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



Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Classroom News - Sept. 20

Ask your son/daughter about today's Adventure Ed. class - Biking and Disc Golf!

Cross-country athletes will be heading to Deer Park tomorrow (Wednesday, Sept. 21).  Good luck!

It is not too late to join the GSSD Choir!  Practice will be tomorrow (Wednesday, Sept. 21) at the YRHS starting at 8:00 a.m.  First performance will be singing at "Friday Night Lights"!

Homework:

Health - Decision-Making Scenarios (Wednesday, Sept. 21)
Math - Number Relationship Unit TEST (Friday, Sept. 23)
Art - Art Folders (Monday, Sept. 26)
ELA - Writing Folder Design (Wednesday, Sept. 28)
ELA - Sept. Writing Folder (Paragraphs, Terse Verse, Sticky Story) (Wednesday, Oct. 5)


Reminders:
- If interested in being a part of the MC Knoll SCC, please return the "SCC Volunteer Form" ASAP.
- The annual "Terry Fox Walk" is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 23. 
- Friday, Sept. 23 is also "Be a Hero" Day.  Students are encouraged to dress-up like their favorite superhero (or, even better, create your own superhero)!
- Students are encouraged to collect donations for the Terry Fox Fundraiser (minimum $2 - "a toonie for Terry").  Pledge forms and donations are due by Monday, Sept. 26.
- Students are also encouraged to collect pledges for the SCC "Old Dutch Chip" Fundraiser. Forms were already distributed and are due Wednesday, Sept. 28.

MC Knoll school pictures are coming - Thursday, Sept. 29 to be exact!  Picture Pose Forms were sent home yesterday.  Please return them before picture day.

* The following person has late items to hand-in:
- JaP needs to return the Adv. Ed. $30 fee

- ZA needs to return Adventure Ed. Permission form
- KeP needs to return Adventure Ed. Permission form   

* The following people have OVERDUE work:
- ZA              - KeP               - JaP        

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