Nelson’s 1st Literacy Celebration of 2015/16!

reading-stories-smiley-emoticonClick on LITERACY CELEBRATIONS above or the smiley on the left to see pictures of our D.E.A.R. literacy celebration in the gymnasium on Monday!!

Flat Stanley Project 2015

Flat-Stanley-AdventuresWe are currently learning about continents & other map skills in class. Among them, we are learning how to locate our province, our country & other countries on maps & globes. The character Flat Stanley has inspired our current project. Click on the picture above to learn more!
Division 8 students have created their very own Flat Stanleys that are ready for adventure!  There are a couple different ways they can travel…

Take Flat Stanley on Your Family Vacation
Take pictures of your family with your Flat Stanley at landmarks & recognizable locations during your travels & if you are able to purchase a postcard &/or small souvenir it is definitely welcome! When you return email the photos to Miss Watt @ stephanie.watt@sd41.bc.ca & she’ll share them with the class!

Mail Flat Stanley Around the World
Your Flat Stanley can be sent to a friend or relative that lives in another province, or one that lives in another country! We can mail our Flat Stanleys from school, so if you provide the name and address, Miss Watt will take care of the postage. Division 8 has a letter that is sent along to explain the activity to friends or family members & one for them to return to our class. The recipient will be asked to return the traveller after a week or so with pictures of the Flat Stanley somewhere in their area and a postcard or artifact/souvenir if they are able. They may also email me the photos @ stephanie.watt@sd41.bc.ca.

When the Flat Stanleys return to school, we will plot their whereabouts on our map & share the information received with each other.
Our Flat Stanley project will continue throughout the year & we are all very excited about what we’ll learn about our world. Our own travels; letters, pictures & artifacts from our friends & family; & lastly through the research we do in the classroom, we will learn about the different places our Flat Selves travel to.

To see examples of other Flat Stanleys please click HERE to see a video made by the Canadian creator of the Flat Stanley Project!
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Click HERE to see our Flat Stanleys close up!
Where do you think your Flat Stanley will travel to this year!? Will it be local or somewhere around the world?
Do you have a relative in mind that you’d like to send your Flat Self to!?

Secret Park Leaf Hunting

Click on the leaf above to see pictures of us collecting leaves for our family mobiles we’ll be creating with Ms. Tsumori’s class.

THINK MATH ~ 5

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer last week:
The answer is 25 Halloween creatures in a haunted house. zombie-mummysmiley-spider
There are 15 creatures in a haunted house. 10 people are interested. How many in all? ~ Sukhman
There were 15 people in the haunted house & 5 walked away. 15 more people cam back. How many in all? ~ Elvis
There are 15 creatures in the haunted house. 10 more moved in. How many in all? ~ Julia
There are 5 zombies & 20 ghosts. How many in all? ~ Vera
There are 45 creatures. 20 got scared away. How many in all? ~ Gian
There are 9 BOO skeletons & 16 jack-o’-lanterns. How many in all? ~ Daniel
There are 5 kids that went in the haunted house. There were 20 Halloween creatures that were already in the haunted house ready to scare the kids. How many in all? ~ Casandra
There are 100 creatures in a haunted house. 75 kids scare away 75 creatures. How many left? ~ Chloe
There are 20 Halloween creatures & 5 creatures went in. How many in all? ~ Cayla
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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 this Friday!

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THINK MATH ~ 4

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer last week:
The answer is 8 pumpkins left in the pumpkin patch. rolling-pumpkin
I had 22 pumpkins & 14 pumpkins were taken. How many are left? ~ Lincoln
There are 20 pumpkins growing in a pumpkin patch. People carved 12 jack-o’-lanterns. How many are left? ~ Julia
There were 10 pumpkins. A person takes 2 away. How many left? ~ Daniel
There are 13 pumpkins & 5 kids pick one each. How many are left over? ~ Casandra
There are 100 pumpkins. A school comes & takes 92. How many are left? ~ Sukhman
There are 20 pumpkins. 6 kids get 2 pumpkins each. How many pumpkins left? ~ Chloe

There are 40 pumpkins & 32 people got 32 pumpkins. How many are there? ~ Cayla
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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 this Friday!
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All About Me Silhouettes

Division 8 parents,
Thank you so much for helping your children create such incredible silhouettes! I am so impressed with everyone’s final product! The class & I really enjoyed learning more about each other as they were presented over the last couple weeks. Please scroll through & enjoy everyone’s hard work. Can you identify who is who?! Click on each picture to find out who it is! Enjoy!!
Click HERE to see close ups of everyone’s silhouette.

DANIEL

I like Diary of a Wimpy Kid because at the beginning of the book I think it really hooks people into Diary of a Wimpy Kid…when I play on my iPad it’s really loud & if I wear my headphones it calms me down & my iPad calms me…the Toronto Blue Jays because they’re very strong this year & they have a lot of sportsmanship… Manchester United because they are a very helpful team & my favourite player on the Dutch team is on Man U…Ronaldo because he’s a really good athlete & passer & scores a lot of goals.

