Updates: Week of May 3

PTO Update

Build-Your-Own McKinley Dragon and Bedtime Story Event

Pick up will be at the school from 5-7pm on Monday, May 17 to Wednesday, May 19. If you are unable to pick up or coordinate with friends or family to pick up for you at these times on those days, please contact us at mckinleypto@gmail.com to schedule a time for delivery.

On Friday, May 21, 7:00pm, McKinley PTO will host a Zoom event for the students to build their dragon with McKinley teachers including Ms. Keeney and special guest, Mr. Howe, will read a bedtime story! Ms. Zar and Ms. Madeira will lead an art project and Mr. Ford will lead a song! Zoom information will be shared closer to the date of the event. We will make every attempt to record the event and share with those who cannot make it that evening.

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May and June 6th Grade Fundraisers

The 6th grade is hosting two fundraisers! Please consider supporting one or both!

Humpty Dumplings
May 6, all day
More information can be found here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E2ocpRUN7QJKbb8jTMqRedvAr-5vCvfi/view?usp=sharing

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

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10fqs3J7AJKCEuq5C_74HbnY9QWf8TQQz/view?usp=sharing

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

PTO Board Elections

It's time for elections! This year many positions are up for re-election. If you are interested in running for any of the following positions and/or have any questions, please contact Mavis Robinson at mavis_robinson@comcast.net. 

  • President(s)

  • Vice-President

  • Treasurer

  • Recording Secretary

  • Corresponding Secretary

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.

Candidates will be announced prior to the May PTO Meeting on Thursday, May 27, 7pm. Voting will take place via Zoom at the May meeting. Voters must also be current PTO members.

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McKinley Garden Update

McKinley is home to an award-winning garden & unique outdoor space for our students, staff & families. The garden is run entirely by volunteers and relies on current families to help keep it going. If you would like more information about the garden, including the most up-to-date opening hours and ways to help, please contact Meghan Zamborsky at mzamborsky@gmail.com. 

The garden will be open, weather permitting, on Wednesday at 10 am, Friday after 4 pm and Sunday at 10 am. No gardening experience is necessary, all help is needed for weeding, watering, mulching, and plant sale logistics.

More specifically, we need assistance labeling plant orders for the plant sale, weeding, distributing the last of the wood chips to make room for mulch, and watering/checking on the plant orders. 

Additionally, if anyone has any compost or 4-inch or larger plastic pots, we would gladly take those off your hands. 

Finally, if you are ever around school (the playground, soccer practice, etc.) and can spare an extra water bottle, feel free to water any plant sale plants that are sitting outside the garden gate. 

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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