McKinley Monthly

Parent/Teacher Conferences - 3

PTA - 4

Dr Seuss' Birthday Breakfast - 6

Early Out - 14

No School - 17-21

Family Day - 28

Save the Date: Carnival - April 11

With Parent/Teacher conferences front and center, I want to thank you for taking an active role in your child's educational growth. This partnership is imperative in helping our students reach their achievement goals. There is still a lot of learning ahead of us in order to finish the school year strong! We continue to focus on our McKinley school-wide goals in the areas of reading, math, attendance, and self-regulation. These goals are infused in all that we do daily at McKinley!

Since reading is one of our school-wide goals, we adore hailing the contributions of Theodor Seuss Geisel - "Dr. Seuss", children's author and cartoonist by honoring him each year. We hope you are able to take part in celebrating with our students and staff, his birthday on Thursday, March 6, 2025 from 7:45 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. in the McKinley gym. A ham and eggs breakfast with all the trimmings will be served as our McKinley K-3 graders perform for you. A reservation is required by calling the school at 701-446-5200. Following the breakfast, members of the community including firefighters, local athletes, members of the media and Fargo Public School district office staff will read a Dr. Seuss favorite in classroom.

THE WILDCAT WAY

We are CARING

We are RESPECTFUL

We are RESPONSIBLE

We are SAFE

We are McKinley

McKinley Elementary School Positive Behavior Technician Denise Adelman has been named the 2025 Fargo Public Schools Support Staff of the Year. Fargo Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Rupak Gandhi made the surprise announcement today at McKinley during an all-school assembly.

Adelman is described as playing an essential role at McKinley in fostering a supportive and growth-oriented environment for both students and staff. Her nominators say that her presence is so calming that she can help both students and adults regulate their emotions just by being in the room. Her warmth, whether through a smile, or a hug, creates a safe and welcoming environment.

Adelman shows her dedication to the Fargo Public Schools motto of “educating and empowering all students to succeed” by believing in every student’s potential no matter the obstacles in their way.

Her colleagues say she is tireless in helping her students develop their social and emotional skills and fill their “self-regulation toolboxes.” She is described as having a growth-mindset, always looking for new resources and strategies to help students overcome barriers and achieve their goals.

Her colleagues say she uses her collaboration skills to team with fellow staff to provide the best possible path to success for the students at McKinley. She partners with classroom teachers to create and update student plans to provide the best outcomes, and with McKinley’s school counselor to address any issues that arise throughout a given day. This collaboration fosters a sense of teamwork, trust, and consistency, creating a more supportive environment for students.

Adelman has worked at McKinley since 2004, first as a lunchroom supervisor from 2004-08, as a special education paraeducator from 2008-17, and as a positive behavior technician since 2017. She worked outside of education prior to starting at McKinley.

Adelman follows Sarrah Gustafson, administrative assistant at Jefferson Elementary School, as the Support Staff of the Year honoree. The Fargo Public Schools Support Staff of the Year award has been presented within the District since 2014. The honor is an award regularly bestowed as part of the District’s annual Staff Recognition Program. The District also annually recognizes a Teacher of the Year and an Administrator of the Year.

Dr Seuss' Birthday Breakfast

Thursday, March 6, 2025 - 7:45 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.

McKinley Gym

Enjoy a ham and eggs breakfast with all the trimmings while taking in a musical presentation by the McKinley K-3 graders.

A reservation is required. RSVP no later than February 20, 2025 by calling the school at 701-446-5200.

We look forward to seeing you!

IT'S GOING TO BE OUT OF THIS WORLD!

McKinley Carnival

Friday, April 11, 2025

5:30-8 p.m.

Gym

Special thanks to our school partner, Heat Transfer Warehouse for helping McKinley pay it forward on Giving Hearts Day. They provided funds so our students in each classroom could donate money to a charity that they researched, made a poster of, and created a video about. Thank you Heat Transfer Warehouse! Your generosity to McKinley and to our community is outstanding and will always be remembered.

Come join us for an exciting hour at school with your child on Friday, March 28, 2025 from

1:15-2:15 p.m. You will get to join in with your student and take part in a few classroom activities. Your student will show you some math and reading games/activities and have loads of fun while learning at the same time.

McKinley Students of the Month have their picture posted, and are awarded certificates and medals by staff members based on academic excellence, leadership qualities, outstanding attendance, and observance of the Wildcat Way. Congratulations to our February recipients!

Kindergarten

Owen Bruns

Grade 1

Landyn Ouellette

Grade 2

Helena Arndt

Grade 3

Spencer Meidell-Sentner

Grade 4

Scarlett Erdmann

Grade 5

Lily Sommer

These students were also nominated:

Tyler Baker, Lydia Hahnert

Purchase your favorite books during Parent/Teacher Conferences and the PTA Kindness Dance

March 3, 2025

3 - 6:45 p.m.

McKinley Library – Room 36

checks, cash, credit cards accepted – proceeds benefit the library

Boys & Girls Club

BGCRRV.ORG

Based at Madison Elementary.

McKinley students will be bussed from Madison to McKinley in the morning and from McKinley to Madison after school.

701-235-2147

Tuition Assistance Available

YMCA of Cass and Clay Counties (Fercho Branch)

ymcacassclay.org

Based at the Fercho Branch downtown.

Students will be bussed to McKinley from the Fercho Branch in the morning and then from McKinley to the Fercho branch after school.

701-293-9622

Tuition Assistance Available

Get your McKinley apparel! Scan the QR code to order.

Daylight Savings Time

Move your clocks forward on Sunday, March 9, 2025!

Kindergarten Registration is open for Fall 2025 online at www.fargo.k12.nd.us/registration. Child must be age 5 by July 31, 2025 to attend school in the fall.

Registration is a two-step process: online registration and document submission.

STEP ONE: Registration can be completed at home online anytime or at computer kiosks in the office at each Fargo Public elementary school building.

STEP TWO: Once online registration has been completed, families MUST bring the following documents to the school their child will attend to finalize their child’s registration:

• Child’s certified birth certificate
• Child’s current immunization record
• Document (i.e. current city utility bill or bank statement) that includes parent/guardian name and address to verify the correct neighborhood school

If you do not know which school your child will attend, call 701.446.1043 or check online at www.fargo.k12.nd.us/boundarymaps.

Questions? Call the school office or Betsy Beaton at 701-446-1043.

Transitions Summer School

Transitions Summer School is a teacher referred program. It is designed to provide additional support for students, in the area of math and reading, who are in need of extra instruction for them to be successful for the upcoming school year. Registration deadline is March 31, 2025. Parents will receive a confirmation letter from the Transitions office.

DATES: July 7-25, 2025 (Monday-Friday)
TIMES: 8 a.m. - Noon
WHERE: Elementary Buildings

Attendance Policy: Students enrolled in the "Transitions" Summer School Program are expected to be in attendance a minimum of 13 days of the 15 class days scheduled. Students who are absent are expected to make up the work they missed during their absence.

Please contact Lori Nappe, Director, at 701-446-1295 with any questions.

Cheryl Janssen, Principal

Jill Linnell, Counselor

Romelle Speral, Administrative Assistant/Editor/Writer

Website: www.fargo.k12.nd.us/mckinley
Location: McKinley Elementary School, 8th Street North, Fargo, ND, USA
Phone: 701.446.5200