M is for MOVIE and K is for KERNELS

~ MOVIE! In preparation for our field trip to see Inside Out 2 next week, we enjoyed watching the original version while eating some freshly popped
 ~ KERNELS 
of popcorn!.
We popped some popcorn in an old fashioned hot air popcorn popper, the one that Ms. Watt used as a Grade 3 student herself! It was so cool to see it close up instead of waiting outside a microwave!

Looking forward to celebrating ourelson Nighthawk pride tomorrow!

L is for LETTERS

IMG_7695 ~ We wrote LETTERS to next year’s class, giving them the low down on what it means to be in Ms. Watt’s class. Ms. Watt will be sharing them all with her new students in September!…or maybe just the ones that were kind… 😉

Looking forward to celebrating with with ernels and a ovie tomorrow!

J is for JUMPY SCIENCE

~ We took the opportunity today to shade ourselves from the sun, break school rules and wear our favourite HATS all day long!
~ 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.

Looking forward to celebrating with etters to Next Year’s Class tomorrow!

I is for ICKY SCIENCE

~ ICKY messy fun with Oobleck! Science with cornstarch and water!
Oobleck is a non-newtonian fluid. That is, it acts like a liquid when being poured, but like a solid when a force is acting on it. You can grab it and then it will ooze out of your hands.
Oobleck gets its name from the Dr. Seuss book Bartholomew and the Oobleck where a gooey green substance, Oobleck, fell from the sky and wreaked havoc in the kingdom.
Click p0310to see our fun!

Click on the picture below to get the recipe!

Looking forward to celebrating with umpy Science tomorrow!

G is for GAMES

~ GAMES GALORE! We celebrated with Sports Day!
The weather was fabulous and everyone was such great sports.
We played our way through 9 stations this morning, cheering each other on and trying our best in each game. It was so exciting to see the Grade Threes participate in the tug a wars! Goooooo Green! 😉

Looking forward to celebrating with ats on Monday!

F is for FUN & FREEZIES

~ After a FUN Sports Day Run Through, we cooled off with some refreshing FREEZIES!

We enjoyed blue raspberrycherry, grape and cream soda!summer-animated-animation-weather-smiley-emoticon-000399-large

Looking forward to celebrating with ames tomorrow!

E is for ESTIMATION

Jelly Beans, Sours, JelliesJu Jubes… Count the Candies!!
We spent the morning using referents and 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 today. Drumroll please………
Christy, Whit, Jonathan and Emily!
Well done to all Division 8 students for all your excellent estimates! Can’t wait to enjoy the candies at another Alphabet Countdown day very soon…

Looking forward to celebrating withreezies tomorrow!

A is for STUFFED ANIMALS and B is for BUBBLES

~ We started our Alphabet fun hanging with our stuffed ANIMALS today.

~ bubbles, Bubbles, & MORE BUBBLES! Using hand made pipe cleaners and with the wind in our favour, we created hundreds of beautiful bubbles!!
Click    1280337hlt3uzzwj4to see our fun!

Looking forward to celebrating with halk on Tuesday!

ALPHABET COUNTDOWN

new-year-countdown-smiley-emoticonMy favourite (soon to be yours too!) time of the school year has arrived!

The 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 and/or dressing in something special to make our last month together memorable and lots of fun!

I’ll be giving a clue here each afternoon about what the next day’s theme will be. Stay tuned to see what we begin with next Monday! … is for…

THINK MATH ~ 28

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 200 students competing. 20 more came. How many now? ~ Whit
210 students competing in Speed Demons. 5 girls came and 5 boys came. How many in all? ~ Merry
120 students competing in Speed Demons. 200 more came. 100 of them got hurt. How many now? ~ Bernice 
200 students competing in Speed Demons. 20 more students show up in surprise! How many students competing in Speed Demons? ~ Emily 
221 students competing in Speed Demons.  1 got hurt. How many now? ~ Roy 
140 students competing in Speed Demons. 80 came. How many now? ~ Christy & Heart 
230 students competing in Speed Demons. 10 more were done. How many now? ~ Sam

IMG_7075Here’s this week’s answer! Good Luck Grade 2/3s! Remember there are as many different correct answers as there are students in our class! I can’t wait to share the answers next Tuesday!