McKinley STEM Academy

September 2025

Patriot's Day at McKinley

Thursday 9/11

McKinley STEM Students Will Celebrate our Hometown Heroes with a Patriot Day Ceremony around the flagpole. Students are encouraged to wear RED, WHITE, & BLUE to school. Parents & families are invited to join us for this special ceremony. Don't forget to wear RED, WHITE & BLUE!

McKinley Farmer's Market

Thursday, September 18th

First Grade Classes will be sponsoring a FARMER's MARKET sale during lunch on 9/18. All First Grade students are asked to bring in a dozen or so healthy snacks to be sold during lunch.

All students may purchase a healthy snack for $1 on this day. All money collected will go towards the McKinley STEM PTO.

*1st grade parents who would like to volunteer to work the Farmers Market on 9/18/25 from 11:30-12:30 click HERE

Grade Level Parent Meetings

@8:30am in the STEM Ag. Lab

Join us for a 2nd Cup of Coffee

as we discuss student expectations for the school year.

First Grade 9/22

Second Grade 9/23

Third Grade 9/24

Fourth Grade 9/25

No School for Preschool

Wednesday, September 24th

There will be no school for Preschool as the teachers will be having professional development. Please be sure to save the date and make arrangements for that day for your preschool aged child.

NEW After-School Dismissal Procedure-(Car Pick-Ups Only)

COMING SOON!! In an effort to improve safety for all students, McKinley STEM will be implementing the SmartDISMISSAL software program for after school dismissal. Families of students in grades 1-4 will be receiving 2 hang tags for your family to use that indicates your assigned Family ID Number. Please have these hang-tags displayed from your rear view mirror during dismissal and provide a hang tag to those authorized persons who regularly pick up your students. Additional hang tags may be available for those needing more than two. Corresponding tags will be placed on student backpacks when we launch the program.

Although the first few days of the program will be a time of learning and adjusting for all of us, we are confident that the Smart DISMISSAL program will provide the safest method for student dismissal.

Additional Notes about the "new" dismissal procedures:

Please be patient. These procedures are new to everyone, and it will take a little time to adjust. Student safety is the priority-efficiency is a bonus and will come with practice!
Please be kind to the teachers on the sidewalk and to other parents.
If you carpool with another family regularly, please provide them with a hang-tag for your family number. Additional tags are available in the office
Younger siblings will be dismissed with older siblings at the front doors.
Please do not exit your vehicle or walk up to the doors.

To watch an example of the new program in action, please click HERE