DECEMBER IS COMING ~ 8


A Santa cookie jar filled with the names of division 9 students…

Do you make cookies around Christmas time? With who?

DECEMBER IS COMING ~ 9

IMG_1774An advent calendar with holiday customs from around the world…
Do your parents or grandparents have special customs from somewhere else in the world where they’ve lived that they celebrate around this time of year?

DECEMBER IS COMING!

FullSizeRenderohmigoodness, are you as excited as I am Division 9?! Over the next couple weeks room 203 will be transforming into a bit of a winter wonderland in anticipation for the BEST MONTH OF THE YEAR!!christmas-lights-smiley-emoticon
Tune in here to see the daily additions to your home away from home as I do a 10 day countdown to December!

Nelson Movie Night!

ADMISSION: $2 or 1 non-perishable Food Bank donation/person.
Thurs., Nov. 20th, 2025

Doors open at 6:00pm

Movie starts at 6:30pm
Nelson School Gym

FOR SALE: hotdogs, popcorn, drinks

ENTER GYM FROM PLAYGROUND DOORS
ADULT SUPERVISION REQUIREDSmiley31-1

World Kindness Day

World Kindness Day

THINK MATH ~ 7

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer this week:
The answer is 35 poppies. poppy-emoticon
1025 poppies. Ms Watt took 990. How many left? ~ Collin
40 poppies. 5 people took 1 each. How many left? ~ Melvin
35 poppies. 10 poppies joined and then 3 took vacation. 7 ate spaghetti. How many left? ~ Bosco
40 poppies lying in Flanders Fields. 5 got plucked. How many left? ~ Nila
50 poppies. 15 got stolen by Ms G. How many left? ~ Hatidje
75 poppies. 40 got stolen by Ms Watt. How many left? ~ Hatidje
55 poppies were in Flanders Fields. 20 got picked by Ms Watt. How many left? ~ Sanaaya

Here’s this week’s answer! Good Luck Grade 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!

Nila is a Star!

Click on the photo to learn more about our friend, Nila!

THINK MATH ~ 6

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
1 kid went trick or treating. He got 20 pieces fo candy. He ate 15. How many are left over? ~ Devon
A kid got a whole bunch of candy. He got 160 candies. He ate 95 candies and started to feel sick. How many candies are left? ~ Jordan
There were 10 candies in the candy jar. 5 were eaten. How many left? ~ Ayo
100 pieces of candy. 1 person took 95 candies. How many left? ~ George
30 pieces of candy. 25 kids took 1. How many left? ~ Melvin
20 candies. 15 stolen and eaten. How many left? ~ Alisa
A kid got 10 candies and he ate 5 candies. How many are left? ~ Bella
100 candies. 95 eaten. How many candies left? ~ Nila
100 pieces of candy. 95 got eaten by Ms G! How many left? ~ Hatidje
6 candies. 1 of them is eaten. How many left? ~ John
Jack ate 95 out of 100 candies. How many left over? ~ Hunter
There are 10 candies. 5 candies got eaten. How many left? ~ Eva
Lola got 100 candies. She eats 3 everyday. Then she started to feel sick. How many candies left? ~ Sanaaya
10 candies. 1 stole 5 candies and ran away to eat 100 pizzas. How many left? ~ Gwenda
10 pieces of candy. 5 got eaten by Ms Watt. How many candies left? ~ Sabrina & Hatidje

IMG_1528Here’s this week’s answer! Good Luck Grade 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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Remembrance Day Assembly 2025

Families are invited to join us at Nelson’s Remembrance Day ceremony on Monday, Nov 10th at 10:40 am.

Students who are members of Cubs, Scouts, Sparks, Embers, Girl Guides etc. are encouraged to wear their uniform and can help hand out poppies at the end of the assembly.
We hope to see you there!

Poppy Fund Donations Nov. 4th – 8th

Every year, Nelson Elementary School collects donations to raise funds in support of Veterans and their families.
All students will receive a poppy after our assembly on Thursday, November 7th
. We are encouraging families to donate a loonie or toonie if possible. Thank you, your generous donations are so very much appreciated.
We also invite families to join our assembly at 10:40 am.

Click on the soldier for more details on The Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Fund.