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 * My name is Jenna I’m 12 years old. I like music, reading and sports. I usually play basketball, soccer, volleyball and I love hockey but I don’t play it, my favorite sport would have to be soccer. I just moved to Nelson Rural school from Boiestown and i like it, the people are nice and the school is really nice.**

My name is Rachel. I am 12 years old and I am in grade 7. I have attended Nelson Rural school my whole life. My favorite sport is swimming.But only in the summer. In the winter I like to ski and ride on my snow-mobile. I have 1 brother and 1 step-brother. My little brother's name is Nicholas. He is 9. My step-brother's name is Guss. He is 24. I have 1 dog. His name is Pongo. I have 1 cat named Kitty.I also have a few fish and I live in Barnaby.

My name is Jared and I am a 12 year-old boy. I live in Barnaby River. I have went to Nelson my whole life. I have a sister named Maddie. I also have a 3 year-old dog. His name is Sammie. He is a brown Lhasa-Apso and he is pretty small. My favourite sport is ice hockey. I play hockey on a local team called the Miramichi Aliant. There are two kids in my class who are on my hockey team. Their names are Tanner, and Colby. I love to watch hockey every chance that I can. The Toronto Maple Leafs are my favourite team. I also like to drive my four-wheeler and snowmobile.

__Vehicles__
Our first task we will be showing will be about vehicles, different types we drive, models and how we get to school in the mornings.

We have big, yellow buses to bring us to school in the mornings.


Different types of vehicles that we drive around here are Chevrolet, Toyota, Honda, Dodge, Ford etc... Chevrolet Toyota Honda Dodge  Ford  There are many different models, such as; cars, trucks, vans etc... Vans SUV Cars Trucks

= __Civic holidays in Canada__ =

__New Years holiday__
(January) New Years holiday is a day that you celebrate the new year coming. Horns are blown at midnight and people celebrate the new year with love and happiness.

__Valentines Day Holiday__ (February) Valentines day holiday is a day the  people celebrate the popular symbols of Cupid, the roman god of love. Who is represented by the image of a young boy with bow and arrow. 

__Family Day Holiday__ (February)  Family Day holiday is a day which people have a day off of work. 

__Good Friday Holiday__ (April) Good Friday holiday is a special day celebrated on the Friday before Easter. 

__Easter Monday Holiday__ (April) Easter Monday holiday is a day where people celebrate as a day off of work.

__Mother's day Holiday__ (May) Mother’s day holiday is a day that we take the time to think of the person who brought us to the world and cares for us.  __Victoria day Holiday__ (May) Victoria day holiday is a day that people celebrate the birthdays of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth ll.

__Father's day holiday__ (June) Father’s day holiday is a day where we celebrate in honor of all fathers. It is a day not only to honor your father but all men that have once acted like a father in your life.

__Canada Day Holiday__ (July) Canada day holiday is a day where people have the day off. We celebrate w ith barbeques, parades, music, and fireworks in the evening. 

__Civic Holiday__ (August) Civic day holiday is a day where you will usually have the day off of work.

__Labour Day Holiday__ (September) Labour day holiday is a day where you will have the day off of work.

__Grandparent's Day Holiday__ (September) Grandparent’s day holiday is just a day that you can give a gift of some sort and visit your grandparents.

__Thanksgiving Day Holiday__ (October) Thanksgiving day holiday is a day where people celebrate Thanking and Giving. It is observed by church services and family reunions; the turkey dinner is a reminder of the four wild turkeys served at the Pilgrims' first thanksgiving feast. 

__Yom Kippur Holiday__ (October) Yom Kippur holiday is the most important holiday of the Jewish year. Many will not go to work. <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> The name Yom Kippur means "Day of Atonement.” <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">

__Halloween Holiday__ (October) Halloween holiday is a day people and children play traditional games and custumes enjoyed by children. Witches and other evil spirits were said to roam the earth on Halloween evening.

__Remembrance Day Holiday__ (November) Remembrance day holiday is a reminder of the Canadians who have died in Flanders field. It also a day where you have a day off of work.

__Christmas Holiday__ (December) Christmas holiday is celebrated by giving and receiving gifts from friends and family but also to remind us that that’s the day Jesus was born.

__Boxing Day Holiday__ (December) Boxing day holiday is the day after Christmas, it is also another day to give and receive gifts, and usually have a meal.