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...and that’s a wrap! It was a fun and hectic week, but we finally made it to the break! Have a restful 2 weeks, and we’ll see you in 2019! via Instagram http://bit.ly/2EDc0DB

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We ended off the day today by having a sharing circle in our outdoor classroom, where the students (and adults) of 3A and 3B shared their favourite learning memories from our old classroom spaces. Some of their responses were: - getting to work on the laptops and the iPad - Prodigy math game - using manipulatives in Math class - writing Christmas poems - blogging - number of the day - regrouping in subtraction - coding - learning to tell time - writing - helping others with their work - growing as mathematicians - daily edits - reading and learning new words - the days just flying by - seeing students’ joy when they’ve worked hard to understand a new concept via Instagram https://ift.tt/2rJp1nB

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Our old space has been walled off - let the renos begin! via Instagram https://ift.tt/2rHQwhj

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A special visitor stopped by our winter concert tonight!! 🎅🏼 via Instagram https://ift.tt/2GcwSDV

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Last minute preparations for our winter concert today! Showtimes at 1:00pm and 6:30pm - come and join us! via Instagram https://ift.tt/2zYIXr7

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The students brainstormed different strategies today that we could use in our number sentences - that’s a pretty impressive list! via Instagram https://ift.tt/2QmGfF8

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We had a great @project11wellness lesson and discussion on gossip today in class - Mick E. Moose recorded a few important points for us to remember this week! via Instagram https://ift.tt/2DO59a6

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Our number sentences are coming along nicely - we’ve started keeping track of the different math ‘ingredients’ they’ve included (by talking beside each number sentence), such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, brackets, multiple equal signs, fancy zeros, etc. via Instagram https://ift.tt/2QYuW35

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To support our @wpgbluebomberscfl in Sunday’s West Division Final, students at BWCS are being encouraged to wear blue clothing and/or their Blue Bombers gear tomorrow (Friday)! Go Blue!! #ForTheW #GoBombers via Instagram https://ift.tt/2Bb4NZr

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Mick E. Moose is really impressed with the work that the class is doing today with our @project11wellness lesson on citizenship... but not so much with my messy desk! via Instagram https://ift.tt/2RXeGiV

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We had a beautiful Remembrance Day ceremony this morning - a huge thank-you to all those who helped put it on, and to all of the students for being so respectful during the ceremony. via Instagram https://ift.tt/2QCyp7n

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This morning we started doing some learning around treaty education with Ms. Smith - she began by talking about where her ancestors came from, and encouraged the class to find out where their ancestors came from, so that we can share that with each other the next time we meet. She also told us an amazing story about an encounter with an eagle that she had as a child - the students we riveted by her story, and can’t wait to meet with her again on Thursday! via Instagram https://ift.tt/2PPrSpl

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Today’s number sentences (the students asked me to write one today - which one do you think it is?). I’ve been marking number sentences with multiplication using a blue dot, and those with division using a red dot - today a student suggested we mark those with brackets using a green dot 🙌🏻 via Instagram https://ift.tt/2AaZ6ds

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Today’s awesome crop of number sentences - seven sentences with multiplication and one with division! 🙌🏻🤓 via Instagram https://ift.tt/2Pu9yC2

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We’re continuing to grow as mathematicians in our class - a couple of students worked in some multiplication and division facts into their number sentences! 🙌🏻 via Instagram https://ift.tt/2MZkKEt

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Thanks to all of the families that came out to our BBQ/Meet The Teacher event tonight - it was great to see all of you! via Instagram https://ift.tt/2OBRJAl

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Picture day today! via Instagram https://ift.tt/2MGpJKf

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On Wednesday, we started working with multiple equal signs in our number sentences - so impressed with what the students came up with on only the 6th day of classes this year! via Instagram https://ift.tt/2xbvGJm

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Today in Social Studies, we started our ‘Connecting with Canadians’ unit - here is the list that students brainstormed when I asked them for things they thought of as ‘Canadian’. via Instagram https://ift.tt/2Mo6HrK

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It was great to get the whole gang back together in the gym for our welcome back assembly yesterday! via Instagram https://ift.tt/2x6Y1RO

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Today was the #firstdayofschool - it was great to be back in the classroom with such a great group of kids. We’re all looking forward to having an awesome year! via Instagram https://ift.tt/2oKAnWW

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Check it out, gang - an arch pedestrian bridge, with a beam road bridge (somewhat obscured) behind it! Do you remember when we talked about structures and materials in Science class? They’re all around us! What types of structures are you noticing on your summer holidays? via Instagram https://ift.tt/2zgtaG3

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...and just like that, another year is over - thanks so much to everyone who made it another fantastic school year, whether you were a student, parent, or colleague! Enjoy your break - make sure to rest and recharge, so that you’re ready to come back strong in September! via Instagram https://ift.tt/2ySWjGY

The latest from our class Instagram account - writing code to measure air temperature

More #coding fun this afternoon - the students were tasked with programming the micro:bits to measure the indoor air temperature of the classroom, and then compare it to the temperature readings from alcohol thermometers. It is so much fun to watch the students work together and use their problem solving skills! #LTSLivingSpace via Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BkWhgCHgXPk/?taken-by=mrhoeppnersclass

The latest from our class Instagram account - moving some furniture

I changed the layout of our library area to open up our classroom - it feels so much roomier now! via Instagram https://ift.tt/2sLULbQ

The latest from our class Instagram account - measuring and perimeter

We’ve been spending time in Math class lately working on perimeter - today, the students were figuring out the perimeters of rectangles and practicing their measuring skills at the same time. via Instagram https://ift.tt/2kSv4CK

The latest from our class Instagram account - our new chairs (finally) came!

