Dragon News

August 14, 2025

Dear McKelvey Primary Families,

KINDERGARTEN FAMILIES!

Be sure to have your students wear their lanyards and badges on the first day of school. Also, please return your yard or door signs to the main entrance of school.

It was so great seeing all of the students and families this week. We can't wait for Monday!

Please check out the information about our arrival and dismissal procedures which is very important for you to understand before day 1. The McKelvey Primary Family Digital HUB and the handbook also have a lot of information that will answer most of your questions. These will be linked at the bottom of this newsletter throughout the school year for your reference.

Please check out this short video to learn more about McKelvey Primary!

https://www.loom.com/share/83486e40c6854405b42c8f44f4cccd39?sid=23dfdcfc-0125-45dd-a742-b03cc164e7f5

Sincerely,
Dr. Christina Pliske

McKelvey Primary is our Kindergarten and 1st Grade school, located at 12657 Fee Fee Road, St. Louis, MO 63146.

Mark your Calendar!

More information to come about these specific dates!

August 18: First Day of School!; Boo Hoo Yahoo Breakfast for Kindergarten Guardians (flyer below)

August 25: PTO Dine out Night-Qdoba (flyer below)

August 28: Kindergarten Meet the Teacher/Supply Drop | 4:30-5:30

September 20: Party at the Playground @McK Intermediate (flyer below)

September 28: McKelvey Night @ City 2 (flyer below)

Please have your child bring a small snack each day that they are able to open on their own. The small front pocket of their backpack is a great place to store their snack. Please keep their snack separate from their lunch!

Please read carefully!

Car Rider Procedures:

Thank you for helping us keep safety a priority. Below are the guidelines we feel will help make the arrival and dismissal process smooth and safe for all.

To ensure a smooth, safe, efficient dismissal, we ask that anyone picking up students follow these guidelines:

Students should not be dropped off in the morning before 8:50 and should be picked up at 4:00 pm. We do not have supervision for students outside of those times. If you are persistently late picking up your child, you will be encouraged to register your child for Adventure Club or consider a different mode of transportation.
Carefully follow the traffic flow map below!
When entering McKelvey Primary’s parking lot please follow the arrows
Stay to the left, closest to the parked cars and curb, as you proceed around the lot so that our buses can pass you on the right
The middle lane in the parking lot will be used for car loading, the lane closest to school is used for buses.
Please pull up as far as possible (to the last cone)
Teachers will walk students out to the loading zone and load cars in the middle lane
Please refrain from using your cell phone during pick-up and drop-off
Please remain in your vehicle at all times
Please have your child enter and exit from the right side of the car so they are not crossing traffic.
You must have a car tag (given at Kindergarten Parent Information Night and 1st grade Open House) in your car so we can identify who you are picking up. If you do not have a car tag in your car, you will be asked to provide an ID
After the first group of cars is loaded we will dismiss them so more cars can move up to be loaded.
Please pay attention to the stop signs when exiting (stop at the first stop sign when buses are incoming, stop at the second stop sign when buses are also exiting-buses have the right away)
You must be in the pick-up line to pick up your child. Please do not park nearby and walk to retrieve your child.
Please be kind to our neighbors. Do not block exits or crosswalks and follow speed limits etc.
Please refrain from picking up your child from the office after 3:30 as we are busy preparing for dismissal. Contact the office if there is an emergency.

The Transportation Department is hard at work creating bus routes for the first day of school. They juggle the many changes and typically wait to create routes until the last minute to accommodate all late enrollees. Bus routes will not be given out until the Friday before school. If you do not receive information before then, please do not panic. If for some reason you do not receive them by the Friday before school, please reach out to the Transportation Department. The school does not have access to bus route information.

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

The first day of Kindergarten is a big milestone—for both children and caregivers! Our BooHoo / Yahoo Breakfast gives Kindergarten parents a chance to take a breath, share a few tears or cheers, and connect with other families experiencing the same moment. Whether you're feeling a little emotional ("boohoo") or ready to celebrate this new chapter ("yahoo"), you're not alone—and we’re here to support you every step of the way. PTO will be there to share some fun ways to get involved!

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!