At Yelm Community Schools, we value our partnership with families. It is important that all families experience a sense of belonging in our schools. Please complete the survey to help us understand your perspective of your experience at McKenna. The survey will be available from November 21 through December 16.
At McKenna, we believe we can create a sense of belonging so each student is capable of meeting grade level standards while investing in and fostering the growth and development of the whole child.
McKenna is committed to the goal of providing quality education for every child in this district. To this end, we want to establish partnerships with parents and with the community.
On November 1, we held our first "Community Conversation" this year about substance use. Thank you to our panel Coroner Gary Warnock, Sheriff John Snaza and Lt. Tim Rudloff (County Drug Task Force) for participating along with our own Shannon Gubser (SEL Coach) and Skylar Cole (Social Worker). This a serious issue in Thurston County, and Yelm is not immune to the impact. The one hour event was recorded and is available on our website.
We are excited to partner with the Yelm Chamber and City of Yelm to coordinate the Christmas in the Park event. On December 2, Friday night, the city will light the park, host Santa pictures and have a cocoa trail. On Saturday, December 3, the all day event starts with a parade down Yelm Ave starting from Yelm Theater to the City Park. The event is completely FREE.
Sometimes during the school year, we face the possibility of inclement weather resulting in school closure or schedule changes. Typically, families will be notified of emergency schedule changes by an automated phone call, email and/or text.
Stay up-to-date with Pediatric Vaccination Clinics and COVID procedures available in our Q & A section of the website.
