Class News

Students wishing to test for Ode to Joy can meet in Ms. Los’ room February 12 at 8:30 or 3:35! Good luck!

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:

  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…

Every wonder what your children are doing in gym class?  Well thanks to Mrs. Blasko, our gym teacher, you can watch a sneak peek at some of the learning happening in gym!

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  

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 &…

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…

You can sign up your one to six year old  for monthly free books by filling out the registration form below: Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Your child will receive monthly books with questions you can ask before, during, and after you read the story.  This is a great opportunity to sign up one or more…

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!