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Hip, Hip, Wee we have almost made it through Grade 3!

Congratulations Division 8,

It has been such a fun and exciting year of learning and growing! This is the last week of school, and as such you should be really proud of your progress and accomplishments throughout this year. We want to say a big thank you from Ms. Watt and Mr. Ewert for your learning efforts in spite of the unique circumstances of term three. Just a few reminders before the end of this week:

  1. I will post a few assignments for this week on the blog that you can work on if you would like.
  2. Report card pick up will be on Thursday in the gym. Please read over this letter from Mr. Hamilton (principal) about your pick-up time (June 2020 newsletter).
  3. If you do not pick up your report card, it will be mailed to you in the upcoming weeks.

Once again, thank you from Ms. Watt and Mr. Ewert for being a wonderful class and a positive contribution to the Nelson Elementary Community.

Have a great summer!

Baby Ava James 👶🏼💞


Division 8, I’m so excited to introduce you to Ava Josephine James!
She rushed into the world on June 1st and we’ve been falling in love with her ever since. I can’t wait for you all to meet her in person.
❤️ Ms. Watt

THINK MATH ~ 25

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer last week:
The answer is 11 hockey players on the ice. hockey%20player
There were twenty hockey players on the ice. 9 hockey players were called out to have a break. How many hockey players are on the ice?~ Connor
There were 13 hockey players on the ice. 2 got injured. How many players are still playing?~ Misa
33 players tried out for a hockey team. Only 14 made it. The next day 3 of them missed their practice. How many hockey players made it to practice? ~ Lauren
There were 15 hockey players on the ice. 2 of them got subbed. Then 1 of them tripped and he went home. Then there was a fight and 1 of them got hurt and came off the ice. How many hockey players are on the ice?~ Tessa

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 next Monday!
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June 8th is Pro-D Day!

Good morning students and families!

Just a quick reminder that Monday June 8th is a Pro-D Day, so your new online learning content for this week will be posted tomorrow – Tuesday June 9th.

I had a lot of great assignments handed in last week, and I am looking forward to seeing more this week!

Our Zoom meeting is still scheduled for this Wednesday at 10am!

Wishing you all a great day!

Welcome to June!

Hello Division 8!

The month of June is here! 

You have most certainly probably noticed that with the nicer weather this time of year we see greener grass, more leaves on the trees, and flowers and plants growing and sprouting! The next time you are out on a walk with your family, take notice of the new growth you see that might not have been there last month! to fit with this, we will be starting a new unit on Plants, that I think all of you are going to both enjoy and do a great job at participating in!

Very important to note, is that we will be covering the same material online as we will in-class. For those of you attending class in-person starting this week, please do not complete the online material in advance as this is what we will be covering in-class.

Our Wednesday 10am Zoom meeting is still on, and all students (whether you are planning to attend in-person or continue with online learning) are welcome to attend! I look forward to seeing you and hearing your temperatures and bouquets, and possibly finishing up with a few games!

Please remember that in terms of assessment, there will be no difference to your report card whether you chose to continue with online learning or if you chose to return in-person. Please just continue to approach your assignments with your best efforts either way!

For parents: should there be any change regarding your choice of where your child is learning, please let myself or the school office know immediately.

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This Week’s Number ~ 638

Please complete the form below (new one!) and email a picture or the answers to grant.ewert@burnabyschools.ca and every Friday one will be randomly selected for a prize! 
This week’s number is: 638
Click on the link to print off a copy of the sheet! Number of the Week


Optional: Extension activities
1. Use 638 and create a story problem
2. Find objects or items around the house to estimate 638 things
3. Draw a picture of 638 cents in as many different ways
4. Draw a picture of 638 using different base ten block symbols
 For example: 5 hundreds,  13 tens and 8 ones

Mr. Ewert’s Introduction

Dear Division 8, 

As most of you have already been introduced to me from the last few online class meetings, my name is Mr. Ewert, and I am excited to be your teacher for the remainder of the school year!

I know that you have had a wonderful year so far with Ms. Watt. As you know, Ms. Watt is taking a bit of time off in order to have her baby and spend this important time with her family. We wish her all well and will keep in touch with her as we can! She is sure to send us some updates too.

I am looking forward to spending the remainder of the year as your teacher. At this time, we are still going to be doing online learning, and if there are any changes or updates to this, we will let you know as soon as we can!

I am looking forward to seeing you all on our Zoom meetings and to reviewing your assignments in order to get to better know you.

A little bit more about me:

I have been a teacher with the Burnaby School District for the last 12 years (which is since before you were all even born!). I taught at a school called “Cascade Heights” in Burnaby, with Ms. Kwok (your previous principal!). 

I have a daughter who is almost 2 years old, and her name is Altheya. You might occasionally see her in the background at our Zoom meetings. My wife, Mrs. Ewert, is having our second baby soon, but not until the end of the school year. 

I have a dog named Winston, who loves to swim and chase the ball. We take him outside every day, and he makes sure we always get our daily exercise. 

My favourite hobbies are running, biking, and swimming, and in the summertime I often compete in a type of sport competition called “Triathlon” that combines all of these individual sports together. I also love to read books, to go hiking, and learning to play the guitar.

As a fun extra activity for this week, if you have time, I would love for you to share a little bit about yourself with me (interests, hobbies, pets, family, and anything else you would like to share), so that I can learn more about who you are!

Looking forward to hearing more about you!

Mr. Ewert                                                                 grant.ewert@burnabyschools.ca

THINK MATH ~ 24

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer last week:
The answer is 30 flowers blooming in the garden. amazing-butterfly-smiley-emoticon-animation
There were 50 flowers blooming in the garden. 20 got picked. How many
flowers are left? ~ Misa
There were 21 flowers in the garden. Some kids came along and grew 9 more flowers. How many flowers are in the garden now? ~ Connor
There were 5 flowers blooming in the garden. A bird dropped 10 seeds and those grew into flowers. A gardener came and planted 10 more. A snake saw 5 seeds at the garden shop and brought them to the garden. She planted them and they grew into flowers. How many flowers in the garden now? ~ Sophia
There were 33 flowers blooming. 3 got old and died. How many flowers stayed alive? ~ Lauren
There were 40 flowers blooming in the garden. A cat picked up 10 flowers in its mouth. How many flowers were still there? ~ Coleen
The gardener planted 10 tulips, 5 roses, 7 geraniums and 8 hyacinths. How many flowers will be blooming in the garden? ~ Ms. Watt

IMG_6751Here’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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