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Teacher Biography

Welcome to the 2023/2024 school year.

My name is Katie MacGuinness. I am an alumni of East Jackson Schools. I graduated from EJ in 1996. I also graduated from Eastern Michigan University. This is my 21st year teaching and 16th year teaching at East Jackson Schools. I have two children. My daughter Savannah is a Junior at East Jackson Secondary School and my son Jayden is a 6th grader at East Jackson Elementary. We have a dog named Sayde, a cat named Cupcake, and a bunny rabbit named Scooby. I am a fan of Michigan State University, Eastern Michigan University and our family is involved in Hot Air Ballooning. Our family also LOVES Disney and we were blessed to take a family trip their with my siblings and their families and my father this summer. We also love to go camping and do lots of swimming. I am looking forward to working with you and your child. I look forward to a great year with lots of learning.

I believe that communication with parents is very important so that we can work together to give your child the best education possible. Please free to contact me at katie.macguinness@eastjacksonschools.org or call me at East Jackson Elementary- 517-764-1810 with any questions or concerns that you may have throughout the year.

Classroom Notes

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. New spelling homework was sent home on Friday, April 19th. Homework is due Thursday, April 25th and the spelling test will take place Friday, April 26th.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Tuesday, April 23rd – Room 100 (MacGuinness) NWEA testing

Thursday, April 25th – Room 100 (MacGuinness) NWEA testing
Spelling homework due

Friday, April 26th – Spelling test
Popcorn Friday – $.50 a bag (no more than 4 bags)

Thursday, May 2nd – Room 100 (MacGuinness) NWEA testing for 3rd – 6th grade
Spelling homework due

Friday, May 3rd – Spelling test
Popcorn Friday – $.50 a bag (no more than 4 bags)

Spelling words for the week of April 8th:

Wyatt and Kamree:
1. answer
2. study
3. learn
4. world
5. add
6. around
7. don’t
8. open
9. though
10. our

Maeleigh and Izik:
1. sat
2. say
3. or
4. day
5. be
6. if

Karsyn:
1. far
2. art
3. for
4. born
5. her
6. fur
7. cats
8. pigs
9. doing
10. going

Hayden, Vincent and Alijah:
1. dog
2. fog
3. jog
4. log

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