December Newsletter McKinley Monarchs Superb Teachers, Empowering Students to Live a Rewarding Life 16949 S. Cottage Grove South Holland, Il 60473 W: www.sd150.org T: 708-339-8500 Principal s Page Dear McKinley Families: We are in the middle of our Holiday Season. Many festive activities are occurring inside our school and throughout the community. On December 2nd, Mr. Chiong, our Art Teacher, and I took some students with us to decorate a tree at Veterans Memorial Park for South Holland s Annual Winter Wonderland. Our tree decorating dates are December 2 and December 9. On December 8 at 7:00pm our extraordinary choir and fabulous band will entertain us with some great singing and music. We encourage all to come and enjoy this wonderful program. Our beginning band performed at Barnes and Noble Book Store last month. The concert band and choir will also perform at Greenwood Elementary on December 16. As we end our last fall holiday, we begin to celebrate another winter holiday season. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or any other winter holiday, I wish you a merry time with friends and family. Principal Ferrell UPCOMING EVENTS December 8 Band and Choir Concert December 23 Winter Celebration December 26-Jan 6 Winter Break No School January 9 Back to School
Honor Roll Last month 302 students received their honor roll certificate, for maintaining a 3.0 GPA or above the first quarter. Many parents and relatives of the students came out to support them and congratulate them. PARCC Assessment Our school district tied for second with the number of students who met and exceeded on the PARCC test, in comparison with thirty-three other schools with the same number of students. McKinley teachers and staff have continuously been preparing for the PARCC Assessment Test during institute days, and before and after school. Over one-hundred students are benefiting from our extended day program. Mrs. Cook, Ms. Staley, Mr. Hannagan, Mrs. Sockwell, Mrs. Orr, Mrs. Hotchkin, Mrs. Carter-West, Mrs. Gonnella, and Mr. Krugman are the teachers for the program.
Assistant Principal Greetings McKinley Family! Funny how time flies when you re having fun! It seems hard to believe, but we are actually almost half-way through the school year! In fact, Quarter 2 ends on January 11, 2016, the week we return from Winter Break! We are not just working diligently to prepare our children to be successful in all areas, but we are having a blast doing it! Please ask your child about the fun, exciting, and educational things going on in their classrooms. Our halls are filled with impressive projects on habitats, politics, and science fair ideas! Although we believe our children have earned a much needed winter break, we want their minds to stay active and attentive as we are only half-way through the school year. In other words, It s not over! During this break, please make sure that your child finds time to read a book; AR points are still a significant component of their reading grade. They can also log into Zearn.com or Khan Academy just to keep those skills sharp! If they travel, find a teachable moment, as experiences are the greatest teachers! Thank you for sharing your best with us! Happy Holidays McKinley Family! In the Community participated in South Holland Community s 2nd Annual Winter Wonderfest event. A few of McKinley s students and staff along with Principal Jerome Ferrell attended the tree decorating activity on Thursday, December 2, 2016. The students used ornaments designed in art class to decorate the tree. ~Ms. Perkins Assistant Principal
SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE THORNTON TOWNSHIP FOODDRIVE! raised over 1,700 non perishable items for families in need. Great job McKinley on a job well done! Special Thanks to Mrs. Gonnella s class, Ms. Sims s class, Ms. Williams s class and Mrs. Perry s class for an outstanding job! 4th Grade-Mrs. Gonnella 166 items 5th Grade-Ms. Sims 218 items 6th Grade-Ms. Williams 217 items 7th-8th Mrs. Perry 297 items These classes will be rewarded with a Nacho party for going above and beyond. You Rock! 4
MCKINLEY HONORS VIP S November 18, 2016 December 2, 2016 Autumn Rodgers Jaydyn Lopez Jaden Moody Sydney Edwards Micah Brown Jayda Williams Rayanna Burnside Kenneth James Nicole Williams Kaelin Sisney Kyeah Harris Deja Nesbitt Sakinat AbdurRahmen Chenniya Robinson Savannah Coleman Amari Williams Jenyiah Williams Osarumen Ogbodu Destin McCullough Jessica Harvey Jaharri Amos Najae Morris Jared Arreola Matthew Lopez Lynette Wilson Vwairhe Omene Aiden Davilla Larry Holmes Robertta Kerzuah Adrian Oparanozie Terrianna Patrick Alexus Spann Dominic Sharpe Nicole Williams Tahlia Powell Onye Egbuna Mkayla Pettis Reanna Harris Chiemela Onyenso Zariah Cegers Lexis Berry Xotchil Rangel Aniya Seeley Williams Janiah Dorsey Christal Ruiz 5
From the Desk of Dean Ingram The Lady Monarchs failed to advance in the IESA Regional tournament, as both teams lost in the Regional semi-final. Once again congratulations on a great season! Kudos to Coach Lane and Coach Lohr! The McKinley Monarchs Boys season is off to a good start. Both teams are undefeated with 7-0 records. We welcome all to come out and support us at our upcoming home games on December 6 th and December 20 th. Let s go Monarchs! McKinley Monarchs Boys Basketball Schedule! Day Date Team Tuesday December 6 Schrum @McKinley Thursday December 8 McKinley @Wentworth Tuesday December 13 McKinley @Heritage Thursday December 15 McKinley @Lincoln Tuesday Thursday December 20 Kellar @McKinley December 22 McKinley @Dirksen Come out and support your McKinley Monarchs!