THINK MATH ~ 5

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer this week:
The answer is 5 pieces of candy left over. trick-or-treat
There were 30 candies. The kids took 25. How many left over? ~ Ella L
There are 1000 jawbreakers. 995 kids took 1 each and then 3 kids returned 3 jawbreakers. 2 kids bought them and 1 adult. How many left? ~ Chace
Ismael had a party. 5 people came. There were 10 candies and 5 people ate 5. How many left? ~ Ismael
There were 10 candies and 5 got eaten. How many left? ~ Sunny
There were 7 Starbursts in a candy bowl. 1 girl ate 2 Starbursts. How many left over? ~ Avery
There are 10 candies. 5 are taken by thieves. How many left over? ~ Emmet

IMG_1528Here’s this week’s answer! Good Luck Grade 2s & 3s! Remember there are as many different correct answers as there are students in our class! I can’t wait to share the answers next Monday!
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THINK MATH ~ 4

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer last week:
The answer is 25 Halloween creatures in a haunted house.zombie-mummysmiley-spider
In the Haunted House there are 15 people being scary. 10 go inside the Haunted House. How many all together? ~ Ella S
There are 27 creatures in the Haunted House. When each kid (which is 2 kids) takes a creature. How many creatures are left? ~ Ella L
There were 20 creatures and 5 more joined the Haunted House. How many in all? ~ Sunny
There were 19 monsters in the Haunted House. 6 joined. How many in all? ~ Avery
There were 15 ghosts and 10 clowns joined in the Haunted House. How many in all? ~ Chace
There were 50 creatures in the Haunted House. 1/2 left. How many left over? ~ Emmet
25 crazy ghosts were in the Haunted House. 1 kid was too scared and ran off. 1 monster was sad and left. 1 more joined. How many in all? ~ Joaron
There were 24 kids dressed as creatures. Then 1 joined. How many in all? ~ Kayla
There were 27 creatures in the Haunted House. 2 kids came in and stole 2. How many left? ~ Helen
There were 55 ghosts. 3 kids went in and took 10 each out of the Haunted House. How many left? ~ Aqsa
There were 20 ghosts having a ghost party. 5 had money to join in. How many in all? ~ Ismael

IMG_1225Here’s this week’s answer! Good Luck Grade 2s & 3s! Remember there are as many different correct answers as there are students in our class! I can’t wait to share the answers next Monday!
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Reading All Stars!

Congratulations to the 2 Division 8 students who received medals for 50 nights of reading from the Burnaby Public Library’s summer reading program Walk on the Wild Side! They proudly received their certificates of completion today. Way to go Rishi & Avery!!

Holiday Fun!

Holiday Educational Games are on the blog!
Click on the WEBSITES tab above, choose your favourite holiday and be ready to learn!
   

Franken-Kids!

    frankensteinClick on the YOUNG ARTISTS tab above to see our electrifying art!

Happy Halloween!

HappyHalloweenPictureLoveItHope everyone had a ton of fun today & are ready to share on Wednesday!! After lots of fun during the day at school, my husband Ryan & I went to my best friend Fiona’s house. We ate lots of yummy sushi and then Fiona and her son Nolan went Trick or Treating with Kennedy and I. Click on the pics for a closer look!

  
What costumes did you wear out Trick or Treating!? Send your pictures to stephanie.watt@sd41.bc.ca

THINK MATH ~ 3

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer last week:
The answer is 8 pumpkins left in the pumpkin patch. rolling-pumpkin
There was 9 pumpkins in the pumpkin patch. 1 kid took 1 pumpkin. How many were left? ~ Joaron
There were 28 pumpkins in the pumpkin patch. Poeple took 20. How many left over? ~ Ella S
There were 10 pumpkins in the patch. 2 kids took 1 pumpkin each. How many left? ~ Chace
There were 48 pumpkins and 40 were taken. How many left over? ~ Sunny
There were 10 pumpkins in the pumpkin patch. 2 people grabbed 2. How many pumpkins left over? ~ Kayla
There were 100 pumpkins on the field. 92 students took 1 pumpkin each. How many left over? ~ Rishi
There are 28 pumpkins in the pumpkin patch. 20 people took 20 pumpkins. How many left over? ~ Emily

IMG_1087 (1)Here’s this week’s answer! Good Luck Grade 2s & 3s! Remember there are as many different correct answers as there are students in our class! I can’t wait to share the answers next Monday!
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WE DAY

On Wed., Oct. 18th, grade 7 students from Nelson’s Me to We club joined almost 18,000 other students and teachers in Rogers Arena to be inspired to create change in their local and global communities. Click on the logo for a recap of the day!

Stay tuned for many opportunities to support these change-makers in their various fundraising initiatives during the upcoming year.

THINK MATH ~ 2

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer last week:
The answer is 12 plants planted in Nelson’s garden.
At recess Ms. Watt, Ms. Tsumori and Ms. Mann’s classes all went outside and planted 4 plants each in the garden. How many plants were planted? ~ Ms. Watt
On the right side of Nelson there are 7 plants and on the left side of Nelson there are 5 plants. How many plants in all? ~ Chace
On the right side there are 10 plants and on the left side there are 2. How many in all? ~ Sunny
On one side there are 9 plants on the other there are 3 plants. How many in all? ~ Rishi

IMG_0945Here’s this week’s answer! Good Luck Grade 2s & 3s! Remember there are as many different correct answers as there are students in our class! I can’t wait to share the answers next Monday!
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Nelson’s Pumpkin Patch

Pumpkin Patch Time! rolling-pumpkinDivision 8 got to meet their new buddies from Mr. Morrison’s grade 6/7 class this afternoon. We created jack-o-lantern art for our classroom windows before going outside to pick a pumpkin & enjoy some delicious hot chocolate with marshmallows provided by our wonderful PAC parents ~ Thank You!!

Click on the smiley below to see them up close & have fun at home with your pumpkin! Send in pictures of your jack-o’-lanterns!!
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