Category Archives: Holiday Actitivies

DECEMBER IS COMING ~ 6

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Ms. Watt | Leave a comment

A stocking, ornaments and a stuck flying reindeer!
Do you help your family put up decorations at home? What’s your favourite one?

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DECEMBER IS COMING ~ 7

Posted on November 20, 2024 by Ms. Watt | Leave a comment

Christmas Clock! What time do you wake up on Christmas morning!?

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DECEMBER IS COMING ~ 8

Posted on November 19, 2024 by Ms. Watt | Leave a comment

A Santa cookie jar filled with the names of division 9 students…
Do you make cookies around Christmas time? With who?

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DECEMBER IS COMING ~ 9

Posted on November 18, 2024 by Ms. Watt | Leave a comment

An advent calendar with Christmas customs from around the world…
Do your parents or grandparents celebrate Christmas customs from somewhere else in the world where they’ve lived?

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Remembrance Day

Posted on November 9, 2024 by Ms. Watt | Leave a comment

Division 8 & 9 presented at Fridays Indigenous Veterans Day assembly and did a wonderful job. They spoke of the painting on the left by Indigenous artist Mike Holden, of the Cote First Nation in Saskatchewan. It depicts Chief Joseph Dreaver (1881–1978). Chief Dreaver was a decorated soldier who served in both world wars.

Click on the picture to watch our presenters in action.

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Halloween at Nelson

Posted on October 28, 2024 by Ms. Watt | 2 comments

I hope everyone is looking forward to celebrating the spooky season at Nelson on Thursday! It’s going to be a busy, exciting day!!
If your child would like to wear their costume at school, please have your child arrive at school wearing it so they are ready to go at the bell for the festivities. No masks and weapons allowed. They are more than welcome to come with a change of clothes so they can change out of their costume after the assemblies and keep it clean for Trick or Treating or other activities Thursday evening.
I will keep them safe and dry in the classroom.

We will be having a Halloween assembly at 9:15 during which we will be performing a dance to Ghostbusters with Div. 8’s Grade 3s! You’re welcome to join us at the assembly to watch us perform. I will also be taking a video of it for families that are unable to attend. I’m so proud of the work all the work your kids have done learning the dance during the past few weeks. A video with the dance moves can be found on our class website.
After recess, we will be walking to St. Michaels care home to sing to the residents there. Its a tradition I continued on with after Mrs. Lentz retired from our school and we have been doing it now for over 20 years! The seniors love seeing the kids in their costumes and look forward to our visits every few months.
After lunch we will be joining the other primary classes for a Spooky Dance in the gym. Ms. Wen’s class will be leading the primaries in different dances and there will be lots of time to free dance as well.
For the last hour of class, we will be celebrating Halloween with some free time in the classroom. If your child would like to bring something to share with the class during our afternoon party, you’re more than welcome to but its absolutely not required. Please ensure it’s individually bagged or packaged.

Any questions, please contact me at stephanie.watt@burnabyschools.ca
As always, thanks so much for your support!

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Pumpkin Patch on Wed Oct 23rd!

Posted on October 21, 2024 by Ms. Watt | Leave a comment

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Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Ms. Watt | Leave a comment

Happy Thanksgiving Nelsonites!!I hope everyone is having a wonderful long weekend! Enjoy this extra time with your family, be thankful for all you have and I look forward to sharing our weekends with each other this week.
Love, Ms. Watt

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Valentine’s Candy Grams!

Posted on February 5, 2024 by Ms. Watt | Leave a comment

One Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week, leadership students will be selling Candy Grams at recess.
On Wednesday, February 14th, Valentine’s Day, Leadership students will deliver the candy grams to your class! Let’s treat our friends and spread some love at Nelson!

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Groundhog Day…the what and why?

Posted on February 1, 2024 by Ms. Watt | Leave a comment

Early or Late Spring?

Thousands of years ago when animalism and nature worship were prevalent, people in the part of Europe where Germany is today, believed that the badger had the power to predict the coming of spring. They watched the badger to know when to plant their crops.
This tradition was brought over to North America, predominantly to Pennsylvania in the United States, where it was the groundhog, not the badger, which made these “predictions”.
According to folklore, if the groundhog sees its shadow on February 2 it will return to its burrow, indicating that there will be six more weeks of winter. If it does not see its shadow, then spring is on the way.
The Groundhog Day concept first became popular in Canada in 1956 when Wiarton Willie became a household name for his early February weather predictions. Wiarton’s Groundhog Day festival grew as Willie’s fame increased. It became one of the largest winter festivals in Bruce County, Canada.
There are also other groundhogs in different parts of Canada. For example, Shubenacadie Sam is reportedly the first groundhog in the country to stick its head out on Groundhog Day. Other groundhogs include: Gary the Groundhog in Ontario, Brandon Bob in Manitoba and Balzac Billy in Alberta.

Kennedy, Ava and I will be watching what Shubenacadie Sam does in Halifax and we’re both hoping he doesn’t see his shadow and spring is on its way! We need some sun and warmer weather!