McGee's Crossroads Elementary School

Good evening patriot families, This is your principal, Lyndsey Dunn, with an exciting final update on Penny Wars. The nail-biting competition came to a close on Friday afternoon with...***drumroll***....1st Grade coming out as the 1st Place Champions having collected a huge sum of 15,567 positive points!!!! Congratulations to 1st Grade! You will be receiving a FULLY LOADED ICE CREAM SUNDAE Party with all the fixins'.....but that's not it!....You will also get to PIE THE STAFF! One lucky student from each 1st grade class will be randomly selected to pie a teacher or principal! Following them in 2nd place is 4th Grade with 6,415 positive points! Awesome job! Your grade will get to have an ICE CREAM CUP party! And we are happy to announce 3rd place goes to our Kindergarten class, who fought their way back up and finished with only 4,288 negative points, a far cry from the amassed 18,958 negative points they had the day before! Congratulations Kindergarten! Enjoy a COOKIE PARTY for your win! We would like to a say a whole school shout out the students, staff and families of McGee's! Congratulations to everyone! This fundraiser was able to raise $3,939.00 for our school enrichments that directly impact our students and staff! This fundraiser could not have happened without every one of you and your dedication, determination and support for the MCES community! Thank you! Also, as a reminder, tomorrow, Monday is a holiday, Veterans day and there will be no school for staff and students. Thank you to anyone who has served or is currently serving in our military. Have a good evening.

Good evening Patriot families, This is your Principal, Lyndsey Dunn, with the updates for the week. Our Penny Wars are off to a good start. In first place, 5th grade is winning with 1,795 positive points and in second place is 1st grade with 993 positive points. If you want to know how your grade level is doing and I didn’t mention them - check out the school or pta facebook page and get your coins ready for Monday! Next week, there is a teacher workday on Tuesday, November 5th. Therefore, there will be no school for students. Also, looking ahead, we will have Fall Picture Retakes on November 14th so please mark that date on your calendar if you are interested. As a reminder, please make sure that if you are entering the parking lot at 8:55 in the morning, and our tardy bell has rung, you must come into the office with your child and check them in. Once the bells rings, our staff enters the building, and students cannot be let out on the sidewalk by themselves. Thank you for your support with all things and have a good evening.

Good evening Patriot families, This is your Principal, Lyndsey Dunn with a fun update. Today was so great seeing all of the different characters from books roaming our hallways and classrooms. Tomorrow, November 1st our Penny Wars begins. The theme is superheroes and our students voted on the chosen one for each grade level. If this is your first time participating in our Penny Wars, each grade can accumulate positive points through donations of pennies, $1 and $5 bills. Other grades can sabotage them with negative points by donating nickels, dimes and quarters. Clear boxes will be located in the front hallway by the office and the money donations will be dropped in daily upon students arrival. Virtual donations can be made as well through a link shared on the flyer sent home, MCES PTA facebook page or our school facebook page. Updates will be provided daily as to the progress and donations raised. The grade with the most positive points will win a big prize! Our Penny Wars will end on next Friday, November 8th. Our students really enjoy this fundraiser and it is all donated in the spirit of fun, with a little competition mixed in. Have a wonderful and safe evening and may the odds be ever in your favor!

Mrs. Galdina Piedra, the treasurer at McGee's Crossroads Elementary School, was named JCPS Classified Employee of the Month for October 2024! She began her journey with JCPS working in Child Nutrition Services and had the opportunity to work in the front office where she stayed for four years. Mrs. Piedra then became the school treasurer five years ago. Mrs. Piedra answered questions on her role as treasurer for McGee's Crossroads Elementary and what the position means to her. Learn more about Mrs. Piedra here: https://bit.ly/4hphpOn #GreatThingsAreHappeningInJCPS

Mrs. Lyndsey Dunn, principal of McGee's Crossroads Elementary School begins today's celebrations for #NationalPrincipalsMonth! As an administrator, she has served as assistant principal of Cooper Academy for one year, and Riverwood Elementary for four years. Mrs. Dunn has turned her passion for education into a career, and we are grateful she chose JCPS! Let's hear it for Lyndsey Dunn!!!🎉

Looking for a safe and fun place to go trick or treating? West Johnston High School Football Team is hosting a Trunk or Treat this Thursday, October 31st from 5:00-7:00. 🎃

Good evening Patriot Families, This is your Principal, Lyndsey Dunn, with a few updates for next week. Next week, beginning on Monday, October 28th through October 31st, we will celebrate Red Ribbon Week and remain drug free with dress up days. Monday will be wearing Athletic/Exercise Wear as we live healthy. Tuesday is dressing up as your favorite career as we live ambitiously. Wednesday is dressing up in your favorite piece of clothing you own (this can include a hat) as we live happily. Thursday is dressing up as your favorite book character as we live intelligently. On Tuesday, October 29th Quarter 1 report cards will be sent home and on Friday, November 1st will be our Principal Book Club Reward party for those students who turned in their Book Club log by today. In your report card, you will find an inclement weather packet. This is not to be completed unless the district advises us to have another remote day. In the event that due to weather conditions we have a remote day, you will be recommended to complete this work at that time. Thank you to everyone who came out and participated in our first Trunk or Treat this past week. It was a huge success and we loved seeing everyone in our community having fun together. We appreciate your support always. Have a good evening.

