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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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M.C. Knoll School - 786-5540
Email - benson.mcdowell@gssd.ca



Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Classroom News - March 9

 The following people need to return the "March Adventure Ed. Permission Form" ASAP:
- DB          - AB          - KC        - LH            - TL            - CJW

It is official, the ice fishing trip to Lake of the Prairies has been moved to Friday, March 18 (due to the poor weather forecast for the next few days).  Everything, as planned before, remains the same - departure/arrival times (9:00 a.m. - 12:00; 12:00 - 7:15), clothing, equipment, food/drink, etc.  However, one new items has been added - our MC Knoll Knights will be joined by the Gr. 7/8 classes at St. Paul's School.  If you have any questions/concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out.

Tomorrow (Thursday, March 10), students will be heading out to Deer Park to enjoy an afternoon of tobogganing, snowshoeing and/or cross-country skiing.  Dress for appropriate outdoor weather.  YAHOO!

Our student-led conferences will be held in person at the school on the evenings of Wednesday, March 16 and Thursday, March 17.  Conference times have been scheduled and confirmation sheets are being sent home.  If you have any concerns about the times, please contact the school ASAP.

Homework:
Social - What in the World (Russia/Ukraine) (OVERDUE)
Social - Nations Resolve Conflict (pg's 26-29) (Thursday, March 10)
Math - Table of Values TEST (Monday, March 14)
ELA - Book Talk (Wednesday, March 30)

Reminders:
Term 2 Report Cards will be handed-out on Friday, March 11.
- Anyone interested in wearing some of the coolest clothing around - hoodies, long and short-sleeved T's, jogger and sweatpants - the MC Knoll Clothing Order is due by Friday, March 18. 

All Term 2 assignments/homework are now OVERDUE!  Those students who failed to meet this deadline may earn an "Insufficient Evidence" (IE) on their report card. 
       
The following people have OVERDUE "ELA - Wordless Picture Book Assignment":
- KC          - TL          

The following people have OVERDUE "Science - What's the Mass LAB":
- KC           - TL     

The following people have OVERDUE "Art - Color/Blending Wheels (x4)":
 - KC             - CJW

The following people have OVERDUE "Art - Term 2 Sketchbook":
- DB              - KC            - TL           - CJW

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