McKinley Elementary Family Bulletin
Our Core Values: Safe, Respectful, Responsible
McKinley Handbook with detailed school information can be found HERE
This family bulletin is updated every Friday. Please check often for news and updates and contact us with any questions. Follow us on Twitter McKinleyFairfield@McKinleyCares
Teresa Gingrave, Principal tgingrave@fairfieldschools.org
Eric Therriault, Elementary Program Facilitator etherriault@fairfieldschools.org
Christine Petrino, Secretary cpetrino@fairfieldschools.org
School phone: (203) 255-8318
This is our final newsletter. Thank you families for sharing your amazing children with us. Have a wonderful summer and stay safe and healthy!
So Proud of our 5th Graders!
Congratulations on your retirement Mrs. Bonenfant! Thank you for all your years of service and dedication to McKinley staff and students!
Diversity week ended today! Our students learned that everyone is special and unique. Diversity week is all about inclusiveness and acceptance. See it HERE for future reference.
Mrs. Montgomery, our school psychologist has prepared a menu of activities your children can engage in this summer. Thanks for this wonderful project! Click HERE and explore the endless possibilities.
Student pick up and drop off of materials at McKinley will take place on Monday, June 15th for K-2 students. Pick up is as follows:
K: 9:00-10:00
Grade 1: 10:00-11:00
Grade 2: 11:00-12:00
Grades 3-5 will pick up on Tuesday, June 16th as follows:
Grade 3: 9:00-10:00
Grade 4: 10:00-11:00
Grade 5: 11:00-12:30 - 5R/5D 11:00-11:30 and 5S/5L 12:00-12:30
See HERE school/district guidelines for returning and picking up materials. Yearbooks will be distributed on your assigned time.
PTA will set up a box for materials (crayons, etc) that you don't need from your child's possessions at school. Feel free to donate if you're not going to keep them.
FOR ALL 3RD GRADE STUDENTS:
Dear Students & Families,
The Fairfield Public Schools Music Program is happy to present a short video on the 4th Grade Orchestra Program. Please view the video (via the first link) which will describe the opportunities that await in the orchestra program. Following the video, please fill out the google form (via the second link) to indicate interest in the program.
You are welcome to email the Music Coordinator, Kevin Buno, at kbuno@fairfieldschools.org with any additional questions you may have.
LINK #1 (Instrumental Program Video): https://edpuzzle.com/media/5ed547946808723f3468b6d3
LINK #2 (Google Interest Form): https://forms.gle/FFwK8BuvYtYNFCtv7
Sincerely,
The Elementary Orchestra Teachers
FOR ALL 4TH GRADE STUDENTS:
Dear Students & Families,
The Fairfield Public Schools Music Program is happy to present a short video on the 5th Grade Band & Orchestra Programs. Please view the video (via the first link) which will describe the opportunities that await in these programs. Following the video, please fill out the google form (via the second link) to indicate interest in the programs.
You are welcome to email the Music Coordinator, Kevin Buno, at kbuno@fairfieldschools.org with any additional questions you may have.
LINK #1 (Instrumental Program Video): https://edpuzzle.com/media/5ed548f61200ff3f293d8bad
LINK #2 (Google Interest Form): https://forms.gle/9KDog5hZN8q3Reo19
Sincerely,
The Elementary Band & Orchestra Teachers
We have released our kindergarten orientation. You can find it on our McKinley website.
A note from your librarian:
Dear McKinley Family,
As a town, we are trying to read one million minutes this summer!! If McKinley students read at least 20 minutes each day, we will do our part in reaching that goal. However, we know McKinley students love to read and will read more than that! For your convenience, we have compiled a summer plan with varied information and links to summer reading, math, and enrichment activities. You will find summer reading information from the Fairfield Public Library, including registration and fun challenges. Our graduating fifth graders will also find information from our middle schools. The summer plan can be found on the school homepage, under the Summer tab, and on our library web page under the Summer tab also.
It’s that time of year again… time to return your library materials to the McKinley Library! When it is your child's assigned day to drop-off school materials, please also bring all books that belong to McKinley Library. We ask you to please look carefully at home. All our books have a "McKinley School Library" barcode sticker on the back cover. Please see image. We need all the McKinley Library books back to get them ready to be used and enjoyed in the Fall. We appreciate your help!
We miss you and hope you are doing well!!
Please check Online applications tutorials below. These are also on the home page of the MCK library website.
Tech support is available Wednesdays at the McKinley library from 9:00-1:00. This will continue through the summer. Outside of these hours contact reghelp@fairfieldschools.org
Overdrive/SORA, 5th graders will have access to middle school reading materials starting May 8th.
This is a wonderful resource for our 5th grade students.
Dear Parents,
Are you looking for Digital Reading Resources for your children? Look no more! Our fabulous McKinley Library Media Specialist has compiled them in our library website. Look for it HERE and find the title " Digital Reading Resources for Parents."
McKinley Cafeteria:
Breakfast and Lunch daily: 8:00-1:00
For any Fairfield student under the age of 18
This service will end on June 17th.
"Dear parents, McKinley's virtual Field Day was posted on June 11th! Students continue to participate in great movement activities that can be done at home with a wide variety of household items. Students and families can participate in the activities over the last few days of school. They are posted in your classroom pages! Enjoy and have fun!"
