School HAS BEEN CANCELLED on Monday, Feb. 8, due to current weather conditions and the anticipated impact of the snow that will continue to fall through the Wichita area today.

Wichita Public Schools are CLOSED for Friday, January 29 due to weather conditions.

Magnet applications are available in the McLean Office and online.  The deadline date for applying for all elementary magnets and middle magnets is Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 4:45PM.  The applications will need to be received in the Magnet Admissions Office no later than the deadline date to be included in the initial lottery selection for the fall.  School offices will not be held responsible for turning in magnet applications for parents or students.  The magnet school selections and parent notification are currently scheduled for the middle of April.  Applications received in the Magnet Admissions Office after February 25th will be placed on a waiting list.

Siblings who do not apply by February 25, 2010 will lose their priority for placement and will go on the waiting list.

The awards assembly for the first semester will be on Thursday, January 14th, in the gym. Kindergarten-2nd grade will be at 1PM and 3rd-5th grades will be at 2PM in the gym.  Families are welcome to attend this recognition of hard work.  We will not be doing perfect attendance awards for the remainder of the school year.  We hope to see you there!

Just a reminder that the annual Choices Fair will be at Century II Exhibition Hall on Tuesday, January 12, from 5-8PM.  All Wichita Schools will be represented and the evening will showcase all the diverse choices that the district offers students.  Everyone is invited to attend.

McLean visits will be held on:

• Tuesday, January 26      5:30-6:30PM
• Thursday, January 28     9:00-10:30AM
• Friday, January 29         9:00-10:30AM

There will be no school on Monday, January 18 and Tuesday, January 19.

CHANGE THE DATE  -  The December PTA  meeting will be on Tuesday, December 8, 2009, not Dec. 1st and the January meeting will be on Tuesday, January 5, 2010, not Jan 12th. Same time, same place - 6:30 pm. in the McLean library.  We hope to see you there!

Great news for McLean! The State of Kansas has recognized McLean for earning Standard of Excellence in the following areas from 2008-2009 State Assessments:

Reading: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, and Building-Wide award
Math: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, and Building-Wide award
Science: 4th Grade/Building-Wide award

McLean's accomplishments will be recognized at the October 26th Board of Education Meeting at North High.  Way to go parents, staff, and students!