Minister Bill Fraser visited Nelson Rural School on Monday, November 27th as they kicked off their Ring A Bell/Dots for Kids Campaign to raise awareness for youth mental health and wellness. The whole school participated in wellness activites for an extended homeroom period on Monday. Activities included meditation, yoga, book talks, Reader's Theatre, video response, group conversation, and an interview with the Minister. On Friday we will be wearing Dots as we Ring A Bell and connect as a local community for 1 minute to encourage young people to talk about their own mental wellness.
The Information Session for Miramichi is on Wednesday December 13th at 6:30 at King Street Elementary School. The snow date will be Thursday December 14th.
Please follow the link below for more information.
Mr Pat Finnigan, MP for Miramichi/Grand Lake and owner of Mr Tomato in Rogersville visited our school on Nov. 3 to help Grade 2S and 5W prepare for our School Garden. Mr. Finnigan gave us some great advice on what to plant, when to plant and how to tend to our garden.
On September 14th, Nelson Rural kicked off their Terry Fox campaign with a visit from Fred Fox, Terry's brother. Thank you, Fred, for all you and your family do to keep Terry's legacy alive.
We are looking for volunteers to help with our Elementary Soccer teams. This is a short term committment...the season is over in October and games are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We would love to be able to include students from Grades 3 to 5 so we will need coaches for 2 or 3 teams. If you can help with this great activity, please contact the school asap! Thank you!
