Lakewood Elementary School | |
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Location | Elwood City |
Type | Public Elementary School |
Administrator | Francis Haney (Principal, s1-s20) Cecilia Tingley (Interim Principal, s20-s25) |
Staff | At least 17 |
Number of students | 100+ |
Number of rooms | At least 15 |
First appearance | Arthur's Eyes |
Lakewood Elementary School is a public elementary school in Elwood City which was founded in the 1950s.[1] It is one of the fifteen schools in the city.[2]
Description
Lakewood Elementary School appears to be a kindergarten to fifth grade school that includes hallways, offices, classrooms, a cafeteria/auditorium, gymnasium, restrooms, and other various maintenance rooms and other areas that are typically found in elementary schools. There is notably no school library, except for a small computer/library room which is donated by Ed Crosswire.[3] The teacher's lounge is generally off-limits to students, but it is stocked with snacks, coffee, magazines and a television and is furnished with comfortable seating for teachers and staff.
Mr. Ratburn's classroom appears to be typical of many other classrooms in the school. Four desks are arranged in pods, with as many as four desk pods in a single classroom. Other classrooms have the desks separated. The surrounding walls are covered with bulletin boards, chalkboards, and a world map, with large windows on the exterior walls.
Both the boys' bathrooms and the girls' bathrooms have counter sinks and toilet stalls while the boys' bathroom also has urinals. The exterior grounds include a playground and a baseball field. There are also bicycle racks immediately in front of the building for students who ride their bikes to the school.
In the early books, the interior of the school was shown most often, but the exterior was shown occasionally. The front doors of the school were originally located to the far right and had a half-circle window over the doors. In the cartoon and later books, the school was redesigned, and the front doors were moved to the very center and had a canopy right in front of the doors.
Rooms
Interior
Classrooms
Restrooms
Other
Exterior
Appearances
- Season 1
- 101a "Arthur's Eyes"
- 101b "Francine's Bad Hair Day"
- 102a "Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn"
- 102b "Arthur's Spelling Trubble"
- 103b "Buster's Dino Dilemma"
- 106a "Locked in the Library"
- 106b "Arthur Accused!"
- 107a "Arthur Goes to Camp"
- 107b "Buster Makes the Grade"
- 110a "Arthur's Birthday"
- 110b "Francine Frensky, Superstar"
- 112a "Arthur Writes a Story"
- 114b "Arthur and the True Francine"
- 116a "Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest"
- 117a "Meek for a Week"
- 117b "Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper"
- 118a "Arthur's Chicken Pox"
- 120a "Arthur's Almost Boring Day"
- 121a "Sue Ellen Moves In"
- 122b "Team Trouble"
- 123a "Bully for Binky"
- 123b "Misfortune Teller"
- 124a "Arthur's Tooth"
- 126a "My Dad, the Garbage Man"
- 126b "Poor Muffy" (mentioned)
- 127b "Arthur's Substitute Teacher Trouble"
- 128a "I'm a Poet"
- 129a "My Club Rules"
- 129b "Stolen Bike"
- Season 2
- 201a "Arthur Meets Mr. Rogers"
- 201b "Draw!"
- 202a "Binky Barnes, Art Expert"
- 202b "Arthur's Lucky Pencil"
- 203a "D.W., the Picky Eater"
- 205a "Arthur's Underwear"
- 207a "Arthur's TV-Free Week"
- 207b "Night Fright"
- 208a "Arthur vs. the Piano"
- 208b "The Big Blow-Up"
- 209a "Lost!"
