McKnight News
Week of November 11-15, 2019
4th Grade Candy Collection Drive

Girl Scout Troop 28865 is collecting unwanted and unneeded Halloween candy and donating it to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh. Please consider donating to the bins in your 4th Grade classroom from November 1-12.  All unopened, shop purchased candy is welcome. The Ronald McDonald House Charities(RMHC) of Pittsburgh and Morgantown, Inc. provides a way for families to stay close to their children receiving medical care, and is committed to helping the families lead happier, healthier and more productive lives.
Picture Retake Day

If you would like your student to have a photo retake, please send the original package with your child to school on Thursday, November 14. 
Lifetouch photographers will be at McKnight for picture re-takes. Your student should give the entire original package to the photographer.
Breakfast Buddies

Breakfast Buddies is back again this year. This event will be offered Friday, November 15, 2019 and Friday, April 24, 2020 starting at 8:00 a.m. This event is for students and their adult guest(s) to get the morning started together with breakfast and quality time.

This event takes place in the cafeteria and no one is permitted to leave the cafeteria to tour the school or visit classrooms. Please enter and exit the building using the cafeteria doors. Attendees are to park in the NAI lot between McKnight Elementary and NAI. Everyone must leave by 8:40 a.m. due to the arrival of buses.

Please register for the event by November 13 on the McKnight PFA website.
If you have any questions, please contact Susie Devennie.
Free Artwork Stickers Coming Home Soon

With the help of the art teachers, each child completed a drawing in art class that can be turned into keepsake items. Stickers of your child’s artwork will be coming home next week. The stickers are yours to keep! If you have any questions, please contact Elizabeth Yurkovich. 
Education Partnership Cutouts Sale

We will be selling snowflake and mitten cutouts through November 15 to benefit the Education Partnership. During morning arrival, students can purchase a snowflake or mitten for $1.00 on which their name will be placed and then hung on the lobby windows.

November 15 will also be "Sports Team Day" where students can dress in their favorite gear for $1 to support Education Partnership.
Teacher Appreciation Muffin Breakfast

Join us and show your appreciation to the staff who make our children's day special. For this school year we will celebrate our staff by offering breakfast every month and cookies in December. The staff and teachers are always super thankful for these events.
 
For November, our Muffin Breakfast for staff will be on Thursday, November 21. The PFA will be providing the coffee and we are looking for help with muffin donations.

Please mark your muffin donations with their flavor and if they are nut free. They can be homemade or shop purchased. The container should be non-returnable.
 
Please deliver you donation at either of the following times: 
Wednesday, November 20 at 3:15-3:30 p.m. in the parking lot near the West End Entrance (We will be waiting by the portable cabin with our car trunks open and waiting for donations) or Thursday, November 21 at 7-8 a.m. at the main entrance.
 
If you have any questions please contact Courtney Sikora (412-660-7511) or Debbis Morris (281-786-7399).
PFA Fall Fundraiser
The PFA will host a fall greeting card fundraiser from November 7-22.
Counselor's Corner
Important Dates
November 11 – No School (Act 80 Day)
November 13 – School Board Meeting @ CAO, 7 p.m.
November 15 – Breakfast Buddies, 8-8:40 p.m.
District Updates
School Resources

At the beginning of each school year, North Allegheny compiles three publications for families that are easily accessible on the District website. Beginnings (elementary school), Transitions (middle school), and Progressions (high school) contain important information that can be referenced at any point during the school year. Click on the button below to access the publications.
Resources
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Community Flyers
The North Allegheny School District often receives requests for the distribution of athletics and approved non-profit community organization digital flyers. All requests for community flyers to be included in this newsletter must be submitted via email only at flyers@northallegheny.org . Flyers will only be posted and removed from the District website on Friday. Visit our website for details on how to submit flyers .
Building Contacts
Main Office - 412-635-4105
Nurse's Office - 412-635-4105
Counseling Office - 412-635-4105