Category Archives: Alphabet Countdown

P ~ We worked together on PUZZLES throughout the day.

Q ~ We also worked on memory squares, drawing a picture of our favourite memory of the school year. Miss Watt will put them together in a QUILT to hang up in her classroom.
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N ~ We wrote NOTES/letters to NEXT year’s class, giving them the low down on what it means to be in Miss Watt’s class. Miss Watt will be sharing them with her new students in September.

O ~ We wore Miss Watt’s favourite colour – ORANGE!

M ~ We spent our afternoon
watching & laughing at the
MOVIE Diary of a Wimpy – Dog Days!
Thanks for sharing Jacob!

L ~ LOLLIPOPS
We started our day with a LOLLIPOP as we entered the school & then…

K ~ KERNELS of popcorn
…finished off the day enjoying some freshly popped popcorn as Kiana read to us from Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator!
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I ~ ICKY messy fun with Oobleck! Science with cornstarch & water!
Oobleck is a non-newtonian fluid. That is, it acts like a liquid when being poured, but like a solid when a force is acting on it. You can grab it and then it will ooze out of your hands.
Oobleck gets its name from the Dr. Seuss book Bartholomew and the Oobleck where a gooey green substance, Oobleck, fell from the sky and wreaked havoc in the kingdom.

J ~ JUMPY Poppin Rockets! Science with baking soda & vinegar!
We created a chemical reaction in a film canister! The vinegar reacts with the baking soda and produces carbon dioxide gas. Pressure builds up until the small canister can no longer contain the gas. The lid pops off, the canister shoots up into the air, the gas escapes, and the pressure is released.
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F ~ It was one HOT day in Burnaby!! What else do you do, but head outside for some FREE TIME in the sun & cool down with some refreshing FREEZIES! We enjoyed blue raspberry, cherry, grape & everyone’s favourite, cream soda!
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E ~ Jujubes, Smarties, Jelly Beans, Sours… Count the Candies!!
We spent the morning using referents & 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 in the afternoon.
Drumroll please……………

Lucas, Eric, Rhea & Hanielle had the closest estimates, with Hanielle making a perfect guess!
Well done to all Division 9 students & their excellent estimates! Can’t wait to enjoy the candies at another Alphabet Countdown day very soon…

D ~ DINOSAUR books, drawing books, matching games, pattern blocks, posters, toys & more! We spent the day learning lots about dinosaurs, watching a movie in the morning & then doing different dino activities in the afternoon.
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C ~ pink, orange, blue, green, white…sidewalk CHALK!
We got our creative juices going & decorated Nelson’s cement surfaces with our chalk pictures & writing. Thank you rain for holding off!
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