Calling All Jack O’Lanterns!

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Send in a picture of your Jack O’Lantern to share with the class!
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FRANKENSTEINS

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Pumpkin Patch!

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Pumpkin 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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The wonderful students of Division 8!

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Flat Kihan’s Maple Falls Campground Adventures!

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Flat Kihan’s adventures in Maple Falls, Washington! Mrs. Roberts took Flat Kihan along as her family celebrated Thanksgiving at The Glen at Maple Falls. Here are some pictures of Flat Kihan at the United States border, the entrance of the campground, hanging out at the campfire & back at the border on his way back into Canada! Thanks Mrs. Roberts!!

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Click on the pictures for a closer look!

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TERRY FOX Assembly Presentation

Division 8 did an incredible job presenting our Terry Fox Acrostic Poem
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Flat Stanley Project

Flat-Stanley-AdventuresWe are currently learning about continents & other map skills in class. Among them, we are learning how to locate our province, our country & other countries on maps & globes. The character Flat Stanley has inspired our current project. Click on the picture above to learn more!
Division 8 students have created their very own Flat Stanleys that are ready for adventure!  There are a couple different ways they can travel…

Take Flat Stanley on Your Family Vacation
Take pictures of your family with your Flat Stanley at landmarks & recognizable locations during your travels & if you are able to purchase a postcard &/or small souvenir it is definitely welcome! When you return email the photos to Miss Watt @ stephanie.watt@sd41.bc.ca & she’ll share them with the class!

Mail Flat Stanley Around the World
Your Flat Stanley can be sent to a friend or relative that lives in another province, or one that lives in another country! We can mail our Flat Stanleys from school, so if you provide the name and address, Miss Watt will take care of the postage. Division 8 has a letter that is sent along to explain the activity to friends or family members & one for them to return to our class. The recipient will be asked to return the traveller after a week or so with pictures of the Flat Stanley somewhere in their area and a postcard or artifact/souvenir if they are able. They are also able to email me the photos @ stephanie.watt@sd41.bc.ca.

When the Flat Stanleys return to school, we will plot their whereabouts on our map & share the information received with each other. 
Our Flat Stanley project will continue throughout the year & we are all very excited about what we’ll learn about our world. Our own travels; letters, pictures & artifacts from our friends & family; & lastly through the research we do in the classroom, we will learn about the different places our Flat Selves travel to. 

To see examples of other Flat Stanleys please click HERE to see a video made by the Canadian creator of the Flat Stanley Project!
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Cross Country Intramurals

Nelson students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7 participated in our annual Cross Country competition on Friday afternoon. Division 8 had lots of fun racing for the 1st time against other grade 3s & all did an awesome job! Click on the runner below to see everyone fly!sports_run

TERRY FOX RUN 2013

Terry Fox Run LogoNelson students participated in our annual Terry Fox Run on Friday. smiley_runningAfter 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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Flat Rhea’s Disneyland Adventures!

canaFlat Rhea’s adventures in Disneyland! Here are some pictures of Flat Rhea enjoying the rides, Minnie Mouse & the canyon. 

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