Many McKinley Staff members participated in Take Your Child to Work Day by bringing their kids to school with them. We had a great day together!

McKinley Families enjoyed a beautiful evening at a Somerset Patriots baseball game.


Kudos to student artists whose work has been selected in the district's Earth Day Poster Contest. Thank you to all who submitted an entry. The featured posters, along with all of the submissions, are available here: https://sites.google.com/westfieldnjk12.org/wpsgreenteam/home

McKinley students and their families enjoyed learning about many different countries and cultures at multicultural night.










Registration is now open for the Westfield K-8 STEAM Night on April 29. https://sites.google.com/westfieldnjk12.org/wps-ptc-ptso/ptc-gifted-education

Students are preparing for Earth Day by planting seeds in our school garden.
Thank you to the PTO for providing protective glasses so that all of our staff and students could view the solar eclipse safely.




Get ready for Westfield K-8 STEAM Night on Monday, April 29 from 6:30-8:00p at Wilson, hosted by the PTC Gifted Education Committee. A registration link will be activated Monday, April 15 at 7p on the PTC Gifted Education page. https://sites.google.com/westfieldnjk12.org/wps-ptc-ptso/ptc-gifted-education

Last chance to join a community session on the 2024-25 school district operating budget. Tonight (April 11) at 5:30-6:30p. Link to virtual session: https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/article/1546278 Hope you can join, as Westfield voters prepare to go to polls next Tuesday, 4/16.

The April 16 budget vote and board election is fast approaching. Please consider attending one of the district's last two community engagement sessions to have your questions answered before going to the polls. The virtual sessions are Wednesday, April 10 from 12-1 p.m. and Thursday, April 11 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Links to both sessions can be found on the Budget Vote Portal under Community Engagement.

5th grade students spent weeks designing and constructing bridges. At the end of this unit, students tested how much weight their bridges could hold.




McKinley Kapers 2024: The Hocus Pocus Principal










McKinley School celebrates Community Service Week!








Enjoy your Spring Break!

EIS students, teachers, and counselors speak to 5th graders about the transition to middle school.


Second Graders learn about the history and traditions of Ramadan.



First Graders were so excited to share their Leprechaun Traps. They are future engineers!






The McKinley Community had a blast at BINGO Night!





Our Librarian, Mrs. Dynak, created a delicious book tasting for students to enjoy during Read Across America Week.



March 28 deadline for Rotary and Steengrafe nominations is approaching! Don't miss the opportunity to select a favorite PK-5 educator for the Philhower Award and a deserving staff member in the district for the Steengrafe Award. https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/article/1491926

