Fins Up Newsletter

McKissick Academy of Science and Technology - 5.3.24

May 3, 2024

Friday is here again! This week has flown by because we were so busy! We started our SC Ready testing this week and the students worked so hard. I was so proud of them! Attendance in all three grade levels was also great so thank you for your help with this! We are all finished with our make ups from this week and will start fresh next week! Let's continue to have the same work ethic with attendance and perseverance! Next week is another full week with our last two tests- for 3rd-5th grades: SC Ready ELA 2-Reading (Tuesday 5/7) and SC Ready Math (Thursday 5/9). See below for after testing and all the events we have planned for our Sharks to celebrate an "jawsome" year!!

Committed to Success,

Heather Touchberry

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New Beta Club Members

We welcomed our new Beta Club Members this week! This is an honor for those that have worked so hard in their classes but also in leadership roles around the school. Third graders were also invited to prepare for next year as 4th graders!

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Our New Gaga Pit

Thanks to our amazing PTO, we now have a Gaga Pit that is a huge hit with our students!

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TOY and SEOY

Congratulations to our Teacher of the Year, Stacey McLeod, and our Support Employee of the Year, Support Employee of the Year.

School Happenings

Community Events

MAST Fundraisers

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SHARK Spirit Rock

We have a new addition this year to our school! It's a spirit rock to be rented out by families to celebrate their student! The guidelines and sign up link is below. All proceeds will help fund our field trips this year! Please be sure to pay AND sign up on SignUp Genius.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vBLqddeF8_VIOX9hdDiv9yMhXzOjgDY4qjpdcpUdO84/edit?usp=sharing

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Box Tops

Join McKissick in earning cash for our school by using the Box Tops app. It’s an easy way to make a difference. All you have to do is buy Box Tops participating products (like Cheerios!) and scan your grocery receipt. Box Tops are worth $.10 each and they add up fast! Twice a year, our school receives a check to help pay for whatever we need - equipment, supplies or experiences the kids love!

Use this referral code HZ5F0LUF when you sign up and you’ll get 25 Bonus Box Tops when you scan your first receipt now through 05/31/2024, while supplies last! Download the Box Tops for Education app here: https://btfe.smart.link/c2jjdifkw?referral_code=HZ5F0LUF