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



Friday, September 23, 2016

Classroom News - Sept. 23

Due to poor weather, the annual "Terry Fox Walk" has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 27.

Students are still 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.


Are you looking for something to do tonight?  Come on out (and dress appropriately) to the YRHS football team's "Friday Night Lights" game!  

Have a great weekend!

Homework:

Health - Decision-Making Scenarios (OVERDUE)
Math - 1.7 Factors (OVERDUE)
ELA - Extreme Survival Stories (Monday, Sept. 26)
Science - 7th Generation (Monday, Sept. 26)
Math - Number Relationship Unit TEST (Monday, Sept. 26)
Art - Art Folders (Monday, Sept. 26)

Social - What in the World (Tuesday, Sept. 27)
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.

- 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 already sent home and need to be returned before picture day.

* The following people have OVERDUE work:
- SA                - ZA              - RB              - KB              - 
AJ        
- HK                - CO             - KeP             - SP               - JaP       
- JS                  - NS             - HS               - CT

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