Two months after our new tables came in, we finally got the matching chairs - the students were super-excited when they saw them! It will be so nice to have a uniform set of tables and chairs, so that students aren’t consistently concerned with getting a chair that’s not too big or not too small for their table (we had 5 different sizes/types of chairs, many which were original to the school’s opening in 1977). Many thanks to our principal, Ms. Linton, for making this happen! via Instagram https://ift.tt/2GZne2F

The latest from our class Instagram account - 2018 Track and Field Day

Yesterday we had our annual grade 3-5 track and field day. It was a glorious day to be outside (especially after I spent the last two days of last week inside at meetings)! It was great to see the students participating to the best of their abilities, and encouraging each other at the 800m run (the station I was running), and at the 6 x 50m relay! #onenaturechallenge via Instagram https://ift.tt/2siskTb

The latest from our class Instagram account - #onenaturechallenge 2018 (Days 9 & 10)

It’s been pretty blustery out there the past couple of days (gusting to 40 km/h today!), but that didn’t stop us from getting outside for the #onenaturechallenge with Ms. Petersen’s class to do some writing (yesterday) and some reading (today) together. via Instagram https://ift.tt/2GhO8CP

The latest from our class Instagram account - #onenaturechallenge 2018 (Day 8)

We ended off the week on Friday by spending the last period of the day on the play structure with Ms. Petersen’s class for the #onenaturechallenge. #latergram via Instagram https://ift.tt/2IhuJn5

The latest from our class Instagram account - #onenaturechallenge 2018 (Day 7)

For the #onenaturechallenge today, we got outside for some independent reading time. It wasn’t the warmest afternoon (9C), but there was no wind and it was sunny - what a glorious day to be outdoors! via Instagram https://ift.tt/2KPPRml

The latest from our class Instagram account - #onenaturechallenge 2018 (Day 6)

It was a bit of a cool and windy day today, so we decided to keep warm for the #onenaturechallenge. The grade 3s and Ms. Petersen’s Grade 1s partnered up to predict him many laps they could complete in our time outside, and then worked to see how many they could actually walk/run. Many of the students surprised themselves by completing more laps than they initially predicted! via Instagram https://ift.tt/2jKjgBP

The latest from our class Instagram account - Neil Flambe and the Aztec Abduction

This is ‘Neil Flambé and the Aztec Abduction’. It’s the second book in the Neil Flambé series by @sylvesterartwork. It takes place in Mexico, where Neil travels to compete in a battle of the chefs. His older cousin Larry (who is also his Sous Chef) comes with him to help him try to win the contest, but he also helps Neil by using his knowledge of Mexico to help save their friend Isabella Tortellini, who has been kidnapped. We really like Larry’s character because he’s extremely funny, and he’s a coffee addict! Currently, there are six books in the #neilflambe series... so far - here’s hoping there’s a seventh one on the way soon! 🤞🏻 - the students of 3B via Instagram https://ift.tt/2I9eDfi

The latest from our class Instagram account - #onenaturechallenge 2018 (Day 5)

What a great afternoon to get outdoors for the #onenaturechallenge! We headed out with Ms. Petersen’s Grade 1 class for a nature scavenger hunt after recess, and the students had a blast finding all kinds of things out there... including a new baby evergreen tree that’s sprouted up on our school yard! via Instagram https://ift.tt/2jHGKYv

The latest from our class Instagram account - Neil Flambe and the Marco Polo Murders

This is ‘Neil Flambé and the Marco Polo Murders’. It’s the first book in the Neil Flambé series by @sylvesterartwork. We love the Neil Flambé books because Neil is such a great character. He is so enthusiastic about cooking (he’s only 14 years old in the first book AND he has his own restaurant), partly because he has such an amazing sense of smell. His sense of smell not only helps him in the kitchen, but also allows him to help Vancouver police inspector Sean Nakamura solve crimes. We think you should read the Neil Flambé books because they’re really good books and they will knock your socks off! Currently, there are six books in the series - here’s hoping there’s a seventh one on the way! 🤞🏻 (the students of 3B) #neilflambe via Instagram https://ift.tt/2jIdyAF

The latest from our class Instagram account - #onenaturechallenge 2018 (Day 4)

For the #onenaturechallenge on Monday, we went outside with the rest of the school for #musicmonday to sing a few songs, led by Ms. Ferley - what a gorgeous day for it! #latergram via Instagram https://ift.tt/2IqwRw4

(note: We did make it outside for an extra-long recess on Friday, May 4th, despite the absence of a photo on the blog. We celebrated #maythefourthbewithyou by watching Star Wars: Episode IV (A New Hope) in the afternoon, but we made sure to get outside for an extra 30 minutes for Day 3 of the #onenaturechallenge school challenge in the morning. Check out our Instagram feed for Friday's post.)

