THINK MATH ~ 34

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer last week:
The answer is 18 students going on a field trip on Wednesday. school-bus-smiley-emoticon
There are 20 students going on a field trip on Wednesday but 2 people left their school bags at home and didn’t want to go. How many in all? ~ Mia
There are 10 students going on a field trip on Wednesday. 8 more students join the event. How many students going on a field trip? ~ Julia
There are 30 people getting ready to go on a field trip. Then 10 people follow Casandra to a mall & Casandra leaves because the mall’s cookies were very yummy. Then Julia goes to find a daily doughnut. Then Chloe finds her daily macaroon. How many in allgoing on the field trip? ~ Cayla
There are 10 students going on a field trip & Chloe said Let me get 5 more & Kian said I will get 3 more students & then all of us went on a field trip. How many in all? ~ Sahana
There are 25 students going on a trip. 1 minute later, Chloe yells LET’S GO TO PARIS! The whole class agrees except for Julia. She wants to go to doughnut land! Then 5 students leave! I WANT A DOUGHNUT! says Julia then she leaves. Then Sahana , Casandra & Cayla fall into macaroon land. How many students left? ~ Chloe
There are 22 students about to go on a field trip. 2 kids had to go to the washroom & missed the bus. Then Julia threw 20 doughnuts at Chloe’s face then went to doughnut land. Chloe felt so sick that she skipped the field trip. How many kids still going on the field trip? ~ Casandra

IMG_8036Here’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 Friday!
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Q is for QUILT

Q ~ We 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 when she returns from maternity leave.
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BOOK A TRIP! Summer Reading Club

SCR2016_logo_clr_768x488Registration for the Book a Trip Reading Club started Mondau, June 13th,  at all Burnaby Public Library branches!
Reading for fun helps kids discover books, & regular reading over the summer helps them maintain or improve their skills. Every club member who reads, or is read to, for 50 days earns this year’s Summer Reading Club medal! Check out the exciting travel themed story times, workshops and interactive displays happening all summer long at a library near you!

O is for ORANGE & P is for PUZZLES

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O ~ We wore Mrs. James’ favourite colour – ORANGE!
P ~ We worked together on PUZZLES in the afternoon!
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N is for NOTES TO NEXT YEAR’S CLASS

IMG_7695N ~ We wrote NOTES to next year’s class, giving them the low down on what it means to be in Mrs. James’ class. Mrs. James will be sharing them all with her new students when she returns from maternity leave in September 2017!…or maybe just the ones that were kind… 😉

Terry Fox Tees

Dear Nelson families,                            
As part of our fundraising for The Terry Fox Foundation, there is an opportunity before the end of the school year for students & their family members to purchase Terry Fox t-shirts in order to have them to wear on our school run day in September.
Youth shirts are $15 & adult shirts are $20. There is no shipping or tax & 75% of the price of every shirt sold benefits cancer research. 
If you are interested, please have your order submitted by Friday, June 24th.. CASH ONLY.
You will also have an opportunity to purchase one in September, although sizes may be limited and it will not arrive by our run day.

Thank you so much for your support!
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THINK MATH ~ 33

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer last week:
The answer is 42 plants blooming on Mrs. James’ windowsill. meatballs
There were 38 plants on Mrs. James’ windowsill. Then Mrs. James put 4 more plants on the windowsill. How many in all? ~ Mia
There were 10 plants on the windowsill. Then 10 more were planted. Another 10 were planted by Sahana. Then Selena planted 10 more with Amber. Then 2 more were planted by Miss Watt. How many in all? ~ Vera
There are 32 plants blooming. 10 peoples plants didn’t grow yet they were really jealous but after a few weeks their plants started to grow. Yay! How many people’s plants blooming? ~ Cayla
There were 30 plants & Chloe said we need more plants & she gets 12 more plants. She makes a flower store & calls it Chloe’s Flowers. We all go to her store after. How many plants blooming? ~ Sahana
There are 45 sprouts about to bloom. Julia adds a special growing formula & then 6 plants begin to grow very quickly & bloom. Then Chloe said, ” Mine did not bloom!” & was so mad that she threw 3 plants in lalaland & went to get a macaroon. How many plants blooming? ~ Casandra
There are 20 plants blooming on Mrs. James’ windowsill. 1 person brings 20 more then after another person brought 2 more. How many in all? ~ Bariki
There are 60 people growing plants! 30 mins later Sahana says I’m having a birthday party! Then 5 people leave to go to her birthday party! Then 3 people plan her party! Then Julia leaves to go to the doughnut store. Then Vera & Casandra leave to go to the party! Then again, like always, Mrs. MurMurMur kicks out 4 people! Then 4 people go for the macaroon sale! Then Vera & Cayla go because they need to go buy a present & come back. How many plants blooming on fab Mrs. James’ windowsill? ~ Chloe

IMG_7623Here’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 Friday!
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K is for KERNELS & M is for MOVIE


K ~ KERNELS 
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We popped some popcorn in a couple old fashioned hot air popcorn poppers, including the one that Miss Watt used as a Grade 3 student! It was so cool to see it close up instead of waiting outside a microwave!
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M ~ Then we enjoyed our popcorn while watching & laughing out loud at the MOVIE Minions! Thanks for sharing Sean!

L is for LOONIE SWIM

IMG_5066L is for LOONIE SWIM! We brought our swimsuits, towels, goggles & pool noodles & walked to Burnaby South with our friends in Division 7 to cool off & have fun at MacPherson Pool!
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Bookbeast Success!!

FullSizeRender-2CONGRATULATIONS DIVISION 8 BOOKBEASTS!!

I’m so proud of our 100% 50 Nights participation! An extra congrats to our 200 Nights readers: Sean, Cayla, Lincoln, Chloe, Bariki, Casandra, Amber & Vera!
That takes a lot of commitment & shows a lot of responsibility!

WAY TO GO GRADE 3s!!!

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