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, April 30, 2014

Classroom News - April 30

We have started a new Health unit focusing around "Growing and Changing During Adolescence" (AKA - Puberty).  Students will be learning about their bodies and the changes they will be experiencing over the next few years.  If you have any questions/concerns about this particular unit, please do not hesitate to contact me.

I will be away from the school tomorrow (Thursday, May 1) evaluating Math problem solving questions.

Homework

Math - Geometry Review (9.4, 9.5 and 9.6) (Thursday, May 1)
Health - 12.1 W/S (Changes During Adolescence) (Thursday, May 1)
ELA - Crime Essay/Visual and Poetry Anthology (Friday, May 2)

Science - Lab Safety Quiz (Tuesday, May 6)

Reminders
The GSSD Outdoor Track and Field Meet permission/event sign-up sheet is due by tomorrow (Thursday, May 1).  Students must sign-up to compete in 3-6 track and field events.
- The next MC Knoll Bake sale is Friday, May 2 ($0.50/item).
- If interested in ordering a 2013-2014 MC Knoll School Yearbook, please return the form and fees by Friday, May 9.

* The following people have OVERDUE homework:
- Mr. Nobody

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