Category Archives: School Fundraisers

We Scare Hunger

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Ms. Watt | 4 comments

Nelson’s ME to WE club is starting an exciting year of fundraising by holding a food drive for the We Scare Hunger campaign. Please bring non-perishable food items to school until November 23rd to help support our local community. Students in the Me to We club from Div. 1 will be collecting items from classes.
Thank you for your support!

We have created theme days although you’re welcome to bring in any donation on any day!

November 14^th: Breakfast—hot and cold boxed cereals, oatmeal, granola, muesli, whole grain bran*, granola bars, breakfast bars

November 15^th: Snack—crackers, cookies, natural peanut butter*, powdered skim milk*, rice cakes, nuts and/or seeds*

November 16^th: Lunch—canned soup, hearty stews, pork and beans, chili, ready to serve meals, boxed macaroni and cheese

November 17^th: Appetizers—dried lentils and beans*, canned beans and chickpeas*

November 20^th: Side Dishes—canned vegetables*, dried vegetables, side kicks

November 21^st: Dinner—brown* and white rice, barley, whole wheat* pasta, and other grains, tomato sauce, pasta sauce, canned fish*, canned chicken* or turkey*

November 22^nd: Dessert and Beverages—fruit and vegetable juice in cans, tetra packs, bottles, canned fruit*, fruit cups

November 23^rd: Donation Day and misc. items

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WE DAY

Posted on October 28, 2017 by Ms. Watt | Leave a comment

On Wed., Oct. 18th, grade 7 students from Nelson’s Me to We club joined almost 18,000 other students and teachers in Rogers Arena to be inspired to create change in their local and global communities. Click on the logo for a recap of the day!

Stay tuned for many opportunities to support these change-makers in their various fundraising initiatives during the upcoming year.

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TERRY FOX RUN 2017

Posted on October 8, 2017 by Ms. Watt | Leave a comment

Nelson students participated in our annual Terry Fox Run on Fri. Sept. 22nd. After one week of fundraising, bringing in Toonies for Terry & collecting pledges, we raised an incredible amount of money for the Terry Fox Foundation! Way to go Nelson!! We are the 2nd highest fundraising elementary school in Burnaby with fundraising totals over the last few years being:
2013 ~ $1430 2014 ~ $1097
2015 ~ $1,967 2016 ~ $2, 200

This week Nelson students will find out what their fundraising total this year is and will be rewarded for all their hard work!

CLICK on Terry to see runners in action!

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T is for Terry Fox

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Ms. Watt | 2 comments

To celebrate the memory of Terry Fox on Canada’s 150th and Burnaby’s 125th birthday Nelson students presented what Terry means to them with the above letters during our run day assembly.
(click on the letters for a closer look)

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Terry Fox Tees

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Ms. Watt | Leave a comment

Dear Nelson families,
As part of our fundraising for The Terry Fox Foundation, there is an opportunity for students and their family members to purchase Terry Fox t-shirts in order to have them to wear on our school run day on Friday, September 22^nd.
The design is shown above and is black in colour.
Youth shirts are $15 and adult shirts are $20, with an adult only Dry-Fit option for $30.
SIZING CHART for Dry-Fit t-shirts
There is no shipping or tax & 75% of the price of every shirt sold benefits cancer research.

If you are interested, please have your order submitted to Miss Watt by Wednesday, September 13^th. CASH ONLY.

Thank you so much for your support!

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Terry Fox Tees

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Ms. Watt | 1 comment

Dear Nelson families,
As part of our fundraising for The Terry Fox Foundation, there is an opportunity before the end of the school year for students & their family members to purchase Terry Fox t-shirts in order to have them to wear on our school run day in September.
Youth shirts are $15 & adult shirts are $20. There is no shipping or tax & 75% of the price of every shirt sold benefits cancer research.
If you are interested, please have your order submitted by Friday, June 24th.^. CASH ONLY.
You will also have an opportunity to purchase one in September, although sizes may be limited and it will not arrive by our run day.
Thank you so much for your support!
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We Create Change

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Ms. Watt | Leave a comment

For 2 weeks, Me to We members will be collecting coins as our final 2015/16 fundraiser towards providing clean water to people in need in Ecuador.
Students will be visiting classrooms every morning to collect!
Please dig into your piggy banks to help us meet our year goal of $800.00 for Ecuador.

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Support our grade 6 & 7s!!

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Ms. Watt | Comments Off

As Nelson gears up for Sports Day, the grade 6s & 7s are starting a new fundraiser! Starting Monday, May 30th, silicone bracelets in Nelson’s colours, purple & yellow, will be sold at lunch starting after the 2nd bell.
Wear them on Sports Day, or any day!, to show your NELSON PRIDE!!
Thanks in advance for all of your support for our fabulous, hard working grade 6s & 7s!

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Jump Rope 4 Heart 2016

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Ms. Watt | 3 comments

On Friday, March 11th, for the 34th year in a row, Nelson students participated in:
Participating in Jump Rope for Heart helps Nelson students learn the importance of physical activity, healthy eating and giving to others.

We jumped with our buddies & friends from 10:30-12:00 in the gymnasium & competed in challenges given by Mr. Morrison.

Click on the below picture to see us having fun & exercising our hearts!

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Nelsonites! Are you ready to be JUMPCREDIBLE?!

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Ms. Watt | 5 comments

On Monday Nelson was treated to a motivating Jump Rope for Heart assembly. We were reminded how Nelson is the only school in British Columbia to have participated in all 33 years of Jump Rope for Heart & we’ve raised over $268,188!
This year we’ve set a school fundraising goal of $8000 & also set goals to beat the 18 online registrations from last year & the 170+ students who fundraised.
Click on the picture below to register online & receive a FREE $5 Kick-Start pledge, plus your very own Jump Rope for Heart skipping rope! Cool!