Thank you for your interest. We are waiting to see how many spots are needed and will put an online registration form for non-mckee parents on Saturday, April 2, 2011.  Please check back then!

CBC is sending a crew to the afternoon assembly (2-3p.m.) today to cover the presentation of the cranes, made by the Japanese community at McKee, to the school's students with a plea for donations to help the  victims of the Japanese disaster. Video can be seen in the March 25th full newscast here. Read newspaper article about the effort here.

Ronald Morrish, a respected educator and book writer will be giving a seminar on April 12, 6:30 p.m. at McKee P.S. All parents are invited to attend. The talk is FREE and babysitting will be provided. Registration forms will be available from your child's teacher this week. More information on Ronald Morrish can be found at this link.

As the crisis in Japan continues, our thoughts are with our Japanese students and their families. We hope for the safety of their loved ones and for a quick resolution to the nuclear reactor situation. Our deepest sympathy for the many lives lost.

Today I had the great opportunity to be in Ms. Bose's Grade 4 class during a Scientists in School visit. From being on the School Advisory Council, I knew that Scientists in School is one of the major programs funded by SAC money. Curious as to what all the buzz was about, I volunteered for one of these visits.

Our session began with a run-down on how "pulley's and gears" work by Andrew, the scientist from SS. Next, the class was set loose to explore this fascinating topic further at five learning stations (manned by himself and some fellow parent volunteers). "That's so cool!" was heard thoughout the morning as students saw how gears and pulleys are used in everyday objects like the can opener, drew neat designs with the help of internal gears (what we called spirograph as kids),  and got the chance to make their own simple machines. I thought it was pretty neat myself and even learned a thing or two!

Thank you to Andrew, Ms. Bose and especially the Grade 4 class for sharing your enthusiasm for learning physics with me. You made my day!

Here's the link.