All 5th Grade NACA & In-Person McKnight Students Are Invited To Enter The Yearbook Cover Contest!

All entries must be submitted by Monday, January 25th! Students and staff members will cast their vote before the winner is announced in February. Stay tuned for more information on voting. Only the winning artwork will be displayed on the front cover, but all entries will be included in the yearbook!

The PFA is seeking one or two volunteers for each classroom (K-5) to assist in making the Valentine's Day Party happen at McKnight which will take place on Friday, February 12th.

It will look a little different than usual, but we have some ideas! We need volunteers to work with the teachers to develop ideas, materials and supplies. We will not be able to volunteer in-person at the school, but we can still ensure our kids have a celebration!

If you have any questions, please email mckpfavicepres@gmail.com

Calling all McKnight NACA & In-Person 3rd-5th grade students! This year, no matter how you are doing school, YOU CAN BE YOU! We are looking for students to sing, dance, play an instrument, perform skits, etc.  

McKnight's Got Talent will be on Friday, February 26th through a virtual link to be watched with your families right from home. PRIZES this year for the BEST DANCE, BEST SONG PERFORMANCE, FUNNIEST, MOST CREATIVE, and more!  

Students will schedule an appointment to use the McKnight stage and be video recorded while maintaining COVID protocol for safety. Registration information forthcoming.  

Questions? Contact: Stef McLaughlin 

We are excited to continue our partnership between McKnight Elementary and the Educational Partnership. This organization provides school supplies to students and teachers of economically challenged schools. McKnight will once again be participating in the “Students 2 Students Program” which empowers students to help underprivileged children in their community. 

Each month a dress-up day will be offered and students will have the opportunity to participate with a $1.00 donation. January’s dress-up day, Color Block Day, is tomorrow Friday, January 22nd. Students may wear the same color from head to toe at school for a $1.00 donation. 

During morning arrival students will be able to purchase a turkey cutout for $1.00. The student’s name will be placed on the cutout and then placed on the lobby window. Our next cutout fundraiser of hearts will start on February 8th and ends February 12th.  

See the flyer attached with updated dates!

Attached are the meeting minutes and Dr. Shute's Presentation from our meeting last week. Mark your calendar as our next Virtual PFA meeting will be Wednesday, February 10th at 1:30pm.

There are two scheduled half days for students during the 2020-2021 school year. The first half-day is scheduled for Friday, January 29. School hours for the first half day are:

Grades 1-5 - 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

AM Kindergarten - 9:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. 

PM Kindergarten students will not report on January 29

Students in grades 1-5 will have lunch before being dismissed.

The second half-day is scheduled for Thursday, April 1. School hours will be the same for the second half-day, except PM Kindergarten students will attend school 9:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. and AM Kindergarten students will not report.

Have a child starting in kindergarten next school year? Join us virtually on February 3 to learn all about kindergarten at NA! The meeting agenda and discussion points include:

A link to the meeting will be posted on the NA website soon!

The new testing window for the ITBS will be February 8-12 for students participating in in-person instruction in grades 2-5. Students participating in in-person instruction in grades 6 and 7 will be administered the test on January 27 and 28. Fifth grade students in NACA will have the opportunity to participate during this testing window as well. Students in Grades 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7 who attend NA Cyber will be able to take the ITBS later this spring.

Starting in the second semester, teachers will begin to transition to the use of Google Meet in place of Blackboard Collaborate. This transition is occurring to address some of the technical issues that have been experienced by some families when using the Blackboard Collaborate platform.

Your child’s teacher has been working on setting up Google Meet sessions so that they can be securely accessed through Blackboard in a manner similar to how they accessed classes in Collaborate. As a part of Google Meet security, students cannot enter a Google Meet session unless a teacher is in the session. If your child tries to join a class before the teacher arrives, he/she will receive a message that says “You are not permitted to join the meeting“. If this occurs, your child should wait a few minutes and try again to enter the class.

This document will provide more information about Google Meet. If you have a child in grades K-8, the Google Meet app should already be installed on their iPad, but if it is not, it can be downloaded through the Self-Service app.