Today was our annual Boo BBQ! Mr. D cooked about 200 burgers to treat the Slaughter staff, PTO, and MISD staff members who take care of our Wolfpack. Thanks to everyone who came! 👻🍔 #itsaslaughterthing




Reminder: This week is Red Ribbon Week at Slaughter! Join us in dressing up each day.
Mon. - Wear Red
Tues. - Animal Print or Camo
Wed. - Pajamas
Thurs. - Jersey
Fri. - Jeans & Slaughter Spirit Shirt

Mark your calendars and invite Wolfpack family members and friends who have served in the U.S. military to attend Slaughter's annual Veterans Day Assembly on Friday, Nov. 8 at 8AM. #itsaslaughterthing


ATTENTION SLAUGHTER FAMILIES
The PTO is very much in need of volunteers for Fall Fest this Friday evening! Please click the sign-up using the following link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/index.cfm?go=s.signup&urlid=10C044DAAA72AA5F49-fall2&useFullSite=true#/

Red Ribbon Week is next week! Red Ribbon Week is the nation's largest and longest-running drug-use prevention campaign. All students are invited to dress up each day of Red Ribbon Week to show your support and commitment to keep their bodies and minds healthy and drug-free!


Mark your calendars for Slaughter's Night at the Stadium, Nov. 1. Gates open at 6PM. Students get in free with a Slaughter shirt. Students will meet the Slaughter staff at section 109 by 6:30PM to go onto the field for a picture. Join the PTO before the game in the parking lot.


Oct. 20-26, 2024 is Read Aloud to a Child Week! This is a national, annual event that emphasizes the importance of reading aloud to children and encourages families to read together. Choose a book and read it with your child for 15 minutes each day. https://readtothem.org/racw/

All students are invited to participate in the annual Storybook Character Pumpkin Decorating Contest! Pumpkins are due at 8AM, Oct. 29. Do NOT carve pumpkins and do NOT bring pumpkins before Oct. 28. Our staff will vote for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place winners for each grade level.

This week is Digital Citizenship Week! Students are learning about being safe, respectful, and responsible online.





Have you ordered your Fall Fest tickets yet?!! Don’t miss out on our biggest event of the year! Pre-orders get a special gift with purchase. Visit slaughterfallfest.square.site today! 🎁🍁🎃 #itsaslaughterthing

We celebrated our IC's last Friday. We're so fortunate to have these 3 dedicated, experienced, helpful Instructional Coaches to support all teachers and staff at Slaughter! #wearemckinney #itsaslaughterthing

Mark your calendars for some events next week. We have a Chick-Fil-A spirit night next Tuesday. Field Day is next Thursday, and we would love to get more volunteer help. Kids should bring a change of clothes for Field Day. School will be closed Oct. 11-15. 🐺 #itsaslaughterthing



Mark your calendars and set a reminder to eat at the Chick-fil-A at 75 & 380 next Tuesday night! Tell them you're from Slaughter so our school will receive a donation. 👏🏼 Drive-through counts, too! 👍🏼 #itsaslaughterthing

It's time to start thinking about this year's storybook pumpkin contest! All students at Slaughter are invited to participate by decorating a pumpkin to look like a character from a book. Please do not carve the pumpkins. Bring all entries to the library by 8AM, Oct. 29.


Community Resource Event
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2024 6:00-8:00PM
The Fall Community Resource Night is intended to connect over 60 non-profit community resources with MISD families. This is a free event with lots of giveaways, food, hygiene products, face painting, balloons, etc.

Our 2024 Field Day will be Thurs., Oct. 10. Field Day is a fun event for the entire school. We need volunteers to help run the game stations. Please complete the volunteer application online: https://www.mckinneyisd.net/page/volunteer and sign up here: tinyurl.com/slafield

MISD has selected Rooms by ThrillShare as the communication tool for parents and teachers. The McKinney ISD mobile app can be found in the Apple Store and Google Play. Please sign up! Learn more on the MISD website: https://www.mckinneyisd.net/page/mobile-app

Our book fair will close at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon. The online fair is open until September 17. Thank you to everyone who has volunteered and supported our book fair! #itsaslaughterthing

Thank you to everyone who has supported our PTO's spirit week at Handel's! We still have 2 more days to eat ice cream and support Slaughter's PTO. #itsaslaughterthing #wearemckinney #teammckinney




Today, many Slaughter students and staff wore their DG shirts or Dallas Cowboy gear in honor of Mrs. Gregg, a dedicated Slaughter teacher who is greatly missed. #itsaslaughterthing

