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10/16 - Student Council Speeches and Elections @1:20pm

10/18 - Early Release Day

10/23 - Book & Movie Character Day

10/24 & 10/25 - Parent/ Teacher Conferences - No School

10/26 *** Fall Carnival 3:00pm - 6:00pm ***

10/31 - Picture Retakes

Volunteer Opportunities:

10/24 - 10/26 - Help Community Council w/ The Fall Carnival (all hands on deck!)

• 6th grade parents needed for setting up and taking down the Haunted House - McNeil Tradition!

10/31 - Picture Retake Day ( 1 parent Volunteer Needed)

This year's order forms for school shirts & hoodies are all online. See the link below. We only order these once a year so if you would like a McNeil Canyon Elementary School shirt or hoodie, please click the link below and place your order no later than October 10th.

Friday, October 11th is the end of our 1st quarter. This is an in-service day for staff and there will be no school.

Friday, October 18th is an early release day. School will end at 1:20 and buses will arrive at their stops an hour and a half earlier than normal.

It is time to send your students to school with warm/ water proof layers. We are experiencing some colder temperatures. Your students will need warm coats, gloves, boots and hats added to their outdoor gear.

Student Council is sponsoring dress-like-your-favorite-book-or-movie-character day on Wednesday, October 23rd. Join the fun!

Conferences will be held on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 24th & 25th. There will be no school on these days. Notices with your conference day and time will be sent home on Thursday, October 10th.

The annual McNeil Canyon Elementary Fall Carnival will be held on Saturday, October 26th 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!!

BUY YOUR TICKETS EARLY AND AVOID THE LONG LINE!

***Last year's event was so popular that the line for ticket sales was out the door!

This year we are offering early ticket sales exclusively to McNeil families. Bring cash or check to the school during PT conferences, buy early at the front office, and avoid the long ticket sales line.

We're looking forward to another great carnival this year! Hope to see you all there.

Community Council is hoping to receive gently used or new stuffed animals to use as prizes for a few of the carnival booths. There is a dragon box outside of the front office ready to receive these donations. Thank you for helping make our Fall Carnival memorable!

The following students have been selected as Spotlight Students for the month of October: Bjarne Hanson, Hanin Calhoun, Max Duncan, Roan Galbraith, Savien Martushev, Hunter Stevens, Einar Boldt, Hope Greer, Ekaterina Kuzmin, Taylor Dickerson, Jennifer Gregoire, Mathilde Bynagle, Tevi Bowman, Marshal Erickson, Ezekiel Lyon, Levi Harsson, Haddie Fisher, and Lark DeRungs.

Parents are invited to join their child and the principal for lunch on Tuesday, October 22nd at 11:55 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!

Are you curious to see what activities are happening in the Homer area? Click the link below to access the activity page on our McNeil Canyon Elementary website.

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/