SOCIAL UP for a LAST of the Year PARENT PASS 39 event on 5/18 at 8 PM at Valley Lodge, Wilmette!

Calling all 4th Graders!

Save the Date for the Bike to Highcrest event on Tuesday, May 16th after school! Click here for more details.

McKenzie Book Drive

Bring in your new and gently used books (birth-6th grade level) for Bernie's Book Bank. Collection bins will be placed at the front doors, small gym doors, and outside the Learning Commons.

Garden committee members needed!

We are forming a garden committee to help with the McKenzie garden. No green thumb necessary! Click here for more information or email Kate Schmitt at katebschmitt@gmail.com if you are interested in helping.

The Read-A-Thon is here!

This exciting school-wide program promotes reading and raises funds for McKenzie’s new accessible playground. Learn all the details here >

McKenzie Movie night!

Wednesday, March 22 at 4 pm at the Wilmette Theater.
Purchase tickets here.

Cheetah Charms & Leprechaun Hunt!

Get ready to spread some luck and cheer with Cheetah Charms then hunt for Leprechauns around the school through the weekend!

PASS 39 invites you to bring the whole family to watch the Trinity Irish Dancers.

March 4th at 5pm at the Wilmette Theatre (1122 Central Ave). A PASS39 student is one of the dancers!

Cheetah Run Club is coming to McKenzie this spring!

Calling all 3rd and 4th graders! Sign up here.

Sponsor a book in honor of your child's birthday today!

Buy now.

Library Volunteers Needed

Sign up now to shelve books in the Learning Commons during your child's library time. It's a great chance to see them during the day.

Special Olympics Track and Field

Tuesday practices for those 8 years old and older at McKenzie School from 4:00pm - 4:45pm on February 14th - April 11th. Please email Coach Joe Taylor for more information and to sign up!

PTA Nominating Committee: Interested in getting more involved at McKenzie and the PTA?

Consider joining the Nominating Committee!

Please join PASS39 on January 25th from from 6-8 PM at the Mikealian Education Center for a Plena Mind Center must attend event on your child's mental health.

Open Gym Nights on Monday, January 23rd and/or Monday, February 13th from 5pm-7pm

Sign up here.

McKindness Mission launches on 1/17 - Register Now!

Students ask friends and family to consider making a donation for our playground via a secured online platform, and the kids pay it forward through Acts of Kindness.

Click below to check out our new playground and info on how to register:

Variety Show Ads

Support our fundraising efforts and place your Variety Show ads. Due February 3rd! Give your graduating 4th grader a shout out or a personal ad to family and friends. PLUS, promote your business with a full or half page ad!

Click HERE to purchase an ad by Feb 3.

Recycling volunteers needed!

McKenzie is participating in the Plastic Film Recycling Challenge, and so far this year, Cheetahs have recycled more than 300 lbs. of plastic. The Green Committee is looking for parent volunteers to help with weekly recycling hauls. See Sign Up Genius to learn more!

McKenzie will "Choose Kind" with two upcoming events!

RED Week Jan 23-27

During RED Week, students will learn more about what makes us unique.

McKindness Mission Jan 17 - 31

The McKindness Mission will help raise money for the new inclusive playground while paying it forward through Acts of Kindness.

Purchase your Choose Kind apparel today!

Apparel can be purchased by visiting https://humankind.shop/collections/mckenzie-red-week

Sales will run through 1/9/23. McKenzie will donate a percentage of apparel sales to The Nora Project, a nonprofit organization based in the North Shore that promotes disability inclusion by empowering educators and engaging students and communities.