The latest from our class Instagram account - #onenaturechallenge 2018 (Day 2)

Day 2 of the #onenaturechallenge: We went outside to do some writing. The students were writing and sketching in their #30x30challenge journals about what their favourite things to do outside are. So many great ideas! via Instagram https://ift.tt/2Ku25kl

The latest from our class Instagram account - #onenaturechallenge 2018 (Day 1)

Yesterday was our first day of the #OneNatureChallenge (also known as the #30x30challenge), where people are encouraged to spend 30 minutes a day in nature for 30 days, in order to reconnect people with nature for the sake of their health and mental well-being. We started by reading with our friends in Ms. Petersen’s class. You can find out more about the challenge by checking out @davidsuzukifdn. via Instagram https://ift.tt/2jrophW

The latest from our class Instagram account - tweeting with an author!

This morning, we finished reading ‘Neil Flambé and the Duel in the Desert’ by Kevin Sylvester (@sylvesterartwork). We began reading the six-book series when school started, way back in September, and the students have loved them - they’ve become really invested in the characters, both through Sylvester’s great writing, as well as his fantastic sketches that he sprinkles throughout his books. The sixth book is the last one of the series that’s been published, and the students were wondering if he was working on another one (especially because it ends with such a cliffhanger!). ‘Well... let’s tweet him!’, I said, so we worked as a class to compose a tweet, and then posted it. We moved on to Math, but twelve minutes later, I heard my computer ‘bing’, and it was a reply from Mr. Sylvester to our tweet! He directed us to a blog post, and basically indicated that the situation is similar to where the third book in his #MINRS series (which is coming out later this month) was a year ago - the draft was written, but no go-head from the publishers to publish it, until more of the earlier books of the series sold. The students immediately started brainstorming ways of ‘getting the word out’ about how awesome Neil and all of his adventures are - it looks like I might have an unplanned persuasive writing unit on my hands! Love it! (PS The Neil Flambé books are awesome - I love them, too!) via Instagram https://ift.tt/2HFzsTr

The latest from our class Instagram account - spring clean up

For our outdoor learning time with Ms. Petersen’s class today, we headed out to do a cleanup of our school grounds. We ended up with about 20 bags of litter that we brought inside, and then sorted into garbage and recycling. via Instagram https://ift.tt/2HYsiXt

The latest from our class Instagram account - green screen

Some green screen fun on a Friday afternoon, with our friends from Ms. Petersen’s class! via Instagram https://ift.tt/2IQNeyC

The latest from our class Instagram account - let's do that hockey!

We’ve got hockey on the brain today! #WPGWhiteout #GoJetsGo via Instagram https://ift.tt/2HracwI

The latest from our class Instagram account - back after the break

We’re back at it today, after a restful (but somewhat chilly) spring break - here the students are refreshing themselves, with Ms. Bussoli, on the world’s continents, oceans, etc. via Instagram https://ift.tt/2GrWzQK

The latest from our class Instagram account - the power is back!!!

The power is back on - thanks, @manitobahydro! via Instagram http://ift.tt/2DJAbft

The latest from our class Instagram account - no power!!!!!

Current state of our school: power outage. 😳🔦🕯 via Instagram http://ift.tt/2G0jHl9

The latest from our class Instagram account - studying Woodland Art

Over the past few weeks, we’ve continued working on our storytelling unit with @mscasselsclass and Ms. Dodds. We’ve been spending a lot of time studying Woodland style of art (here, we are looking at some of the works of Norval Morrisseau), and have been practicing some sketching in that style. The students will soon be creating their own original works of art to accompany the stories they’ve been creating - it’s been so wonderful to see how enthusiastic our classes have been about the learning that has gone into these activities, and we can hardly wait to see what they create! via Instagram http://ift.tt/2DHGKiO

The latest from our class Instagram account - number sentences (225)

Some awesome number sentences from the students today!! via Instagram http://ift.tt/2Go1u1M

The latest from our class Instagram account - fresh snow!

Fresh snow for recess!! via Instagram http://ift.tt/2FdgkL7

I Love To Read Live!

Today we went to the Burton Cummings Theatre for 'I Love To Read - Live'. While we were waiting for it to begin, DJ Blitz played music while Goldie, Buzz & Boomer, and Mick E. Moose pumped up the crowd. Next, Ace Burpee, Chrissy Troy, LTI, some of this other friends from Virgin Radio Winnipeg, and Rahim and Nicole from CTV Morning Live read the book 'The Circus Ship' to us. Next, Mayor Brian Bowman read 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to School...' to us. Finally, Fred Penner came out on stage and sang a couple of songs to us, including 'The Cat Came Back'. It was amazing@ - Mr. H's Grade 3 students