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Dear McKelvey Primary Families,

The Cereal Drive is happening NOW through the 15th. See the flyer below for more information on how you can help contribute! We will also have a winter spirit week next week. Check out the flyer below for details.

Sincerely,

Dr. Christina Pliske

Mark your Calendar!

Dec 1-15: Cereal Drive for Parkway Food Pantry (flyer below)

Dec 15-19: Winter Spirit Week (flyer below)

December 19: Half Day-dismiss at 1pm; Spirit Day-Wear Pajamas

December 22 - January 2: No School, Winter Break

January 5: School Resumes

If you are able, help us meet our goal to support the Parkway Food Pantry. Donate unopened cereal by sending it in with your student or dropping it off in the vestibule in the office.

The PTO asked our teachers and staff to share some of their favorite things to help families who are looking for gift ideas. We’ve compiled those lists for you here. They have also shared their classroom wish lists if you’re interested in supporting them in that way. If you don’t see a teacher or staff member’s list yet, please keep checking back—we will add them as they respond to us.

Primary (Grades K-1): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NQZd7mCYpJk_vihnRYBFso_MqJQWQm1_zrU51aGlWT4/edit?usp=sharing

Happy Holidays!

Dear Families,

As we near the end of the first semester, we conduct many assessments. The purpose of assessment is to guide instruction. It tells us what scaffolding and support students need. When you receive test scores for your child, please try not to worry. Tests are just one small piece of information.

We are moving into our next theme: Technology and Society. We will read a lot of non-fiction books, write non-fiction pieces, and learn about technology. The kiddos LOVE this unit!

At home, you can support this learning by talking about the history of technology in your own life. What did your TV look like during your childhood? Did you have a PC or a laptop as a child? What technology did you use at school? How did you listen to music and watch movies–was it different from how we do those things now? If possible, you could even involve grandparents to encompass a larger period of time to see how things evolve.

Play opportunities could involve pretend play with old computer keyboards or devices that you have that are not in use. If you keep old technology boxes—kids could set them up as a store. For a challenge, you could put prices on them to give an opportunity to shop and add up the amounts. Students could pretend to be a repair person, and could write “help tickets” for a chance to practice independent spelling and writing.

The Fixies is a great show about how things work! It is available on youtube and amazon prime.

Thank you for all that you do to support our work with your amazing kiddos!

Julie Mouser-DeArmond

Please take a moment to take the District Survey Department Survey:

https://www.research.net/r/Y3KNSZS

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.

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.

McKelvey Primary Family Handbook

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Location: 12657 Fee Fee Road, St. Louis, MO 63146, USA
Phone: 314-415-5000