D is for DINOSAURS

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.greenproject-jp

C is for CHALK

C ~ pink, orange, bluegreen, 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!
Click 3865335-smile-sign-smiley-sketched-with-white-chalk-on-blackboard to see our fun!

B is for BUBBLES

B ~ bubbles, Bubbles, & MORE BUBBLES! Using big wands, small wands, pipes,  pipe cleaners & even our hands, we created hundreds of beautiful bubbles!!
 Click    1280337hlt3uzzwj4to see our fun!

THINK MATH ~ 20

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer last week:
The answer is 30 students performing at the Volunteer Tea. choir
50 students performing at the Volunteer Tea then 4 of the tea cups came to life. Some of the students went in the tea cups because it was like being in a hot tub. 5 people in each tea cup. How many people still performing? ~ Emily
There were 31 students performing. One quit because it was hard. How many students left performing? ~ Dexter
There were 3 rows of 15 people on the stage. Then 15 fell off the stage. How many still on the stage? ~ Cole
There were 40 kids that were supposed to be at the Volunteer Tea but 6 kids moved 5 minutes before it started & 4 kids were absent. How many left? ~ Amber
100 students performing at the Volunteer Tea. 40 got sick & 30 fell off the stage. How many are left performing? ~ Ken
1 student performing at the Volunteer Tea in the gym. 20 students came back from their field trip so now there was 21. Mrs. Little said, “We’re missing 9 more people!” Just before the teachers went to look for the students they came back! How many people performing at the Volunteer Tea!? ~ Ira
29 students performing at the Volunteer Tea in the gym. There were 30 of them but a bus picked up 1 student & he went to Europe then he said, “No! This is not the place” so they went to Mexico & he said, “No! This is not the place. I want to go to Nelson School.” He said, “Okay, I get it.” Then they went to Nelson School. ~ Nigen

IMG_7133Here’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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Plant Inquiry

Division 8 has been involved in an Inquiry Project with Ms Tsumori’s grade 3/4 class. Below is a wordle we created using all of the plant vocabulary we have been using/learning over the past weeks.
Click on the image to see a larger version!wordle4

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!IMG_7131Today we began with A & spent the day with our favourite stuffed ANIMALS!

THINK MATH ~ 19

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer last week:
The answer is 220 students competing in Speed Demons. smileys-fitness-796311
 There were 221 Speed Demons. 1 got tired & went to sleep. How many left running?  ~ Mahtab

240 students competing in Speed Demons. 10 fell asleep & 10 threw up. How many left competing? ~ Ken
221 Speed Demons. 1 went off the track & sat to the side eating a big fat cookie. How many running? ~ Jishith
221 students were at Speed Demons. 1 had to go to dentist. How many left in Speed Demons? ~ Jasdeep
250 students running at Speed Demons. 20 students went to go have a bubble bath because they got dirty. 10 students were scared they might get last place so they called their moms to pick them up. How many kids running Speed Demons? ~ Ira
230 kids doing Speed Demons. Then Speed Demons chased 10 out of school. Luckily it was just their shadows! How many left doing Speed Demons? ~ Emily
There were 221 Speed Demons, but 1 quit. How many students left competing in Speed Demons? ~ Dexter
There were 222 people racing. 1 person pushed a guy over the fence & he got disqualified & the other person was hurt. How many still racing? ~ Cole
300 kids were in Speed Demons. 20 were sick & 80 twisted their ankles. How many left? ~ Benjamin

IMG_7075Here’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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Speed Demons 2015

Nelson students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7 participated in our annual Speed Demons competition on Friday afternoon. Division 8 had lots of fun racing against other grade 3s & all did an awesome job! Click on the runner below to see everyone fly!sports_run

BOWLERAMA 2015

Mr. Gurniak & his students put on another great BOWLERAMA!!

After a week of practice we participated in the official event & had a blast knocking down those pins!
Click on the bowler below to see pictures of us bowling!

Check out our top scorers!!!
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NHL Playoffs! Round 3 Conference Finals!

Montreal is out of the playoffs 🙁(click on the image to see our hockey board up close!)

Who should we cheer for & track on our hockey board now Division 8!?

CHICAGO hawks-logo BLACKHAWKS
vs.
ANAHEIM Ducks-logo1 DUCKS

OR…

 TAMPA BAY tbl-logo LIGHTNING
vs.
NEW YORK nyr-logo RANGERS