Category Archives: Class Activities

ALPHABET COUNTDOWN

new-year-countdown-smiley-emoticonMy favourite (soon to be yours too!) time of the school year has arrived!
abc-countdownThe ALPHABECOUNTDOWN has begun!

For the rest of the school year we’ll be celebrating each day with a letter, or two. We’ll be participating in activities &/or dressing in something special to make our last month together memorable & lots of fun!
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Today we began with A & spent the day with our favourite stuffed ANIMALS!

Animal Diamante Poems

Brady ~ Turtles
http://www.haikudeck.com/p/ExDfwyLItx
Halley ~ Orcas
http://www.haikudeck.com/p/XN9Q1x0Dkl
Amanda ~ Squirrels
http://www.haikudeck.com/p/XV41hXwLkn
Brandon ~ Monkeys
http://www.haikudeck.com/p/HiyJmvomlJ
Richard ~ Penguins
http://www.haikudeck.com/p/Yh8mjjvieO
Angelina ~ Pandas
http://www.haikudeck.com/p/blDawc2nKP
Helen ~ Bunnies
http://www.haikudeck.com/p/cRbRfr73xp
Mireia ~ Dragonflies
http://www.haikudeck.com/p/i53ivkg6D2
Josh ~ Sharks
http://www.haikudeck.com/p/1uzKfBC6Sb
Christina ~ Dragonflies
http://www.haikudeck.com/p/0iD2uoaTOC
Jessica ~ Bunnies
http://www.haikudeck.com/p/eJBnHNI1JV
Sara ~ White Wolves
http://www.haikudeck.com/p/ZQdDNmlG5X
Ericka ~ Cheetahs
http://www.haikudeck.com/p/FBEBraZawc
Kihan ~ Sharks
http://www.haikudeck.com/p/AXIzhvhY0p
Adrian ~ Parrots
http://www.haikudeck.com/p/jsHLOcTxmA
Owen ~ Penguins
http://www.haikudeck.com/p/ZitqMJi0SP
Gurleen ~ Parrots
http://www.haikudeck.com/p/Y5YY0901JJ
John ~ Wolves
http://www.haikudeck.com/p/tHWE3UwKvI
Charley ~ Puppies
http://www.haikudeck.com/p/sPNbd4ehtV
Onisha ~ Bunnies
http://www.haikudeck.com/p/8tlkl1gFPM
Jagjot ~ Polar Bears
http://www.haikudeck.com/p/1iFmTw2sew

2014 NHL Playoffs ~ Round Two

IMG_8178The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets in the First Round & after winning another classroom poll, we’re following the Penguins again in their 2nd Round battle with the New York Rangers.
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Easter Eggs!

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To celebrate Easter, in the morning Division 8 & Division 12 visited Saint Michaels for our third time this year & sang for the seniors.

In the afternoon, we gathered in Miss Gatenby’s room to decorate & colour Easter eggs. Afterwards we read together before heading back to class.

Click on the picture to see more!

2014 NHL Playoffs

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The Playoffs have begun!
Without our Canucks…Too Sad
But, that doesn’t mean we can’t still have fun & cheer for a team! In our poll Division 8 chose to follow the Pittsburgh Penguins & we’ve already started to graph their winning ways in class.
IMG_8004Let’s hope the ’14 Penguins can last longer than the ’13 Canucks! finger smiley
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Flat Stanley Research

Below are search engines that can be used to research all the cool places our Flat Stanleys travel to!

http://www.kidrex.org/

http://www.gogooligans.com/

Sochi Medal Count

weblogo3Click on the Time For Kids Logo to access Sochi Medal Counts & lots of other Winter Games info! How are your Olympic countries doing!?

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Want to learn more about who’s hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics? Click on the map of Russia!

The Sochi / Division 8 2014 Winter Olympics

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The Olympics have begun & Division 8 students are matched up with countries participating in the winter Olympics. All 88 of them! Let’s see how the countries do in all 15 sports!
Below are the matches (& trades) made on Friday:

Richard ~ Italy (113), Spain (20), Macedonia (3), San Marino (2)
Mireia ~ France (105), Poland (59), Argentina (7), Lebanon (2)
Amanda ~ Sweden (106), Slovenia (66), Lithuania (9), Timor-Leste (1)
Charley ~ Germany (153), Czech Republic (85), Israel (5), Mongolia (2)
Onisha ~ Norway (134), Peru (3), Portugal (2), Hong Kong (1)
Kihan ~ Iceland (5), Armenia (4), British Virgin Islands (1)
Sara ~ Finland (103), Moldova (4), Thailand (2), Bermuda (1)
John ~ Bulgaria (18), Ireland (5), Monaco (5), Philippines (1)
Helen ~ Great Britain (56), Croatia (11), Montenegro (2), Venezuela (1)
Christina ~ United States (230), Brazil (13), Iran (5), Liechtenstein (4)
Jagjot ~ Russia (225), Estonia (24), Serbia (8), Uzbekistan (3)
Angelina ~ South Korea (71), Hungary (16), Togo (2), Luxembour (1)
Owen ~ Latvia (58), Ukraine (43), Andorra (6), Dominica (2)
Jessica ~ China (66), Belarus (24), Azerbaijan (4), Paraguay (1)
Brady ~ Netherlands (41), Georgia (4), Morocco (2), Cayman Islands (1)
Halley ~ Bosnia & Herzegovina (5), Cyprus (2), Mexico (1), Kyrgyzstan (1)
Josh ~ Slovakia (62), Denmark (12), Turkey (6), Chinese Taipei (3)
Ericka ~ Kazakhstan (52), Belgium (7), Independent Olympic Participants (3), Tajikistan (1)

Brandon ~ Austria (130), Albania (2), Pakistan (1), Virgin Islands (1)
Gurleen ~ Australia (61), Romania (24), New Zealand (15), Zimbabwe (1)
Adrian ~ Switzerland (168), Chile (6), Jamaica (2), Tonga (1)
Miss Watt ~ Canada (220), Greece (7)
Mrs. DeFrancesco ~ Japan (113), Malta (1)

sochi2014pictograms1Click on the Olympic sports to access the official Sochi website to see event schedules, pictures, videos & everything having to do with the Olympics!

Division 8 has taken over the library! Next time you’re
at Nelson please drop by the library to see our beautiful art work displayed!P1140415P1140419

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Thank you to Mrs. Roberts for allowing us to use her boards to display our masterpieces! 🙂 

CaveKids!

Division 8’s ELL students have been working with Miss Lowe on a Reader’s Theatre presentation. Click below to see the kids perform!
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