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, January 12, 2011

Classroom News - Jan. 12

Ask your son/daughter about the grade they recieved for their 'probability board game'.  If the grade is lower than expected, students have an opportunity to redo certain parts of the project (ie: write-up, reflection, etc.).

Reminders:
- Tomorrow (Thursday, Jan. 13) will be the next noon hour early dismissal.
- Tomorrow (Thursday, Jan. 13) will also be "Pyjama Day".
- Friday, Jan. 14 will be "Terrier/Orange Day".
- MC Knoll will be 'sponsoring' the Friday, Jan. 14 Terrier game. Come on out and enjoy some good entertainment.
- Survivor Fundraiser forms and donations are due Monday, Jan. 24. Remember, for every $10 a student fundraises, they will get an entry into a draw to win a quad.

Homework:
CARS - Bullying Skits (x2) (Friday, January 14)
Social - Google Earth Activity (Tuesday, Jan. 18)
Social - Location Unit TEST (Thursday, Jan. 20)
Health - Fitness Station Assignment (Thursday, Jan. 20)
Health - Fitness Unit TEST (Friday, Jan. 21)
Music - Song PowerPoint (Tuesday, February 1)
LA - Writing Folder (Monday, February 14)

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