Tecumseh Elementary School
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| Tecumseh Elementary School | |
| Address | |
| 1850 East 41st Avenue Vancouver, British Columbia, V5P 1K9, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School number | 03939050 |
| School board | School District 39 Vancouver |
| Superintendent | Gary Little |
| Area trustee | Sharon Gregson |
| Principal | Surinder DeoShe's on health leave. there is a principal filling in right now. |
| Vice principal | Chuck McNicholl |
| School type | Public Elementary School |
| Grades | K-7 |
| Language | English |
| Motto | R.I.S.E Respect, Improve, Safety and Encourage. |
| Mascot | Hawk |
| Team name | Tecumseh Hawks |
| Colours | Blue, Red & White. |
| Founded | 1910 |
| Enrollment | 561 (2005/2006) |
| Homepage | http://tecumseh.vsb.bc.ca/ |
Tecumseh Elementary is a public elementary school in Vancouver, British Columbia part of School District 39 Vancouver.
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[edit] History
The school was named after Tecumseh, a leader of the Shawnee tribe. Tecumseh was built in 1910. There are two portables, one of them was used as an art room in the past. But now, it's a normal classroom.
[edit] Programs
The school has a MACC (Multi Age Cluster Class) program. Currently, Ms. Cotton is teaching the Grade 4/5 program and Ms. Chomyn is teaching the grade 6/7 program.
[edit] Lunch
- Tecumseh primary students have the to eat in the multipurpose room.
- All grade 4 students eat in the room right off the gym.
- Grade 5 to grade 7 students eat in the gym. Everybody must sit on the ground unless there are extra benches in which the grade 7's have priority over.
- The school only allows grade 6s and 7s to go out of the school for lunch, only with a signed note that has the teacher and parent's signature saying that they are allowed to go out of the school for lunch until the bell rings at 1:00 pm.
- Each year there are a couple of pizza days and the students can order pizza, their parents can also volunteer to help there.
[edit] Extra Curricular Activities
- Tecumseh has many extra curricular activities such as Student Leadership, choir, running club, dance club, basketball, chess, volleyball, indoor hockey, Canadian football, badminton, music listening/announcements, dance and more. The staff use their own time for these.
- Grade 5's go to Victoria for a day every year.
- Annually, Grade 6's go to Elphinstone Camp. Get it? Elf in stone? LOL
- Every year, all student leaders are selected to go to the Student Leadership Conference.
[edit] Graduation
Tecumseh School has students that are going to secondary school next year, in the month of June. The school holds an assembly for the Grade 7's. The grade 7's come dress in their suits, dresses, skirts, etc.
[edit] Student Leaders
Tecumseh Elementary has a group called Student Leaders. This consists of around 120 or more Grade 6's and 7's. The grade 6's and 7's get to choose which activities they would like to be enrolled in. These are the main ones below.
- Rainy Day Boardgames
When its rainy, the Student Leaders put games out in the hallways for the little kids to play with. The Intermediates go to the second floor, which is also monitored by Student Leaders.
- Environmental
The Environmental committee discusses important topics in today's Earth. They have been discussing light bulbs and how to save energy.
- Primary Support
Students are asked to go to certain primary classrooms and help out the little ones.
- Spirit Day
These students leaders put on theme days around the school, whether its Pajama Day, or Movie Week.
- Assist With Adhawk
Students help around the school and create spirit days. For example, pizza day and pj day.
[edit] External links
- Official School Site
- Provincial Government's Student Statistics Report(In Microsoft Excel)
- Vancouver School Board profile
- Tecumseh Forums
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