Black History Month Fact-
Scientist George Washington Carver discovered over 300 uses for peanuts and improved farming methods that helped farmers grow healthier crops.
February 3-7 Chiefs Spirit Week
2/3: Dress as your favorite Chiefs player!
2/4: Teammate twin day!
2/5: Dress in your green, purple, and yellow for Mardi Gras.
2/6: Andy Reid Day Dress like Big Red or wear a Hawaiian shirt.
2/7: Red Friday Wear your favorite Chiefs gear!
Today our 3rd-5th Graders had their Spelling Bee! Great job to all of the participants! Our top 3 were Tumusifu, Benjamin, and our winner Christian. Christian also was our school winner last year!
#Kckps#spellingbee#mckinleyeagles
(1/3) Due to inclement weather, Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools will be using Plan D tomorrow, January 5 and the district will be closed.
January 5 was previously scheduled as a staff Professional Development day.
Today Kindergarten and First Grade got a visit from Biker Mike! We are very thankful for people in our community who love and support our students! #McKinley#KCKPS#BikerMike
Today we honored Ruby Bridges by walking to school. Our wonderful PE teacher started us off with some warmups then we headed to school!#walktoschool#KCKPS#RubyBridges
Today is custodian appreciation day!! We appreciate all the hard work all 3 of our custodians do every day to keep our building awesome. #kckps#CustodianAppreciationDay
This morning staff kicked off the year with convocation. We honored our teacher and support staff of the year. Letโs give shout outs to Mrs. Loopie and Mrs. Lichtenauer!! @mrjoshuasnyder @kckschools@MLRhone1
Mark Your Calendars... it's almost back to school time. ๐
โ August 10: Back to School Fair
โ August 12-13: Family Advocacy Days
โ August 14: First Day of School for K-5, 6 & 9 Graders
โ August 15: All Students Return
#BetterEveryDay
New to KCKPS and enrolling for the first time? The Welcome Center is hosting Enrollment events to support you during the process.ย ย To learn more about these events, visit: https://t.co/tVEmjPOznn
Congratulations to our teacher and support staff of the year! Mrs. Lichtenauer and Mrs. Garcia-Vela (aka Mrs. Loopie) are phenomenal members of the McKinley family and help make our school great! They exemplify what it means to soar high to be better everyday!