Midwinter Break

Hope everyone is staying warm this week!! Don’t forget that every student received a homework packet for midwinter break. Students should be visiting the websites mentioned daily–one math and one literacy. Also check under the NWEA website page for more info on logins and websites. See you all Monday, February 23rd!

Kindergarten Learning

Our kindergarten students are growing and learning everyday! Students just completed their timeline history projects. Students are also comparing numbers an interpreting graphs! Students in our kindergarten classes have also been working on writing! Here is a sample of their work:

NWEA Testing

  Over the next 3 weeks, students in grades K-5 will be taking the NWEA test.  K-2 students take the Reading and Math test.  Students in grades 3-5 will be taking Reading, Math, Science, and Language Usage portions. Please be sure that your child is prepared by making sure they eat breakfast before they come…

Reminders!

Please make sure to mark your calendar on the following dates: Monday, January 19–NO SCHOOL for all students Thursday, January 22–1/2 day; students will be dismissed at 11:45 Friday, January 23–NO SCHOOL for all students  

MATH…It’s a Family Thing!

Our 2nd grade team put together a GREAT parent meeting! The students in Ms. Ford’s and Mrs. Hachem’s classes came together to teach their families about Math Workshop. Students played games that reinforced many concepts including addition, time, money and measuring. From the looks of it–fun was had by all! Thank you Mrs. Hachem &…

Week of December 15th

There are so many activities taking place this week!    Here are some reminders of what’s happening at McDonald School: **PTA Raffle–the PTA is hosting a raffle.  We are raffling off a Nintentdo DS XL and two games!!   Tickets are $1 for 1 ticket or $5 for 6 tickets. Tickets can be purchased before or…

Student Led Lessons

Our students play a very important role in their learning. Students in Mrs. Hachem’s second grade class teach their peers during Number Talks. This student is sharing her thinking with her classmates. She explains her strategy and shows them the steps she took to solve the problem!

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