McKinley Elementary School

As we prepare for a new school year, we are excited to welcome the newest members of the Westfield Public Schools team! 💙 Our New Staff Institute is the perfect opportunity to meet, learn, and prepare for the year ahead. Welcome to Westfield!

💻✨ New Year, New Chromebook! ✨💻

This Wednesday and Thursday were all about fresh starts as our Technology department hosted Chromebook Swap Days for our rising 8th grade students!

Students exchanged their old devices for brand new Chromebooks that they will use throughout their journey with us—all the way until graduation or they leave the district.

Here’s to new devices, new opportunities, and a bright future ahead! 🚀📚

Save the dates, Westfield families! 🗓️ Here is your September 2026 schedule of key events to help kick off a successful and exciting school year:

Sept 1: First Day for Students 📚
Sept 4: Student Early Dismissal (PK-12) ⏰
Sept 7: District Closed – Labor Day 🛑
Sept 10: Elementary Schools – Back to School Night 🏫
Sept 15: Board Meeting 👥
Sept 17: Intermediate School – Back to School Night 🎒
Sept 24: WHS Back to School Night 🏛️

Here’s to a fantastic month ahead! ✨

While our buildings may have been quiet, a tremendous amount of learning, planning, and preparing was happening behind the scenes this summer at Westfield Public Schools. 📚✨We are proud of the hard work and commitment shown by every member of our team:

👩‍🏫 Our Teachers collaborated on new curriculum
💼 Our Administrators engaged in collaborative planning
🧼 Our Custodial & Maintenance Staff participated in detailed facilities training

We are excited to carry this great work into the new school year! 👏👏

📅 Save the dates! As we prepare for the start of the 2026–2027 school year, please note these important August events:

🔹 August 25 at 7:00 p.m. — Board of Education Meeting
🔹 August 26 — Teachers and Paraprofessionals Return
🔹 August 27 — Staff In-Service Day

Please also watch for additional information and important updates directly from your child’s school as we get closer to the start of the year.

We look forward to welcoming our staff back and beginning another great year in Westfield Public Schools!

Construction is officially underway on our Referendum projects! This summer’s work includes site work, HVAC relocation, a new drive loop and canopy, restroom renovations, and Learning Commons updates.

More updates to come as work continues this summer.

Wishing our students, staff, families, and community a safe, joyful, and healthy Independence Day. 🇺🇸

Congratulations to the McKinley 5th Grade Class of 2026! We wish you the best as you move forward to middle school.

McKinley fifth graders sang the National Anthem before the Somerset Patriots game and one student threw a ceremonial first pitch.

McKinley 5th Graders had a beautiful day for their Field Trip to Sandy Hook. They enjoyed observing and exploring estuarine and barrier beach environments.

4th Graders practiced their bike safety skills today. Thank you to the instructors from EZ Ride for teaching our students to be safe when biking.

4th Graders enjoyed a special Chemistry lesson with Mrs. McCabe's Dad, Dr. Korfmacher. The students learned about the pH scale, types of acids and bases, and changing states of matter.

First Graders had fun practicing their measuring skills outside. They recorded their measurements in inches or in centimeters.

McKinley students and staff enjoyed Wellness Day during Mental Health Awareness Month. Students spent the day drawing, reading, dancing, and meeting therapy dogs. Thank you to our school counselor, Mrs. Echeverry, for facilitating this fun and healthy day.

4th Graders studied trailblazers and then brought them alive for the visitors of the McKinley Wax Museum.

4th graders studied trailblazers and then brought them to life for the McKinley Wax Museum.

4th Graders studied trailblazers and then brought them alive for the visitors of the McKinley Wax Museum.

The Recess Running Club is back. McKinley students enjoy counting laps and setting goals for themselves - what a healthy and fun recess activity!

McKinley School celebrated Autism Acceptance Month with a Staff Kickball Game. Throughout the month of April, students learned about autism and continued to practice the many ways that we can be inclusive.

Happy Secretary Appreciation Day to the very best! Thank you, Mrs. Fetter and Mrs. Romano for all that you do.