Classroom News - April 30

Students have been "warming-up" to our next MC Knoll sport - Track and Field.  More information will be sent home later this week.

Also, as part of our "Geometry" unit in Math, students are encouraged to have their own geometry set (ie: compass, protractor, ruler, etc.).

Homework:
Dance - Elements of Dance: Task 2 (OVERDUE)
Art - Face Sketch (OVERDUE)
Math - Geometry Vocabulary and Pre-Test (Wednesday, May 1)
Career G. - Vacation Presentation (Friday, May 3)

Reminders:
- For our upcoming "grid art" assignment, students will need to bring a picture from a magazine or calendar.

* The following people have OVERDUE work:
- LA               - AC               

Classroom News - April 29

Welcome back!

As always, I hope everyone enjoyed the Easter Break.  It is amazing to think that we only have 2 months of school left!?!?

Ask your son/daughter about Mr. McDowell's Easter gift - a "welcome back" math test!

Homework:
Dance - Elements of Dance: Task 2 (OVERDUE)
Art - Face Sketch (Tuesday, April 30)
Career G. - Vacation Presentation (Friday, May 3)

Reminders:
- The "Connect 4 Championship" continues this week...

* The following people have OVERDUE work:
- LA               - AC               

Classroom News - April 18

Ask your son/daughter about today's awesome day - including their math test (OK...not so awesome to them), Easter buddy activities, Earth Day school clean-up, and Easter sundaes!

Have a wonderful Easter Break!

Homework:
Dance - Elements of Dance: Task 2 (Monday, April 29)
Art - Face Sketch (Tuesday, April 30)
Career G. - Vacation Presentation (Friday, May 3)

Reminders:
- The Easter Break is set for tomorrow (Friday, April 19) until Sunday, April 28.  YAHOO!

* The following people have OVERDUE work:
- LA               - AC               

Classroom News - April 17

Ask your son/daughter about today's "swimming celebration"...

1 more school day until Easter Break!

Homework:
Math - 7.5 Choosing an Appropriate Graph (Thursday, April 18)
Math - Graphing/Statistics Unit TEST (Thursday, April 18)
Dance - Elements of Dance: Task 2 (Monday, April 29)
Art - Face Sketch (Tuesday, April 30)
Career G. - Vacation Presentation (Friday, May 3)

Reminders:
- MC Knoll will be recognizing "Earth Day" by cleaning up our playground tomorrow (Thursday, April 18).  After the work, students will be enjoying an "Easter Sundae" ice-cream bar.  Donations are encouraged to celebrate this YUMMY treat!
- Also, our 6ME class will be doing some "Easter Buddy Activities" with 2B tomorrow (Thursday, April 18).  Students are encouraged to bring 2-3 hard-boiled eggs for the FUN activities.
- The Easter Break is set for Friday, April 19 until Sunday, April 28.  YAHOO!

* The following people have OVERDUE work:
- LA               - AC               - ID

Classroom News - April 16

The "Swimming Permission Form"and $3 fee is due tomorrow (Wednesday, April 17):
- RF-S        - KH            - SP               - TW

2 more school days until Easter Break!

Homework:
Math - Drawing Line Graphs (x2) (Wednesday, April 17)
Health - Mental/Emotional TEST (Wednesday, April 17)
Math - Graphing/Statistics Unit TEST (Thursday, April 18)
Dance - Elements of Dance: Task 2 (Monday, April 29)
Art - Face Sketch (Tuesday, April 30)

Reminders:
- MC Knoll will be recognizing "Earth Day" by cleaning up our playground on Thursday, April 18.  After the work, students will be enjoying an "Easter Sundae" ice-cream bar.  Donations are encouraged to celebrate this YUMMY treat!
- Also, our 6ME class will be doing some "Easter Buddy Activities" with 2B on Thursday, April 18.  Students are encouraged to bring 2-3 hard-boiled eggs for the FUN activities.
- The Easter Break is set for Friday, April 19 until Sunday, April 28.  YAHOO!

