4th and 5th Graders enjoyed having local author, Matthew Myklusch, visit McKinley School. Myklusch shared the inspiration for his characters and previewed his most recent novels.
The 5th Grade Band and Orchestra Concert was a festive and fabulous performance.
The Color Run is always the highlight of the Snowflake Shuffle. This year's participants had a blast!
Online registration is open for Kindergarten and Grade 1 for the 2025-2026 school year. https://sites.google.com/westfieldnjk12.org/student-registration/home . Please share with Westfield friends and neighbors.
Thank you McKinley PTO for hosting our 4th Annual Snowflake Shuffle! We danced, we exercised, we stretched, and we enjoyed one another's company. It was great to be outside and active on a cold December day.
Let the concert season begin! The 5th Grade Chorus performed for all of our staff and students during the day and for our families during the evening concert. What a festive way to kickoff the holiday season!
Dedicated 5th Grade Band students gather before the school day begins to rehearse for their upcoming winter concert.
4th grade teacher, Mr. Hannis, facilitated the first morning intramural session for 4th and 5th grade students. This session was a great way for our students to incorporate extra activity and to prepare their minds and bodies for a day of learning.
The McKinley community celebrated World Kindness Day by donating generously to our PTO-sponsored Coat and Clothing Drive. At the end of the drive, some of our 5th Grade students helped to load the donations onto a truck.
McKinley students recognized Veterans Day with a school-wide assembly. Mr. Tom Palesky, an Army Veteran, spoke to the students about the qualities of leadership.
The Westfield Public Schools and Town of Westfield are recipients of the 2024 Green Team Collaboration Award for their joint efforts in creating and promoting sustainable practices in our schools and the community. Full story: https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/article/1868555
The McKinley School gym was transformed into a polling site on Tuesday. Our fifth grade students served as polling officials and all students and staff were invited to vote for a spirit day activity. After all votes were counted, the results were clear. Our school community voted to have a PJ/Movie Day for our next spirit day. Happy Election Day!
McKinley first graders wrapped up fire safety month and learned about community helpers with their annual trip to the Westfield Fire Station. They loved walking to the fire station and seeing the fire trucks and meeting the fire fighters.
Students enjoy the Illuminated Pumpkin Display created by McKinley School Secretaries, Mrs. Penczak and Mrs. Fetter.
Students enjoyed celebrating Halloween outside this morning with fun games. Thank you to our parent volunteers for making these activities possible.
Happy Halloween! The McKinley community had a blast dressing in costumes for this fun and festive day!
Fourth Graders practice coding skills. Students work together to write code that will move Spherobots from one point to another.
Second graders in Ms. Passananti's class added finishing touches to their narratives in preparation for their publishing party.
First graders in Ms. Caruana's class worked hard on their writing launch and were happy to celebrate their published pieces. Each student traveled from desk to desk and read their classmate's writing piece. Then, they left a compliment on the blue paper before heading to the next story!
Our second graders completed their study of the lifecycle of the Monarch butterfly. They were able to observe the metamorphosis from egg to adult caterpillar to chrysalis and then to Monarch butterfly. They recently released the last of the Monarch butterflies they raised.
Additionally, students in 3B learned about the migration pattern of the Monarchs and also learned how scientists were able to track this pattern decades ago by tagging the butterflies. The students tagged several butterflies and sent them off on their long journey to Mexico. Safe travels, McKinley Monarchs!
