Important Upcoming Dates

Open House

Both current and prospective students are welcome to come on by to see and hear about the vision and school programming we have in place at McKenzie Highlands School. We will start in the main gym at 6:00 pm on April 24 for a brief overview and then open up the school for tours and classroom presentations.  

We are really looking forward to this event and hope to see you there!

Screenagers Parent Night

Let’s Talk About Social Media and Electronic Devices! 

If you want to learn more about social media and the effects on adolescents, we are offering a parent viewing of Screenagers on Thursday, April 25, 6:30 pm in the school gym.  This viewing is designed to educate parents about social media and electronic device usage.  We will start with some McKenzie Highlands School insights, launch into the viewing and have informal time afterward for questions and conversation.  Students in grades 7-9 are concurrently viewing and working on a student version of Screenagers in Health class.

We are also extending an invitation to parents of McKenzie Towne School, recognizing this is an important topic on the minds of parents and educators.

Learning Commons News

LC Lunchtime Club

Our first attempt at paper airplane club was a soaring success.   Aviation creations will be put to land for now as we start our next club, but you can look towards seeing this club take flight again next year.

Next week we will begin doing yarn crafts in our LC lunch club.  We will start with making pom-poms, move towards finger-knitting and hope to progress towards knitting with needles or crotchet by mid-May for those who wish to give it a try.  Students are welcome to bring their own yarn and supplies from home if they wish, but we will also have plenty of yarn available here. All abilities are welcome to join at anytime.

Mondays: Grade 6

Tuesdays: Grade 5  

Wednesdays: Grades 7-9

Thursdays: Grade 4

Book Highlights

During April, our LC will be highlighting books from our “Personal Struggles” section.  These books have characters in them that are going through some real-life issues.  Topics include struggles such as racism, cultural differences, mental health issues, physical limitations and identity.  What value do these books have?  This genre of books can allow the reader to choose a book whose main character they can relate to and possibly help the reader feel less alone in their struggles. Conversely, if the character is one whose issues are not relatable to the reader, they will usually gain some insight and empathy along the way.   

Grade 6 Take Action Fair

The grade 6 Take Action Fair will take place on Thursday, April 25. Grade 6 students will be presenting their hard work supporting causes that are important to them and are looking forward to sharing their work with the school and McKenzie Towne community. There will be a variety of games and items to purchase at the fair to raise money for various causes. Students will be visiting the fair throughout the day, and families and community members of grade 6 students are welcome to come during the community visiting hour of 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM.

Tickets to play games, purchase treats, and other items will be sold to students in advance the week of the fair, from Monday, April 22 to Wednesday, April 24. Families/community visitors will be able to buy tickets at the fair on the 25. Cash is required. Each ticket will cost $1, and students will be selling items that range in price from $1 to $3.

All proceeds will be donated to the organizations being supported by students.

Grade 9 Market
The Grade 9 Market will be held at McKenzie Highlands School on Thursday May 16. The grade 9’s will be using their knowledge from Math and Social to create a business plan, market for a product, survey, calculate costs, and sell a product. We will be in the gymnasium and outside throughout the day selling items to all members of MHS. The total amount made at the Market will go towards the grade 9 farewell.

The Fashion Department is looking for Second-Hand Denim Donations

Send your dusty denim to our Fashion Department! This spring in Fashion, we are channeling our creativity and sewing skills into an upcycling project called, How Green Are Your Jeans?

We are looking to collect lots of used clean denim items for this project, as grade 7 students will be participating in designing and fabricating upcycled denim. 

Please drop off your clean denim donations to the office.

Friday Schedule

Daryl Martin, Principal                    Tiffany Jernigan, Assistant Principal