WELCOME!!!

Hello everyone,

Welcome to Mr. McDowell's classroom blog. I am very excited to have a classroom webpage and I hope that you will find it useful. The purpose of this blog is to provide a convenient (and reliable) communication link between students, parents, the school and Mr. McDowell. I invite you to check this blog on a daily basis as I will be posting valuable information about the classroom and the school - including daily homework assignments, important dates, classroom/school news, etc.

For your convenience, you can also sign-up to receive "daily updates" from this blog that automatically gets sent to your email every day there is a new posting. Simply type in your email address into the 'submit' box found on the right side of this blog.

More importantly, if you ever have any questions or concerns about your son/ daughter, please do not hesitate to contact me via phone, email, or this blog:

M.C. Knoll School - 786-5540
Email - benson.mcdowell@gssd.ca



Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Classroom News - Nov. 12

Howdy everyone,

I hope that you had a great long weekend - one that was enjoyable, fun, relaxing, and appreciated. We have a very short week this week...so the students and I got right down to business today!

Keep in mind there is an early dismissal tomorrow (2:30).

Also, ask you Grade 7 son/daughter about the "adventure education" program the students participated in today.

For Homework:
Spelling - Island of the Blue Dolphins Ch. 1-11 Spelling Test (Thursday, Nov. 13)
French - Math Crossword (due Thursday, Nov. 13)
L.A. - Island of the Blue Dolphins Ch. 9-11 questions, definitions, and journal (due Friday, Nov. 14)
Science - Science Review worksheet (due Friday, Nov. 14)
Science - Ecosystems and Basics of Life Mid-Unit Test (Friday, Nov. 14)
Career Guidance 6 - My Life Career Posters (due Friday, Nov. 14)
Health - Bill Cosby Article Questions (due Monday, Nov. 17)
L.A. - Read Island of the Blue Dolphins Ch. 12-15 (due Monday, Nov. 17)

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