THINK MATH ~ 22

Posted on June 10, 2015 by | Leave a comment

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer last week:
The answer is the sum of 8 Sports Day stations. relay-race-smiley-emoticon
There were 6 stations & then Miss Watt & Mr. Phillips made 1 each but 1 of the stations didn’t have the right pieces then Miss Watt helped Mr. Phillips with his cookie game. How many in all? ~ Kristina
There were 6 Sports Day stations. Miss Watt said, “That’s not enough stations! We need a running station.” So then they got a running station. Then Miss Watt said, “Let’s add another station. How about a skipping station?” How many Sports Day stations in all? ~ Ira
On Tuesday they set up 3 stations. On Wednesday they set up 5. How many stations set up? ~ Emily
There were 3 Sports Day stations ready & 5 were late to be set up. How many in all? ~ Cole
There were 5 Sports Day stations so the teachers thought they should have 3 more. How many all together? ~ Benjamin

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 this Friday!
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K is for KERNELS & L is for LETTERS

Posted on June 9, 2015 by | Leave a comment

IMG_7692K ~ KERNELS of popcorn
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!
Click popcornto see our fun!

IMG_7695L ~ We wrote 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 all with her new students in September!…or maybe just the ones that were kind… 😉

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J is for JUMPY SCIENCE

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Poppin_Rockets_0128J ~ 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.
CLICK HERE & HERE to see videos of our rockets in action!!

Click p0310to see our fun!

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WE CREATE CHANGE

Posted on June 7, 2015 by | 5 comments

$124.30!!!

Along with continued student donations & cans & bottles donated by Emily & Trinity’s families, we’re up to almost enough donations to provide 3 dairy goats!!!

Miss Watt will have information this week about our upcoming bake sale & we’ll have to make a decision on whether we’ll continue raising money for a number of…

Goats that Give Back ~ $50.00 each
Provide a dairy goat, a source of nutritious
milk & sustainable income.
Open a world of possibilities for a family.

OR, do we try to fundraise enough to…

Farm Animal Bundle ~ $250.00
This bundle of three goats & 15 chicks
gives a family the chance to sell eggs & milk,
pay for school fees & learn the skills
to run a sustainable small business.

What do you think Grade 3s!?

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I is for IT’S SPORTS DAY!!!

Posted on June 4, 2015 by | Leave a comment

keep-calm-actually-don-t-it-s-sports-dayI~ We IGNITED your spirit & you IMPRESSED us
with your sportsmanship. IT was SPORTS DAY!!!
Congratulations to Blue House on their big win!
Click on the picture above to see us in action!

Thank you to our PAC for providing such
yummy eats today! smileys-cz-12

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H is for HATS

Posted on June 3, 2015 by | Leave a comment

IMG_7581H ~ We took the opportunity today to break school rules & wear our favourite HATS all day long (along with our green for Spirit Day points)! We may need them again tomorrow in the heat of the Sports Day sun…
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G is for GUEST & GAMES

Posted on June 2, 2015 by | Leave a comment

G ~ We started off our day welcoming a GUEST into our classroom! Magnetic Megan from Mad Science visited us & we did some ecosystem exploration! We learned about the interconnections that exist between all living things in ecosystems including humans. Click HERE for more pictures!
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G ~ In the afternoon we had our free choice of GAMES to play with our friends!
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F is for FREEZIE FUN

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F ~ After a wee bit of a wait for our Freezies to Freeze & for the sun to come back out, we headed outside today for some FREE TIME  & cooled down with some refreshing FREEZIES! We enjoyed blue raspberry, cherry, grape & everyone’s favourite, cream soda!summer-animated-animation-weather-smiley-emoticon-000399-large

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THINK MATH ~ 21

Posted on May 30, 2015 by | Leave a comment

Thank you to Emily who created a question for our Think Math answer last week, Way to Go Em!!!:
The answer is the product of 9 classes at Nelson. Teacher4
There are 3 classes outside. 3 in the gym & 3 in their classrooms. How many classes at Nelson? ~ Emily

The answer is the sum of 8 Sports Day stations.

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 Wednesday!
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E is for ESTIMATION

Posted on May 30, 2015 by | 2 comments

EISFORE ~ Jujubes, M&Ms, 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………

Anna, Cecilia, Trinity & Yi had the closest estimates!
Well done to all Division 8 students for their excellent estimates! Can’t wait to enjoy the candies at another Alphabet Countdown day very soon…

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