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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 21, 2012

Classroom News - Nov. 21

We started our first big term 2 assignment in English Language Arts today - the Nov./Dec. Writing Folder which involves students completing a shape poem, spelling story, and research essay.

Homework
LA - Goalie's Journey (Destination Reading) (OVERDUE)
Math - "Meaning of Fractions" Worksheet (Thursday, Nov. 22)
Art - Remembrance Day Poster (Wednesday, Nov. 28)
Health - Healthy Living Goal (Friday, Nov. 30)
LA - Nov./Dec. Writing Folder (Monday, Dec. 17)

Reminders
- If interested in ordering from the "Scholastic Book Orders", please return the form and fees by Friday, Nov. 23.
- Term 1 Report Cards will be handed-out Friday, Nov. 23. Yahoo!
- "Good Taste" Fundraiser forms are due by Thursday, Nov. 29. The actual date to pick-up the orders is not until Thursday, Dec. 13.

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