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



Monday, September 8, 2014

Classroom News - Sept. 8

Happy Monday!

Students will be enjoying their first Adventure Ed. class of the year.  I am hoping to take the students outside - dress accordingly.

The September Scholastic book order was sent home today.  If interested in ordering, please return the form and appropriate fees by Wednesday, Sept. 24.

Grade 7 students were asked to participate in a provincial-wide survey related to "Youth/Community Well-Being".  Some information, along with a permission form, was sent home today.  Please sign and return the permission form by Wednesday, Sept. 10.

Reminders:
- Students are encouraged to dress in MC Knoll colors tomorrow (Tuesday, Sept. 9) as part of "MC Knoll Spirit Day".
- There will an MC Knoll Open House tomorrow (Tuesday, Sept. 9) from 5:30-6:30.  Come on out and enjoy some good food, company and conversation (information about this was sent home yesterday).
- The Cherrydale Cross-Country Meet is set for Wednesday, Sept. 10.

Homework:
Music - Abstract Drawing (Friday, Sept. 12)

Science - Famous Scientist Poster (Monday, Sept. 15)
LA - Sept. Writing Folder (Friday, Oct. 3)

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