| General Wolfe Elementary[1] | |
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| 4251 Ontario St Vancouver, British Columbia, V5V 3G8, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School number | 3939045 |
| School board | School District 39 Vancouver |
| Principal | Ms Isabel Grant |
| Vice principal | Ms Chris Castellarin |
| School type | Public Elementary school |
| Grades | K-7 |
| Language | English |
| Mascot | Wolf |
| Team name | Wolfe Wolves |
| Colours | Yellow and Black |
| Enrolment | 410[2] (March 2008) |
| Homepage | http://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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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.
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 canceled for an unknown reason.
General Wolfe also sells magazines for fundraising at the beginning of each year. The Student Council and the PAC (Parent Advisory Council) come up with more fundraisers each year, and what to buy with the money produced.
PAWS is the schools code of conduct.
General Wolfe has one district program, a Communications class. This class was designed for students who have learning disabilities in the communication area. There were two separate classes; a Junior Communications class for students from kindergarten to grade 3 and a Senior Communications class for students from grade 4 to grade 7; in the 2008 - 2009 year, the classes were joined into one class.
General Wolfe has 8 sports programs available, a Junior and Senior Volleyball team, a Junior and Senior Basketball team, Floor Hockey, Badminton and Ultimate Frisbee. General Wolfe also supports a chess club, Junior and Senior singing clubs, Junior and Senior pop music singing club and a drama club.