Lots of ABC fun this past week at McKinley with specials guests Jamie Ely from the Abilene Public Library and Bette Engelhaupt from DK County Arts Council. Penguins books and activities and learning about the 4 seasons were the focus!






PK-5th grade families! Join us for a fun STEM night!

Some Valentine pics to share from McKinley today!!







These third graders were building coordination and mastering the jump ropes in PE today!





Our McKinley McKouncil 3rd graders delivered the Valentine's our 2nd and 3rd graders made for area nursing home residents and Brown's Home residents today! They brought a lot of joy to may faces!







We celebrated Mr. Meneley this week since it was National School Counselor Week and also Kindness week at McKinley! Our students were caught doing many acts of kindness and we celebrated with an assembly. Today our students enjoyed spending time with a buddy classroom making Valentine cards for residents at local nursing homes!









Deputy Brandon Depew visited McKinley ABC this past Thursday. He read a book, did a missing person activity, and showed students how his drone works. He then used it to find a hidden stuffed toy on the playground!




Our USD 435 Core Value focus at McKinley for January has been ACCOUNTABILITY! These two students were nominated by their teacher for accountability with their reading logs and chosen as our student winners. Our staff winner is Mrs. Cashman, who shows accountability in helping all students when she sees a need! Congrats to R. Emberlin and P. Dozler.

DK County CEO students gave of their time this morning to greet our McKinley students! Thank you for the joy you brought to our Friday!




McKinley teachers and staff are having fun with our own Under Cover Spirit Week (sh...don't tell)!!! Today was 80s day!! A few kiddos figured it out!






McKinley celebrated the 100th Day of School with amazing displays created by our students! Many parents and grandparents were able to come and enjoy our museums in our classrooms!










McKinley celebrated the 100th Day of School with amazing displays created by our students! Many parents and grandparents were able to come and enjoy our museums in our classrooms!










Next week is Kindness week in our PK-5 buildings!! Our students will be participating in different activities to promote kindness and caring for each other.

We had a new face for our principal today at McKinley! Principal Nieves did a great job as our Principal for the Day!! This special honor is chosen each quarter to one student at McKinley based on our McKinley ticket drawings!



McKinley families, we hope you can join us for our 100th Day of School celebration on Tuesday of next week!

Amanda Lindahl, K-State Research and Extension visited McKinley ABC Thursday and read the book "No Ordinary Apple," about mindful eating. Students got to sample several different kinds of apples using mindful eating techniques they learned from the book!



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Special ABC activities and eating with Police Officers for tickets winners at 3rd grade this week were fun for all! Bette Engelhaupt, DK County Arts Council visited McKinley ABC Thursday and had students do a very professional looking butterfly craft project.







McKinley's 100th day celebration!

At McKinley ABC this last week, Ike Educators, Denise Liby and Mary Hildebrand, had students do a color by number sunflower picture to go with Kansas’s birthday this month! They also talked about Ike’s staff doing color by number pictures that now travel around the work be viewed.






