Dragon Tale
October 2022
Important School Dates:
9/30 - Family Game Night - TONIGHT @ 7:00pm! Join the fun!
10/4 - Learning Lab
10/5 - Drama Club Permissions Slips Due10/6 - Learning Lab
10/7 - Fall Carnival Posters Due
10/10 - After-School Drama Club Begins
10/11 - Learning Lab
10/12 - Community Council Meeting @ 1:00
10/12 - After School Drama Club
10/13 - Early Release Day - No Learning Lab
10/13 - AIS Community Gallery Walk 9:00am-10:30 am
10/14 - End of 1st Quarter - No School
10/17 - After-School Drama Club
10/18 - Learning Lab
10/19 - After-School Drama Club
10/20 - Dress Like-a-Teacher Day
10/20 - Learning Lab
10/24-10/28 - Book Fair
10/24 - After School Drama Club
10/25 - Learning Lab
10/26 - After-School Drama Club
10/27 & 10/28 - Parent/ Teacher Conferences - No School
10/29 -*** Fall Carnival 3:00pm -6:00pm ***
A Message From Mr. Swanson -
These first seven weeks of school have really been packed with lots of activities and great instruction.
All of our McNeil students spent some great time down at Bishop’s Beach and the Spit picking up trash and recording the items collected for our participation in the Coast Walk. All students have a unique button to remember their involvement in that community service project.
We also had a great Harvest Fair with lots of wonderful entries and lots of families showing for our Open House.
We are looking forward to the end of the First Quarter in just two weeks and our annual Fall Carnival will be happening just two weeks after that on 29 October. Our Community Council is already busy planning a great carnival and will need your help.
We are looking forward to Debbie Piper coming for the next two weeks as our Artist In School this year. Debbie will be working with all of our students on sculpture art work with an emphasis on showing movement and activity.
This is shaping up to be another great year of school at McNeil Canyon. Please stay tuned for all the great activities and events that will be available throughout the year and remember that it is your direct involvement that makes this such an amazing school. All of these activities represent a lot of work from teachers, students and parents. We would not be able to provide or accomplish these without your support. Keep up the great work!!
Family Game Night TONIGHT!!
Drama Club - A Holiday Moosical
Permission slips go home today for this years performance of “A Holiday Moosical”! This play is based on the delightful story of Marty the moose who desperately wants to be a reindeer and help Santa deliver gifts all round the world. But everyone knows that moose are simply too big and too heavy to fly! With the help of a castload of holiday characters, Marty realizes that miracles can happen if only we believe!
Drama Club will meet every Monday and Wednesday afterschool from October 10th to the day of our performance on December 7th. We have very strict attendance and behavior expectations so please consider these before you sign the permission slip. If you have any questions please contact Ms. Corise or Mrs. Swanson. Permission slips are due Wednesday, Oct 5th.
Community Council Meeting - October 12th at 1:00pm
Ms. Mattea's Title I Corner: Title 1 Parent & Staff Committee Meeting, October 19th OR October 20th
Did you know that our Title 1 Program at McNeil is now schoolwide? This means that every McNeil student benefits from Title 1 programs such as in and out of class tutors, special family engagement events, intervention curriculum, additional staff, and more. Want to hear about and have a say in our annual Title 1 plan? You can! Please join us for one of the upcoming Title 1 Parent & Staff Committee Meetings! Snacks provided. We have two available dates/time frames below:
October 19th at 8:00 am in the McNeil Library
OR
October 20th 11:50 am in the McNeil Library
For more information email Mattea at mpeters@kpbsd.k12.ak.us or contact the school.
Fall Carnival Poster Contest
All students are invited to make a poster (no bigger than 12” x 18”) to help let people know about our Fall Carnival. All poster contest entries will receive an immediate prize and a grand prize will be awarded October 10th. Posters need to be submitted by Friday, Oct. 7th. The poster must have the student’s name, grade, and teacher's name on the back and MUST have the following information somewhere on the front of the poster :
McNeil Canyon School Outdoor Fall Carnival
Saturday, October 29th
3:00pm - 6:00pm at McNeil Canyon School
Additional information that you could include if you wish is: “Come Join the Fun!”. Food, Prizes, Games, Haunted House (pending 6th grade parent participation), everyone is welcome! Please make posters family friendly. Happy creating!
We are also collecting new or gently used stuffed animals for the prize stand. You can drop off the stuffed animals in the dragon box in front of the office with Joy.
The Crisp Autumn Air is Here!
Artist in the School Community Gallery Walk
Early Release Day & End of 1st Quarter
Friday, October 14th is the end of our 1st quarter. This is an in-service day for staff and there will be no school.
Dress Like-a-Teacher Day
Thursday, October 20th, is Dress Like-A-Teacher Day. Join the fun!
School Book Fair
Parent/ Teacher Conferences - October 27th & 28th
McNeil Canyon Fall Carnival
The annual McNeil Canyon Elementary Fall Carnival will be held on Saturday, October 29th from 3:00 - 6:00 pm. This is a fun-filled evening for the whole family and community. The Fall Carnival is sponsored by Community Council and is 1 of 2 major fundraisers for the year. Plus, it's a lot of fun! Parents will be receiving a phone call from their class parent representative asking them to help at the Carnival. Your time commitment can be as short as one hour. Please consider helping with this great event. We couldn't do it with out you all!!
Got Stuffies???
McNeil Canyon T-Shirts & Hoodies
Order forms for school shirts & hoodies went home with students today. We only order these once a year so if you would like a school shirt or hoodie, please complete and return the order form no later than October 13th.
October Spotlight Students
Parents are invited to join their child and the principal for lunch on Tuesday, October 18th at 11:45 am.
Spotlight Student forms are being sent home with these children today. Please return them as soon as possible so they can be placed on our Spotlight Student bulletin board. Thank you!!
Thank you!Dragon Cafe
Curious About Community Activities??
Inkjet Cartridge Recycling
Our school can raise money by collecting used inkjet printer cartridges. Cartridges may be collected from home, a parent’s place of employment, and from their co-workers. Please drop used cartridges off at the front office. Thanks for helping our school with this recycling project.
McNeil Canyon Elementary School
Email: joverson@kpbsd.k12.ak.us
Website: kpbsd.org/schools/mcneil-canyon/
Location: 52188 East End Rd, Homer, AK, USA
Phone: 907-235-8181
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/McNeilCanyon/