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


Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Classroom News - Feb. 10

I think everyone is ready for our grade 6-8 ski trip to the Asessippi Ski Area tomorrow (Wednesday, Feb. 11). The departure time is at 7:30 a.m. - do not be late. Also, we are expected to arrive back in Yorkton at about 4:30 p.m. Be sure to be "overprepared" than "underprepared"!

Also, for the grade 7 students, I created a new "Fractions" section on the sidebar of the blog. Please refer to the websites listed for some additional math help...

For Homework:
Math 6 - Page 131 (#1-15) (division) (overdue Tuesday, Feb. 10)
LA 6 - "The Crystal Ball Sees All" questions, definitions, and letter (due Thursday, Feb. 12)
Science - Invent a Plant Project (creation, written, and presentation) (due Thursday, Feb. 12)
Art - Magazine Name Tag (due Thursday, Feb. 12)
Math 7 - Scaffolding Getting Started Activity (pg 42/43) (due Friday, Feb. 13)
Social Studies - Jan./Feb. "What in the World" worksheets (x3) and Using Scale to Determine Distance questions (due Friday, Feb. 13)
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