Jack Chambers Public School

Jack Chambers Public School is a public elementary school in London, Ontario, Canada. It is operated by the Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB). The school opened in 1992 in the neighbourhood of Northdale.

Jack Chambers Public School
Address
1650 Hastings Drive

London
,
Ontario
,
N5X 3E3

Canada
Coordinates43°2′9.57″N 81°16′5.08″W
Information
School typeElementary School
MottoChargers
(Courageous, Helpful, Achievement, Respect, Great, Effort, R?, Students)
Founded1992
FounderJustin Chambers
School boardThames Valley District School Board
Superintendent?
Principal?
GradesJK to 8
Enrollment778[1] (November 14, 2013)
 • Kindergarten125
 • Grade 181
 • Grade 266
 • Grade 378
 • Grade 477
 • Grade 580
 • Grade 692
 • Grade 7105
 • Grade 874
LanguageEnglish
CampusSuburban
Colour(s)Purple and Teal         
Team nameThe Jack Chambers Chargers
Public transit access13 Wellington Road
Websitewww.tvdsb.ca/JackChambers.cfm

The school provides before and after school childcare programs through the London Children's Connection and community-based programs through the City of London in the evenings for children and adults.

Mission
"To foster a learning environment where authentic problem-solving skills are developed and differentiation of solutions is celebrated."

History


The main school building opened in 1992, named after the London, Ontario artist Jack Chambers.

An eight classroom south-wing addition was opened in November 2006 in order to accommodate the growing population of the community.

The school was named after Jack Chambers (left)

Academics
  • JK/SK- Half Day Programs/Every Day - 6 Classes[2]
  • Grade 1 - 3 classes
  • Grade 2 - 4 classes
  • Grade 3 - 4 classes
  • Grade 4 - 4 classes
  • Grade 5 - 4 classes
  • Grade 6 - 4 classes
  • Grade 7 - 4 classes
  • Grade 8 - 4 classes

Clubs

Clubs at Jack Chambers' include Basketball, Soccer, Baseball, Volleyball, Cross-Country, Track & Field, Badminton, Dance (Jr. & Int.), Skipping, Chess, Gymnastics, Tech Crew/AV Club, Gr. 7/8 book club, Circulation Library, Parent/Child book club, Photography, Recycling Green Team, Spirit Yearbook, Band (grades 7 and 8), Jazz Band, Chamber Ensemble and Choir (4/5 and 6/7/8).

Athletics

Sports at Jack Chambers' include Coed Soccer, Cross Country, Volleyball – Boys & Girls – Intermediate, Basketball – Boys & Girls – Intermediate, Basketball – Boys & Girls – Junior, Demonstration Skipping Team, Gymnastics, Slo-Pitch – Boys & Girls – Intermediate, and Track & Field. Also, the following intramural soccer teams are available; Grade 3-4 Soccer, Grade 5-6 Soccer, Grade 7-8 Soccer.[3]

Notable alumni
gollark: You have circular monitors? COOOOL.
gollark: It is uncool, however, to not destroy proper flat panel ones.
gollark: But these are big and not aesthetic.
gollark: Nobody was using it anyway.
gollark: Better idea: use fully automated factories to disassemble the Moon into monitors. Throw away actual ones with no repercussions!

References
  1. "Elementary School Student Enrolment" (PDF). 2013-11-14. p. 2. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  2. "Jack Chambers PS Classes". Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  3. "Jack Chambers P.S. Sports Teams & Clubs". Thames Valley District School Board. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
  4. "Leafs' Nazem Kadri under pressure to perform and build bridges". thestar.com. 26 September 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2020.


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