- 209b "The Short, Quick Summer"
- 210b "Arthur's Mystery Envelope"
- 211b "Buster Hits the Books"
- 212a "Arthur's Faraway Friend"
- 212b "Arthur and the Square Dance"
- 214b "Arthur's Knee" (mentioned)
- 215a "Grandma Thora Appreciation Day"
- 216a "Love Notes for Muffy"
- 216b "D.W. Blows the Whistle"
- 217b "Arthur the Loser"
- Season 3
- 301b "The Ballad of Buster Baxter"
- 303a "Arthur Goes Crosswire"
- 303b "Sue Ellen and the Brainasaurous"
- 304a "Background Blues"
- 304b "And Now Let's Talk to Some Kids"
- 305a "The Chips are Down"
- 306a "Binky Rules"
- 307a "Arthur Rides the Bandwagon"
- 307b "Dad's Dessert Dilemma"
- 308b "Buster's Growing Grudge"
- 309a "Arthur's Treasure Hunt"
- 313a "Arthur's Dummy Disaster"
- 313b "Francine and the Feline"
- 315b "The Long, Dull Winter"
- Season 4
- 401b "Arthur's Big Hit"
- 403a "Buster's Breathless"
- 403b "The Fright Stuff"
- 405a "The Blizzard"
- 405b "The Rat Who Came to Dinner"
- 406b "Prunella Gets it Twice"
- 407a "Binky Barnes, Wingman"
- 407b "To Beat or Not to Beat"
- 408a "1001 Dads"
- 409b "Buster's Best Behavior"
- 410a "My Music Rules"
- 410b "That's a Baby Show!"
- Season 5
- 501a Double Dare
- 502a Kids are from Earth, Parents are from Pluto
- 502b Nerves of Steal
- 503a It's a No-Brainer
- 504a The World Record
- 504b The Cave
- 505a The Lousy Week
- 505b You Are Arthur
- 506a The Election
- 506b Francine Goes to War
- 508b Bitzi's Beau
- 510b Muffy Gets Mature
- Season 6
- 601a Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked
- 601b Best of the Nest
- 602b Buster's Sweet Success
- 603a Prunella's Special Edition
- 604a Muffy's Soccer Shocker
- 604b Brother, Can You Spare a Clarinet?
- 605a The Boy Who Cried Comet
- 606a Citizen Frensky
- 607a The Boy with His Head in the Clouds
- 609a The Good Sport
- 610a Arthur Loses His Marbles
- Season 7
- Francine's Split Decision 70201
- Muffy Goes Metropolitan 70202
- Ants in Arthur's Pants 70301
- Don't Ask Muffy 70302
- Elwood City Turns 100! 70500
- Jenna's Bedtime Blues 70602
- Buster's Amish Mismatch 70702
- April 9th 71000
- Season 8
- Dear Adil 80101
- Bitzi's Break-up 80102
- Thanks a Lot, Binky 80202
- Bugged 80302
- Fernkenstein's Monster 80401
- D.W., Dancing Queen 80402
- Vomitrocious 80501
- Desk Wars 80701
- Big Horns George 81001
- Season 9
- Tipping the Scales 90102
- George Blows His Top 90202
- Arthur Weighs In 90301
- The Law of the Jungle Gym 90302
- All Worked Up 90502
- Arthur Makes Waves 90601
- A is for Angry 90702
- The "A" Team 90801
- Binky Goes Nuts 91001
- Breezy Listening Blues 91002
- Season 10
- The Squirrels 100201
- Desert Island Dish 100301
- Feeling Flush 100401
- Do You Speak George? 100901
- What's Cooking? 101001
- Buster's Special Delivery 101002
- Season 11
- Swept Away (Mentioned) 110101
- Germophobia 110102
- Prunella Packs It In 110302
- Phony Fern 110401
- Brain's Shocking Secret 110402
- Mr. Alwaysright 110702
- Francine's Pilfered Paper 110801
- Buster Gets Real 110802
- Spoiled Rotten! 110902
- Big Brother Binky 111000
