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



Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Classroom News - Nov. 25

The Term 1 "parent-teacher-student conferences" are scheduled for today and tomorrow (Thursday, Nov. 26).  A separate email was sent to you yesterday with "things to know" before/during the interview, an interview schedule, as well as the McDowell Zoom login information.  

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Benson McDowell is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

https://zoom.us/j/8298848248?pwd=RzBGWkNDOFJweUVQbkZIUHlWMnZ4QT09

Meeting ID: 829 884 8248

Password: mck123

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Please return the report card envelopes (you can keep the actual report cards). Thanks in advance!

For those who ordered, some very BEAUTIFUL school photos were sent home yesterday.

Our second picture retake day has been scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday, Nov. 26). Any students wanting a picture retake can do so...

Homework:
Music - Beethoven "Abstract Sketch" (OVERDUE)
Math 6 - Multiplying Decimals by Whole Numbers (Thursday, Nov. 26)
Social 5 - Canada Shield/Interior Plains Summary (Friday, Nov. 27)
Social 6 - Classifying Countries (Friday, Nov. 27)
Math 5 - Division TEST (Friday, Nov. 27)

Reminders:
- Friday, Nov. 27 is an MC Knoll School Spirit Day - "Jersey Day".  Where your favourite sports team or sports clothing!  YAHOO!
- Just a reminder that our Virtual Book Fair is happening until Sunday, November 29 (https://virtualbookfairs.scholastic.ca/pages/5150975)
- A "delicious" fundraiser was sent home earlier in the week - the SCC "In Good Taste” fundraiser.  If interested, the orders are due on Wednesday, December 2.  Also, note that if you are paying by e-Transfer, our School Community Council will now accept payment via mcknollscc@gmail.com.  YUMMY!

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