Dragon News

April 9, 2026

Dear McKelvey Primary Families,

I hope to see you all at our final PTO meeting tonight at McKelvey Primary tonight at 6:30pm in the McKelvey Primary library. HUGE thank you to Michelle Kilper, our PTO President for leading us the past couple of years. We are so lucky to have had such a great advocate for our school, our students, and our families.

Please join me at Parkway North High School for Superintendent, Dr. Schneider's, Community Conversations at Parkway North on April 27th-- more information below!

Sincerely,

Dr. Christina Pliske

Mark your Calendar!

April 9 – Final PTO Meeting + Pizza Party in Primary Library 6:30–7:30 PM

April 13-17 Cultural Awareness Week (flyer below for spirit days)

April 16 - McKelvey Culture Night at Intermediate (see flyer below) 6-7:30pm

April 24 - Three Piggy Opera (Kindergarten only performance) flyer below

April 30 – McKelvey Night at Parkway North Girls Soccer at Parkway North 5:30 PM

May 1 – Kentucky Derby Hat Competition
Break out your creativity and show off your best Derby hat!

May 4–8 – Teacher Appreciation Week (Look for details on ways you can help show appreciation!)

May 6 – McKelvey Night at Parkway North Boys Volleyball at Parkway North 5:30 PM

May 9 – McKelvey Night at the City2 Game 4:00 PM

May 12 – 1st grade only Open House at McKelvey Intermediate

Last week, you may have received communication from the district about "Community Conversations." I hope to see you all there on the 27th of April.

Click on the sign up link below to see how you can help make McKP Field Day a success.

We need tie dye donations asap if anyone is able!

Thank you!

McKelvey Primary Field Day 2026

McKelvey Primary Field Day is scheduled for Friday May 8, 1-3pm Thank you for helping us make upcoming McKP Field Day the best day!! We are in need of volunteers and donations for our event. All volunteers should plan on arriving by 12:30pm. We hope to be done and cleaned up by 3:30pm. Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. A couple of notes if you will be making donations: 1. You won't be able to click the links in the comments of each selection. To open the link, just copy the link and paste it in your browser and then you'll see the requested items. 2. You can deliver items to the front office yourself or ship them directly to school. If you want to ship items straight here, send to: McKelvey Primary, attn: Meghan Meyer 12657 Fee Fee Rd. St. Louis, MO 63146 3. You can start dropping things off anytime, but please plan for all items to be here by Monday April 27th. Contact Meghan Meyer with any questions: mmeyer@parkwayschools.net Thank you!

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Sign-Up HERE

McKelvey Night at City2

Saturday, May 9
4:00 PM
City2 Soccer Complex

It’s Elementary School Night at City2 — let’s show St. Louis how amazing McKelvey is by showing up in force!

Expect tons of fun, fundraising for McKelvey, and a great chance to hang out with other families and friends from our community. Let’s cheer on City Soccer together!

Tickets now on sale: Get yours today!

https://pa.exchange/marketplace/f5d09282-0117-11f1-b873-3fa5fa933bd6/storefront/f5d094da-0117-11f1-8934-fd19682003a2?fbclid=IwY2xjawRDwp9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFaRFc0TzRaYWI2VDQyWjJEc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHvUHHpjHzyr_PLR57idiF98RuuB0f3jZqVg6cmzS9O-fkzSwq8MyGTSW4p53_aem_CIAwYf6JzVtkODWwUkbW0Q

Mark your calendar and grab your tickets today!

Please note this is only for current 1st grade families and their students.

Below is a link to our district calendar (click the blue button) as well as a snapshot of the half and no school days throughout the year. We know unplanned absences will occur, but your child's attendance is extremely important. We miss them when they are gone and they miss important learning and social interaction when they are not at school. If possible, when planning for appointments and/or vacations, please attempt to use the afternoons of half days or days off school throughout the year.

25-26 District Academic Calendar

Important Links

The links and buttons below can be found below. I will keep these here throughout the entire year so that you can easily reference them when needed.

This must be done yearly!

If you are in need of assistance with breakfast or lunch money, please complete the Free and Reduced lunch process. This must be done EVERY Year.

Check out the Menu

School breakfast and lunch menus can be found here. You can deposit money into your student's account at My School Bucks.

Adventure Club

Needing before or after school care? Visit the Adventure Club site to contact them for more information.

https://prcommunityed.org/programs/school-age-care/registration-instructions

Sign up to be a volunteer!

If you think you might want to take advantage of any volunteer opportunities or chaperone field trips you will have to complete the Parkway volunteer requirements. This could take several weeks so be sure to complete it early!