🍂🍎 Our October Lunch Menu is Here! 🍎🍂
Check out what’s cooking this month at McDonald Elementary School! 🍕🥗🍗
We’re looking forward to another great month of delicious school lunches for our Seagulls! 💙🤍🕊️
#McDES #OctoberLunchMenu #HomeOfTheSeagulls #OneFlockOneFamily #SoaringToExcellence
about 7 hours ago, Ashley M Smith
💙🕊️ Happy National Principals Month! 🕊️💙
This October, we proudly celebrate our principal, Mr. Mack Burgess, and thank him for his leadership, dedication, and commitment to the students, staff, and families of McDonald Elementary School.
Thank you for leading our flock and helping us continue Soaring to Excellence! 🌟
Help us show Mr. Burgess some love and appreciation this month! 💙🤍
#NationalPrincipalsMonth #McDES #HomeOfTheSeagulls #OneFlockOneFamily #SoaringToExcellence
about 7 hours ago, Ashley M Smith
🍂 Hello, October! 🎃💙
October is packed with learning, activities, special events, and lots of Seagull spirit at McDonald Elementary! Please take a look at our October 2026 calendar and mark your calendars for testing dates, Fall Break, field trips, spirit days, clubs, and more.
💙 Character of the Month: Integrity
🪽 One Flock, One Family, Soaring to Excellence!
3 days ago, Ashley M Smith
🎉💙 Congratulations to Mrs. Wilson, our amazing 5th-grade teacher, on receiving the IMPACT Award! 🏆
Mrs. Wilson received a special visit from Dr. Giles and a gift of appreciation recognizing her hard work and dedication. Last year, one of her students earned a PERFECT SCORE in Mathematics on the SC READY assessment! 🌟
We are so proud of Mrs. Wilson and the IMPACT she continues to make at McDonald Elementary! 💙🤍🐦
3 days ago, Ashley M Smith
🍂🎃 Hello, October! 🎃🍂
October begins Thursday, and we’re ready for a new month at McDonald Elementary! 💙🤍
🍳 Here are our October Breakfast and Lunch Menus! 🍎🥪
Families, please take a look and plan ahead for the month.
As always, menus are subject to change based on availability.
🍁 Happy October, Seagull Family!
💙 One Flock, One Family, Soaring to Excellence! 🐦
#McDES #HomeOfTheSeagulls #OctoberMenus #SchoolBreakfast #SchoolLunch #OneFlockOneFamily
4 days ago, Ashley M Smith
🌟💙 A VERY SPECIAL VISITOR AT McDES! 💙🌟
On Friday, we were honored to welcome Melissa Jefferson-Wooden to McDonald Elementary School! 🏃🏾♀️✨
It was extra special to welcome a homegrown athlete back home and give our students the opportunity to see firsthand what hard work, dedication, perseverance, and believing in yourself can accomplish.
Thank you, Melissa, for taking the time to visit with our students and staff and for being an inspiration to our young Seagulls! 💙🤍
Once a part of our community, always a part of the flock! 🐦
#McDES #HomeOfTheSeagulls #MelissaJeffersonWooden #HomegrownAthlete #SoaringToExcellence #OneFlockOneFamily
4 days ago, Ashley M Smith
📚✏️ October Testing Schedule at McDES! 💙🤍
Families, please mark your calendars for our upcoming CogAT and IOWA Testing dates!
🧠 Grade 2 – CogAT Testing
📅 Tuesday, October 6
📅 Wednesday, October 7
📅 Thursday, October 8
📘 Grade 2 – IOWA Testing
📅 Tuesday, October 20
📅 Thursday, October 22
🧠 Grades 3–5 – CogAT Testing
📅 Tuesday, October 20
📅 Thursday, October 22
📅 Friday, October 23
Please make sure students are at school on time, well rested, have eaten a good breakfast, and are ready to do their best! 🌟
💙 Be Here. Be Ready. Soar Daily.
🤍 One Flock, One Family!
#McDES #SoaringToExcellence #OneFlockOneFamily #EverySeagullMatters
10 days ago, Ashley M Smith
🥦🍎 FREE MOBILE PANTRY FOOD DISTRIBUTION! 🍞🥕
McDonald Elementary School is proud to partner with the Lowcountry Food Bank to host a Neighbor Choice Mobile Pantry for our community!
📅 Tuesday, September 22, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM–12:00 Noon
📍 McDonald Elementary School
This is a NO-COST event. Food will be available on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last.
🛍️ Please bring your own bags.
Help us spread the word and share this post with families and neighbors who may benefit! 💙🤍
One Flock, One Family! 🐦
15 days ago, Ashley M Smith
🌿🪖 Tomorrow is CAMO DAY at McDES! 🪖🌿
Friday, September 18th, wear your favorite CAMO and show your Seagull spirit! 💚🤎🖤
We can’t wait to see our Seagulls all geared up in camo!
💙🤍 One Flock, One Family, Soaring to Excellence! 🐦
15 days ago, Ashley M Smith
📢 Early Release Reminder! 💙💛
McDonald Elementary will have an Early Release Day tomorrow, Wednesday, September 16.
🕛 Dismissal will be at 12:00 PM.
Please make arrangements for your child’s early dismissal. Thank you, Seagull families! 🐦💙
One Flock, One Family, Soaring to Excellence!
17 days ago, Ashley M Smith
🌟📚 SECOND GRADE SPOTLIGHT! 📚🌟
Our second graders are SOARING! 💙🤍
📖 In Reading, students are retelling stories, identifying the problem and solution, and exploring different characters’ perspectives.
✏️ In Writing, they are practicing correct capitalization and punctuation while learning how to expand their sentences.
📊 In Math, students are having a great time collecting data and creating graphs!
We are so proud of how hard our second graders are working and all the learning happening in their classrooms! Keep SOARING, Seagulls! 🐦💙
#SecondGradeSpotlight #SoaringToExcellence #OneFlockOneFamily #SeagullPride
18 days ago, Ashley M Smith
💙🤍 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
25 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 💙🤍
25 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
28 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!
28 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! 🐦
28 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! 🙌
29 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!
about 1 month 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
about 1 month 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
about 1 month ago, Ashley M Smith
