Mac's Facts
March 28, 2025
Save the afternoon of Saturday, May 3, 3 - 6:30 PM, for McDonald International Night 2025. This event is an all-school celebration featuring student performances, activity stations, food trucks, and a bake sale. You don't want to miss it.
When: 3:00 - 6:30 PM on Saturday, May 3rd
Where: All around the school grounds
Volunteer leads are needed to organize each of the following parts of the event:
Japanese calligraphy or other Japanese cultural craft
Yo-yo balloon
Face Painting
Performance coordinator (separate role from the emcee)
After-School Enrichment registration was extended through Friday, 4/4 at 10 PM. Here is the full class schedule. Prices are listed in 6crickets, the online registration tool.
Spring classes begin on Monday, 4/21 and run through Friday, 6/13 (with no class on 5/26 for Memorial Day).
The following classes all have spots open and would love to have more students:
Mondays: Parkour SEL Games (K-2), Math Creations (2-5), Jr. Coding (1-2)
Tuesdays: Lego Architecture (K-2), Coding (3-5)
Wednesdays: Willy Wonka (1-5), Nihongo (K-5)
Thursdays: Stop Motion Animation (3-5), Hand Sewing (K-5)
Fridays: Arts & Crafts in Spanish (1-5), Origami (K-5)
Questions? Contact the ASE Coordinator.
Calling young changemakers! Join us at Climate Action Families and become a Climate Justice Ambassador. Participants from grades 3rd to 8th dive into the essentials of effective advocacy for a just and sustainable future.
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Do you want our free plastic film recycling pick-ups to continue in the 2025-26 school year? Then consider joining Ridwell and helping us spread the word!
Last year, our school participated in a plastic film drive through Ridwell. Thanks to 10 new Ridwell sign-ups from our school community, we've enjoyed free Ridwell pick-ups of plastic film all year!
We now have the chance to extend this benefit for the 2025-26 school year — but we need your help. To keep the free plastic recycling pick-ups, we need 10 more families to join Ridwell by May 23rd. Families can sign up locally or in any area serviced by Ridwell — it all counts!
Please help us reach our goal by signing up or sharing our special McDonald sign-up page with friends and family.
Thank you for supporting our school and the planet!
If you have news or an event to share, let us know! Submit via email to news@mcdonaldpta.org. Submit by Wednesdays at 8 PM to have your news run in the following week’s newsletter. Newsletter announcements are relevant to the majority of the McDonald International community. Other community events and announcements may be shared on our social media pages.
Keep up with this year’s events by checking out the PTA events calendar on Google Drive.
Mac's Message
31 MN 26 MF
Dear Scottie Families,
Thank you to Michiko sensei and Ms. Pollema for bringing Harmony Across Cultures to McDonald. Ms. Pollema facilitated learning of Sakura, Sakura for all Scotties who had the opportunity to sing to our guest performers. We enjoyed performances from Japan, China, and Mangolia.
We are engaging in continued learning in our common areas including the Scottie Cafe. Scotties are practicing waste management by sorting landfill, compost and recycling with the help of our Cafe attendants. We continue to find success together! We are grateful for Ms. Katie's work with our Scottie Way in the Scottie Cafe reminders which guides our learning.
We look forward to another great week together!
Sincerely,
Zoe Facilla
April 6, 1-3pm at McDonald International Playground. Free Plant and Seed Exchange. All are welcome to give away or receive plants. If you don’t have a plant to give away, no problem! If you are dividing your perennials or have some young plant starts to share, wonderful!!! This year, a few additional parents will lead some hands-on activities for learning about nature and recycling. Join us to celebrate nature and spring together!
April
Black Lives Matter Year of Purpose Principle
Queer Affirming: Everybody has the right to identify or know who they love and the kind of family they want by listening to their heart and mind.
Trans Affirming:
Everybody has the right to identify or know their own gender by listening to their own heart and mind. Everyone gets to find out if they are a girl, boy, both, neither, or something else, and no one gets to find out for them.
- April 3: First grade Spanish to the Aquarium
- April 4: First and second grade Japanese to Carkeek
- April 6: Plant and Seed Exchange 1:00-3:00 pm at the Scottie Playground
- April 7: Caregiver Coffee Chat, 8:00 am in the Scottie Library
- April 10: 8:15 am, lockdown drill
- April 10: Staff and 5th grade basketball tournament
- April 14-18: No School for Spring Break
- April 24: 4th grade to Deception Pass
- April 25: Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast, 8:00-9:00 am
