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Four- and five-year-olds bid adieu to Nursery in Farewell Ceremony Twenty-seven nursery students will participate in a Farewell Ceremony to mark the end of their first year of school. Next year, the children will be off to kindergarten. Students will sing and dance for their families before being called to receive their certificates of completion. Earl Grey School. The Winnipeg School Division runs nursery classes at 58 elementary schools. This school year, 1,866 students attended nursery classes. Nursery is a program funded by the Winnipeg School Division via the education special levy on property taxes. Rachel Berg, 5, gets her grad certificate. June 22, 2012 BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS