Congratulations to Ann DeSpiegler & Shari Jacobson for being chosen as McKinley Staff of the Year! Congratulations to Mrs. Jacobson for being named the Watertown School District Classified Staff of the Year!
From the Watertown School District: The Watertown School District will have no school on Friday, January 15. This is a change from last evening. Activities for Friday have been either postponed or canceled.
From the Watertown School District: The Watertown School District will start two hours late on Friday, January 15th. Conditions will be assessed again in the morning.
From the Watertown School District: We will be dismissing school on January 14 at 2:30 PM. All evening activities have been postponed or canceled. Thank you, and have a good evening.
Please see the attachment about an online read-aloud opportunity for your children. The registration link is: https://lsssd.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwkcuiorjkqG9RXnJoLipNBX4a0bcHWARGT
Your student can earn prizes with our fundraiser! If they signed up, there were emails sent last week with a link directly to each student's page. It will work the same by clicking the following link: https://tinyurl.com/y4l4ed4s and then when you are ready to pay, it will ask for the student's name which will give them points towards prizes. Please share this message with family and friends to help support our PTO. Thank you!
Thank you for making conferences a success! If you were unable to attend, please contact your student's teacher to set up a time to meet or a phone conference. Reminder - there is NO SCHOOL tomorrow for Veteran's Day.
REMINDER: Conferences are tonight/tomorrow night. Stop in the library if you need winter gear after your conference.
If you have not yet signed up for conferences, please do so online or call Timberly in the office (882-6350).
It's that time of year again. Please send your student with snow pants, boots, coats, hats and gloves every day. Students need boots and snow pants to play on the playground.
The Watertown School District announces free breakfast and lunch for all students beginning October 1 and continuing through December or until federal funding runs out. Any enrolled student in K-12 is eligible for these meals. We have also changed our student close contact procedures. Beginning on October 5, if a student is masked, they would have the option of following the recommended 14-day close contact quarantine or choose to quarantine for 72 hours and come back to school masked, temp checked and socially distanced where permitted. School principals will notify you should this happen in your child's school. We are also changing the language with regards to masking from "highly recommended" to "expected." All students were given a mask to start the year, and we ask that you make sure your child has one with them each day. More details on the close contact procedures can be found at: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/949702/Close_Contact_Student_Leave_Procedure.pdf. With this change, WHS will resume in-person classes on Mon. Oct. 5, and 7-12 activities will resume as well next week.
The Watertown School District announces free breakfast and lunch for all students beginning October 1 and continuing through December or until federal funding runs out. Any enrolled student in K-12 is eligible for these meals. We have also changed our student close contact procedures. Beginning on October 5, if a student is masked, they would have the option of following the recommended 14-day close contact quarantine or choose to quarantine for 72 hours and come back to school masked, temp checked and socially distanced where permitted. School principals will notify you should this happen in your child's school. We are also changing the language with regards to masking from "highly recommended" to "expected." All students were given a mask to start they year, and we ask that you make sure your child has one with them each day. More details on the close contact procedures can be found at: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/949702/Close_Contact_Student_Leave_Procedure.pdf. With this change, WHS will resume in-person classes on Mon. Oct. 5, and 7-12 activities will resume as well next week.
Please see the attached flyer regarding the Diabetes Support Group.
REMINDER: School will be dismissed at 1:30 TODAY (homecoming parade starts at 2:00). Please call the school if your child does not know their after school plan. Thanks!
School will be dismissed at 1:30 on Friday, 9/18/20 (homecoming parade starts at 2:00). Please let your child know their after school plan before they come to school that day. Thanks!
Check out the McKinley and Arrow wear for sale: http://Mckinleycolts2020.itemorder.com
The homecoming tailgate has been cancelled as well as the live portion of the Harvest event. You can still participate in Harvest online. Please see the attached flyer. Thank you!
Activity tickets are for sale until next Friday, 9/11/20. Students can purchase them in the office or parents can buzz into the front door to buy them. They are $10 each. Exact change or checks only. (Checks can be written to Watertown High School). The ticket will get students into ANY athletic event throughout the 2020-2021 seasons.
Please read through the September newsletter. It contains information about the school year, a note from our counselor, lunch menus and more! The newsletter can be found at: https://www.watertown.k12.sd.us/o/mckinley-elementary/browse/65075
