Category Archives: Community Events

This morning all the staff & student of Nelson met at our flagpole to recognize National Flag Day as we sang Oh Canada & division 8’s very own Emily raised Nelson’s flag with Yi & Michael!
Click on the mountie below to see the video!
Thanks to all the students who wore red, ‘Canada’ clothes or their club’s uniform. What a wonderful, sunny day to celebrate being Canadian!
Click on the smiley below for pictures of our celebration!Our red & white maple leaf flag was first raised over Parliament Hill 50 years ago on February 15, 1965. This is a significant & special milestone as Canadians prepare for the 150^th anniversary of Confederation in 2017.

The 50^th anniversary of our National Flag in 2015 gives Canadians an opportunity to reflect on what our flag represents ~ a strong, proud and free country.Click on the Canada Flag above to take a quiz on how well you know
Canada’s flag! Good Luck Nelsonites!
Tell us how you did below in the Comments! Did our discussion with Mrs. Roberts in Library last week help you answer any of the questions?

I hope everyone had lots of fun celebrating Canada Day!! I always wish we were still in school for the holiday so we could celebrate together & continue to learn lots of cool things about our fabulous country of Canada! Make sure to answer the poll & share what you did with your family &/or friends!
I went to a bbq & got to visit with one of my very best friends from Simon Fraser University, Allyson. She moved to Baltimore, Maryland with her husband 6 years ago & this was her first time back in 4 years! I missed her! We ate lots of good food & I got to play with her two kids, Connor & Grace. We’ll be travelling down to Seattle for the 4th of July before they get back on a plane to fly home on Saturday. I’ll share pictures of all the cool stuff we’re sure to see as Seattle celebrates their country’s big day!

Below are some great sites with some fun ideas for your Spring Break vacation! Get out & take advantage of lots of different activities! Enjoy!!

http://www.burnabyvillagemuseum.ca/EN/main/programs/by-series/public-programs/spring-break-activities.html

http://www.insidevancouver.ca/2014/03/13/things-to-do-spring-break-vancouver-2014/

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/3-fun-things-to-do-this-spring-break-1.2573117

                 LEGO TIME!                 
You all have so much fun playing with it in class I thought I’d try it out myself! There is now a pretty cool X-Wing Fighter in my apartment.

How did you spend your family day?

Using pictograms to represent Olympic Games sports started with the London 1948 Games. This years were adapted from those used in the 1980 Moscow Olympics. These “patchwork” versions use a combination of 16 ornaments of the most famous national crafts in Russia.
Click on each picture to learn more about the sports of the XXII Olympic Winter Games! See pictures, videos, view results & learn more about the sports!