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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.

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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, January 25, 2018

Classroom News - Jan. 25

Students worked VERY hard today learning about:
- The first people in Canada, states of matter, and equivalent fractions (Grade 5).
- Life in Ghana, constellations, and mixed numbers/improper fractions (Grade 6).

Homework:

Art - Optical Illusion Art (OVERDUE)
Social 5 - First Nations Flip-Book (OVERDUE)
Science 5 - Tri-Fold "States of Matter (Friday, Jan. 26)
Health - Decision-Making Skits (Friday, Jan. 26)

Science 6 - Constellations (Monday, Jan. 29)
Social 6 - Pride of the Atlantic Tour (Tuesday, Feb. 13)

Reminders:
- Another round of Scholastic Book Orders were sent home last week.  For those who are interested, please return the forms and appropriate money by tomorrow (Friday, Jan. 26).  If it is more convenient, you can also order/pay online: https://canadaclubs.scholastic.ca/en/home

* The following people have OVERDUE work:
- AA                 - LA                 - TP                - RP

- SQ                  - BS                 - SW

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