School Profile

Bell Times 

8:15 AM - 2:35 PM 

Principal 

Melissa Biederman - 905-388-1761 | Email 

Vice-Principal(s) 

John Gris | Email 

Superintendent 

Trustee 

Dawn Danko - 289.775.0269 | E-mail Dawn Danko 

Our School 

  • Located in the Hamilton central mountain area (i.e., Upper Wentworth Street at Mohawk Road). 

  • The school opened in 1967 and serves 450 students. 

  • Our school community is culturally diverse. There are 13 languages other than English spoken in students’ homes. This represents 43% of the school’s population. 

  • Our school is identified as a high-priority school in the HWDSB. 

Instructional Program 

School Learning Supports 

  • Learning Resource Teachers 

  • Reading Specialist Teacher 

  • Math Facilitator Teacher 

  • English as a Second Language Teacher 

  • Elementary Student Success Teacher 

  • Child and Youth Care Practitioner 

  • Educational Assistants 

HWDSB System Supports 

  • Learning (Program) Services – Consultants, Early Years Liaison  

  • Specialized (Special Education) Services – Consultant 

  • Autism and Neurodevelopmental Services – Itinerant Teacher, Speech-Language Pathologist  

  • Behaviour Analytic Services – Child and Youth Care Practitioner, Board Certified Behaviour Analyst, Excellence in Social Learning Itinerant Teacher 

  • Psychological Services – Psychological Consultant  

  • Speech and Language Services – Speech-Language Pathologist, Communicative Disorders Assistant 

  • Social Work Services – Social Worker 

  • Mental Health and Well-Being Services  

Community Supports 

Student Engagement 

Tutoring 

  • Homework Club 

  • Math Academy 

  • Phonics Academy 

Intramurals 

  • Recess Guardians 

  • Volleyball 

  • Basketball 

  • Soccer 

  • 4-Square 

  • Floor Hockey 

Sports Teams 

  • Softball (3-Pitch) 

  • Cross Country 

  • Swimming 

  • Volleyball 

  • Basketball 

  • Orienteering 

  • Flag Football 

  • Soccer 

  • Track and Field 

Clubs & Teams 

  • Student Senate 

  • Student Council 

  • Nutrition Break Monitors 

  • Positive Space 

  • Health Action Team [Safe and Accepting Schools Team] 

  • Eco Team [Certified Eco-School] 

  • Garden Club 

  • Recycling Team 

  • Technology & Robotics Club 

  • Art Club 

  • Library Club 

  • Year Book Club 

  • Card Games Club 

  • Band 

  • Choir 

  • Chill Spot [The Nest] 

Events 

  • Fall Open House 

  • Family Literacy Week 

  • Mental Health Week 

  • World Water Day and Earth Day 

  • Chess Tournament 

  • Oral Communication Competition 

  • Chill Fair 

  • Education Week 

  • Spring Open House 

  • Kindergarten Orientation 

  • Grade 8 Commencement 

Family Engagement 

  • Website (i.e., Information, Announcements) 

  • Email (i.e., School Messenger – Weekly School News for Families) 

  • Social Media (i.e., Facebook – Pauline Johnson Elementary School Council) 

  • Volunteer 

  • Donate 

  • School Council