McMicken Heights Elementary

Our McMicken staff is getting ready to welcome our Cougars for the 2024-2025 school year! Can you see some new and returning staff? (Or guess who's not yet pictured in our first day of school roll call?!)

Tag us in your first day of school photos. We can't wait to see you tomorrow, Wednesday, September 4th!

We are so excited to welcome back our Cougars next week for our first day of school on Wednesday, September 4th, and to create more memories like the ones from the 2023-2024 school year.

Join us for our Open House this Thursday, August 29th, from 4:00-5:30. Meet your teachers, see your classroom, and more! Reach out to our front office with any questions.

Join us and celebrate Spirit Week from Monday, June 10th to Friday, June 14th! Organized by our Student Council members, Cougars have the opportunity to show their McMicken spirit with our five themed days. See each picture for more details.

We can't wait to see how you show your McMicken school spirit!

👕Monday, June 10th: Pajama Day
🔴🟠🟡🟢🔵⚫️Tuesday, June 11th: Grades by Color
🤸‍♀️Wednesday, June 12th: Athletic Day (and Field Day!)
👩‍🏫Thursday, June 13th: Dress Like a Teacher
🔮🎥📟Friday, June 14th: Decade Day

Read along with us in May for Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month with our Principal's Choice for Book of the Month with "Tala Learns to Siva" by Kealani Netane, and illustrated by Dung Ho.

"Tala Learns to Siva" is an empowering story about finding courage and strength in your family, history, and community through a traditional and cherished Samoan dance, taualuga.

Tala wishes that she could dance the traditional Samoan dance, the taualuga, just like her Aunty Sina. But Tala's legs are too bouncy, her arms are too stiff, and she doesn't have Aunty's 'glow' when she dances. When Tala prepares to perform at her Grandma's birthday, she freezes on the stage. Will she find the strength and inspiration to help her dance?

WOW! Our McMicken Cougars have earned over 30,000 cougar tickets as a community. To celebrate, tomorrow, Friday, May 3rd will be CHARACTER DAY!

Let's bring some cosplay to McMicken! Dress up as a character from any book, movie, TV show, video game, and more!

Let's have fun, but please make sure to keep it school appropriate.

Great job, Cougars!

Read along with us in April for Autism Acceptance Month with our Principal's Choice for Book of the Month, "A Day with No Words" by Tiffany Hammond.

Read about see what life can look like for families who use nonverbal communication, utilizing tools to embrace their method of communication. Through the first-person perspective of a son and his experiences communicating with his mother, "the book reinforces the crucial statement that nonverbal people have as many words and as much intelligence as anyone else" (American Library Association Booklist).

Join us and celebrate Spirit Week from Monday, March 25th to Friday, March 29th! Organized by our Student Council members, Cougars have the opportunity to show their McMicken spirit with our five themed days. See each picture for more details.

We can't wait to see how you show your McMicken school spirit!

⚽️Monday, March 25th: Sports Day
👯‍♀️Tuesday, March 26th: Twin Day
🦸‍♀️Wednesday, March 27th: Fancy Day
🌎Thursday, March 28th: Cultural Day
🗑Friday, March 29th: Anything BUT a Backpack Day

Today for , we recognize Wesley Smith, 3rd grade teacher! Wesley was nominated by a past student to be recognized, and we couldn't agree more. Thank you for supporting students and teachers in their growth, and for making learning fun and engaging. Thank you for working to know each student by name, strength, and need💙

Today for , we recognize Ryan Jungblom, Physical Education teacher! We appreciate how you work to establish and strengthen your relationships with students, past and present. Thank you for working to know each student by name, strength, and need💙

Read along with us in March for Women's History Month with "Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos," written by Monica Brown and illustrated by John Parra.

Read about how Frida Kahlo, one of the world’s most influential painters, was inspired by the animals in her life. The fascinating Mexican artist is remembered for her self-portraits and her dramatic works with bold and vibrant colors.

Today for , we recognize Nancy Parriott, our lovely and talented cook! We appreciate how you set up students for a successful day of learning, and bring joy to their hearts and stomachs at lunch. Thank you for working to know each student by name, strength, and need💙

Every day, we recognize how lucky and fortunate we are to have a staff that is absolutely out of this world. We wouldn't be able to do what we do without them, and we are so thankful for them every second of every day.

Each year, the accepts nominations for the Gold Star Awards, and we're lucky to have TEN nominees on the list for 2024! Thank you for making the time to live out the Highline Promise to know every student by name, strength, and need. We are so proud that you are Cougars!

Our McMicken Gold Star nominees this year are:
⭐️Erika Castellón, Outstanding Teacher
⭐️Charleisha Cox, Outstanding Classified Staff
⭐️Riley Lindheimer, Rookie Teacher of the Year
⭐️Olivia Pierce-Bluhm, Rookie Teacher of the Year
⭐️Birdie Rocha, Outstanding Classified Staff
⭐️Rebecca Schreiner, Outstanding Classified Staff
⭐️Kelly Shilhanek, Rookie Teacher of the Year
⭐️Susan Stefanini, Outstanding Volunteer
⭐️Jaymie Torres-Ibarra, Outstanding Teacher
⭐️Scott Villa, Outstanding Classified Staff