Ms. Watt and Ms. Lowe's Class

E is for ESTIMATION

Posted on June 1, 2023 by Ms. Watt | Leave a comment

~ Jelly Beans, Sours, Smarties, Ju Jubes… Count the Candies!!
We spent the afternoon using referents and good ‘ol fashioned thoughtful guesses to ESTIMATE how many candies were in the jars.
After all the Guessing Jar estimates had been counted, the winners were announced today. Drumroll please………
Nathaniel, Adelyn, Audrey and Julie!
Well done to all Division 8 students for all your excellent estimates! Can’t wait to enjoy the candies at another Alphabet Countdown day very soon…

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D is for DANCE

Posted on May 31, 2023 by Ms. Watt | Leave a comment

~ We took some time this afternoon working out some energy DANCING with DJ Ralphi. Can’t wait to continue dancing with him in June!

Looking forward to celebrating with stimation!

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C is for CHALK

Posted on May 30, 2023 by Ms. Watt | Leave a comment

~ pink, orange, blue, green, white…sidewalk CHALK!

Click to see our fun!

Looking forward to celebrating with ance!

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B is for BUBBLES

Posted on May 29, 2023 by Ms. Watt | Leave a comment

~ bubbles, Bubbles, & MORE BUBBLES! Using hand made pipe cleaners and with the wind in our favour, we created hundreds of beautiful bubbles!!
Click to see our fun!
Looking forward to celebrating with halk!

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A is for stuffed ANIMALS

Posted on May 28, 2023 by Ms. Watt | Leave a comment

~ We started our Alphabet fun hanging with our stuffed ANIMALS today. They worked, ate and even watched the tug-of-wars with us.

Looking forward to celebrating with ubbles on Monday!

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Speed Demons 2023

Posted on May 18, 2023 by Ms. Watt | Leave a comment

Nelson students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 participated in our annual Speed Demons competition this afternoon. Division 8 had lots of fun racing against other grade 3s and all did an awesome job! Click on the runner below to see everyone fly!

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THINK MATH ~ 29

Posted on May 16, 2023 by Ms. Watt | Leave a comment

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer last week:
The answer is 220 students competing in Speed Demons.
5 students competing in Speed Demons. 215 joined. How many in all? ~ Ruby
There are 221 students. 1 went into a book. How many students competing in Speed Demons. ~ Mikayla
2000 students competing in Speed Demons. 700 students left and 120 students went to another school. How many are left? ~ Liam

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 Tuesday!

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Spring Showcase

Posted on May 10, 2023 by Ms. Watt | Leave a comment

Thursday, May 11th is Nelson’s Spring Showcase!
Primary students will be performing from 11:00 – ~11:45. Families are invited to start arriving in the gym at 10:40.
Students should be wearing dark bottoms and a Nelson shirt or a bright top.

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THINK MATH ~ 26

Posted on May 9, 2023 by Ms. Watt | Leave a comment

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer last week:
The answer is 30 flowers blooming in the garden.
35 flowers blooming in a garden. 2 went to go to the farm. 3 went to another garden. How many left over? ~ Sameera
200 flowers blooming in the garden. 170 got picked. How many left? ~ Ruby
31 flowers blooming in the garden. 1 was dying from war. How many left? ~ Liv
49 flowers blooming in the garden. 5 jumped away and 5 went to the washroom. How many left? ~ Mikayla
20 flowers blooming in the garden. 10 gardeners plant daisies and sunflowers. How many in all? ~ Adelyn

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 Tuesday!
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ADHD Resource

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Ms. Watt | Leave a comment

A resource for parents, caregivers and family members from our counsellor, Ms. Stephanie Lofquist. Practical strategies to deal with the day to day parenting of a child with ADHD.