In the following link you will find the Summer 2024 Edition of our digital newsletter, ASD Highlights & Happenings: https://secure.smore.com/n/uct56
Thanks to a grant from the school's PTO, which was submitted by Autistic Support teacher Ms. Elena Mignogno and Occupational Therapist Ms. Kristin Woll, McKinley Elementary School students and staff recently had the opportunity to celebrate the groundbreaking of a new sensory garden on school grounds! #ASDProud
McKinley students welcomed graduates for the annual Grad Walk! Current students made signs and were excited to cheer on the graduates.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19zM5eIIGd5Ks713jfYTALLXLF2g9xGqH/view?usp=sharing
Our Abington Senior High School Class of 2024 is getting ready to graduate! Yesterday they returned to their old elementary schools for the annual Grad Walk, and then came back to campus to celebrate together at the Senior BBQ. #ASDProud #ASHS2024
Congratulations to the 2024 Silver Pen Award winners and the winners of the Abington Middle School Writing Awards, which are both sponsored by the
@abingtonedfoundation! The students were honored at last week's meeting of the Board of School Directors. #ASDProud #AwardsofASD
That's a wrap on the Superintendent's Student Advisory Council for the 2023-2024 school year! Thank you to our students for sharing your ideas and opinions with Administration! #ASDProud
"Special Olympics is a global movement of people creating a new world of inclusion and community, where every single person is accepted and welcomed, regardless of ability or disability. We are helping to make the world a better, healthier and more joyful place—one athlete, one volunteer, one family member at a time." Hatboro Horsham hosted Montgomery County's Special Olympics 2024. McKinley had 14 athletes compete in grades 2nd to 5th grade. All 14 students were champions and had a wonderful day celebrating with Abington School District alongside other neighborhood districts. Congratulations to our first year athletes!
REMINDER: Abington Schools are taking part in the PA School Climate surveys provided by The Pennsylvania Department of Education. Parents and guardians are invited to complete the parent/guardian version of the surveys no later than Friday! Check your email for the link, or contact your school's principal to have it resent to you.
Today, we remember and honor the brave.
McKinley's Lost & Found
There are three ways to claim your student's missing item from our Lost & Found!
1) Check out our NEW virtual Lost & Found https://photos.app.goo.gl/rByCD2d4WYavaXjL9.
2) Remind your student to go to the Lost & Found during school to claim their item.
3) Parents/Guardians can go to the Lost & Found in the school's vestibule during school hours.
Please remember to label your student's belongings! Lost & Found items that are labeled are delivered to students.
At the end of each month items that are not labeled or claimed will be donated. Thank you!
VIBE and IMAGINE club students collaborated with the Philadelphia Zoo and participated in the Unless Contest, a project-based learning experience that inspires real-world action to save endangered animals. McKinley's VIBE and IMAGINE students were named as third place winners with over 400 participating students from over 40 schools!!!
Last week McKinley was pleased to have Sarah Meller come and speak to the 4th and 5th graders about her experience as a young girl escaping the Nazis from Yugoslavia. Thank you Sarah for sharing your story.
First grade students gave their plants a little hair cut during their organisms science unit!
Click the link below to view the most recent edition of the McKinley Dragon Tales Newsletter!
https://secure.smore.com/n/f7jkvt
At last night's meeting of the Board of School Directors, the Teaching and Learning Department presented the 2024 Mathematics Achievement Awards, which recognize elementary and middle school students for their accomplishments in the Pennsylvania Statistics Poster Competition, the Mathematical Olympiads and the Continental Mathematics League Competition. Congratulations to all of our honorees! #ASDProud #AwardsofASD
Due to the rainy conditions, the McKinley PTO Spring Fair will be postponed to its scheduled rain date: Friday, May 17, 2024.
REMINDER: Through Friday, May 10, recognize a special teacher in your/your student's life by writing them a postcard of appreciation! Download, print or make a copy of the following Google slide, and handwrite or type in your message: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ZfyjRigBrl72Y8su2JTWmHoQPns_EeizWANCpl8KG2Q/edit?usp=sharing
Email it to CR@abington.k12.pa.us and we will share it with the teacher (please indicate whether you are comfortable with it being posted on social media). #ThankATeacher #ASDProud #OneASD
Due to the weather forecast for tomorrow, the McKinley Field Day will be postponed to its scheduled rain date: Tuesday, May 14, 2024.
Let's also extend our heartfelt gratitude to the dedicated nurses who play a vital role in our McKinley community. During Nurses Appreciation Week, we recognize their commitment to providing care, healing, and support to our students, staff, and families. Their dedication, professionalism, and empathy ensure the well-being and safety of everyone in our school community. Thank you to our incredible nurses for their invaluable contributions!
During this Teacher's Appreciation Week, let's celebrate our fantastic educators who show their "McKinley HEART in everything they do!" Their dedication and passion to educate the students of McKinley do not go unnoticed and what makes them even more special is the way they inspire and uplift our students, embodying the core values of Honesty, Excellence, Awareness, Respect, and Tolerance. Thank you to our incredible teachers for making a huge difference in the lives of our students each day.
