NELSON BIATHLON
Using our newly acquired cross country skiing skills, we raced around the gym and traded in PyeongChang Olympic biathlon guns for scoops and bean bags.
Click on the smiley for pictures of the event!
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NELSON ALPINE SKIING
It was all about team work today! Grade 3 boys & girls lined up on the alpine skis, grabbed on tight & tried to move as in-sync as they could!
Click on the smiley for pictures of the event!
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How exciting is all this snow Division 8!?
I hope you’ve all been able to get outside and enjoy it.
What have you been doing? Sledding? Skiing? Snowman building?
Kennedy wasn’t the biggest fan when we first plopped her down on our front lawn after school on Friday, but she became more comfortable playing around on our balcony afterwards. She had lots of fun when she got back out in it today.
Click on the pics for a closer look! 💞
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Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer this week:
The answer is 30 Chinese New Year dragons in all. 
There were 20 Chinese New Year Dragons in a Chinese village then 10 more came to scare people. How many in all? ~ Ella L
There was 1 dragon. 2 joined because of the promise of a roll of Mentos. 7 joined because they have nothing to do on Chinese New Year. 10 joined because Snoop Dog told them to. 10 more joined because they wanted to. How many in all? ~ Sunny
There were 7 Chinese New Year Dragons then 10 joined because they were free. Then 13 more joined because they are done their lunch. How many Chinese New Year Dragons in all? ~ Avery
There were 20 Chinese New Year Dragons. 10 came. How many in all? ~ Ella S
38 Chinese New Year Dragons came and 8 left because they saw a flower and they thought it smelled bad. Then 14 came and 14 left. 1 came and got food then it left. How many in all? ~ Marian
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!
Posted in THINK MATH
Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer this week:
The answer is 4 chubby brown groundhogs. 
There were 6 chubby brown groundhogs. 2 chubby brown groundhogs saw their shadows so they went inside. How many left? ~ Ella S
There were 10 chubby brown groundhogs. Then Barack Obama chased away 6 chubby brown groundhogs. How many left? ~ Chace
There were 8 chubby brown groundhogs. 4 got sick. How many are left? ~ Kayla
There were 8 chubby brown groundhogs then 2 left to go to a party. Then 2 more chubby brown groundhogs visited their parents. How many chubby brown groundhogs left? ~ Avery
There were 8 chubby brown groundhogs in the grass. 4 were scared. How many left? ~ Emmet
There were 10 chubby brown groundhogs. 6 dug a hole and went away. How many left? ~ Ismael
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!
Posted in THINK MATH
The Nelson Olympics started on Friday with an opening ceremonies orchestrated by the one & only Mr. Gurniak. After parading in with our house teams we watched various exciting videos of the Olympic Games. The Nelson Olympic flag was raised, the torch was lit & all students recited the Olympic Oath.
Click on the torch to see the pictures of the big event!
Of course preferential treatment goes to Red House…
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We have been learning about continents and other map skills in class. Among them, we are learning how to locate our province, our country and other countries on maps & globes. The character Flat Stanley has inspired our current project. Click on the picture above to learn more!
Division 8 & 9 students have created their very own Flat Stanleys that are ready for adventure! There are a couple different ways they can travel…
Mail Flat Stanley Around the World
Your Flat Stanley can be sent to a friend or relative that lives in another province, or one that lives in another country! Students are bringing home a letter that is sent along to explain the activity to friends or family members & one for them to return to our class. The recipient will be asked to return the traveller after a week or so with pictures of the Flat Stanley somewhere in their area and a postcard or artifact/souvenir if they are able. They may also email me the photos @ stephanie.watt@sd41.bc.ca
Take Flat Stanley on Your Family Vacation
Take pictures of your family with your Flat Stanley at landmarks and recognizable locations during your travels and if you are able to purchase a postcard &/or small souvenir it is definitely welcome! When you return email the photos to Ms. Watt @ stephanie.watt@sd41.bc.ca
When the Flat Stanleys return to school, we will plot their whereabouts on our map and share the information received with each other.
Our Flat Stanley project will continue throughout the year and we are all very excited about what we’ll learn about our world. Our own travels; letters, pictures and artifacts from our friends & family; and lastly through the research we do in the classroom, we will learn about the different places our Flat Selves travel to.
To see examples of other Flat Stanleys please click HERE to see a video made by the Canadian creator of the Flat Stanley Project!
DIVISION 8 FLAT STANLEYS
DIVISION 9 FLAT STANLEYS
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Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer this week:
The answer is 22 students reading in the dark at Nelson. 
There were 19 students from Ms. Watt’s class. They went downstairs to read in the dark. Then 3 students were late then they went downstairs. How many reading in all? ~ Ella S
There are 13 kids reading in the dark. 9 more came down. How many kids reading in the dark? ~ Marian
There were 16 kids reading in the dark. 18 came and 7 left. 3 more came and then 6 left. 18 are here, 4 came for 1/2 of reading in the dark. How many kids reading in the dark? ~ Marian
There were 25 students reading in the dark and 3 needed to go to the bathroom. How many left reading? ~ Ella L
There were 30 students. 1 was actually a double agent so he had to leave. Emmet had to leave because he caught the candy cane flu. 6 just left because they got super bored. How many left reading in the dark? ~ Sunny
There were 30 students. 1 ran out because his mom stubbed her toe. 2 were disguised as spies so they left. A devil scared 2 kids. 3 just left for no reason!! How many left? ~ Sunny
There are 23 students in a class. Only 1 student made it to reading in the dark. How many left? ~ Kayla
There were 19 students. 4 joined then 1 student had an appointment because Kiera needed an x-ray. How many students left reading in the dark? ~ Avery
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!
Posted in THINK MATH
The Grade 2 & 3s have been learning a lot over the past few months about healthy living. Most recently, about eating healthy fruits and vegetables of all colours of the rainbow! Last week we created a fruit bowl full of collages of our favourite fruits!
Click HERE to see our colourful work!
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