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



Thursday, November 22, 2012

Classroom News - Nov. 22

Tomorrow (Friday, Nov. 23) is a very exciting day:
- "Scholastic Book Orders" are due.
- Grade 7 students will be attending the "Violence Awareness Conference" at Dr. Brass.  Lunch is provided free of charge.
- Term 1 Report Cards will be handed out.

A class photo of our wonderful 7M class was sent home today.  You can also admire the great photo on the bottom part of this blog.

Parent-Teacher Interviews are scheduled for next week - Wednesday, Nov. 28 and Thursday, Nov. 29. Your son/daughter is encouraged to come to the meeting to discuss Term 1 and set goals for Term 2. If your designated interview time is inconvenient or you are unaware of your interview time, please contact the school ASAP.

Homework
Math - "Simplifing/Equivalent Fractions" Worksheet (Monday, Nov. 26)
Science - Decomposer PowerPoint (Tuesday, Nov. 27)
Art - Remembrance Day Poster (Wednesday, Nov. 28)
Health - Healthy Living Goal (Friday, Nov. 30)
LA - Nov./Dec. Writing Folder (Monday, Dec. 17)

Reminders
- "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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