💙🤍 Goodies for Grandparents! 🤍💙
We can’t wait to welcome our wonderful grandparents to McDonald Elementary this Friday, September 11th, from 7:15–8:00 AM! 🐦💙
Come enjoy a breakfast goodie and spend a little time visiting your grandchild’s classroom. 🍩☕❤️ We are excited to celebrate the special grandparents who mean so much to our Seagulls!
📅 Friday, September 11
⏰ 7:15–8:00 AM
We hope to see you there! 💙🤍
#GoodiesForGrandparents #McDonaldElementary #OneFlockOneFamily #HomeOfTheSeagulls
4 days ago, Ashley M Smith
🍎 Lunch Menu for the Week! 🍽️
We hope all of our Seagull families enjoyed a wonderful and relaxing Labor Day weekend! 💙🤍
Check out what’s on the menu this week at McDonald Elementary! 😋 We’re excited to welcome our Seagulls back for another great week of learning, growing, and SOARing! 🐦✨
#McDonaldElementary #HomeOfTheSeagulls #LunchMenu #SoaringToExcellence 💙🤍
4 days ago, Ashley M Smith
🚂📚 Full STEAM Ahead in First Grade! ✏️🔢
Our first graders have been busy learning and growing! 🌟 In math, students are exploring different ways to represent numbers using their six-box number routine. In reading, they are strengthening comprehension by retelling the characters, setting, beginning, middle, and end of stories. And in writing, they are using pictures for inspiration as they practice building strong sentences! ✏️📖
We are so proud of the hard work happening in our first-grade classrooms. These Seagulls are SOARING! 🐦💙🤍
#FirstGradeSpotlight #SeagullsSOAR #OneFlockOneFamily #SoaringToExcellence
8 days ago, Ashley M Smith
💙🏫 What a wonderful evening at McDonald Elementary!
Thank you to all of our families who joined us last night for our Open House, Title I Meeting, and Read to Succeed Meeting! 📚✨
We enjoyed welcoming families into our school, sharing important information, visiting classrooms, and strengthening the partnership between home and school. Your involvement and support make such a difference for our Seagulls! 🐦💙
Thank you for being part of our McDonald Elementary family!
💙🤍 One Flock. One Family. Soaring to Excellence!
8 days ago, Ashley M Smith
🏈🏀⚾ Team Spirit Day was a WIN! 🏆🎉
Our Seagulls showed up and showed out today, representing their favorite teams! 💙 We loved seeing all the jerseys, team colors, and school spirit throughout McDonald Elementary!
📸 Check out some of our awesome Team Spirit Day pictures!
💙🤍 One Flock. One Family. One AMAZING Team! 🐦
8 days ago, Ashley M Smith
🏈 TEAM DAY IS TOMORROW! 🏈
Wear your favorite team gear tomorrow and show your team spirit! 🐯🐔⭐🏈
💙 We can’t wait to see who you’re cheering for! 🙌
9 days ago, Ashley M Smith
🎨 Art Spotlight! 🖌️✨
Our students are learning about the elements and principles of art and how artists use them to express their ideas! Students have been watching, learning, sketching, and creating as they prepare for an exciting collaborative mural project. 🖼️
Each student will contribute their own unique artwork to create one amazing masterpiece—showing that individual creativity can come together to create something beautiful! 💙🤍
🐦 One Flock. One Family. Soaring to Excellence!
10 days ago, Ashley M Smith
September is here! 💙🤍 Check out our McDonald Elementary September 2026 Calendar so you don’t miss all the exciting events happening this month! 🐦📚
⭐ One Flock. One Family. Soaring to Excellence!
