MK Book Fair Needs Volunteers – Nov. 20-25, 2015

Our school will be hosting the Annual Scholastic Book Fair again this year!  This is taking place in the school on: Friday Nov. 20th Monday Nov. 23rd Tuesday Nov. 24th Wednesday Nov. 25th In order to make this event possible, we need the help of volunteers to help “work” the book sale.  This is a great […]

School Council Greening Committee Meeting Tonight at 7:00 PM

We are holding a meeting about a possible large scale school yard greening project at the school from 7:00 until 8:30.   We would like to see all interested parents in attendance to determine if there is sufficient support for the initiative, and to help develop the scope if the decision is made to proceed.  Please join […]

Parents – Be sure to attend our Internet Safety Workshop at 7:00 PM Thursday Oct. 1st

Paul Davis will speak to all parents in the MK library tomorrow night, October 1st.  Internet Safety is so important as our children can become so involved with social media.  Paul is extremely knowledgeable and will inspire us to take measures to ensure our children are safe on the internet and use it in a […]

Authentic problem solving in math

Students discover helpful strategies to, not only solve problems but, really understand problems, solutions and thinking.  They use tools to check their answers and their thinking.  In this example, drawing a picture or using a model proved very helpful to confirm that  6 Blue Jay hitters scored 6 runs.  Had the hits been in a […]

Blue Jays spirit at Mackenzie King

Ok. Ok. Blue jays.  Blue jays. Lets play ball. We danced and sang and celebrated our team in blue and white at our first Mackenzie King Spirit Assembly.  The excitement and spirit was high!

Classroom Agreements Hold Us Accountable

Each classroom works together to decide how they will function as a respectful, safe learning community  so that each person feels respected, and able to learn all year long. Students agree to act and speak in a way that ensures everyone is listened to and feels valued.  We learn to take risks in an environment […]

Say Hi Day- Thursday Sept. 24th

Thursday is Say Hi Day.  “Say Hi” day encourages students to say Hi to peers, teachers and staff within the school in an effort to get to know each other, be more inclusive and understanding of others, connect with each other AND help to create a respectful, safer school community.  Visit www.sayhi.ca.

Parent workshop on social media -October 1st at 7:00 pm.

Paul Davis, a nationally and internationally renowned speaker and presenter, is coming to Mackenzie King to  educate students and empower parents on Social Networking Safety . Paul is so engaging and has a wealth of knowledge that will out match most students and adults when it comes to Internet safety and social networking. Put October 1, […]

School council nomination forms

Nomination  forms for school council are posted on our website. Please click on the school council tab at the top of our website and then click on nomination forms on the left hand bar. Our first meeting is Wednesday September 30th at 6:00 pm in the library. Please join us.

Our shadows move – I wonder why

Look how much our shadow moved between 9:20 and 2:45 pm. Why do shadows move?  Why is it so much shorter? Learning in kindergarten is all about discovering and asking questions.

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