The Messenger
What a great start to the school year this has been! Our Bulldogs learned all about Respect throughout September and this month we are focusing on Responsibility. The definition we use for responsibility is taking action and understanding the impact of our choices. Students will have many opportunities to display responsibility throughout the month at school and within their community. Review Responsibility as a family! Choose one household chore (or more!) that requires multiple steps, then have each member of the family select one step to complete to help get the job done!
On Wednesday, October 22, McKinley will celebrate Unity Day! Unity Day, started by PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center in October 2011, is the signature event of National Bullying Prevention Month. This is a day when we can come together to send a visible message of building commUNITY through kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. The call to action is simple: wear and share the color orange. This vibrant statement becomes a conversation starter, showing support for students who have been bullied and for bullying prevention.
Our fourth graders will be participating in our annual Kindness Retreat on Wednesday, October 22. We partner with Oak Haven Church, Blaine High School students, Scooters Coffee and Mansetti's Pizza to allow the fourth graders the opportunity to experience a day of nothing but kindness. The retreat is led by our friends at Youth Frontiers and is such a fun day.
Did you know that McKinley participates in the Every Meal program? This program helps to fill the gap in food availability on the weekends. This is a free program and there are no qualification guidelines! If you would like to learn more about Every Meal, click here. To sign up, please email me at: jessica.nessmanary@ahschools.us.
Soon the cooler weather will be upon us and we will start thinking about the winter holidays! If your family may need some help this winter with food over the Thanksgiving holidays or gifts near the December holidays, please reach out to let me know. If your family is interested in helping another McKinley family confidentially, please reach out to me as well!
Jessica Ness-Manary, LSW
McKinley Elementary School Social Worker
763-506-3479
Kindergarten
Our kindergarten artists are learning all about the element of art, line. A line is a dot that goes on a walk. Our artists are working on drawing and cutting all different types of lines. We are starting our first project, line popsicles, where we will focus on cutting, using watercolor paint, Kwik Stix, and crayons. They always turn out deliciously wonderful!
First Grade
First grade artists are focusing on lines and shapes this trimester. We are learning the difference between geometric and organic shapes. Our artists are working hard on creating organic-shaped fall leaves using watercolor paint and crayons. They are vibrant and full of beautiful craftsmanship.
Second Grade
This trimester, our second grade artists are learning all about texture. They are learning the difference between real texture (something you can feel) and implied texture (something you can see). Our artists are creating the most fabulous sea turtles using both types of texture. Hoping you will love these adorable sea creatures.
Third Grade
Third grade artists are mastering all of the elements of art. Our first project is to incorporate all the elements into a large sandwich. We are learning about the genre of art known as Pop Art, along with introducing many famous artists who practice this type of art. Their sandwiches will leave you craving more art!
Fourth Grade
Our focus this trimester in fourth grade is to learn how art communicates. Students learn how to read and create art that can speak a narrative without using words. We started our personal pocket project that gives information about the artist, using drawings to depict things they love. Ask your artist what’s in their individual pockets.
Fifth Grade
During the span of this year, students will be exploring how artists see and create art differently by examining work in four (or more) art styles. We started with non-objective art and learned about graffiti, street art, and artists who make this type of artwork. They are using their names to create different types of lettering and details to make a mini graffiti wall. Our artists are incorporating the elements of art and using their artistic skills to represent themselves.
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