Hastings Elementary School

Infobox Education in Canada
name= Hastings Community Elementary ["For School Data, Source: [http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/schoolbook/ BC Schools Book] ." "Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Education" January 16, 2006.]


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streetaddress= 2625 Franklin St
city= Vancouver
province= British Columbia
postalcode= V5K 3W7
areacode= 604
phone= 713-5507
fax= 713-5509
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url= http://hastings.vsb.bc.ca/index.htm
schoolnumber= 3939061
schoolboard= School District 39 Vancouver
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principal= Ms Ruth Wrinch
viceprincipal= Mme M. Kassis
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fundingtype= Public
schooltype= Elementary school
grades= K-7
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enrollment= 652 [http://www.vsb.bc.ca/NR/rdonlyres/F4CC82AB-7655-4240-B8BD-1C35CF67054A/0/ReadyRefcondensedversionrevisedjan.pdf Ready Reference March 2008] ]
enrollment_as_of= September 2007

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

History

Hastings School was built on its present site in 1908. The original wooden building was replaced with the present masonry structure and several additions have been added since that time. The present school building underwent a total renovation that was completed in 1997. A new addition of six classrooms on the north side of the school will be ready for occupancy by September, 2003. Hastings is a large, complex, inner city project school with strong parent support and involvement. Apart from having both English and French Immersion programs, Hastings is also a community school with a diverse population of ESL learners, and partnerships with many other community agencies. Hastings has 670 students in Kindergarten to Grade Seven - 230 in French Immersion and 440 in English. Its annex, Tillicum Elementary Community School, is five blocks away and has 210 students in Kindergarten to Grade Four. The major ethnic groups in the school are of Chinese, Vietnamese, Central American Spanish, European and First Nations descent.

Hastings School has a strong academic focus. Literacy continues as a focus with Reading, Mathematics and Social Studies.Hastings has been designated an inner city project school and receives additional support staff as a result of that designation. Hastings attempts to be a safe and caring school that places the highest priority on the needs of our students and their families.

The school has focused on a Violence Prevention/Bullyproofing program and effective behaviour strategies over the past two years. As a community school, its mandate is to serve its students, their families and the community at large.

The school administration believes that strong, supportive relationships between home and school provide the best opportunities for students. The Parent Advisory Council (PAC) has worked closely with the school to ensure that students have computer access to both local and wide area networks. Our parents' group also provides ongoing advice and support through parent-organized programs, activities and school committees.

The staff are proud of the students and aim to equip them with the skills and resourcefulness to be productive citizens in the future.

Teams

There is the Basketball team of Hastings Elementary School for Grade 6's and 7's.The Teams were split into two on one Team (A & B). There are Jr. Girls, Sr. Girls, and Sr. BoysThere is also volleyball and other kinds of sports related.

Classes

Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Personal Planning, Music, Art, Drama, Tae Kwan Doe, and more.

References

External links

* [http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/reports/pdfs/class_size/03939061.pdf Class Size]
* [http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/reports/pdfs/sat_survey/2005/03939061.pdf Satisfaction Survey]
* [http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/reports/pdfs/school_perf/03939061.pdf School Performance]
* [http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/reports/pdfs/fsa/03939061.pdf Skills Assessment]