Category Archives: School Events

Nelson’s Pumpkin Patch!

Pumpkin Patch Time! rolling-pumpkinNelson students split into their family groups this afternoon & participated in activities with their family group teacher & then went outside to pick a pumpkin & enjoy some delicious hot chocolate with marshmallows provided by our wonderful PAC parents ~ Thank You!!!

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

Nelson’s 1st Literacy Celebration of 2015/16!

reading-stories-smiley-emoticonClick on LITERACY CELEBRATIONS above or the smiley on the left to see pictures of our D.E.A.R. literacy celebration in the gymnasium on Monday!!

Nelson’s Christmas Concert

a few months back…

After weeks of practice, Division 8 wowed the audience with their Jingle Bells on recorders & Snoopy vs. the Red Baron.

Click on the each of the pictures below to see a different video of our Christmas Concert performances.

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Walk to School Wednesdays

 Nelson’s annual Walk to School Wednesdays start up tomorrow!

Every Wednesday Miss Watt will be tallying house points for those students who bike or walk to school. Participate to become healthier & help your house team gain points!

Nelson Annual Holiday Field Trip

body04Nelson students walked to Burnaby South on Friday morning to watch The Royal Youth Ballet’s performance of The Nutcracker. After settling into the comfy seats of the Michael J Fox Theatre we all enjoyed the show!
Click on the ballerina to see if you can find yourself in the audience!
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What was your favourite part of the ballet, Grade 3s?

The Christmas Eve party & dancing at the Silberhaus home?
The battle between the Nutcracker & the Mouse King?
The waltz of the snowflakes?
Or…is it when the Nutcracker Prince takes Clara to the Land of Sweets, where she meets the Sugar Plum Fairy & her friends?
~ the Spanish dancers, Arabian dancers, Chinese dancers, Russian dancers, or Mother Gigogne and her Clowns (remember that gigantic pink dress!?)

1st Literacy Celebration of 2014/15!

reading-stories-smiley-emoticonPlease check out the pictures of our 1st literacy celebration, Reading in our House Colours, by clicking on the LIT CELEBRATIONS tab above!

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!
Monster Mash Dance

Pumpkin Patch!

pumpkin-patchPumpkin Patch Time! rolling-pumpkinNelson students split into their family groups on Wednesday afternoon & participated in activities with their family group teacher & then went outside to pick a pumpkin & enjoy some delicious hot chocolate with marshmallows provided by our wonderful PAC parents ~ Thank You!!!

Click on the PUMPKINS above to see some pictures & have fun at home with your pumpkin! Send in pictures of your Jack O Lanterns!!
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IGOR the Bookbeast

 Mrs. Roberts announced at March’s Celebration of Learning Assembly that IGOR the Bookbeast would travelling around Nelson finding cozy places to read his favourite books.
Igor’s travels ended last week after being welcomed into 19 classrooms in Nelson & now he’s back resting in the library with the best librarian in Burnaby, Mrs. Roberts!
photo 2Below are pictures of Igor’s travels!

Unfortunately, no correct guesses for the 1st 4 classrooms:
Miss Watt, Miss Tsakalos, Mrs. Heighton & Miss Edwards!!Miss Watt Miss Tsakalos Mrs. Heighton Miss Edwards

Congratulations to Christina Qi for correctly guessing all 4 teachers during Igor’s 2nd week of classroom visits! Yay!
Miss Marino, the Office, Mr. Gurniak & Miss Cornell!!
Miss Marino the Office Mr. Gurniak Miss Cornell

Congratulations to Christina, Onisha, Mireia & Ericka for correctly guessing all 4 teachers during Igor’s 3rd week of classroom visits!
Miss Gatenby, Mr. Phillips, Mrs. Mann & Mr. Grant!!
Miss Gatenby Mr. Phillips Mrs. Mann Mr. Grant

Congratulations to Amanda, Kihan, Angelina, Richard, Mireia, Brandon, Christina, John, Ericka, Adrian, Onisha & Jessica for correctly guessing all 3 teachers during Igor’s 4th week of classroom visits!
Ms. Dodd, Ms. Gauthier & Mr. Morrison!!
Ms. Dodd  Ms. Gauthier  Mr. Morrison

Congratulations to Division 8 for correctly guessing all 4 teachers during Igor’s 5th & last week of classroom visits!
Miss Sam, Mrs. Little, Miss Lowe & Mrs. Roberts!!
Ms. Sam  Mrs. Little  Miss Lowe  Mrs. Roberts ~ Home!

Recycling Superstars!

IMG_7755At Friday’s assembly
Ms Dodd & the Green
Team distributed the Recycling Awards that they’ve been displaying 
since September. 
Halley accepted on
behalf of Division 8
~ 3! ~ the most of
any other class.
Well done Grade 3s!
Keep up the great work! 
She also announced that Nelson is competing against other BC schools to see who can recycle the most.
Let’s Go Nelson!!!