J. W. Sexsmith Elementary School

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

J.W. Sexsmith Community Elementary[1]
Address
7455 Ontario St

Vancouver
,
British Columbia
,
V5X 3C1

Canada
Coordinates49.2172°N 123.1069°W / 49.2172; -123.1069
Information
School typePublic, Elementary school
School boardSchool District 39 Vancouver
SuperintendentScott Robinson
School number3939063
DirectorMagdalena Kassis (Director of Instruction)
PrincipalJoel Levine
GradesK-7
Enrollment404 (January 16, 2006)

History

John Wesley Sexsmith was born in Richmond, County of Lennox, Ontario on May 10, 1830, to parents who were both members of United Empire Loyalist families. Educated in the common schools of Ontario, Sexsmith entered the lumber business and also tried his hand as a general merchant and established a cheese factory. Sexsmith soon encountered financial hardships and decided to try out his fortune in the West.

Mr. Sexsmith's westward journey eventually brought him to a plot of land on what was then known as Lulu Island. Drawing from his experience back in Ontario, Sexsmith established a cheese factory and soon grew so successful that he extended his land holdings to some 1,900 acres (7.7 km2) on Lulu Island as well as several hundred acres in modern-day Pitt Meadows. To overcome transportation difficulties, Sexsmith established a boat service on the North Fraser River to New Westminster.

As the population of the area gradually increased, Sexsmith became active in the organization of the district into the Municipality of Richmond and served as its Reeve. For a number of years, Sexsmith was largely responsible for the building of bridges to join Marpole, Sea Island and Lulu Island.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Sexsmith was actively involved in teaching. Mrs. Sexsmith, one of the first teachers in the area with professional qualifications, taught at a school in Gastown provided by the Moodyville Lumber Company. Mr. Sexsmith established a Ryerson System school to provide education for the surrounding families. The school was one of the first of the strictly rural schools established on the mainland of British Columbia.

In February 2016, the original J.W. Sexsmith School was torn down. On October 13th, 2013 the new building was officially opened at the back of the schoolground. A new road was put in that connects Columbia St. The new address for the school is J.W. Sexsmith School, 7410 Columbia St, Vancouver, BC V5X

Every other year, Sexsmith Elementary puts on a play put on by the students of Sexsmith in grades 6 and 7 and organized and directed by two teachers of the school. In the past, these plays have been, The Wizard of Oz, The Lion King, Aladdin and more. 3C1[2]

The building resides on the lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh, Coast Salish people.

Programs

Basketball, volleyball, badminton, safety patrol, track and field, music, soccer, MetoWe, student council, hall monitor, bi-annual play,

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gollark: Yes it does.
gollark: Some episodes later... "We need X spare part for the spaceship!"
gollark: "Oh look let's just stick in this convenient FUTURE thing so our captain has coffee"
gollark: They never do consider the consequences of replicators, really.

References
  1. "For School Data, Source: BC Schools Book Archived 2006-07-12 at the Wayback Machine." Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Education January 16, 2006.
  2. http://go.vsb.bc.ca/schools/sxs/

School Reports - Ministry of Education

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