McDonald Elementary School

🍁🍂 HAPPY FALL BREAK, SEAGULL FAMILY! 💙🤍 There will be NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS October 12–16 for Fall Break! 🧡 We hope all of our students, families, faculty, and staff enjoy a well-deserved break filled with rest, relaxation, and special memories! 🍁🎃 📚 Students return Monday, October 19! Enjoy your time off, stay safe, and come back refreshed and ready to SOAR! 🐦💙 #McDonaldElementary #OneFlockOneFamily #HappyFallBreak #SoaringToExcellence

13 days ago, Ashley M Smith

🌟💙🤍 STUDENT OF THE WEEK! 🤍💙🌟 🎉 Congratulations to Jemma Owens, our McDonald Elementary School Student of the Week! 🏆 We are so proud of Jemma for being a shining example of what it means to be a Seagull! 🐦✨ Keep up the amazing work, Jemma! Continue to shine bright and SOAR to excellence! 💙🤍 👏 A special THANK YOU to HTC for sponsoring our Student of the Week recognition! We appreciate your continued support of our students and school! #HTCInc #StudentOfTheWeek #McDonaldElementary #SeagullPride #OneFlockOneFamily #SoaringToExcellence

14 days ago, Ashley M Smith

🎩🧢 HAT DAY & STUDENT CANTEEN TOMORROW! 🍭🍿 Hey, Seagulls! 💙💛 Get ready for a fun Friday at McDonald Elementary School! Wear your favorite hat and get excited for Student Canteen! 🎉 🧢 Hat Day 🍬 Student Canteen 📅 Friday, October 9 It’s going to be a great day to SOAR! 🐦💙 #McDonaldElementary #OneFlockOneFamily #SeagullPride #HatDay #StudentCanteen

14 days ago, Ashley M Smith

🍂 Mark Your Calendars! 🍂 The Step Dynasty Step Team is excited to present our Fall Festival at McDonald Elementary School! 🎃🍁 📅 Thursday, October 22, 2026 ⏰ 5:00–7:30 PM 📍 McDonald Elementary School Bring your family and friends for an evening filled with food trucks, local vendors, games, music, kids’ activities, and lots of fall fun! 🎶🎯🍔 All proceeds will support the Step Dynasty Step Team! ❤️ 🍁 Family • Community • Support • Fun 🍁 Come out, have a great time, and support our students! We hope to see you there! 💙🤍

15 days ago, Ashley M Smith

🍭📚 Learning is Sweet at McDonald Elementary! 📚🍬

Join us for our Fall Curriculum Night on Tuesday, October 27 from 4:00–6:00 PM! 💙🤍

🎃 Wear your costumes
🍬 Trunk-or-Treat
🎯 Play games
📚 Visit the Book Fair
✏️ Receive take-home learning activities
🍗 Enjoy a Bojangles dinner
🤝 Partnering with Teach My People & Title I

Bring the whole family for an evening filled with learning, fun, and sweet treats!

📅 Tuesday, October 27
⏰ 4:00–6:00 PM
📍 McDonald Elementary School – Back Parking Lot

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Trunk or Treat RSVP

One Flock, One Family, Soaring to Excellence! 🕊️💙

15 days ago, Ashley M Smith

🌟 September Character of the Month – Honesty! 🌟 McDonald Elementary is proud to recognize our September Characters of the Month for demonstrating HONESTY! 💙🤍 These Seagulls showed what it means to tell the truth, make responsible choices, and do the right thing even when no one is watching. 🐦⭐ 👏 Congratulations to our September honorees! We are so proud of you. Keep making great choices and continue to SOAR! 💙 One Flock, One Family, Soaring to Excellence! 💙

16 days ago, Ashley M Smith

🌟 Celebrating Our Characters of the Month! 🌟 McDonald Elementary is proud to recognize our August Characters of the Month! 💙🤍 💛 August – Patience Our August honorees showed patience by staying calm, waiting respectfully, and demonstrating self-control. 👏 Congratulations to all of our outstanding Seagulls! We are proud of the great character you demonstrate each day. Keep SOARing! 🐦⭐ One Flock, One Family, Soaring to Excellence! 💙🤍

16 days ago, Ashley M Smith

💙 Happy National Instructional Coaches Day! 💙 Today we celebrate and thank Mrs. Janet Branham, our amazing Instructional Coach! 📚✨ Thank you for supporting our teachers, sharing resources and ideas, strengthening instruction, and always helping our students and staff continue to grow and SOAR. Your dedication to McDonald Elementary is truly appreciated! 🐦💙🤍 Thank you, Mrs. Branham, for all you do! #NationalInstructionalCoachesDay #McDonaldElementary #SoaringToExcellence #OneFlockOneFamily

16 days ago, Ashley M Smith

💙🧹 Celebrating Our Amazing Custodians! 🧹💙 Mr. Stanley, Mrs. Chandler, Ms. Footman, and Ms. Ward Yesterday was National Custodian Day, and we couldn’t let the occasion pass without recognizing our wonderful custodial staff at McDonald Elementary School! 🐦 Thank you for working tirelessly behind the scenes to keep our school clean, safe, and welcoming each and every day. We appreciate you more than you know! 💙🤍 One Flock, One Family! #NationalCustodianDay #McDES #OneFlockOneFamily #SoaringToExcellence

20 days ago, Ashley M Smith

🍂🍎 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

20 days 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

20 days 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!

23 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! 💙🤍🐦

23 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

24 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

24 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