Happy 100th Day of School!
First Graders celebrated Hibernation Day as a culmination to a non-fiction unit on 8 species of bears.
McKinley School is celebrating kindness this week. Today is Team Kindness! Students and staff are wearing their favorite team gear.
McKinley School kicked off The Great Kindness Challenge with an assembly and a spirit day. We are tipping our hats to kindness!
5th Graders visited the Buehler Space Center and worked together to complete their mission to Mars!
We always love the EIS Holiday concert tour. The singers and musicians are so talented!
McKinley School is very festive. Our hallways are filled with student artwork that celebrates the traditions and joys of the winter season.
Students are diving into three-dimensional art as they create playful under-the-sea turtle sculptures with Model Magic! They used texture plates and tools to add bumpy, smooth, and patterned details to their turtles and habitats. Now, they are bringing their creations to life with a splash of watercolor paint.
McKinley School 5th Grade Band, Orchestra and Chorus kicked off the Holiday Season with a beautiful Winter Concert.
Mrs. McCabe enjoyed reading the picture book, "Thankful" to first and second graders in celebration of Thanksgiving. We have so much to be grateful for at McKinley School!
The McKinley Community collected an abundance of donations for our annual coat and clothing drive.
4th graders participated in a special lesson, led by our school counselor, to teach the power of words. Students listened to the story, "Mr. Peabody's Apples" and learned the meaning of the acronym, "THINK." Students were encouraged to pause, think, and use the power of their words for good.
Happy Halloween!
McKinley students brought their jack-o-lanterns to school to create a spooky display. Happy Halloween!
Students enjoyed learning about the meaning and traditions of Diwali.
McKinley students and families gathered for our annual Family Reading Night. The theme was "The Art of Reading." Artist-inspired picture books were shared and enjoyed. Also present were our very own McKinley authors!
McKinley first, second, and third graders learned about fire safety and fire prevention. Thank you to the Westfield fire department for teaching us how to be safe.
McKinley students kicked off The Week of Respect with an assembly teaching conflict resolution and teamwork. We all had a blast learning and working together.
McKinley students are showing respect for our differences by wearing mismatched clothing/shoes during The Week of Respect.
As part of their Earth and Sun unit, fifth grade scientists observed the changes in their shadows from the morning to the afternoon.
