Poppy Fund Donations

Every year, Nelson Elementary School collects donations to raise funds in support of Veterans and their families.
All students will receive a poppy at our assembly on Friday mo
rning at 10:45. Thank you, your generous donations are so very much appreciated.

Click on the soldier for more details on The Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Fund.

Art Fundraiser ~ orders due Thursday, Nov. 8th

Created by Kids Art Fundraiser art came home Friday. I hope everyone loves their children’s art. The PAC is raising money to support our wonderful school.

Picasso-Steins

      
frankensteinClick on the YOUNG ARTISTS tab above to see our electrifying art!

Happy Halloween!

HappyHalloweenPictureLoveItI hope everyone had a tons of fun yesterday out and about with your family and friends!! After lots of fun during the day at school, my husband Ryan & I went to the house of Kennedy’s friends Anderson and Georgia! We ate lots of yummy pizza and then went Trick or Treating around the spooky neighbourhood houses. 
 
  
What costumes did you wear out Trick or Treating!? Send your pictures to Ms. Watt at stephanie.watt@burnabyschools.ca

The Monster Mash ~ It was a Nelson Smash!

After weeks of practice & hard work the Grade 1s & 3s in Division 12 & 8 ghoulishly performed the Monster Mash. 
Click on the picture below to see us dance!
Monster Mash Dance

Nelson’s Annual Haunted House

 A big Thank You to Mr. Morrison’s Grade 6/7 class for creating such a spooky haunted cruise ship for all the Nelson students to enjoy yesterday. We loved it!

THINK MATH ~ 5

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer last week:
The answer is 25 Halloween creatures in a haunted house.zombie-mummysmiley-spider
There were 28 monsters. 3 of them died. How many left over? ~ Akash
30 Halloween creatures in the haunted house. 5 creatures left to a different haunted house. How many left over? ~ Crystal
There once were 10 bats and then 10 mummys came along. Then 5 pumpkins came. How many creatures in the haunted house? ~ Kaitlyn
There were 20 bats and 5 witches. How many creatures were in the haunted house? ~ Shimer
There were 15 ghosts and 10 skeletons. How many in all? ~ Shimer
There were 50 creatures haunting a house. 1/2 escaped through the windows. How many left in the house? ~ Ms. Watt
There were 5 ghosts, 5 skeletons, 5 witches, 5 ghouls and 5 goblins in a haunted house. How many in all? ~ Ms. Watt

IMG_1225Here’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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Nelson’s 1st Spirit Day of 2018/19!

monstermonster-smilies-0004Click on NELSON SPIRIT DAYS above to see a picture of us all dressed in BLACK before getting all dressed up for Halloween on Wednesday.

1st Literacy Celebration of 2018/19!

reading-stories-smiley-emoticonPlease check out the pictures of our 1st literacy celebration, in honour of National Library Day, by clicking on the
LITERACY CELEBRATIONS tab at the top of the page!

Nelson’s Pumpkin Patch

Pumpkin Patch Time! rolling-pumpkinDivision 8 met up with their new buddies from Mr. Morrison’s grade 6/7 class this afternoon. We enjoyed some delicious hot chocolate with marshmallows provided by our wonderful PAC parents ~ Thank You!! and then picked the perfect pumpkin from our pumpkin patch.
Afterwards we returned to Mr. Morrison’s portable to listen to Halloween music and create spooky Haunted Houses.

Click on the smiley below to see them up close & have fun at home with your pumpkin! Send in pictures of your jack-o’-lanterns!!
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