May 2025
McKenny Hawks Are Kind, Safe, Respectful and Responsible
Important Dates:
- 1: Mr. Sjoboen's Class at Port Blakely 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
- 2: 2nd Grade at Nisqually Wildlife Refuge 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
- 2: Little Mermaid Jr performance at 7:00 p.m.
- 3: Little Mermaid Jr performance at 2:00 p.m.
- 5-9: Teacher Appreciation Week
- 7: Walk N Roll
- 12: 3rd Grade at Burfoot Park 9:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
- 13: MAP Testing (Grades K-5)
- 13: PTO Meeting at 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
- 14: 5th Grade music concert @ 1:20 p.m.
- 15: MAP Testing (Grades K-5)
- 15: Kindergarten at the Food Bank 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
- 16: PTO Movie Night 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
- 23: No School
- 26: Memorial Day - No School
- 27-30: SBA Testing (Grades 3-5)
Walk N Roll - May 7th
Our school hosts a Walk N Roll event one day each month. These are optional days that students can bike or walk to and from school, and once they arrive, can receive special prizes. Please wear helmets when riding, and make sure students are crossing roads safely. Walking or biking to school is not only amazing for your health, but it is also helpful to the environment!
Parent Survey (Grades K-4 ONLY)
We are excited to be planning for the 2025-2026 school year! In preparation we are asking McKenny families who are NOT returning for the 2025-2026 school year to complete this form. If you are planning to attend McKenny next year please DO NOT complete this form.
Roarin’ and Soarin’ Fun Run - June 8th
The second annual Roarin' and Soarin' Fun Run 2.5k/5k is coming up on Sunday June 8th!! McKenny and Madison Elementary Schools will be joining together to host this fun event! Students from both schools will get a free registration!! Sign by May 1st to get a race shirt with your registration. We also need parent volunteers to make this day a success for everyone. Please take a look at the volunteer sign up and see where you can help out.
Race registration: https://my.cheddarup.com/c/mad-dash-2025/items?cart
Volunteer signup:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E44A4A92DA4FACE9-55230735-madison?useFullSite=true#/
Lost and Found
Our lost and found is bursting at the seams with various items that have lost their way home. We kindly ask parents and guardians to take a moment to check if any of the items belong to your child. It's essential to label your child's belongings with their name to ensure a swift return in case they get misplaced. Let's work together to reunite these items with their rightful owners!
News from the PTO
PTO Meeting Tuesday May 13th 6:30-8:00pm:
Mark your calendars for the Tuesday following Spring Break and join us in the McKenny library at 6:30 PM or connect via Zoom for our April PTO meeting. We will be discussing our Booster Fun Run, discussing the 2025-2026 PTO board, our upcoming theater performances and more! We hope to see you there—whether in person or on ZOOM. Meeting ID: 881 5468 3334 Passcode: 772214
The Little Mermaid Jr. Theater Performances:
Please Join the PTO for the McKenny Elementary School student performance of The Little Mermaid Jr. Friday May 2nd at 7PM and Saturday May 3rd at 2PM. Doors open 30 minutes prior to showtime. Purchase tickets or pre-order concessions here.
Movie Night:
Join us for Despicable Me 4 on Friday May 16th, doors open at 6:15pm, the cost is $5 for the first student and $4 for any additional. We need volunteers to help make movie night a success, so please consider volunteering, you can sign up and purchase tickets here. Pre-K and Kindergarten students are required to have an adult stay for the duration of the film.
McKenny Yearbooks 2024-2025:
Get your McKenny Elementary Yearbook here! Yearbooks are $18 each and will be available for purchase through the end of the school year. Distribution will be to students during the last week of school. Don’t miss your chance to capture all the memories from this amazing year!
Booster Fun Run:
The PTO is thrilled to share that thanks to your amazing generosity and enthusiasm our Fun Run fundraiser raised over $18,000! This incredible achievement means we will be bringing the Pacific Science Center on Wheels to McKenny next school year, as well as being able to directly support programs, events, and resources for our students and school community. The Reward Store prize order was processed on April 24, and prizes are expected to arrive at the school in early May. The PTO will distribute them to students as soon as they’re ready. Thank you again for making this fundraiser such a success—we couldn’t have done it without you!
We also wanted to take a moment to express our gratitude to our wonderful McKenny community. Your support, whether through volunteering, attending events, or participating in fundraisers, has helped make this year amazing for our students and staff. Thank you!
PTO email: [email protected]
PTO website: mckennypto.org!
Instagram: @mckennyhawkspto
Facebook: facebook.com/mckennyhawkspto
Principals Corner
Every year during May, a week is set aside for teacher appreciation. This year it is next week May 5-9. At McKenny, we are truly blessed to have the most amazing and dedicated teachers working with our students. A teacher’s work is not confined within the first bell at 8:25 and the time the students are dismissed at the end of the day. For many teachers, the day starts with a very early arrival at the school to prepare materials for the day. For many others, the day ends long after the final bell as they stay through the afternoon and into the evening planning for upcoming lessons and activities, communicating with parents. And for all, the work includes time spent on the weekends honing their craft so they can be the best possible teachers for their students.
Our teachers at McKenny are expert instructors of academic content, and every day they model perseverance, hard work, enthusiasm and kindness for their students. Personally, I feel so very fortunate to have the privilege of working with these phenomenal educators. Please join showing our appreciation for all our teachers at McKenny - classroom teachers, specialists, special education teachers, and Education Support Professionals - for everything that they do to make McKenny such a special place.
Michael
McKenny Elementary School Schedule
Grades K to 5 8:30 a.m.—2:45 p.m.
AM Preschool 8:30—11:00 a.m.
PM Preschool 12:15—2:45 p.m.
Early Release Every Wednesday 1:55 p.m. (No preschool)
Half Day Dismissal 11:35 a.m. (No preschool)