, Ms. Doherty, Ms. Keeny and Ms. Croy.

We also want to thank all of the families who participated and contributed to the PTO. The money raised for this event will go toward supporting McKinley students and staff!

For privacy reasons, we were unable to record the session to share with everyone.

McKinley Baskets Fundraiser

Support McKinley students and teachers and enter to win a McKinley Basket! Purchase a McKinley water bottle or McKinley pencil case (ruler included) for $5.00 and receive 10 tickets for any basket - 15 to choose from! McKinley water bottles are sold out!

All payments must be turned in by May 28th, 2021. Winners will be picked on May 31st, 2021!

See the flyer here to learn more about each basket and details!

PTO Board Meeting This Thursday!

This month's PTO meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 27, 7pm. The agenda is:

  • Principal Report

  • Teacher Report

  • Dragon Fundraiser Results

  • Garden Sale

  • Basket Fundraiser

  • 6th Grade Committee

  • Mr. Russ Update

  • Open Positions and Vote

You can join us on Zoom:

Topic: McKinley Elementary PTO Meeting 5/27/2021
Time: May 27, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86954121272?pwd=M1NjQ0hFUHhZVFFzb3poVFFWQjNoQT09

Meeting ID: 869 5412 1272
Passcode: 474023

PTO Board Elections

It's time for elections! The following candidates are running for the 2021-2022 PTO Board:

  • President(s): Tasha Jaworski and Magin Clark

  • Vice-President: Chrissy McGinn

  • Treasurer: Jaci Hartnett

  • Recording Secretary: TBD

  • Corresponding Secretary: Jess Cooney Wilt

Descriptions for all positions can be found in the bylaws on the PTO website here. You must be a current PTO member with a membership from the first half of the school year to vote. Voting will take place via Zoom at Thursday's meeting. 

6th Grade Fundraiser

The 6th grade is hosting a movie night fundraiser! Please consider supporting them!

Drive-In Movie Night: Cruella
June 4, 8:45-10:45pm
More information can be found here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WqfKjSo45aa7uqm-Q_a5DLwmzEz6KlRB/view?usp=sharing

Any questions please contact: Lori Gallelli (267-240-4753) or Sarina Breen (267-235-6500). 

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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