W.O. Mitchell Elementary School

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W.O. Mitchell Elementary School, commonly abbreviated to W.O.M., is located in the Kanata district of Ottawa, Canada. There are classes from junior kindergarten to Grade 8. It is named after Canadian writer W. O. Mitchell.School InformationW.O.M. was founded in 1998 as part of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB). It is located at 80 Steeple Chase Drive. There are approximately 600 students as of 2009-2010. W.O.M. gets an influx of grade 7 students from other schools that only go up to grade 6. The school has many clubs, sport teams and has a large gym, stage, and a computer lab. Different fundraising festivals are held frequently. One notable festival is W.O.M. Fest, which occurs once every year. The school has two wings, two floors, a large yard, five portables and a kindergarten area that was renovated in 2004 because of a large flood. The gym was also replaced for the same reason. On December 19, 2011, the school experienced the same issue, with the exception that the water was shut off, thus preventing major damage. The issue has since been resolved by SimplexGrinnell. The kindergarten wing went through major renovations, and is now open again. Nowhere else in the school was affected. The process took a little bit over a month to complete, however, no one worked during winter break.LearningProgramsW.O. Mitchell Elementary School features many programs, including Early French Immersion, a Gifted program, and more. The school also has its own grade 7/8 band, and successful sports teams.MusicW.O. Mitchell Elementary School has, over the course of its history, had grade 6, 7 and 8 bands, as well as jazz ensembles and other small ensembles. Many of these ensembles have entered in music festivals where they have earned awards. A grade 8 band was formed in 2011 for the upcoming year.