VERA

I like horses because I like the sound when they gallop & I went on one at a Play park…chocolate because I use chocolate chips when I make chocolate chip cookies with my grandma… nail polish because it’s something I do with my mom for fun…Hello Kitty because I have a lot of her & it’s from my childhood… chandeliers because my grandmother has one above her dining table…money because he raised a lot of money.

ZACKARYI chose this pie because it looks really good & I love pie. My favourite flavour is banana…this banana because I really like them & they’re my favourite fruit…Rice Krispies because it’s my favourite cereal…this chocolate cake because I really like cake…a butterfly because I like to collect them in books…this candle because I do Hanukkah with it.

 

NICHOLASI chose this picture of a soccer field because I like soccer. I picked a train picture because a long time ago my dad used to run trains. I picked this dog because I like dogs. I picked this picture of the movie Transylvania 2 because I want to watch the movie. I picked Pikachu because I like Pokemon.

 

NICOLEI like pandas because it reminds me of when I was in Taiwan & I went to the Taiwan zoo & saw lots of pandas. I drew skate shoes because I really like skating. I drew a Christmas tree because Christmas is my favourite holiday. I like cats because they’re my favourite & I want one so bad. My favourite food is a cake & sometimes I like eating strawberry, lemon or grape. Also I like donuts because they’re a tasty treat. Strawberry is my favourite.

SELENEI chose this flower because I really liked this, it used to be on a hairband I didn’t need anymore. I chose Minecraft books from Scholastic because I really like Minecraft. I choose Pokemon also from Scholastic because I really like it. I chose this Pikachu from a box.  I chose this Shopkins poster book picture because I really like Shopkins. I choose this pony because I really like horses. My favourite is Sea Swirl.

AMBERI chose Robert Munsch because I like his books. My favourite is Boo. I chose the Minecraft books because I like to play Minecraft on my iPad. I chose Who Win Books because Mrs. Roberts read this one to us then I really liked them. I chose Sour Patch Kids because I like them.

 

SEANI chose Demolisher because he’s my favourite Transformer & he’s really cool & I really want him. I really like this Transformer toy who’s a combiner of 6 Destructicons into one. I chose this because I really like donuts, especially vanilla donuts with icing on them.  I drew this cookie because I really like chocolate cookies with the white chocolate chips. I really like ice cream, my favourite is chocolate mint. I chose this picture because I really want Minecraft.

GIANI chose Wayne Rooney because he’s my favourite soccer player. I chose the Blue Jays sign because they’re my favourite baseball team. I chose the Minions because I really like the movie Minions. I chose Dairy Queen because it’s my favourite fast for restaurant. I chose a phone because I love to play on my mom’s phone.

 

ELVISI like Pokemon because Pokemon is cool & it’s really good because it’s so expensive. I like Lego Ninjagos because they’re cool & I like fighting. I like Lego City & Lego Star Wars. This picture from my birthday last year with my friend Sunny. This is my whole family when we were in China & my sister who’s 9. She plays iPad with me & downloads games for me.

 

BENSONI like Ninja Turtles because it’s fun to read with. I like to play Minecraft because it’s fun. I like to play instruments like piano & recorder. I like to play Pokemon. I like the Scholastic Book Club.

 

 

CAMERONI like Transformers because they’re fun to transform & I like Dinobots. I like golfing because whenever I go to Central Park there’s a golf range & I can hit 100 yards. I like Minecraft because I’m a good creator. I like CN trains because my uncle drives CN trains.

 

 

JULIAI like wolves because last year I was in Miss Edwards class & we got to chose a variety of Canadian animals & I chose wolves…Minecraft because when Chloe & I have playdates we play Minecraft…chips because after my mom takes me to skating or swimming she buys me a bag of chips for a snack. My favourite is barbecue…cake because my mom always buys a cake for my birthday & I really like cake, especially vanilla & chocolate…pandas because once a year my mom takes me to China to see my aunt & she always plans a time for us to go to the zoo to see lots of Chinese animals…tea because after a long day I just like to call up some of my friends & invite them to my house & have some tea.

CHLOEI like the show Toopy & Binoo because it reminds of when I was little because I used to love watching it…Macaroons because they’re my favourite pastry…the Eiffel Tower because it’s my favourite thing in France…linguini with white wine sauce because it’s my favourite Italian pasta…Minecraft because it’s my favourite game…Real Steel because it’s my favourite robot…Five Minutes of Fighting. I really like emojis because I usually like drawing them.

SAHANAI like roses because they smell really good. I like puppies because they’re so cute & soft. I like Shopkins because they’re cute too. I like rainbow loom because they’re fun to make. Bath & Body Works because I’m obsessed with them & I love Mad About You. I like cupcakes because I love making them, chocolate is my favourite.