* The following people have OVERDUE work:
- LA               - AC              - ID

Classroom News - April 15

Happy Monday!

There was a celebratory permission form sent home last week - swimming at the Gallagher Center on Wednesday, April 17.  Please sign and return the form ASAP.

3 more school days until Easter Break!

Homework:
Math - Understanding Line Graphs (x2) (Tuesday, April 16)
Health - Mental/Emotional TEST (Wednesday, April 17)
Math - Graphing/Statistics Unit TEST (Thursday, April 18)
Dance - Elements of Dance: Task 2 (Monday, April 29)

Reminders:
- MC Knoll will be recognizing "Earth Day" by cleaning up our playground on Thursday, April 18.  After the work, students will be enjoying an "Easter Sundae" ice-cream bar.  Donations are encouraged to celebrate this YUMMY treat!
- Also, our 6ME class will be doing some "Easter Buddy Activities" with 2B on Thursday, April 18.  Students are encouraged to bring 2-3 hard-boiled eggs for the FUN activities.
- The Easter Break is set for Friday, April 19 until Sunday, April 28.  YAHOO!

* The following people have OVERDUE work:
- LA               - AC             - ID

Classroom News - April 12

There was a celebratory permission form sent home today - swimming at the Gallagher Center on Wednesday, April 17.  Please sign and return the form ASAP.

Have a wonderful weekend!

4 more school days until Easter Break!

Homework:
Science - Flight Vocabulary (OVERDUE)
Math - 9.3 Pictographs & 9.4 Bar/Line Graphs (Monday, April 15)
Health - Mental/Emotional TEST (Wednesday, April 17)
Math - Graphing/Statistics Unit TEST (Thursday, April 18)

Reminders:
- The Easter Break is set for Friday, April 19 until Sunday, April 28.  YAHOO!

* The following people have OVERDUE work:
- LA               - AC             

Classroom News - April 11

Any students interested in selling tickets for the 33rd annual "Student-Benefit Hockey Game", please talk to Mr. Jordan ASAP!

5 more school days until Easter Break!

Homework:
Math - Pictographs (Friday, April 12)
Science - Flight Vocabulary (Friday, April 12) 
Health - Mental/Emotional TEST (Wednesday, April 17)

Reminders:
- There will be another delicious bake sale tomorrow (Friday, April 12).  Items will be sold for $0.50.  YUMMY!

* The following people have OVERDUE work:
- LA              - AC            - AR  

Classroom News - April 10

Great job to everyone who participated in PINK day today!

Homework:
Dance - Elements of Dance Assignment (OVERDUE)
Math - Questionnaires/Experiments/Databases (x5) (Thursday, April 11)
Science - Flight Vocabulary (Friday, April 12) 

Reminders:
- There will be another delicious bake sale Friday, April 12.  Items will be sold for $0.50.  YUMMY!

* The following people have OVERDUE work:
- LA            - AC             - MD              - SP              - AR  

Classroom News - April 9

Tomorrow (Wednesday, April 10) is International Pink Day.  Students are encouraged to wear PINK tomorrow in support of anti-bullying.

Homework:
Dance - Elements of Dance Assignment (OVERDUE)

Reminders:
- There will be another delicious bake sale Friday, April 12.  Items will be sold for $0.50.  YUMMY!

* The following people have OVERDUE work:
- LA            - AC             - MD             
- SP            - AP              - AR  

Classroom News - April 8

Happy Monday!

Homework:
Dance - Elements of Dance Assignment (OVERDUE)
Math - 9.1 Collecting Data (Tally Chart) (Tuesday, April 8)

Reminders:
- Tomorrow (Wednesday, April 10) is International Pink Day.  Students are encouraged to wear pink tomorrow in support of anti-bullying.
- There will be another delicious bake sale Friday, April 12.  Items will be sold for $0.50.  YUMMY!