Next week, Monday, October 28th - Thursday, October 31st we will be having Red Ribbon Week. We'd love to see all student participate as we join together with schools across the nation on a mission to keep ALL kids drug-free!!!

Next week, Monday, October 28th - Thursday, October 31st we will be having Red Ribbon Week. We'd love to see all student participate as we join together with schools across the nation on a mission to keep ALL kids drug-free!!!

JCPS wrapped up the 2023-2024 school year ranked 35th in the state overall! 💪 Now we are future-focused on our 2029 goal of being in the top 20% in the state. With the best teachers, students, and parents giving their all, we will get there! 📚🏫🎓 #GreatThingsAreHappeningInJCPS

We continue to grow and improve each & every day! 🌟 JCPS English learners showed more improvement than the state average in back-to-back years! 👏 #GreatThingsAreHappeningInJCPS

Good evening Patriot Families, This is your Principal, Lyndsey Dunn, with a few reminders about tomorrow. Tomorrow, October 22nd is a teacher workday. There will be no school for students. However, beginning at 4:30 there will be a boy scout meeting in the media center for anyone joining that organization. Trunk or treat will begin at 5:30 pm and end at 7:30 pm. If you are planning on attending this event, please park at the middle school. The elementary parking lot is reserved for the vehicles that will be decorated and giving out candy. We look forward to seeing you all here. Have a good evening.

One last reminder that there is no school tomorrow, Tuesday, October 22, 2024, for JCPS students on the traditional calendar. 📅

Good Morning, Bus 692 (Green) is running 30-45 mins late this morning - 10/21/24

Good evening Patriot Families, This is your Principal, Lyndsey Dunn, with your updates for the week. On Monday, October 21st, PTA is providing a popcorn treat for all students. This will be Popcorn and PJ day, so students can feel free to wear their favorite pajamas! On Tuesday, October 22nd it is a teacher workday. There will be no school for students, but that evening, there will be a community Trunk or Treat here in the McGee’s School Parking lot from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. Admission is free and you are welcome to bring your family for a spooky fun time. Various family members, community members and staff members have signed up to decorate a trunk and give out candy. Also right before the event begins, there will be a Boy Scout leader hosting an information session about a local troop in the media center from 4:30-5:30pm. A flier will be sent home with students on Monday for those of you who may be interested. On Thursday, October 24th, an Artist in the Schools Performance will be on campus during school hours for our 2nd and 3rd graders to enjoy and on Friday, October 25th your Principal Book Club Logs are due digitally or on paper. For the students who meet the requirements for Quarter 1, the first Principal Book Club Reward Party will be held on Friday, November 1st. Thank you for all that you do and we look forward to seeing you at our community Trunk or Treat event on Tuesday evening.

JCPS showed exceptional growth for the 2023-2024 school year❗ Eleven schools are no longer on the Assisted Targeted Support and Improvement list. JCPS is moving forward! 🚂 #GreatThingsAreHappeningInJCPS

JCPS is raising the bar of academic success! ⬆ We were above the state average for all EOG/EOC subject areas in grades 3-8 and in high school Math 1 and Biology. ✨ #GreatThingsAreHappeningInJCPS

Dear Patriot Families, This is your Principal, Lyndsey Dunn, with your updates for the week. If you follow our school facebook page, you may have seen that all around our school, we have been adding beautiful murals. These murals were purchased with the funds raised by last year’s, 2023-24, Apex Fun Run money. These funds were raised for the purpose of Campus Beautification, but the process of designing, getting approval and installing the murals just took a while. Thank you for your support to make that happen. The purpose of this year’s Apex Fun Run money is to install shade structures on each playground and we have begun the process of getting quotes for those. Duke Energy came and was digging underground last week as well, so we are getting closer to having electricity to our new Digital Marquee. Thank you for your patience as we get excited and hope to be able to use our new sign soon! Tomorrow, Monday, October 14th, is Fall Picture Day. We can’t wait to see our students dressed to impress. These are the pictures used for the Yearbook. An order form went home with students last week that they can bring back with them tomorrow. There is also information on our facebook page about how to order online. Thank you again for all that you do to be a partnership with the school for the success of your children. Have a good evening.

REMINDER: Picture Day is this coming Monday, October 14th. Order Forms have already been sent home with your child. Return the order form with your child on Monday or order pictures online using the information below 📸

Ali Alkhatib is our next October Character Education Award recipient! 🤩 During his time at McGee's Crossroads Elementary School, Alkhatib's positive demeanor and infectious smile have made him a friend to all. He is a natural-born helper and always lends a hand to classmates who may be struggling, offering assistance and encouragement without hesitation. Keep up the good work!👍 #GreatThingsAreHappeningInJCPS