General Wolfe Elementary School (Vancouver)

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General Wolfe Elementary [1]
General Wolfe Elementary School Vancouver 1.jpg
The school in August 2016
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General Wolfe Elementary School (Vancouver)
4251 Ontario St

, ,
Canada
Coordinates 49°14′50″N123°6′20″W / 49.24722°N 123.10556°W / 49.24722; -123.10556
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School type Public, Elementary school
Founded1910
School board School District 39 Vancouver
SuperintendentScott Robinson
Area trusteeJanet Fraser
School number3939045
DirectorRob Schindel (Director of Instruction)
PrincipalSusan Dent
Grades K-7
Enrollment410 [2]  (March 2008)
LanguageEnglish
AreaLittle Mountain, Vancouver
Colour(s)Yellow and Black
MascotWolf
Website wolfe.vsb.bc.ca

General Wolfe Elementary is a public elementary school in Vancouver, British Columbia part of School District 39 Vancouver.

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History

General Wolfe Elementary was built in 1910. One of Wolfe's claims to fame is the boy in "Wait for Me, Daddy" photograph (of a boy reaching out towards his father in a line for war). This photo is internationally recognized, and the boy went to school at Wolfe. In 1912, two additional wings were added due to expanding population. Then in 1920 two wooden temporary buildings were built. These two buildings are still the annex and the gym today. General Wolfe used to have three portables which were used as classrooms, but when attendance dropped some in 2007, they were all eventually taken away. General Wolfe Elementary was named after General James Wolfe. During 2020-2021 there were significant upgrades to the school called the seismic upgrades. The purpose of this was to make the schools walls stronger in the event of an earthquake. While the upgrades were being done the student and staff had to be relocated to a school called "South Hill Education Center" however it is often shortened to "South Hill". [3] [4]

Fundraisers

Traditionally, the school holds an annual "Walk-A-Thon," in which students walk, or jog laps around the school to receive prizes, to raise funds. In the 2005–2006 school year, this was cancelled for an unknown reason.

General Wolfe Elementary Held a silent auction at the beginning of each year. Unfortunately, because of COVID-19 and the leadership change, Wolfe no longer holds a silent auction. The Student Council and the PAC (Parent Advisory Council) come up with more fundraisers each year and what to buy with the money produced.

Code of Conduct

PAWS is the schools code of conduct.

The school has a song which is made to demonstrate the use of the code of conduct.

Sports Teams and Other Clubs

General Wolfe has eight sports programs available: a Volleyball team, a Junior and Senior Basketball team, Floor Hockey, Badminton, Ultimate Frisbee, Cross Country, and Track and Field. General Wolfe also supports a Chess Club, Games Club, Humanitarian Club, SOGI club, Dungeons and Dragons club, and a Kilometre Club.

Divisions

In General Wolfe the school is divided into 16 classes each having its own assigned division number. The higher the number is the younger the students in the class are however there are some cases with split classes that lead to a division that is lower having younger students than a higher division.

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