Category Archives: School Sporting Events

Nelson Olympic Biathlon

NELSON BIATHLON
biathlon2deUsing our newly acquired cross country skiing skills, we raced around the gym & traded in Sochi Olympic biathlon guns for scoops & bean bags.
Click on the smiley for pictures of the event!

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Nelson Olympic Alpine Skiing

NELSON ALPINE SKIING
dean1289561025419It was all about team work today! Grade 3 boys & girls lined up on the alpine skis, grabbed on tight & tried to move as in-sync as they could!
Click on the smiley for pictures of the event!

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Click on the Alpine Skiing pictograms above to see videos!

Nelson Olympic Cross Country Skiing

NELSON CROSS COUNTRY SKIING
36_7_16We strapped on a pair of skis (complete with carpet bottoms) & instead of hitting the somewhat snowy mountains of Russia, we raced around Nelson’s gym!
Click on the smiley for pictures of the event!
Click HERE to see a video of Charley bringing it home for Gold!

Nelson Olympic Curling

NELSON CURLING
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Instead of 40 lb rocks, we grabbed beanbags & did our best impression of curling.
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Nelson Olympics Opening Ceremonies

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olympic-torch-glitter-smiley-emoticonThe Nelson Olympics started on Friday with an opening ceremonies orchestrated by the one & only Mr. Gurniak. After parading in with our house teams we watched a slideshow of the adventures & activities of Nelson students during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. The Nelson Olympic flag was raised, the torch was lit & all students recited the Olympic Oath.
Click on the torch to see the pictures of the big event!

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Of course preferential treatment goes to Red House…

Cowardly Lions ROAR!

Funny Lion Cartoon3Division 7 & 8’s Grade 3s, 4s & 5s rocked their Hip Hop smiley-dance019dance on Friday!smiley-dance018
Everyone performed with strength & fierceness & wowed the crowd of students, teachers & parents!
Click on the roaring lion to see a video of our moves!
Thanks to our awesome teachers Mike, Mikey & Michael!

lionPost Dance Class PhotoClick on the lions to the right to see pictures of us in action as well!

Hip Hop

Nelson classes perform their Hip Hop dances that they have been learning over the past week tomorrow! Come see our moves in the gym @ 1:30!2367972-486416-angry-cartoon-lion-isolated-on-white-background

Division 8 must wear lion inspired colours: yellows, tans, oranges, browns etc. or animal prints. Mess up your hair too!
I can’t wait to see the dance come together & all your grrrrrrrrrreat moves!

Walk to School Wednesdays

 Nelson’s annual Walk to School Wednesdays start up this month!

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!

Calling All Athletes!

0_EmoticoneEmoticone_com (18)Nelson had it’s annual Intramural Track Meet in December & the students participated in relays showing off their basketball, football, skipping & agility skills while competing for house points.
Division 8 did an awesome job in all events & were great cheer leaders for their team mates (special shout out to Red Team for their non-stop encouragement!)!
Click on one of the smileys to see us in action!!

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Primary Christmas Skate

Primary students travelled by school bus to Bill Copeland Arena on Friday, all bundled up & ready to skate! After lacing up their skates & putting on a helmet, they were ready to show off their skills!
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