💛 Character of the Month: Honesty
12 days ago, Ashley M Smith
💰🪙 GKCU Save Club is this Friday! 🪙💰
Seagulls, don’t forget to bring your money and SAVE! 💙🤍 Every little bit adds up! 💵✨
#GKCUSaveClub #LittleSavers #McDonaldSeagulls
12 days ago, Ashley M Smith
🍎 Lunch Menu for the Week! 🍕🍔
Check out what’s cooking at McDonald Elementary this week! 💙🤍🐦
August 31–September 4
13 days ago, Ashley M Smith
🌟💙 KINDERGARTEN SPOTLIGHT! 💙🌟
Our little Seagulls have been busy learning and growing! 🐦✏️
This week, our kindergarten students have been working hard on writing their names and strengthening their fine motor skills. One of their favorite activities has been using magnetic chips and wands—learning while having lots of fun! 🧲✨
We are so proud of the hard work our kindergarteners are putting in each day! Keep learning, growing, and SOARing! 💙🤍
#McDonaldElementary #KindergartenSpotlight #LittleSeagulls #OneFlockOneFamily #SoaringToExcellence
13 days ago, Ashley M Smith
🍧❄️ **SNOW CONES TOMORROW!** ❄️🍧
Cool down with a sweet treat! McDonald Elementary students can purchase a **snow cone for just $2.00 tomorrow!** 💙🤍
Bring your $2 and enjoy a delicious snow cone! 🌈🍧
**One Flock. One Family. Soaring to Excellence!** 🐦💙
16 days ago, Ashley M Smith
💙 Goodies for Grandparents! 💙
Grandparents, we can’t wait to welcome you to McDonald Elementary! 🐦💙
Join us on Friday, September 11 from 7:15–8:00 AM for a special morning with your Seagull! Enjoy a breakfast goodie and then visit your grandchild’s classroom to see where all the learning happens! 🍩☕📚
We are so thankful for the love, support, and encouragement our grandparents give each day! 💙
📅 Friday, September 11
⏰ 7:15–8:00 AM
📍 McDonald Elementary School
One Flock. One Family. Soaring to Excellence! 🐦💙
17 days ago, Ashley M Smith
📚💙 McDonald Elementary Families — Join Us for Open House! 💛✏️
We are excited to welcome our families to McDonald Elementary’s Title I Meeting & Open House on Thursday, September 3, 2026! 🐦
📌 Title I & McDES Informational Meeting: 4:00–4:30 PM
🏫 Open House Sessions:
⭐ Session 1: 4:40–5:00 PM
⭐ Session 2: 5:10–5:30 PM
⭐ Session 3: 5:40–6:00 PM
📖 Read to Succeed Information Session: 6:00–6:30 PM for Kindergarten–3rd Grade families.
Come meet your child’s teacher, learn about grade-level expectations, and hear important information about how we can work together to support our Seagulls! 💙💛
One Flock. One Family. Soaring to Excellence! 🐦✨
#McDonaldElementary #HomeOfTheSeagulls #OpenHouse #OneFlockOneFamily
17 days ago, Ashley M Smith
🍽️💙 Here is your lunch menu for the week, Seagulls! 💙🍎
Check out what’s being served at McDonald Elementary this week. We’re looking forward to another great week of learning, growing, and SOARing! 🐦✨
One Flock. One Family. Soaring to Excellence! 💙🤍
20 days ago, Ashley M Smith
🍎 Lunch Menu | August 17–21 💙
Check out what’s on the menu this week at McDonald Elementary! 😋🍽️
One Flock. One Family. Soaring to Excellence! 🌊💙
#McDonaldElementary #LunchMenu #SeagullPride
27 days ago, Ashley M Smith
❄️🍧 SNOW CONES TOMORROW! 🍧❄️
Cool down with a sweet treat from the canteen! 🌈
🍧 Snow Cones – $2.00 each
📅 Available TOMORROW!
Don’t forget to bring your $2! 💵
We can’t wait to see everyone at the canteen! 💙❄️
about 1 month ago, Ashley M Smith
Parenting in the Park is coming up! 💛
Parents and caregivers are invited to join Black River United Way for an afternoon of connection, learning, and community at East Bay Park.
Come enjoy lunch, meet other families, and pick up practical tools to help support your children and strengthen family relationships. We’ll talk about positive parenting strategies, helping children manage emotions, building confidence and communication, and resources available right here in our community.
📅 September 17
⏰ 12:00–2:00 PM
📍 East Bay Park – Bobby Alford Pavilion
📝 Register by September 7
🎁 Special Thank-You: The first five parent pairs who arrive together from different households will each receive a $25 gift card at the end of the seminar!
Because parenting is better when we don’t have to do it alone. 💙
Connect. Learn. Grow. Stronger families build stronger communities.
about 1 month ago, Ashley M Smith
💙👟 WE’RE BACK!!! STEP DYNASTY IS READY FOR ANOTHER GREAT YEAR! 👟💙
Parents, if your child is in 3rd–5th grade and expressed interest in being a part of Step Dynasty Step Team, please be sure to check their book bags for a permission slip! 📝
We’re excited to see some new faces, new energy, and BIG school spirit this year! 💙🔥
📌 Permission slips are due THIS FRIDAY, August 14th!
Let’s get ready to STEP UP, STAND OUT & MAKE SOME NOISE! 👏🏾🔥
💙 STEP DYNASTY 💙
One Team. One Beat. One Purpose.
about 1 month ago, Ashley M Smith
💙🌊 SOARing into a Great School Year! 🌊💙
On Friday, our Seagulls came together for our PBIS Assembly to review what it means to SOAR each and every day at McDonald Elementary! 🦅✨
⭐ S – Be Safe
⭐ O – Be Organized
⭐ A – Accept Responsibility
⭐ R – Respect Yourself & Others
We’re excited to see our students put these expectations into action in the classroom, hallways, cafeteria, playground, and everywhere they go! 💙
One Flock. One Family. SOARing to Excellence!
#McDonaldElementary #McDES #PBIS #SOAR #SeagullPride #SOARingToExcellence
about 1 month ago, Ashley M Smith
