McKenzie School District

Join us on Wednesday, March 19, for our school board meeting! Meetings will be livestreamed. Viewing available at: https://www.youtube.com/@mckenzieschooldistrict6756/streams.

Mark your calendars! On Tuesday, March 18, we’re celebrating the 100th day of school in style by dressing like we’re 100 years old! Get creative with your outfits and join the fun as we honor this milestone.

📚⚾ Sluggo’s Reading Challenge! ⚾📚 McKenzie students, it’s time to step up to the plate and hit a home run with your reading! The Home Run Reading Program, brought to us by the Eugene Emeralds, is in full swing! How It Works: Grab your Sluggo Reading Challenge bookmark and write down 10 books you’ve read. Once it's filled, turn it in by March 21st. All participating K-6th grade students will be invited to a special night at the ballpark on June 18th with the Eugene Emeralds! Let’s show Sluggo how much McKenzie loves to read!

Smokey Bear Visits Our Classrooms! Our 1st and 4th graders had a special visit from Smokey Bear and the Oregon Department of Forestry. Our first graders met Smokey in person and learned important fire safety tips and one of our fourth graders got to dress up in real firefighting gear. All of the students also got to learn about fire safety. We are lucky to have ODF offering this wonderful educational experience.

Celebrating Our Classified Employees! This week, we recognized and celebrated our incredible classified employees during Classified Employees Week! These dedicated individuals are the heart of our school, keeping everything running smoothly from the classroom to the cafeteria and the front office. Throughout the week, we found special ways to honor and thank them for their hard work and commitment to our students and school community. A special shoutout to Mr. Maricel’s 6th-grade class for creating this banner to show their appreciation! Please leave a note of thank you in the comments below.

Is your child turning 5 years old by September 1, 2025? If so, we invite you to Kindergarten Orientation at McKenzie River Community School! 📅 Thursday, April 24th ⏰ 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM 📍 Room 15, McKenzie River Community School (51187 Blue River Drive) Meet our teachers and staff, explore the classroom, and get all the info you need for a great start to kindergarten! Call 541-822-3315 to sign up or ask questions! Please help us by sharing this post. Go Eagles

Classroom Curiosity - Our Weekly R.I.V.E.R. Awards 🌟 Did you know we focus on one of the values from our R.I.V.E.R. program each week. Teachers nominate students who have exemplified these behaviors, and at the end of the week, we randomly select a winner from the nominees! We love displaying the winner’s photo and nomination on our ASB board in the intermediate hallway for all to see. Make sure to check it out!

📚Read Across America Spirit Week is Almost Here! Join us in celebrating the joy of reading with Spirit Week. Dress-Up Days from March 3rd - March 6th! Monday: Hats-off to Reading: Wear your favorite hat! 🧢🎩 Tuesday: Character Day: Dress as your favorite book character or in an outfit inspired by your favorite book! 📚 Wednesday: Word Wednesday: Wear letters, words, or a college shirt! 🔠🎓 Thursday: Snuggle up and Read: Get cozy and bring a beloved book to school! 📕 Let’s make reading fun and show off our love for books! #ReadAcrossAmerica #SpiritWeek #LoveForReading

We have some great food planned for National School Breakfast Week! March 3rd – 7th Daily Menu: Cereal, Fruit, Juice, Bagels, and a variety of milk options are served daily! Monday – Blues Clues Pancakes 🫐 Blueberry pancakes with a mystery blueberry sauce! Tuesday – A Nancy Drew Breakfast 🕵️‍♀️ Scrambled eggs, sausage links, hash browns, and toast. Wednesday – Dora the Explorer Donut Day 🍩 Your choice of maple bars or cake donuts. Thursday – Scooby Snack Breakfast Pizza Choose between breakfast pizza or biscuits & gravy. Start your mornings right and fuel up for a great day!

Congratulations to our High School Basketball League Award Winners! A huge shoutout to our incredible student-athletes for their hard work and dedication this season! Girls Team: Liliana Jones – All-League Honorable Mention Claire Weiss – All-League Honorable Mention Sportsmanship Award Winners! Boys Team: Ayton Munoz-Brown – 3rd Team All-League Will Meister – All-League Honorable Mention

Come cheer on your Eagles today as the boys' and girls' teams move into the Mountain West League Playoffs! The girls travel to Crow while the boys head to Alsea. Both games are at 6 pm. League Playoff admission prices will be charged at the door.

Come cheer on the boy's basketball team! Today at 5:30 pm, we will host Mohawk for a Mountain West League tiebreaker game to determine who participates in League Playoffs! Go Eagles!

Come and cheer on our Eagles! Today, Monday the 17th, the High School Boys are taking on Siletz at 3:30 pm, and the High School Girls are taking on Mapleton at 5 pm. Please join us in sending off a great group of Seniors!

McKenzie families, School will be closed today, Thursday, Feb. 13th, due to winter weather. Be safe!

Classroom Curiosity: The Oregon Trail! Our 4th graders are on a journey back in time, exploring the Oregon Trail—the hardships, the people, and the reality of life on the trail. It’s an incredible part of history. Big thanks to Mrs. Harshbarger for capturing these moments.

Transportation Update: Our upriver bus route is on a snow route this morning ( Feb 5) due to weather.

McKenzie Families, With the potential for winter weather this week, please review our policies regarding delays and cancelations. Make sure to follow us on social media and sign up for flash alerts. Watch here - https://youtu.be/NIhDhx3XQks?si=r5V0yR9fFC_2cabH

TRANSPORTATION UPDATE: We will have a combined downriver bus route tomorrow January 29th for AFTERNOON ONLY.

Spread the Love This Valentine's Day! The McKenzie PTO and ASB are teaming up to bring you a special carnation fundraiser Show your friends, teachers, or loved ones how much you care by surprising them with a beautiful flower.

Eagle Pride on National Girls & Women in Sports Day! Dozens of our Eagles, including middle and high school girls, their families, and staff, were able to attend the Duck Women’s Basketball game vs. Iowa! Some of our students even participated in a free sports clinic hosted by University of Oregon student-athletes. Special thanks to Heather, a former UO softball and golf standout for helping us secure tickets. This was an amazing opportunity to inspire and empower our girls to see the possibilities in sports and celebrate women’s athletics. Whether on the court, field, or course, we want every Eagle to know they have the support to try something new and grow as athletes and individuals.