* The following people have OVERDUE work:
- LA            - AC             - MD               
- SP            - AP              - AR    

Classroom News - April 5

Have a wonderful weekend!

Homework:
Dance - Elements of Dance Assignment (OVERDUE)

Reminders:
- There will be another delicious bake sale Friday, April 12.  Items will be sold for $0.50.  YUMMY!

* The following people have OVERDUE work:
- LA            - AC             - MD                 
- SP            - AP              - AR    

Classroom News - April 4

Ask your son/daughter about today's presentation - Hoop Dancer Teddy Anderson!

Homework:
Dance - Elements of Dance Assignment (Friday, April 5)

Reminders:
- Another round of Scholastic Book Orders were handed-out earlier in the week.  If interested in ordering, please return the form and appropriate $$$ by tomorrow (Friday, April 5).

* The following people have OVERDUE work:
- LA            - AC            - MD         - RF-S          
- KM           -  SP          - AP                - AR    

Classroom News - April 3

Another round of Scholastic Book Orders were handed-out earlier in the week.  If interested in ordering, please return the form and appropriate $$$ by Friday, April 5.

Hoop Dancer Teddy Anderson will be showing off his talents tomorrow (Thursday, April 4) around 9:15.  Come on out to enjoy the awesome performance.

Homework:
Math - "Crack the Code" (OVERDUE)
Art - Grey Scale Interpretation Sketch (OVERDUE)
Math - 7.1 First-Hand/Second-Hand Data (Thursday, April 4)
Dance - Elements of Dance Assignment (Friday, April 5)

Reminders:
- The last day of badminton try-out is tomorrow (mixed doubles).

* The following people have OVERDUE work:
- LA            - AC            - MD         - RF-S          
- KH            - KM           -  SP          - AP                - AR    

Classroom News - April 2

We had some special visitors from the "Yorkton Nursery School Cooperative" today.  Ask your son/daughter about it!

Also, students finally finished watching the movie "Apollo 13".  

Another round of Scholastic Book Orders were handed-out yesterday.  If interested in ordering, please return the form and appropriate $$$ by Friday, April 5.

Great job to everyone who participated in "Terrier Day" today.  The Yorkton Terriers play tonight at the FAA at 7:30 p.m.

Homework:
Math - "Crack the Code" (OVERDUE)
Math - Intro to Statistics and Graphing (Wednesday, April 3)
Art - Grey Scale Interpretation Sketch (Wednesday, April 3)
Dance - Elements of Dance Assignment (Friday, April 5)

Reminders:
- For those lucky participants, badminton try-outs continue tomorrow (doubles) and Thursday (mixed).
- Hoop Dancer Teddy Anderson will be showing off his talents on Thursday, April 4 around 9:15.  Come on out to enjoy the awesome performance.

* The following people have OVERDUE work:
- LA            - AC             - KH            - SP                - AR    

Classroom News - April 1

Happy Monday...(as well as Happy April 1st)!        

Ask your son/daughter about today's "Input/Output TEST"...

Another round of Scholastic Book Orders were handed-out today.  If interested in ordering, please return the form and appropriate $$$ by Friday, April 5.

To celebrate the Yorkton Terriers successful playoff run, MC Knoll is having a "Terrier Day" tomorrow (Tuesday, April 2).  Wear your Terrier gear or anything ORANGE and BLACK.

Please return the signed report card envelope ASAP:
- LA              - AC              - SP   

Homework:
Math - "Crack the Code" (Tuesday, April 2)
Art - Grey Scale Interpretation Sketch (Wednesday, April 3)
Dance - Elements of Dance Assignment (Friday, April 5)

Reminders:
- For those lucky participants, badminton try-outs are scheduled for Tuesday (singles), as well as Wednesday (doubles) and Thursday (mixed).
- Hoop Dancer Teddy Anderson will be showing off his talents on Thursday, April 4 around 9:15.  Come on out to enjoy the awesome performance.

* The following people have OVERDUE work:
- LA            - AC             - KH            - SP                - AR