Ms. Watt's Class

H is for HATS and I is for ICKY SCIENCE

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Ms. Watt | 1 comment

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

I ~ ICKY messy fun with Oobleck! Science with cornstarch & 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.
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Click on the picture below to get the recipe!

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G is for GAMES

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Ms. Watt | Leave a comment

G ~ GAMES GALORE! We celebrated with playing games all morning!
Math Games during math time and then we played our own games we brought from home with our friends in Ms. Tsumori’s class.

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F is for FREEZIES & FREE TIME

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Ms. Watt | 1 comment

F ~ We took advantage of the hot, sunny weather & headed outside today for some FREE TIME and cooled down with some refreshing FREEZIES!
We enjoyed blue raspberry, cherry, grape & cream soda!

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E is for ESTIMATION

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Ms. Watt | Leave a comment

E ~ Jujubes, Smarties, Jelly Beans, Gummy Bears… Count the Candies!!
We spent the morning using referents & 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 in the afternoon. Drumroll please………
Avery and Rishi had the closest estimates with Rishi being the closest 3 times!!
Well done to all Division 8 students for their excellent estimates! Can’t wait to enjoy the candies at another Alphabet Countdown day very soon…

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D is for DINOSAURS

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Ms. Watt | Leave a comment

D ~ DINOSAUR books, drawing books, matching games, pattern blocks, posters, toys & more! We spent the day learning lots about dinosaurs, doing different dino activities in the morning & then learning more about dinosaurs from Bill Nye the Science Guy in the afternoon.

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THINK MATH ~ 28

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Ms. Watt | 1 comment

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 in the gym.
100 students performed. 10 were criminals for copy writing, 60 were 110 years old and too old. How many left? ~ Joaron
There were 20 people at the Volunteer Tea in the gym. 10 people were late. How many in all? ~ Ella S
There are 60 students performing for the Volunteer Tea. 10 students got disqualified, 10 got hurt and 10 were disqualified again. How many students performing for the Volunteer Tea? ~ Marian
There were 50 students performing for the Volunteer Tea. 20 ran and left because plants became alive. How many were left? ~ Ismael
There were 50 students students performing for the Volunteer Tea. 5 put a trap door and made themselves fall. 15 were secret service trying to steal our classified information so they got busted. How many left? ~ Sunny
There were 40 students students performing for the Volunteer Tea. 10 tea cups poured tea on people’s heads. The people went to a show store and asked for a cheeseburger. How many left? ~ Rishi
There were 40 students and 10 were sick and went home to play video games and pretend to be sick. Their parents got mad and sent them back to school again. How many in all? ~ Aqsa

Here’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 Monday!
SmileyNumberOne

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C is for CHALK

Posted on May 26, 2018 by Ms. Watt | Leave a comment

C ~ pink, orange, blue, green, 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!

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B is for BUBBLES

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Ms. Watt | 1 comment

B ~ bubbles, Bubbles, & MORE BUBBLES! Using hand made pipe cleaners & even our hands, we created hundreds of beautiful bubbles!!
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Oceans Presentation 🐳 ~ please comment

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Ms. Watt | 13 comments

Primary classes at Nelson were fortunate to have a viewing of the movie A Plastic Ocean this week. It showed us the environmental impact of all of the plastic we use and throw away everyday.
Division 8, what can you do to help with the problem of plastic waste polluting our oceans?
Each of us can make a difference and an impact on those around us.
(parents, this powerful documentary is available on Netflix)

I never use plastic single use bottles of water and I will not use plastic bags when I buy groceries at the store. What is your promise to our oceans?

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ALPHABET COUNTDOWN

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Ms. Watt | 4 comments

My favourite (soon to be yours too!) time of the school year has arrived! abc-countdown The ALPHABET COUNTDOWN 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!