 

SELENAI chose my bike because I really like riding it outside. This is Minnie Mouse because I go to Disneyland every year. I chose swimming because I really like swimming in the pool. I choose gymnastics because I really like doing flips. I chose my rollerblades because I like to rollerblade. I drew a dog because I have one at home, Simba. I chose a star because I saw a shooting star in Surrey.

CAYLAI like Shopkins but I’m not allowed to collect them. I like Real Fruit Gummies & my favourite flavour is strawberry. I like the Minions movie. We watched it at Caitlyn’s birthday. I like skating & I’m in level 3. I like travelling because I get to pack my favourite things to go there.

 

MIAI like chocolate cookies because they’re my favourite treat. I like pigs because they’re my favourite animal. Tangled is my favourite Disney movie. I like sour cream & onion chips.

 

 

CASANDRAI like the Eiffel Tower because I’d like to go see it with friends. I like sushi because it’s really good. I like the Disney Descendants. I like Taylor Swift & my favourite song is Bad Blood. I like Minions & my favourite minion is Bob. I like ice cream, especially cinnamon swirl. I like skating & if I pass it I can go onto figure skating. I like Shopkins. I like popsicles because they’re really good to eat. I really like blue raspberry.

SHATHUI put a blue crystal here because crystals are my favourite. I really like Geronimo Stilton books. I added green & blue coloured cards from a game because I like the colours. I put a kangaroo because they’re my favourite. I put an apple because apples are my favourite fruit. I put a race car because it’s Lightning. I have a minion because Minions are my favourite.

 

SUKHMANI put a minion because they’re cute. They’re yellow & yellow is my favourite colour…a jeep because I like those kinds of Jeeps. I had one but it broke…the Whitecaps FC because I really like it & I’ve watched a game before at BC Place but they lost against Kansas City…an iPad because my sister has one but she never lets me play on it…a rocket…strawberries, apples, kiwis & a watermelon because I really like those fruits…a hotel because I really like hotels. Me, my sister, my mom & my dad usually get the highest floor…Fifa 16 because I have an Xbox & I played it & it’s really fun…a bear because once I went hiking & I saw one but it wasn’t paying attention to us & we took a picture & then it ran away from us.

LINCOLNI like bike riding because I do it every weekend. My favourite animal is a pika[chu] because it’s rare. I like going to this place close to Whistler & I go on a zip line & stuff. I like Yellowstone because it’s my favourite place to go into a river or a hot spring. I like going to Hawaii because it’s very hot & always sunny.

 

MRS. JAMESI chose a sea turtle because they’re my favourite animal & I love swimming with them in the wild…a post with signs pointing to different places because I love to travel…some knitting because one of my favourite hobbies & the yarn is one of my favourite colours…a rowing machine because I used to row in university…snowflake cookies because I love to bake & I love falling snowflakes around Christmas time…a Siamese fighting fish because I’ve had many as pets…a Christmas tree because Christmas is my favourite holiday…berries & pizza because they’re some of my favourite foods & Julia Roberts because she’s my favourite Actress! 🙂

Click HERE to see close ups of everyone’s silhouette.

THINK MATH ~ 3

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer last week:
The answer is 12 plants planted in Nelson’s garden. 7_2_201v
There are 14 tulips growing in a garden. 2 flowers were pulled out. How many are left? ~ Julia
There are 6 sunflowers & 6 tulips. How many plants in all? ~ Vera
6 roses are planted. 6 more roses were planted. How many in all? ~ Daniel
There are 7 grade 3 students that planted 5 plants. Casandra planted 7 more. How many plants planted? ~ Nicole
There are 3 roses, 3 tulips & 6 sunflowers. How many in all? ~ Casandra
There are 13 roses. Someone ripped 1 out. How many are left? ~ Sukhman
There are 3 tulips & 6 sunflowers & 3 more flowers. How many in all? ~ Cayla
3 roses & 9 daisies. How many flowers in all? ~ Cameron
There are 10 roses & 2 daisies. How many in all? ~ Chloe
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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 this Friday!
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Terry Fox Challenge

IMG_0823Click on the picture of Ms. Tsumori & I to see how Nelson’s incredible fundraising of $1,966.75, our best fundraising year since first participating in 1986!!, had us take on the Terry Fox Challenge & chop off our locks for a great cause!
Way to Go Nelson!! babc6780a748a8974b97e73b65b4ed96

Terry Fox Readers Theatre

Division 8 performed a readers theatre at our Terry Fox assembly on Friday, September 26th. Click on Terry’s picture to see the great job these brave Grade 3s did, only 2 weeks into the new school year!

THINK MATH ~ 2

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer last week:
The answer is 200 kids raising money for Terry Fox. or
100 kids are raising money for Terry Fox. 100 more joined them. How many raising money? ~ Sukhman
100 kids raised money for Terry Fox. 100 more just made it through. How many in all? ~ Cayla
10 classes of 20 kids raised money for Terry Fox. How many kids raised money in all? ~ Mrs. James
There are 100 kids in school raising money. 100 more came to join them. How many in all? ~ Vera
IMG_1223Here’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 this Friday!
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