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Burnaby Art Gallery ~ Memories of Place

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Ms. Watt | Leave a comment

Division 9 made the short journey to the Burnaby Art Gallery this Wednesday. Thank you parent drivers!! We were there to see 2 exhibits & create some art!

On the 1st floor we saw the Arts Alive exhibit which featured the works of talented Burnaby students. It showcased student paintings, drawings & sculptures depicting a place that holds special memories. We grabbed a clipboard & became gallery detectives & went on a Gallery Search to find key images in the works of art. We found a Pharaoh, fireworks, nighttime, & even a watermelon!
Click here to see their amazing works of art! Well done to all the young artists!

On the gallery’s 2nd floor we saw Focus on the Collection: Wood Engraving which featured a selection of wood engravings which the gallery has been collecting over the past 60 years. We took our clip boards around & studied & drew setting, line detail, & how the artists depicted calm & movement.

The second part of our visit was in the fireside room where we created our own paintings using watercolour paints & watercolour crayons depicting a place that holds special memories . Click on the tree above to see Division 9 artists at work!

* * * special note re: VICTORIA DAY this weekend in Burnaby * * *

This Victoria Day Monday from 11am-4:30pm is a special time at the Burnaby Village Museum! Just around the corner from the Art Gallery there’s “entertainment all day long including: Morris Dancers, a parade, and construction of a colossal cake. After the parade, be presented to Queen Victoria by her ladies-in-waiting during the Queen’s Levee. Enjoy a piece of birthday cake.”
Click on the smiley for more details! I hope some of you can go join in the fun!

GO CANUCKS GO!!!

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Ms. Watt | 1 comment

*sigh* Fingers crossed…
Division 9 has been hard at work transforming our classroom into a Canuck Cheering Zone. Putting to work our artistic skills to create Canuck borders & our math skills to create graphs of all different kinds! We’re using pie graphs, bar graphs, pictographs & tally charts to record games won, goals scored, players points & our predictions.
Tomorrow Nelson will be alive as the Canucks head into a Do or Die Game 4 in San Jose, with staff & students wearing Canuck gear, making game predictions (thanks Mr. Klarich!), buying tickets to win an autographed Sedin jersey (thanks Leadership!) & I cannot wait til everyone joins together to sing The Hockey Song (thanks Mrs. Heighton!). Nelson Spirit is at its peak!Let’s get our Canucks back to Vancouver for Game 5! Go Canucks Go! Go Canucks Go! Go Canucks Go! Go…

click on Johnny Canuck to see our hard work

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How To Experts

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Ms. Watt | Leave a comment

Have you ever wondered how to…
~ care for a fish?
~ play hockey?
~ play football?
~ play the piano?
~ take care of a rabbit?
~ play basketball?
~ make a book?
~ play soccer?

Miss Kerr’s kids will teach you how!
Check out their ‘How To’ books on display now in our library!

Esso Cup

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Ms. Watt | 2 comments

On Wednesday, April 24th we were incredibly lucky to have the Edmonton Thunder visit us at Nelson. We welcomed them in our gym with our signs held high, showing our Nelson Spirit! The team autographed signs & pennants before being introduced & seeing a power point full of pictures of their team’s great accomplishments! After the assembly, the girls came around to autograph our planners and answer all of our questions. We wished them luck & then they were on their way to an afternoon game!

After lunch, the BP team from Nova Scotia came to our classrooms & handed out hockey puck erasers & shared their team cheer with us. We met them again during gym class when some team members practiced passing around the puck & shooting with us. What a cool experience!

The best part came on Thursday, April 25th when we went to Bill Copeland arena to cheer on the Edmonton Thunder to a 3-2 win over Quebec! Division 9 had front row seats to all the excitement & were right next to the player’s bench so we got to high five them as they left & returned to the ice each period. Lucky us!

Click on the Edmonton Thunder logo above to see all the action!!

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Burnaby Blossoms

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Ms. Watt | 8 comments

Last Week we met up with our buddies for a short walk up Nelson. We were in for a treat ~ our big buddies were our teachers for a short drawing lesson! Surrounded by a dozen cherry blossom trees, our buddies taught us how to sketch the beautiful blossoms. Click on the blossom tree above to see us at work!

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Heart Heroes of Nelson

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Ms. Watt | 13 comments

The numbers & prizes are in!!

The Nelson School Community raised $7, 289.52 for the 31st year of Jump Rope for Heart, with Division 9 having the 3rd highest total with $666.75!

Nelson is the only school to have participated, in all of British Columbia and the Yukon, from the very beginning of the program!

In total, Nelson’s community has raised $260, 249.45 for the Heart & Stroke Foundation. Now that’s an achievement to be very proud of!

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BOWLERAMA 2013!!

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Ms. Watt | 7 comments

Mr. Gurniak & his students put on another great event last week with Nelson’s annual BOWLERAMA!!

After a week of practice we participated in the official event on Friday & had a blast knocking down those pins!

Rhea & Eric T were our top scorers, with Jasleen & Orando close behind. Click on the Bowlerama sign to see pictures of us bowling!

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Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Ms. Watt | 44 comments

Friday, April 12th marks the 33rd anniversary of Terry Fox dipping his foot into the Atlantic Ocean and starting off on his remarkable Marathon of Hope.

Terry Fox ran 42 km for 143 days, a total of 5,373 kilometres, before having to end his Marathon of Hope due to the return of his cancer.

What Terry Fox inspired activity are YOU doing this weekend to mark April 12th ~ go for a walk with your family, help someone out, share your feelings about Terry on social media or make a donation online or text to donate using terryfox to 45678…

Share what you are doing to honour our Canadian hero’s remarkable journey by clicking on → Comments below Terry Fox & you’ll be entered to win a prize!

Congratulations Nelson students on continuing to be active and helpful members of our community! Miss Watt

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Walk to School Wednesdays!

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Ms. Watt | 14 comments

As we begin to see sunnier, beautiful spring weather, there’s no better time for Nelson’s annual Walk to School Wednesdays to begin!

Starting this Wednesday, April 3rd, & every Wednesday for the rest of the year, leadership students will tallying house points for those students who bike or walk to school.