McKelvie School News

Mark your calendar for TECH. ED. open house! Date:  Wednesday, Feb 17 Time:  9 - 12 noon Location: McKelvie Intermediate School, Room 31 It's that  time of year again! National Engineering Week is the week of our school vacation, so McKelvie would like to once again i nvite the public in to visit the Tech. Ed. program. Come see what your son/daughter has been learning in TECH. ED class!  This pre-engineering class is a hands-on approach to learning about the  design process and students build prototypes to try out their ideas! Grade 6 features: The Tech.Ed. Olympics with the Wind Powered Car event and the Basketball Launcher event. Google Draw is used for CAD drawings and  the students love to draw on the computer! Grade 5 features: 3D drawings, roller coaster prototypes with twists, turns and upside down loops, Lego inventions, CODE on the computers, and spaghetti structures. Projects will be on di...

Sign-ups for third quarter intramurals will be open from January 22nd at 3:30 PM - January 31st at 3 PM . You will be able to sign up on the McKelvie website under the Intramural tab. Space is limited, so be sure to sign up.  Any questions, please contact Mrs. Geddes at geddesa@sau25.net.

Great news!  The 15/16 McKelvie yearbooks are on sale now and can be pre-ordered for only $22. Click HERE for ordering information.  Online ordering is the easiest method; however, if you prefer to pay by cash or check, complete the order form that was sent home today with your student and return it to his/her homeroom teacher with payment. Checks should be payable to McKelvie Intermediate School . Don't miss out on a great book of memories from the 15/16 school year.   Order deadline is April 13, 2016.   We  will have a small handful of extra books available when the books arrive, but they will be sold on a first come, first served basis and will sell for $25.

Ten students will be competing in McKelvie's school-wide Geography Bee on Tuesday, January 26th , at 9:30am in the cafeteria. Parents are welcome to attend!

The McKelvie Drama Club is pleased to announce that this year's musical will be You're a Good Man Charlie Brown under the direction of Nate Sawyer. Auditions will take place after school on Wednesday, February 3rd, and Thursday, February 4th . Please  click here  for more information and to sign up for an audition.

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