McKinley School

UPCOMING

EVENTS

December 8

Band and Choir

Concert

December 23

Winter Celebration

December 26-Jan

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Winter Break –

No School

January 9

Back to School

McKinley Monarchs

Superb Teachers, Empowering Students to

Live a Rewarding Life

16949 S. Cottage Grove South Holland, Il 60473

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Principal’s Page

Dear McKinley Families:

We are in the middle of our Holiday Season. Many festive ac-

tivities are occurring inside our school and throughout the communi-

ty. 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 fabu-

lous band will entertain us with some great singing and music. We

encourage all to come and enjoy this wonderful program. Our begin-

ning band performed at Barnes and Noble Book Store last month.

The concert band and choir will also perform at Greenwood Elemen-

tary on December 16.

As we end our last fall holiday, we begin to celebrate another

winter holiday season. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanuk-

kah, Kwanzaa or any other winter holiday, I wish you a merry time

with friends and family.

Principal Ferrell

December Newsletter

McKinley 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.

McKinley School

In the

Community

McKinley School participated

in South Holland Community’s

2nd Annual Winter Wonderfest

event. A few of McKinley’s stu-

dents and staff along with Prin-

cipal Jerome Ferrell attended

the tree decorating activity on

Thursday, December 2, 2016.

The students used ornaments

designed in art class to decorate

the tree.

Assistant Principal

Greetings McKinley Family!

“Funny how time flies when you’re having fun!” It seems hard to be-

lieve, 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 win-

ter 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!

~Ms. Perkins

Assistant Principal

McKinley School

SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL WHO

PARTICIPATED IN THE

THORNTON TOWNSHIP

FOODDRIVE!

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McKinley School 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!

McKinley School

MCKINLEY HONORS VIP’S

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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

McKinley School

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!

From the Desk of Dean Ingram

McKinley Monarchs Boys Basketball Schedule!

Come out and support your McKinley Monarchs!

Day Date Team

Tuesday December 6 Schrum

@McKinley

Thursday December 8 McKinley

@Wentworth

Tuesday December 13 McKinley

@Heritage

Thursday December 15 McKinley

@Lincoln

Tuesday December 20 Kellar

@McKinley

Thursday December 22 McKinley

@Dirksen

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 6th and December 20th.

Let’s go Monarchs!