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KINDERGARTEN SCREENING | April 15-16, 2025 @ 3030 Dobbins Road | Families have assigned appointment times and should check in at the Board Room. Please park in the Baseball Fields parking lot, located north of the Central Office.

Fall and Crawl! Firefighters John, Grace, and Russ from Poland Fire District - WRJFD visited McKinley to teach our first graders about fire safety. The Bulldogs answered a lot of questions correctly, and they got their own helmets to save the day! Thanks for stopping, dropping, and rolling by!

Our first grade musicians are ready to take the stage for an exciting performance of "A Barnyard Moosical". Tuesday, May 13, 2025 7 p.m. @ PSHS Auditorium.

Our friend Mr. Bernard from Mahoning Valley Historical Society visited our second grade students this week to take them back in time! The Bulldogs enjoyed activities and photographs from the historic school experience. School houses, quill pens, personal chalkboards, even toys for recess... They had a good ole' school day within a school day!

Join the Bulldogs this spring for a delightful series of concerts featuring our talented student musicians. From blossoming melodies to joyful rhythms, our students from all grade levels are ready to showcase their hard work and love for music. We welcome our entire community to come together and enjoy creativity unleashed at Poland Local Schools.

BULLDOG UPDATE: Poland Local School District is aware that some AT&T phone customers are not able to connect to district telephone numbers. We understand that this impacts the absence reporting process. If you are unable to connect to your child's school building, please email your child's school building secretary to report an absence. Parents who are able to connect to the district should call the school building to report absences.

Third Grade students are preparing for the ELA tests! For a fun review, Mrs. Herdman's Bulldogs play a round of test prep Jeop! They also wanted to send some advice to their friends in third grade for the big day!

Studying for the big math test in March means MADNESS in Ms. Lawless' second grade classroom! The students enjoyed math and reading activities about March Madness and basketball leading up to the big game! The students earned points for their team by answering questions correctly and shooting the ball for extra points!

Poland's 6th Annual Exceptional Art Show: Let's hear from the artists on how they made their masterpieces! This is Creativity // Unleashed!!

Every day, we are lucky to have music in our schools. And this week, in our gym for GYMUSIC! Ms. Senatore and Mr. W combine classes for exciting musical and athletic challenges! Bulldogs are working on rhythm and song form this year (and dancing too). With dribbling and shooting exercises, the Bulldogs are battling for the record deal by scoring points at each activity. Who will win in GYMUSIC?

McKinley Elementary and Poland Middle School took part in special days of awareness and support this month. On Friday, our bright and silly socks brought smiles as we celebrated Down Syndrome Awareness Day. Today, we wore green for Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day.

We captured a magical moment: The Poland Players visited McKinley Elementary to share a preview of their upcoming musical, Disney’s The Little Mermaid. Delaney, Alyssa, and Rowan reflect on the full-circle joy of performing for the younger students — just like they once experienced. This is Creativity Unleashed at Poland Local Schools

OOBLECK! Will our Bulldogs save the Kingdom of Didd from the Oobleck? Not quite, because they're the ones making the mess this time! Mrs. Fitch's first grade students made their own oobleck after reading Bartholomew and the Oobleck.

PANDA Club sixth graders visited their friends at McKinley to catch up and share some stories! Throughout the school year, club members have been meeting with their Kindergarten friends to hear about what they've been learning and fun things about them. These are friendships that last forever!

March 16-22, 2025 is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Ohio. Poland Local Schools will be participating in the Statewide Tornado Drill on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 9:50 a.m.

McKinley Elementary welcomes the Martial Arts Training Center for a special after school program! This unique course is a 5-session character development program that incorporates physical exercise with life skill lessons. Open to all K-3 students, this series is designed to introduce your child to basic martial arts and to improve concentration, listening skills, cooperation, and courtesy. It will benefit your child at home, school, and in team sports. The registration fee of $20 will be donated to McKinley Elementary. Don't miss out! Register today!

The Poland Schools Foundation is excited to announce the Inaugural “Walk for Our Future”! Students in grades 2-6 will embark on a walk through our village to raise money for scholarships, teacher mini-grants and the Poland Seminary Auditorium Joint Project. The auditorium is used by every single student in the district and we are dedicated to improving that space! Click the link to donate today and be a part of the future … it certainly is bright here in Poland! https://givebutter.com/PSF_futurewalk

STOP, DROP, and READ! Our friends from the Poland Seminary High School Basketball teams visited McKinley Elementary for a surprise reading break! We dropped what we were doing, invited our Bulldogs into the classroom, and heard great stories!

Congratulations to the McKinley Elementary Bulldogs on raising over $27,000 for the American Heart Association in the 2025 Kids Heart Challenge! We are so grateful for your donations to help us support healthy hearts everywhere! Mrs. Donahue's third grade class was the top-earning classroom, and they have some tips for you to stay heart-healthy!

Right to Read Week 2025 means Miss Gura's students jump into Cat in the Hat and become Miss Gura's THINGS! There were 19 things running around in the halls this year for a Thing Parade!

It's Right to Read Week at McKinley Elementary! Join the K-3 Bulldogs as they dress up for theme days and enjoy a week full of fun stories and exciting activities!

Congratulations to McKinley Elementary's Everly Raimondo on winning 1st place in Grade 1 for her artwork at the Butler Institute of American Art Celebrates Young Artists Exhibition! Other students earning awards include: Alexander Thomas - 3rd Place, Charlotte Gentile - 3rd Place, Briella Hawthorne - 2nd Place, Evan McCrea, Grade 5 - 3rd Place. Congratulations to our young artists and their teacher, Mrs. DiMuzio!

Four McKinley Elementary students have been selected as grade level finalists to represent the Bulldogs in the Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest! Congratulations to Autumn L., Madison P., Lucia B., and Millie G. on their spectacular handwriting! View their submissions:

Congratulations to the twelve McKinley Elementary and Poland Middle School students whose artworks have been selected for the 2025 Butler Institute of American Art Celebrates Young Artists Exhibition!

Our friends from Dr. Padgett's Dentist office visited Mrs. Anzevino's Bulldogs so that they could become dental hygienists! They learned the secrets to successful brushing, healthy foods to eat, and even got to help some furry friends brush and floss their teeth!