McKinley Early Childhood Center

⏰ Deadline Approaching: Meal Benefits

Free & reduced-price meal benefits from last school year will expire October 6. If you haven't completed an application for the 2026–2027 school year, please apply through your Infinite Campus Parent Portal under More → Meal Benefits.

If you've already applied, thank you—no further action is needed!

21 days ago, Kim Johnson

Corrected time: A reminder that the Watertown School District will dismiss at 1:30 (1:20 for Prek-4) on Friday, October 2nd for the Homecoming Parade, which starts at 2:00 PM.

3 days ago, Jeff Danielsen

A reminder that the Watertown School District will dismiss at 12:30 (12:20 for Prek-4) on Friday, October 2nd for the Homecoming Parade, which starts at 2:00 PM.

3 days ago, Jeff Danielsen

Reminder-tomorrow is an early dismissal for homecoming. Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten students are dismissed at 1:20. After school busses run as usual.

AM preschool attends normal hours from 8:30-11:30. No after school busses available for early dismissal days for preschool students. PM preschool students do not attend.

4 days ago, McKinley Early Childhood Center

purple and gold background with an alarm clock and words with details about dismissal times

Important Announcement about the early dismissal this Friday, October 2nd: We will dismiss at 1:20 for homecoming. AM preschool will attend from 8:30-11:30; however, there are no mid-day busses for the AM preschool students. Regular after school busses that normally run at 3:20 will go to all normal after school stops.

7 days ago, McKinley Early Childhood Center

New Road Closure Alert: Please be aware that 11th St. NE between Arrow Ave. and 1st Ave. NE near LATC will be closed again September 29–October 1 for construction. This will be a full road closure and may impact traffic around the high school and LATC. Please plan an alternate route, allow extra travel time, and use caution in the area. Thank you for helping keep students, staff, and construction crews safe!

7 days ago, Jeff Danielsen

🎉 It’s Homecoming next week! 🎉

MECC will join the fun with these dress-up days next week:

🧢 Wednesday: Hat Day
🏈 Thursday: Jersey or Favorite Team Day
💜💛 Friday: Arrow Day—wear your purple and gold!

We can’t wait to see everyone’s school spirit! 🏹

10 days ago, McKinley Early Childhood Center

purple and gold background with stars and swirl lines and a picture of a football field with words "homecoming dress up days" with the dates and details on what to wear

A reminder that the Watertown School District will dismiss at 12:30 (12:20 for Prek-4) on Wednesday, September 23rd for Teacher Inservice.

12 days ago, Jeff Danielsen

Road Closure Alert: Please be aware that 11th St. NE between Arrow Ave. and 1st Ave. NE near LATC will be closed September 22–24 for construction. This will be a full road closure and may impact traffic around the high school and LATC. Please plan an alternate route, allow extra travel time, and use caution in the area. Thank you for helping keep students, staff, and construction crews safe!

14 days ago, Jeff Danielsen

Important Announcement about the early dismissal next Wednesday, September 23rd: Schedule change- our PM preschool students will attend from 8:30-11:30 and there is no mid-day bussing for preschool that day. The AM preschool students will not attend. All other grades will attend from 8:30-12:20, dismissing early for teacher inservice. Regular after school busses will got to all normal after school stops.

19 days ago, McKinley Early Childhood Center

flyer with two megaphones and lines surrounding a text box telling about the schedule change - Preschool changes - PM students attend in the AM and there is no AM class. The other grades only attend in the morning as it is an early dismissal day for teacher inservice.

To: Watertown Families,

Due to a Midco outage, phones are down right now at the Watertown School District. Please use email or Apptegy if you need to communicate something with your school or child's teacher until the issue is resolved.

21 days ago, Jeff Danielsen

Picture day is coming soon! McKinley students will all get their photo taken on September 2nd. If you would like to order photos and have not already done so online or sent the packet back with your child, you can order here: www.Scherling.PreOrderPhotos.com Use access code N39KG6. Online ordering will be open until 9/3/26 at 11:59pm. All portraits will be shipped to school and sent home with your child. In addition to printed photos, you can order things like Iridescent clear frames, cell phone stands, metal ornaments and more! See the attached flyer with all of this information and QR codes to scan for easier access. If you prefer to see the photo before you order, you will get a unique access code to view and order the portrait a few weeks after picture day! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Scherling M-F 8am to 4pm at 844-211-5713 or customerservice@scherlingphotography.com

about 1 month ago, McKinley Early Childhood Center

School picture day flyer with date of September 2nd, 2026, early order access code and images of smiling students and samples of some of the items they sell

📚 First Day of School Drop-Off 📚
We’re excited to welcome our JK and Kindergarten students to McKinley tomorrow!
For the first day of school:
Drop-off will be at the front doors of McKinley.
Students will go to the lunchroom and find their teacher’s table.
Staff will be ready to greet students and help everyone get where they need to go.
We know first-day goodbyes can be a big moment! To keep arrival safe and organized, we ask families to say goodbye at the front entrance and let our staff take it from there.
We can’t wait for a great first day! 💜💛

about 1 month ago, McKinley Early Childhood Center

First day of school drop off at McKinley Early Childhood Center

The Nutrition Services Department is excited to welcome everyone back for another great school year! Please take a few minutes to review the important nutrition updates https://aptg.co/sDrBz4. Be sure to stop by the Nutrition Services table during Pre-Conference Night! We'd love the opportunity to meet you, answer any questions you may have, and help you navigate the new Parent Portal.

about 2 months ago, Jeff Danielsen

Meal Account Update: We are currently transitioning student meal accounts from MealTime to Infinite Campus. If you received an email today showing your student's meal balance as $0.00, please don't be alarmed. This is a temporary result of the transfer process, and your funds are being moved to the new system. To manage receiving these messages, please log into MealTime and update preferences, otherwise please disregard. Additional information on accessing your student's meal account through Infinite Campus will be shared soon. Thank you for your patience!

3 months ago, Jeff Danielsen

Reminder: Tomorrow is an early dismissal at 12:20 for the last day of school. We are so thankful for a great year. Happy summer!

5 months ago, McKinley Early Childhood Center

Last Day of School with smilingkids in summer clothing

Please join us on Wednesday, May 13th from 3:45-5:00 PM for an open house to honor our 2026 retirees in the Watertown High School Commons.

5 months ago, Jeff Danielsen

Reminder: We will dismiss at 12:20 tomorrow! Since PM preschool students missed school on the last early out, they will attend from 8:30-11:30 tomorrow and there will be NO preschool for AM students.

5 months ago, McKinley Early Childhood Center