Category Archives: Community Events

What to do during Spring Break!?

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Ms. Watt | 5 comments

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

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How I Spent My Family Day

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Ms. Watt | 21 comments

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?

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Sports of the XXII Olympic Winter Games

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Ms. Watt | 1 comment

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!

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TERRY FOX RUN 2013

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Ms. Watt | 2 comments

Nelson students participated in our annual Terry Fox Run on Friday. After only a week of fundraising, bringing in Toonies for Terry & collecting pledges, we raised $1430 for the Terry Fox Foundation!! Incredible!! Our fundraising in the last couple years has been: 2011 ~ $502 & 2012 ~ $642. We’ve more than doubled our last year’s total & this year’s goal! That’s the highest total that’s been collected since I started at Nelson 6 years ago & I’m so proud of all of your hard work!

Click on the picture of Terry below to see our runners in action!

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Burnaby Art Gallery ~ Memories of Place

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Ms. Watt | Leave a comment

Division 9 made the short journey to the Burnaby Art Gallery this Wednesday. Thank you parent drivers!! We were there to see 2 exhibits & create some art!

On the 1st floor we saw the Arts Alive exhibit which featured the works of talented Burnaby students. It showcased student paintings, drawings & sculptures depicting a place that holds special memories. We grabbed a clipboard & became gallery detectives & went on a Gallery Search to find key images in the works of art. We found a Pharaoh, fireworks, nighttime, & even a watermelon!
Click here to see their amazing works of art! Well done to all the young artists!

On the gallery’s 2nd floor we saw Focus on the Collection: Wood Engraving which featured a selection of wood engravings which the gallery has been collecting over the past 60 years. We took our clip boards around & studied & drew setting, line detail, & how the artists depicted calm & movement.

The second part of our visit was in the fireside room where we created our own paintings using watercolour paints & watercolour crayons depicting a place that holds special memories . Click on the tree above to see Division 9 artists at work!

* * * special note re: VICTORIA DAY this weekend in Burnaby * * *

This Victoria Day Monday from 11am-4:30pm is a special time at the Burnaby Village Museum! Just around the corner from the Art Gallery there’s “entertainment all day long including: Morris Dancers, a parade, and construction of a colossal cake. After the parade, be presented to Queen Victoria by her ladies-in-waiting during the Queen’s Levee. Enjoy a piece of birthday cake.”
Click on the smiley for more details! I hope some of you can go join in the fun!

Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Ms. Watt | 44 comments

Friday, April 12th marks the 33rd anniversary of Terry Fox dipping his foot into the Atlantic Ocean and starting off on his remarkable Marathon of Hope.

Terry Fox ran 42 km for 143 days, a total of 5,373 kilometres, before having to end his Marathon of Hope due to the return of his cancer.

What Terry Fox inspired activity are YOU doing this weekend to mark April 12th ~ go for a walk with your family, help someone out, share your feelings about Terry on social media or make a donation online or text to donate using terryfox to 45678…

Share what you are doing to honour our Canadian hero’s remarkable journey by clicking on → Comments below Terry Fox & you’ll be entered to win a prize!

Congratulations Nelson students on continuing to be active and helpful members of our community! Miss Watt