Staff Directory
MELCHER NEWS
![sankofa bird]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1612905454/kcpublicschoolsorg/vwpcac4ibde54uwdnlge/Sankofa.jpg","width":204}])
The “Sankofa” is a metaphorical symbol used by the Akan people of Ghana, generally depicted as a bird with its head turned backward taking an egg from its back. It expresses the importance of reaching back to knowledge gained in the past and bringing it into the present in order to make positive progress. What poem or speech inspires you to reflect on your history and helps to provide direction for your successful future?
![weekly kcps news]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1630007122/kcpublicschoolsorg/ntajlyazvwsabubp8di8/eNewsHeader.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1630007122/kcpublicschoolsorg/ntajlyazvwsabubp8di8/eNewsHeader.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1630007122/kcpublicschoolsorg/ntajlyazvwsabubp8di8/eNewsHeader.png","width":600}])
eNews from January 20, 2022
eNews from January 13, 2022
eNews from January 6, 2022
eNews from December 16, 2021
eNews from December 9, 2021
![George Melcher Elementary School's Fall Title I Event and Back to School Picnic]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1623851021/kcpublicschoolsorg/pkrtx6xaa3y52chc5gto/backtoSchool2021.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1623851021/kcpublicschoolsorg/pkrtx6xaa3y52chc5gto/backtoSchool2021.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1623851021/kcpublicschoolsorg/pkrtx6xaa3y52chc5gto/backtoSchool2021.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1623851021/kcpublicschoolsorg/pkrtx6xaa3y52chc5gto/backtoSchool2021.png","width":1050}])
Free back to school picnic and fall Title I meeting for Melcher families!
![Message from Pastor James Terrence Jr. and the entire Friendship Baptist Church to our Melcher Rams!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1591630068/kcpublicschoolsorg/ek0ovtrlcugb7zykcshe/Melcher.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1591630068/kcpublicschoolsorg/ek0ovtrlcugb7zykcshe/Melcher.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1591630068/kcpublicschoolsorg/ek0ovtrlcugb7zykcshe/Melcher.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1591630068/kcpublicschoolsorg/ek0ovtrlcugb7zykcshe/Melcher.png","width":875}])
Thank you to Pastor James Terrence Jr. and the entire Friendship Baptist Church congregation for this amazing expression of support and encouragement for our Rams as we head into the start of classes on Sept. 8! With partners like them, we're going to have a great year!