Upcoming Events Fri. March 2nd: Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss Thurs. Mar. 8th: No School-Spring Break Friday, Mar. 9th: No School-Spring Break Wed. Mar. 21st: Kid’s Connection at Trinity Nursing Home 9:15-10:30am Tues. Mar. 20th: Early Dismissal at 1:15pm Wed. Mar. 21st: Kids Connection at Trinity Nursing Home 9:15-10:30 Thurs. Mar. 22nd: End of 3rd nine weeks Fri. Mar. 30th: No School-Good Friday-Easter Break Sun. April 1st: Happy Easter Mon. April 2nd: No School-Easter Break Tues. April 3rd: Late Start for School-School starts at 10:30am Sat. April 7th: Minot High School Prom at the Auditorium 6:30pm Thurs. April 12th: 3rd-4th-5th grade music program at 6:30pm Wed. April 18th: Kid’s Connection at Trinity Nursing Home 9:15-10:30am Fri. April 27th: Spring Picture Day by Life Touch Registration for Kindergarten is available now by contacting Barb Hansen at the District Office 701-857-4444

Reminder on Out of Area of Attendance Applications Applications for students to attend an elementary school outside of their assigned attendance area are being accepted now through March 16th. This applies to new requests and to families that were approved through the process last year. Applications must be submitted on an annual basis per application procedure. Applications will not be mailed to the families that were approved though the process for the 2017-2018 school year. Applications must be picked up at the school. In early May, elementary principals will meet to determine the approval of requests keeping in mind that any proposed move will create a better balance of class size within and between buildings and the proposed move will not necessitate the hiring of additional staff. Families will be notified of their approval status in mid

May. The application form will be available at elementary schools, on elementary school websites, and on the district website. Applications must be submitted by 4:00pm on Wednesday, March 16. Late applications will not be

accepted.

Employee of the Month Employee of the month for part of December/January was Miss. Megan Albertson, our third grade teacher. Miss. Albertson was able to park in the special employee of the month parking spot, which is located on the east side of the school building by the door. We all know in the winter time being close to the door is the perfect place to be able to park! This is Miss. Albertsons first year teaching. Miss. Albertson was nominated by her coworkers, who had this to say about her; Miss. Albertson, for a first year teacher, you are doing awesome! Miss. Albertson,you truly care about your students and you are easy to get along with and you are a team player! When you see Miss. Albertson you will be greeted with a smile and her bubbly personality. Thanks for all you do Miss. Albertson! Employee of the month for February was Miss. Kelsey Walz, our Title1 teacher. Miss. Walz was able to park in the special employee of the month parking spot for the month of February. Miss. Walz, is a first year teacher. Miss. Walz has a way with children, the students at McKinley love and respect her. Her love for teaching shows in her interactions with the students. Miss. Walz has been a positive and perfect fit for our students and school. When you see her in the hall you will be greeted with a smile and her bubbly personality. Miss Walz is always striving to make sure the students are learning and excelling in class. We are Proud to have these teachers as part of our McKinley family.

Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration will be held at the Minot Public Library. Join us for some fun for the entire family!! Sunday, March 4th 1:00pm-3:30pm Minot Public Library 516 2nd Ave SW

Thank You Please make sure to congratulate the fourth and fifth grade girls on their basketball season. Way to shine girls, you have represented yourselves and McKinley Proudly!! McKinley fourth and fifth grade girls were coached by Mr. Zach Dockter, Mr. Rayshon Love, and assistant coach, Mr. Jonathon Dodd. Thank you coaches for being dedicated to this team and for sharing your evenings coaching our girls. The team had so much fun learning the skills of basketball from you.