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March 2022
Important School Dates:
2/28 - Last After-School XC Skiing
3/2 - Last After-School Skating
3/2 - Talent Show Orientation @ 12:10pm
3/3 - Snow Fiesta
3/4 - In-Service Day (End of 3rd Quarter) - NO SCHOOL
3/7 - 3/11 - Spring Break - NO SCHOOL
3/15 - Talent Show Permission Slips Due
3/16 - Talent Show Video Submissions Due (Only for virtual submissions)
3/16 - Talent Show Try-Outs @ 12:10pm
3/16 - Community Council Meeting @ 1:00
3/18 - Student Council Plant Fundraiser Orders Due
3/21-3/25 - K/1st Swim Lessons
3/21 - After-School Wrestling Begins
3/23 - Spring Pictures (Must have Paper Order Envelope - Both paper and Online Orders)
3/23 - After-School Wrestling
3/24 - Talent Show Dress Rehearsal @ 3:00pm
3/25 - Talent Show and Auction @ 6:30pm
3/28-4/1 - 2nd/3rd Swim Lessons
3/28 - After-School Wrestling
3/30 - After-School Wrestling
3/31 - Site Council Meeting
A Message From Mr. Swanson
The school year continues to rocket along, here it is the end of February and that means there are only 11 weeks of school left. Just one more week left in the 3rd quarter and we have a lot to accomplish as we look towards May.
Students have been busy working on Forensics, Family Talent show acts, class projects and actively participating in after school activities like Ice Skating and Cross Country Skiing.
Starting on March 21st, our K—3 graders will each have a week of swimming lessons at the Homer High Pool.
Then the last week of March and the first week of April it is time for the Alaska System of Academic Readiness (AK STAR) assessments and so many other activities.
Please stay connected with what your student is doing in class and make sure they get the rest and nutrition that growing bodies need.
Your involvement with your child’s education is one of the key pieces to their continued success.
Thank you for your continued support of all the great things that are happening at McNeil. Our success is dependent upon your involvement. Thank you for participating!!
Snow Fiesta
Snow Fiesta will be held on Thursday, March 3rd, 2022 in the afternoon.
The Snomads will be here teaching snowmobile safety, including riding 120 snowmobiles, to our K-3rd graders. Permission slips are being sent home with these students today. The first 7 students in each grade to return their permission slips will be guaranteed a spot. Please call Joy at the front office with any questions.
In-Service Day & Spring Break - No School
Third Quarter will be ending on Friday, March 4th. This is an in-service/work day for staff so there will be NO SCHOOL for students that day. Spring Break is March 7th-11, 2022. Enjoy the time off and do something outside!!
Community Council Meeting
Community Council will meet on Wednesday, March 16th at 1:00 pm. All parents are welcome to attend.
Family Talent Show and Auction
The McNeil Canyon Family Talent Show will be held on Friday, March 25th at 6:30 pm here at McNeil. Skits, duets, dance numbers, instruments, poems- If you have talent, we want to see it! The more the merrier! Orientation will be on Wednesday, March 2nd after lunch (12:10) for interested parties. Talent Show permission slips will be handed out at that time. Try Outs will be Wednesday, March 16th after lunch (12:10). If you have a family act in mind and are unable to make the tryouts, contact Theresa and let her know what you’re planning.
The silent auction, sponsored by Community Council, will include delicious pies and cakes along with other items to bid on. The Community Council has already received a few generous donations to auction off and we are looking for a few more. If you have an item or a service you are willing to donate let Theresa 399-3525, or Joy, front office 235-8181, know!
Class Baskets
All grades will be competing for an ice cream sandwich/ popsicle party by receiving the highest bid on their class baskets. You can help your student's class by contributing an item or items that fit the basket's theme. See your student's class theme below:
Kindergarten (Mrs. Corise's class) - Family Baking Fun
1st Grade (Mrs. Anne's class)- Game Night
2nd Grade (Mrs. Swanson's class)- Alaska Made
3rd Grade (Mrs. Ashley's class) - Made with Love - handmade creations
4th (Mrs. Kendall's class) - For the Love of Art - things to help create or appreciate
5th (Mrs. Cheryl's class) - Movie Night
6th (Mr. Charley's Class) - Spa Day
Room reps will be calling the beginning of March, so be thinking of those delicious pies and cakes to make. The money made by Community Council from this event goes towards enriching your child's education and experience here at McNeil Canyon Elementary School. It’s going to be a show to remember!
K-3rd Swimming
Wrestling With Coach Tela
Spring Pictures - Wednesday, March 23rd
School Name: McNeil Canyon Elem School
Picture Day Date: Wednesday, March 23
Picture Day ID: EVTQF2RSM
Click the button below to place an online order
Student Council Spring Plant Fundraiser
Site Council Meeting
Spelling Bee Champ
Congratulations to Thomas Martin (6th Grade) for being our champion speller at this year's school Spelling Bee and to August Hunter (4th Grade) for placing 2nd! Thomas will go on to participate in the Virtual Alaska State Spelling Bee on Wednesday, March 23rd. Nice job to all the students that studied hard and participated in our 2022 Spelling Bee and good luck to Thomas!
Family Math & Science Night
Newspaper Need!!
****KPBSD FY22 Calendar Additions and Revisions****
Friday 3/4/22, Previously Scheduled Inservice–No Early Release
***Click the link below to see the updated KPBSD Districtwide Calendar***
March Spotlight Students
The following students have been selected as Spotlight Students for the month of March: Nova Cope, Ellowyn Hanson, Ruslaan Kandror, Sparrow Kilcher, Nyla Porter, Branson Switzer, Bella Donyes, Haddie Fisher, Novi Galbraith, Henry Cabana, Dakotah McBride, Quinn Blackstock, Hazel Cabana, Tayla Darr, Salem Geysbeek, Colby Fraley, Zada Lockwood, Dottie Sylce, and August Hunter.
Spotlight Student forms are being sent home with these students today. Please return them as soon as possible so they can be placed on our Spotlight Student bulletin board. We will send a special treat home with your student towards the end of March. Thank you!!
Dragon Cafe - March Menu
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/