Vancouver 2010 – from a child’s point of view
This Student Welcome Card by Grade 2 student Jack at 150 Mile House Elementary school focuses on ice hockey, showing us his view of a power play goal.
Do you remember watching your first Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games?
For Mrs. Hoyrup’s Grade 2 students at 150 Mile House Elementary, Vancouver 2010 will be it.
They were too young for Torino 2006 and most weren’t even born until after Salt Lake 2002.
Working on their Student Welcome Cards, these little guys and gals were more excited about having the chance to draw than they were about the thought of their pictures ending up in the hands of a competing 2010 athlete.
But that’s starting to change. On Jan. 29, the Grade 2s capped off a day of school fun and Olympic-themed activities with a community celebration and a visit from the Olympic Torch!
With the Torch relay having passed through their home town and the games now here, Mrs. Hoyrup’s class is feeling the Olympic fever.
They’ve never watched a Winter Olympic or Paralympic event, but you can tell by their Welcome Card art that these kids are going to love the 2010 Games.
Just look at Jack’s hyper-detailed drawing of an NHL power play goal at the top of this page! Try telling me Jack won’t be pumped to get his first taste of Olympic hockey.
Welcome Card art tells a unique story about the hopes and dreams of B.C. children. Take a look at more examples of student art work at the BC Ministry of Education's Sharing the Dream’s Student Welcome Cards Gallery.
Here are some other Student Welcome Cards with a hockey theme mixed in with two of Team Canada's best hockey players with a distinct B.C. flavour!
Did you know that five members of Team Canada’s men’s hockey team are from B.C. or work here?
Duncan Keith (Penticton) - defence
team captain Scott Niedermayer (Cranbrook) - defence
Shea Weber (Sicamous) - defence
Brent Seabrook (Tsawwassen) - defence
Robert Luongo (born in Montreal but plays in NHL for the Vancouver Canucks) – goal.
Here’s Team Canada men’s hockey preliminary round schedule in these 2010 Games. Go Canada Go!
February 16 Canada 8 Norway 0
February 18 Canada 3 Switzerland 2 (in shoot-out)
February 21 Canada vs USA
The playoffs are determined by preliminary round standings among teams in Groups A, B, C and D. Canada in competing in Group A.
