McKelvie School News

Student Council presents Mid-Afternoon at the Movies on  Thursday, December 17th ! Student Council is proud to collaborate with three BHS students on their Community Action Service (CAS) project for this month's Mid-Afternoon at the Movies event! These students are raising money for an organization called Pencils of Promise whose mission it is to build schools where there are none. A contribution of $2 is being requested and may be included with money for pizza and drinks, if ordering. Together, we invite you to participate in December’s Mid-Afternoon at the Movies when we will be showing the movie “INSIDE OUT.” This event will be held in the McKelvie Cafeteria from 3:30 - 5:30 , and pizza and drinks will be available for those who order ahead of time.  Click HERE to view the flyer with complete information and to print out a permission slip/order form. Orders, payment and permission slips are due to your homeroom teacher by Monday, December 14th .

Voting for the front and back covers of the 15/16 McKelvie yearbook is now available online!  Please visit the yearbook club website where options are available under "Cover Contest" or click the links below to cast your votes.  Voting closes on Wednesday, December 16th. Front Cover Voting Back Cover Voting

Toys for Tots… also known at McKelvie this year as Cash for Christmas! The Community Action Team (CAT) is pleased to announce that we will participate in the Toys for Tots drive once again this year.  In an effort to  '​ Keep It Simple’ ​,​  we are encouraging students who wish to participate in this drive to bring in a small cash contribution for toys.  CAT will be using this money to purchase toys on behalf of the McKelvie student body.  We will be collecting contributions until  12/1 1​ /2015 . If your student/family would prefer to donate a toy, students are welcome to bring in a new, unwrapped toy.  Toys for Tots donation bins will be located at the front of the school.

McKelvie Intermediate School will be hosting its annual spelling bee on Tuesday, December 15th, at 9:30am in the cafeteria.  All families are welcome to attend.

There is a free workshop for parents entitled "Cyberbullying, Sexting, & Unwise Social Networking: The Role of Parents" being offered at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester on Monday, November 30th, from 6:30-8:30pm.   The speaker is Sameer Hinduja, Co-Director of the Cyberbullying Research Center and Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice at Florida Atlantic University. For more details about this event and to register (deadline is 11/20), please click  HERE

The Yearbook Club is holding its annual cover design contest for the front and back covers of the 2015/16 yearbook!   All submissions will be published in the yearbook; however, one sixth and one fifth grade design will be selected for the front and back covers.   Students and faculty will vote for their two favorite designs and each winner will receive a free yearbook and their artwork will appear on the front and back covers.  Click HERE for contest details.

Please help us help others! To honor the life and memory of Bill Moeckel, McKelvie has teamed up with NH Food Bank to host a food drive from Friday November 6th thru Friday November 13. Please click HERE to view the flier which outlines the items requested for each day of the Food Drive. Thank you in advance for your participation!