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Derry West Village Public School
File:Derry West Village.jpg This is the front view of Derry West Village Public School
Address
620 Twain Avenue Mississauga , Ontario , L5W 1M1
Coordinates	43°40′15″N 79°43′57″W
Information
Motto	“It takes a whole village to raise a child”
Founded	1856
School board	Peel District School Board
Superintendent	Carol Speers
Area trustee	Rick Williams and Jeff White
Principal	Jess Grewal
Grades	Kindergarten-6
Enrollment	807
Language	English, French
Mascot	Wolf
Team name	DWV Wolves
Website	http://schools.peelschools.org/1581/Pages/default.aspx

Derry West Village is located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, and is run by the Peel District School Board. It offers classes from Kindergarten to Grade 6. Founded and built in 1856 is now home to over 600 students. DWV also offers many clubs such as the sport of chess, choir, math contests, etc. The school also has many leadership opportunities such as Library Helpers, Bus Patrollers, Reading Buddies and many more. The school is also very eco-friendly.

History

There were a total of three schools in Derry West over the years. The first school in Derry West was set up by the industrious Joseph Carter. The log schoolhouse was built on four acres of his own property, with himself set up as the teacher.A second school was built in Derry West in 1856, it was known as Derry West Public School, School Section #13. The school was located on a four-acre site (specifically reserved for a school) on the southwest corner of a lot that had been purchased by David Hunter from Kings College seven years prior. The building was also constructed out of logs. The third school was built on the east side of Hurontario Street, just north of Derry Road in 1884. This schoolhouse was constructed out of bricks. The school committee consisted of Thomas Graham (George Graham’s son), Charles Uphill, David Brown, Josiah Oliver, Johnston Golden, George Evans, and Len Sanderson. William Adams did the mason work on the school and W.A. McCullock was responsible for the carpentry work, tinsmithing and painting. The trustees for the new school were Thomas Graham, Johnston Golden, Josiah Oliver, and George Cheyne.

Over the many years a number of improvements took place on the schoolhouse. The school eventually closed in 1966, when it was converted into a restaurant by Nick and George Karagan (who owned the property) called it the “Olympic Flame Drive-In”. In 1982 the building was demolished. Then, in 2002, Derry West Village Public School was reopened. It was the first cluster school to be built by the Peel Board of Education.

School Hours

The school hours are from 8:40 a.m. to 3 p.m.

8:25 a.m. - Entry Bell

8:40 a.m. - Classes Begin

10:10 - 10:50 a.m. - Nutrition Break (1)

12:56 - 1:36 p.m - Nutrition Break (2)

3:00 p.m. - Dismissal

Extra Curriculum Activity

Derry West Village involves its students in many extracurricular activities like:

Intramurals

There are many intramurals at DWV. Students can participate in a large range of activities. Including:

• Soccer
• Volleyball
• Dodgeball

Clubs & Teams

Derry West Village is also a very involved school. They have various clubs that the students could participate in:

Chess Club

At chess club students play with each other and then, go to other schools to play with a larger variety of opponents.

Choir

At recess students can chose to stay in and participate in choir. There, the students learn to sing as a group with solo lines too.