Division 8 worked hard this week writing poems to their moms.
The students worked hard to “personalize” their writing so their moms would really know how special they are.
Then we worked with FIMO to create “one of kind” magnets … just like our real moms!
Mrs. Brancati and her class wish all the moms and grandmothers out there a very special day… you are loved!
How will you make Mother’s Day special for your mom?
our inspiration
The results are impressive. April Showers do bring May Flowers! The students put their observation skills to work, pastels and paintbrushes to their papers and produced some fine works of art to be enjoyed.
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Our planet Earth is a special place.
In class we have been discussing how important it is for us to be respectful of our environment and care for our planet.
• We have made collages of our planet Earth using completely recycled materials. Mrs. Brancati found some used cardboard that we used for the background. Then we found black, green, and blue magazine pages that we ripped into small pieces and glued down on the cardboard for the coloured portions of the Earth. The students were delighted with the results.
We read some lovely stories about trees and thought about how important they are in our lives.
• What would pancakes be like without maple syrup? • Imagine not having paper to draw on! • What about all those books we love to read? and the apples we snack on? • They give us shade on a hot summer day. • Our homes and furniture are made from wood.
Whoever knew socks could be so cute!!!
We have been reading and learning about rabbits. We’re even writing a non-fiction report about rabbits!
So why not sew a rabbit? With the help of Ronin’s grannie and Steven’s mom, Mrs. Brancati had all 20 of her students sewing with needles at the same time! The boys and girls were pleasantly surprised at how well they could sew… as this was the first time for most of them.
Happy Easter weekend to all our families and friends!
Have some fun playing some Easter games. Click on the link below.
Now this is becoming a real competition!
We are only 355 votes out of 1st place and there’s lots of time …. tell everyone you know.
Have you told your dentist? Did you tell your soccer coach? Does your aunt’s friend know?
My husband’s family in Italy have voted and are telling their friends there to vote for Nestor!
Get everyone you know voting for Nestor!
The Nestor teachers will soon be taking their campaign for votes out into
the community!
Nestor has amazing school spirit. We can do this if we all work together!
As of this morning…. we currently sit in 5th place in the contest to bring Jan Brett to Nestor school!
Thanks for all the energy and interest, but don’t stop now!
Ask everyone you and your parents know (and maybe even some people you don’t know!) to vote for Nestor.
This could be us!
Jan Brett "at work".
Mrs. Nielsen just e-mailed me.
We are currently in tenth place (out of over 13 000 entries) in the contest to win a visit from treasured author/ illustrator Jan Brett!
Thank-you to all our friends and families who have voted for Nestor. But don’t stop now!!!! Tell everyone you know to vote for us. We can do this!!!!
Hedgie says," Please vote for Nestor!"
1. Visit her site . The link is www.janbrett.com
2.Click on LIKE Jan Brett
3.Click on Contest Entry Form on the left of page.
4. It will ask you to log on to your Face Book account.
The only information you need is: Nestor Elementary, Coquitlam, B.C. V3E 2A4
Where in the World do our families come from? 
To celebrate Heritage Week, we surveyed our students to see how many different countries our families had “ties to”.
Iraq, Germany, Iceland, Poland, Slovakia, Philippines, Wales, Italy, England, Scotland, Norway, China, Korea, Japan, Iran, Turkey, Czech Republic, France, Ireland, Holland, Hungary, Iraq, Sweden, and Taiwan!
This is what makes Canada such a wonderful place to live. We have so many different cultures and customs to share with each other!
Check the World Flags link on the side ( Fun Stuff) to find the flags for all the countries.
•••Learn the Flags of the World – Game •••
What country would you like to visit?
Did you know….our Canadian flag is 47 years old today?
We will celebrate by wearing red and white at the school assembly.
Do you know what the symbols represent?
the Canadian Red Ensign
National Flag Day – official site; movie and information
Canadian Geographic for Kids – Games
Where do you see the Canadian flag flying?
Thanks to our “dear” Mrs. Nielsen, Nestor school is “in the running” in a contest to have the award-winning children’s author/illustrator Jan Brett visit our school!
Go to Jan Brett's Facebook page and vote for Nestor!
Please ask all your friends and relatives to vote for us!
In our class we have been reading and discussing Jan Brett’s books for the last month in our Spotlight Author study. She is one of the children’s favourite authors.
1. Visit her site . The link is www.janbrett.com.
2.Click on LIKE Jan Brett
3.Click on Contest Entry Form on the left of page.
The only information you need is: Nestor Elementary, Coquitlam, B.C. V3E 2A4
My daughter, Anna, has sent out a call for votes on her Facebook account
Please ask everyone you know to vote.
What an amazing opportunity for our students.
Thanks Mrs. Nielsen for living a dream!
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