X is for (e)XPLOSIONS

X ~ Who doesn’t love eXPLOSIONS!?

We learned more about volcanic eXPLOSIONS v11242hwigy in the morning & then eXPERIMENTED with our own mini volcanoes in the afternoon!
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W is for aWARDS & WALKING to the WADING POOL

We celebrated the accomplishments of the Intermediate students in the morning during the aWARDS ceremony. Can’t wait to see you up there next year!

At recess, we WALKED with Ms Tsumori’s class to David Gray Park for a day of fun in the WATER & sun!!
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THINK MATH ~ 23

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. school-bus-smiley-emoticon
72 students planning to go on a field trip. They split into 4 groups. 3 groups got lost. How many students are going? ~ Yi
24 students went into the bus. Then 6 students got off the bus because they were bad. How many students still riding the bus? ~ Shelley
There were 30 kids. 4 got sick, 4 moved away, 2 said, “I don’t like this school” & moved away. How many left? ~ Oliver
17 students going on a field trip on Wednesday. 1 of the boys was still in the school. He went in the classroom & no one was there so he ran to museum. How many students on the field trip now? ~ Nigen
There were 5 kids in Miss Watt’s class & then 5 kids got in trouble & went to her class. 8 more kids joined Miss Watt’s class. How many there? ~ Amber
There were 3 people from 6 schools going on a field trip. When they got there how many were there altogether? ~ Benjamin
There were 22 students then 2 threw up & 2 fell off the bus. How many are left? ~ Cole
There were 15 students going on a field trip. 3 students came in late. How many in all? ~ Dayron
20 students going on a field trip then the teacher realized 2 students did not have their permission slips so how many students going now? ~ Emily
19 students going on the field trip. 1 person yelled & got sent back home. How many students going on the field trip? ~ Dexter
12 students going on a field trip on Wednesday. Miss Watt multiplied 3 x 6 but it didn’t equal 18 so she went back to Nelson to pick up the rest of the kids who didn’t follow directions. Miss Watt multiplied 6 x 3 & it equaled 18. How many students going on the field trip? ~ Ira
There were 17 students going on a trip. 1 went with his mom & they found him. How many going in all? ~ Jasdeep
20 students went on a field trip but 2 got in trouble so they went home. How many left? ~ Jishith
40 students going on a field trip. 23 went home & 1 joined the class. How many going on the trip? ~ Ken
There were 10 students going on a field trip. Then Miss Watt said, “Where are all the other boys & girls?” & freaked out. But Kristina said, “I see 8 coming out of the bus!” How many in all? ~ Kristina

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 during our final classroom Think Math this Wednesday!
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Happy Father’s Day!

I hope all you dads had a wonderful Father’s Day & love the poetry from your kids! Click on the pictures to see the bookmarks up close!

U is for UNUSUAL SUNGLASSES & V is for VIDEO

U ~ We celebrated the sun by wearing our shades-animated-animation-shades-smiley-emoticon-000387-largeSUNGLASSES,
some more UNUSUAL than others!

V ~ Apparently we haven’t got enough of LET IT GOOO, LET IT GOOOOOOO so we sat back & relaxed in the afternoon & enjoyed the VIDEO Frozen! I Love Olaf!open-uri20150422-7119-cunimv_d0d48986IMG_8096

T is for T-SHIRT

favourite-t-shirtT ~ We created some cool T-SHIRT art,
showcasing our very favourites in food, things, friends, etc.

S is for SUNDAES

IMG_8011S ~ It was time for the most infamous & popular days of the Alphabet Countdown …Ice Cream SUNDAES!!!

We created our very own ice cream SUNDAES with some neopolitan ice cream & the candy from our E is for Estimation day. I hope nobody got a stomach ache…

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R is for REST, RELAX & READ

IMG_7994R ~ We spent some time in the beautiful, sunny afternoon out on Nelson’s front lawn. After finding the perfect spot to REST & RELAX, we shared books with our friends. We had a nice surprise when Mrs. Roberts came out to READ with us. Thanks for joining us!
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Q is for QUILT

Q ~ We also 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.
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BUILD IT! Summer Reading Club

2015_posterRegistration for the Build It Reading Club starts TODAY, June 15th,  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 building themed story times, workshops & interactive displays happening all summer long at a library near you!