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McKinley DogFest 2012
Posted on April 4, 2012 | No CommentsDogFest is a celebration of dogs and kids benefitting SFUSD McKinley Elementary School, a K-5 public school at Castro and 14th Streets. The festival offers something for dogs, kids, and parents of both breeds. Visit mckinleyschool.org/dogfest for more information. -
Science in the Garden
Posted on April 25, 2011 | No CommentsThe PTA-funded Garden Science program is underway! Students, teachers, and parents have been working with garden coordinator Caroline Bird to integrate the garden into the science curriculum. Ms. Mar and Mr. Kallok’s Kindergarten students are learning about seeds, weeds, and the five senses. They have planted lettuce and radishes in... -
Safety Day
Posted on April 23, 2011 | No CommentsThis year’s Safety Day, the fourth annual, was a rousing success. Thanks to Linnell Williams, Grandpa extraordinaire, vehicles (and horses!) from SFPD, SFFD, SF Sheriff, and MUNI came to McKinley for Safety Day demonstrations. The students got to check out fire trucks, get inside a Sheriff’s paddywagon, sit on the... -
DogFest a Success!
Posted on April 17, 2011 | No CommentsAt this year’s Fourth Annual McKinley Elementary School’s Dogfest the whole community converged on the Duboce Park to support our gem of a public school. Many thanks to all the wonderful volunteers as all were volunteers, and Chapeau! to all who came to support the McKinley PTA & the SFUSD.... -
DogFest T-Shirt Contest Winners
Posted on April 10, 2011 | No CommentsThank you to all of the talented students who participated in this year’s DogFest T-shirt contest. We had an overwhelming response with over 70 amazing dogs to choose from! It was an extremely difficult decision with all of the amazing entries, and choosing just one wasn’t possible! Six dogs were... -
Welcome Breakfast for New McKinley Families
Posted on April 8, 2011 | No CommentsEvery year, as is tradition, the regular members of the McKinley Elementary family pull together a welcome breakfast for new, entering Kindergarten families. As always, it was a great turn out, and the new kids get to meet some real live kindergarten children. Our PTA President, Aaron Anderson, made a... -
‘Adventures in Music ‘ Program at McKinley
Posted on April 5, 2011 | No CommentsThe ‘Adventures in Music’ program, arranged by and paid for by the SF Symphony for more than 27 years now, has been coming to McKinley for a number of assemblies already this year. Before the winter break, we had a performance by five woodwind & horn players–an all-woman quintet playing... -
Read Across America Day
Posted on April 5, 2011 | No CommentsThe National Education Association annually sponsors Read Across America. Now in its twelfth year, it focuses on motivating children to read, in addition to helping them master basic skills. The reading celebration takes place each year on or near March 2, the birthday of Dr. Seuss. Across the country, thousands... -
SFUSD Furlough Day
Posted on April 5, 2011 | No CommentsThe entire school district is closed due to budget cuts. -
4th Annual McKinley DogFest
Posted on April 5, 2011 | No CommentsCalling ALL Dogs!!! It’s the return of McKinley’s FUN-draising Extravaganza of fun and festivities to benefit McKinley Elementary and this year on the Anniversary of the Great Quake! Enter your dog in contests for best trick, best costume, best ears, best tail, best look-a-like duo, mutt what? and many other...