Valentines Day

Thank you so much to everyone who was able to treat their classmates with a special Valentine. The classroom was a buzz of excitement and gratitude.

Jump Rope 4 Heart 2026

Last week, for the 42nd year in a row, Nelson students participated in:
Participating in Jump Rope for Heart helps Nelson students learn the importance of physical activity, healthy eating and giving to others. It also teaches them how to recognize the signs of a stroke so that they may be able to help in a family members time of need.
We’ve been jumping with our friends in Ms Tsumori’s class and then jumped with our little buddies in the gymnasium on Wednesday.
Click on the below picture to see us having fun and exercising our hearts!

Collin is a Star!

Click on the photo to learn more about our friend, Collin!

THINK MATH ~ 14

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer this week:
The answer is 4 chubby brown groundhogs. groundhog-284
15 chubby brown groundhogs. Ms Watt stole 10 and Ms G stole 1. How many left
? ~ Kenza & Sabrina
67 brown groundhogs. 33 got kidnapped by Collin and he ate them. 30 got eaten by Ms Watt.how many left? ~ Devon
48 chubby brown groundhogs. 20 of them got into the toilet and popped a cheese. 8 of them ran and got kidnapped by Ms Watt. How many left? ~ Bosco
100 chubby brown groundhogs. 96 got too fat and quit. How many left? ~ George
16 and 4 chubby brown groundhogs. Ms Watt ate 16. How many left? ~ Ayo
8 chubby brown groundhogs. 4 ate their feet and burrowed into the ground. How many left ? ~ Hunter
20 chubby brown groundhogs. Kennedy and Ava stole 10 and Ms G and Ms Watt stole 5. How many left? ~ Sabrina & Kenza
5 chubby brown groundhogs. 1 went to get food. How many are left? ~ John
5 chubby brown groundhogs. 1 sadly got cooked by Ms Watt. How many left? ~ Hatidje
5 chubby brown groundhogs. Ms Watt robbed 1 and locked it away. How many left? ~ Eva
2, 856, 798, 214 chubby brown groundhogs. 2, 856, 798, 210 ran away because the saw creepy Ms Watt. How many left? ~ Collin
10 chubby brown groundhogs. 6 brown groundhogs went in the soil. How many left? ~ Bella & Sanaaya
67 chubby brown groundhogs. 62 went to get McDonald’s. How many are left? ~ Melvin
14 chubby brown groundhogs. 5 got cooked by Ms Watt. 5 got stolen by Kennedy and Ava. I admit Kennedy and I stole it. How many left? ~ Hatidje

5 chubby brown groundhogs. Ms Watt robbed 1 and locked it away. How many left? ~ Eva
2, 856, 798, 214 chubby brown groundhogs. 2, 856, 798, 210 ran away because the saw creepy Ms Watt. How many left? ~ Collin
10 chubby brown groundhogs. 6 brown groundhogs went in the soil. How many left? ~ Bella & Sanaaya 

10 brown groundhogs. 2 said goodbye. 3 did handstands and broke their necks. 1 accidentally mailed themselves to China. How many left? ~ Gwenda

IMG_5809Here’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 next Monday!
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Nelson Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony

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Tolympic-torch-glitter-smiley-emoticonhe Nelson Olympics started on Friday with an opening ceremonies orchestrated by the one and only Mr. Gurniak. We watched the intermediate athletes parade into the gym, the Grade 6 and 7s perform Olympic themed songs and various exciting videos of the Olympic Games. The Nelson Olympic flag was raised and the torch was lit!
I can’t wait to participate in and watch the sports over the next two weeks!

Click HERE to see a highlight video created by our talented Mr. Hui!

Eva is a Star!

Click on the photo to learn more about our friend, Eva!

And Violet says….drumroll please…

6 more weeks of winter! She saw her shadow this morning so a longer winter is predicted to be ahead of us. Bring on some snow!!!

THINK MATH ~ 13

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer this week:
The answer is 7 classes watching the Olympics.
8 classes saw a robber stealing money so they called the police. It took 100000000000 minutes so they were late to watch the Olympics. How many classes watching? ~ Gwenda
67 classes watching the Olympics. 60 went to La Foret. How many left? ~ Kenza
67 classes watching the Olympics. 60 classes got bored. How many left? ~ Ayo
13 classes watching the Olympics. 6 classes went back to class. How many left? ~ Ruby
18 classes watching the Olympics. 10 classes went to go home. 8 went to eat pizza. 7 came back. How many classes watching? ~ ?
10 classes watching the Olympics. 3 left. How many left watching? ~ George

IMG_5659Here’s this week’s answer! Good Luck Grade 2s/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!
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February Class Newletter

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Groundhog Day…the what and why?

Early or Late Spring?

Thousands of years ago when animalism and nature worship were prevalent, people in the part of Europe where Germany is today, believed that the badger had the power to predict the coming of spring. They watched the badger to know when to plant their crops.
This tradition was brought over to North America, predominantly to Pennsylvania in the United States, where it was the groundhog, not the badger, which made these “predictions”.
According to folklore, if the groundhog sees its shadow on February 2 it will return to its burrow, indicating that there will be six more weeks of winter. If it does not see its shadow, then spring is on the way.
The Groundhog Day concept first became popular in Canada in 1956 when Wiarton Willie became a household name for his early February weather predictions. Wiarton’s Groundhog Day festival grew as Willie’s fame increased. It became one of the largest winter festivals in Bruce County, Canada.
There are also other groundhogs in different parts of Canada. For example, Shubenacadie Sam is reportedly the first groundhog in the country to stick its head out on Groundhog Day. Other groundhogs include: Gary the Groundhog in Ontario, Brandon Bob in Manitoba and Balzac Billy in Alberta.

Kennedy, Ava and I will be watching what Van Island Violet does on Vancouver Island and we’re all hoping she sees her shadow and winter stays! We are hoping for some snow this year!

Our class voted overwhelmingly, 18 to 4, that she would see her shadow and winter would stay. Can’t wait to see!