Magpie
December 6th - 10th
Important School Dates:
12/9 - K-3rd Grade Winter Concert @ 6:30pm
12/15 - Mini Workshops - Volunteers Needed! - See Details Below
12/17 - Pajama Day
12/20 - 12/31 - Winter Break
1/3 - Inservice Day / End of 2nd Quarter/ No School
Winter Program
McNeil Dragons Vs. West Homer Orcas
4th/5th Grade
6th Grade
Vicky's Title I Corner
Title 1 Committee for McNeil Canyon will be meeting at 12:15 on Tuesday December 14th. We will be reviewing what we have done this semester and working on ideas for next semester. Any parent is welcome and encouraged to attend!
We are sponsoring a Kindergarten through third Grade Winter Break Reading Challenge! Packets with all the information will be at our table on the night of the Primary Winter Concert next Thursday evening. Stop by and see us that night for a treat and a packet to use over Winter Break to help our children become even better readers! See you there!
Mini Workshops - Parent Volunteers Needed!
On Wednesday, Dec. 15th beginning at 1:00 pm, we will be conducting mini-workshops. If you would like to help with one of the workshops or conduct your own, please let us know by Thursday, Dec. 9th so that we can plan accordingly. These workshops are something that the students and staff look forward to and we hope to have parents involved, as well. If you would like to conduct a workshop with a few students but don't know what to do, we are full of ideas! Just ask! Please email Joy with the information below at joverson@kpbsd.k12.ak.us or give Joy a call if you can help. Thanks so much for helping us make this a special time with the kids!
Mini-Workshop Sign-Up Information:
- Parent’s name
- Workshop description
- Grade level(s) of students you’d like to work with
- Desired number of students
- Materials you need
- Contact phone
Winter Break & End of 2nd Quarter - No School December 20th - January 3rd
Monday, December 20th begins our winter break and will go through Friday, December 31st. Monday, January 3rd is the end of our second quarter and is an in-service day for staff so there will be no school. Students will return to school for the 2nd semester on Tuesday, January 4th. We hope you and your family have a peaceful, restful, and joyous holiday!
After School Cross Country Skiing & Ice Skating
Mr. Swanson and Josh have been working hard building up snow berms and laying water over the basketball courts in anticipation of perfect ice skating conditions. Corise Story and Ashley Hanson will be our after-school ice skating coaches. They will be looking for parent volunteers to help students get their skates on/ off and as extra eyes on the ice. Please contact Corise at cstory@kpbsd.k12.ak.us or call the school office.
Anne Love is our after-school cross country ski coach and she is looking for parent helpers every Monday once the ski program starts. Cross country skiing is on a first come, first serve bases. We will be limiting the number of skiers based on the number of volunteers we have sign up. Please contact Anne at alove@kpbsd.k12.ak.us or call the school office.
We are hoping to start our after-school skiing program on Mondays and ice skating program on Wednesdays after Winter Break and these will continue until Spring Break. Permission slips went home today.
After School Forensics
A Wonderful Season for Helping Others - 3 Ways to Help
#1 - The Student Council is sponsoring “The Helpful Holiday Tree.” Beginning Monday and continuing through December 17th, they are collecting warm gloves, socks and hats to be given to homeless kids in our district. Please bring these items and hang them on the Helpful Holiday Tree or place them in the boxes under the tree that is in the school lobby.
#2 - We are collecting non-perishable food for Share the Spirit to use in the holiday food and gift baskets they provide to local area residents in need. Canned items or other non-perishable food can be brought to school and placed in the boxes under the Christmas tree.
#3 - Once again, we will be making dry bean soup kits for the Homer Food Bank. We are asking each student to bring two cans of stewed, diced, or whole tomatoes, (14.5 oz. size), to include in these soup kits. Please bring them to school by Monday, December 11th. Thank you for your generosity!
Pajama Day - Friday, December 17th
Join the fun! Wear your PJ’s and bring your favorite stuffed animal on Friday, December 17th. Please be sure your PJ’s are appropriate for school and will keep you warm enough.
Dragon Cafe - December Menu
By: Pepper Jones/ Grade: 4
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/