Friends of McKinley Elementary School

05/15/2026

☀️ McKinley’s End of Year Bash! ☀️
School is almost out, and it’s time to celebrate! Join us for a fun-filled afternoon at McKinley Elementary as we wrap up another great year.
Bring the whole family and let’s kick off the summer right! See you there!

☀️ ¡Fiesta del Fin de Año de McKinley! ☀️
¡El año escolar casi termina y es hora de celebrar! Únase a nosotros para una tarde llena de diversión en la Escuela Primaria McKinley.

¡Traiga a toda la familia para empezar el verano de la mejor manera! ¡Los esperamos!

04/28/2026

🍎 McTeacher’s Night is HERE! 🍔
Hey, Tiger families! 🐯 Are you ready for a night of fun, food, and fundraising? Join us for McTeacher’s Night at McDonald's to support McKinley Elementary!

Come see your favorite teachers serving up smiles and PIES!

🍎 ¡Llegó la Noche de McTeacher! 🍔
¡Hola, familias Tiger! 🐯 ¿Están listos para una noche de diversión, comida y recaudación de fondos? ¡Acompáñenos en la Noche de McTeacher en McDonald's para apoyar a la Escuela Primaria McKinley!

¡Vengan a ver a sus maestros favoritos repartiendo sonrisas y TARTAS! 🥧

10/29/2025

🎉📚 The Anderson Book Fair is OPEN!! 📚🎉

Get ready to spark a love for reading! We are so excited to host the Anderson Book Fair, featuring a selection of diverse and engaging books for all our students.

This is a great opportunity to:

Stock up on great reads for your kids.

Support our school! A portion of all proceeds goes back to McKinley Elementary to benefit our students and library!

Encourage reading as a lifelong habit!

We will see you there!

09/23/2025

Talent Show Rehearsal this Thursday in the gym from 3-5. FOM will contact you today for your child’s time. Thank you!

09/22/2025

FOM meeting tonight 7 PM via Zoom. Come and get involved in your child’s school 🙂

Reunión de FOM esta noche a las 7:00 a través de Zoom. Ven y involucrate en la escuela de tu hijo 🙂

09/21/2025

🫖🫖🫖Steep and Clay fundraiser! 🫖🫖🫖
Come support a local business and our McKinley family while drinking some terrifically tasty tea. October 1st and 2nd Steep and Clay will be donating 25% of sales back to FOM!!! Steep and Clay is located at 8 Douglas Ave. See you there!!!

8 Douglas Ave, Elgin IL Shop Hours: Wed - Sat 10am - 5pm Sun 10am-4pm Instore Pickups: Wed - Sun 10am to 4pm Orders Shipped Daily

09/21/2025

🎉🎤TALENT SHOW this FRIDAY🎤🎉
Important information👇🏻
-Doors open at 5pm
-Please be on time. We will plan in starting at 5:30 sharp
-We will have concessions and drinks for sale. If you plan on buying some please be here at 5 pm so you have time to get to your seats by 5:30
-We will also be selling whole pizzas to go AFTER the show(information will be sent home this week).
🐾We are so excited for you to see our students shine🐾

🎉🎤 Experiencia talentosa este viernes 🎤🎉
Información importante 👇🏻
Puertas abiertas a las 17:00
Por favor, llegue a tiempo. Planearemos empezar a las 5:30 en punto
Tendremos concesiones y bebidas a la venta. Si planeas comprar algunos, por favor, estar aquí a las 17:00, así que tienes tiempo para llegar a tus asientos a las 5:30
– También venderemos pizzas enteras para ir después del espectáculo (la información se enviará a casa esta semana).
🐾 Estamos muy emocionados de que veas brillar a nuestros estudiantes 🐾

09/11/2025

McKinley families, get ready to show off your talent!

Tryouts for the talent show are today and tomorrow from 3-5 PM. We can't wait to see what amazing acts you've been working on! 🎤💃🎸

🐾Tigers get ready….. we will be holding our 2nd Annual Talent Show on Friday, September 26th!!!🐾
We will be holding tryouts Spetember 11th and 12th. Flyers will be going home soon with more info. We look forward to a fun evening showcasing your children’s talents 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

¡Tigres, prepárense! ¡El viernes 26 de septiembre celebraremos nuestro 2nd Concurso Anual de Talentos!
Tendremos pruebas el 11 y 12 de septiembre. Pronto enviaremos folletos con más información. Esperamos una noche divertida mostrando el talento de sus hijos.

09/04/2025

🐾🍔🍟Tomorrow is our FIRST Wendy’s no cook day(ALL DAY)! Reminder Wendy’s donates 30% of total sales back to McKinley school!!! 🍟🍔🐾 Simply show flyer before ordering.

08/28/2025

Did someone say free tacos and Kona Ice? Come meet the teachers and skip cooking dinner!