- Season 12
- Is That Kosher? 120101
- The Frensky Family Fiasco 120202
- D.W.'s Stray Netkitten 120301
- For the Birds 120401
- The Chronicles of Buster 120501
- On This Spot 120502
- War of the Worms 120701
- Do You Believe in Magic? 120902
- The Perfect Game 121001
- Season 13
- The Great MacGrady 130100
- The Silent Treatment 130201
- Arthur's Number Nightmare 130301
- Brain Gets Hooked 130302
- MacFrensky 130401
- Prunella and the Disappointing Ending 130502
- The Secret Guardians 130702
- Fernlets by Fern 130801
- Prunella and the Haunted Locker 130802
- The Pride of Lakewood 130902
- Looking for Bonnie 131001
- The Secret Origin of Supernova 131002
- Season 14
- 1401a "The Wheel Deal"
- 1401b "The Buster Report"
- 1403a "Nicked by a Name"
- 1403b "The Play's the Thing"
- 1405a "Tales of Grotesquely Grim Bunny"
- 1406a "Follow the Bouncing Ball" (intro only)
- 1407b "Muffy and the Big Bad Blog"
- 1408a "Arthur Unravels"
- 1408b "All the Rage"
- 1409a "D.W., Queen of the Comeback"
- 1410b "The Long Road Home"
- Season 15
- 1501 "Fifteen"
- 1502a "I Wanna Hold Your Hand"
- 1503a "Buster's Secret Admirer"
- 1504a "Cents-less"
- 1504b "Buster the Lounge Lizard"
- 1505a "To Eat or Not to Eat"
- 1505b "S.W.E.A.T."
- 1507a "Prunella the Packrat"
- 1507b "What's in a Name?"
- 1509b "Through the Looking Glasses"
- 1510a "The Butler Did... What?"
- 1510b "The Trouble with Trophies"
- Season 16
- 1601 "Based on a True Story"
- 1602a "Flippity Francine"
- 1602b "Muffy Takes the Wheel"
- 1604a "Get Smart"
- 1606a "The Last Tough Customer"
- 1606b "Brain's Chess Mess"
- 1607b "Brain's Biggest Blunder"
- 1608a "Buster's Book Battle"
- 1609b "Sue Ellen Vegges Out"
- 1610a "So Funny I Forgot to Laugh"
- Season 17
- 1702b "Ladonna Compson: Party Animal"
- 1703b "Buster Bombs"
- 1704a "Opposites Distract"
- 1704b "Just the Ticket"
- 1705a "All Thumbs"
- 1706a "Speak Up, Francine!"
- 1708b "Crime and Consequences"
- 1709a "Caught in the Crosswires"
- 1709b "Framed!"
- 1710a "Binky's Music Madness"
- Season 18
- 1802a "The Friend Who Wasn't There"
- 1802b "Surprise!"
- 1803a "The Case of the Girl with the Long Face"
- 1803b "The Substitute Arthur"
- 1804a "Best Wishes"
- 1805b "Arthur Calls It"
- 1806a "Whip. Mix. Blend."
- 1807b "Messy Dress Mess"
- 1808a "Arthur Read: Super Saver"
- 1809a "The Pageant Pickle"
- 1810 "Shelter from the Storm"
- Season 19
- 1901b "Brain Sees Stars"
- 1902a "Sue Ellen Adds It Up"
- 1903a "Arthur's Toy Trouble"
- 1904b "Dueling Detectives!"
- 1905a "Buster Isn't Buying It"
- 1906a "Maria Speaks"
- 1907a "Carl's Concerto"
- 1907b "Too Much of a Good Thing"
- 1908a "Francine's Cleats of Strength"
- 1909a "Mr. Ratburn's Secret Identity"
- 1909b "Besties"
- 1910 "The Last Day"
- Season 20
- 2001a "Buster's Second Chance"
- 2001b "Arthur and the Whole Truth"
- 2002a "Fern's Flights of Fancy"
- 2002b "Cereal"
- 2004b "That's MY Grandma!" (intro only)
- 2007a "The Hallway Minotaur"
- 2007b "Ladonna's Like List"
- Season 21
- 2101a "Binky's 'A' Game"
- 2101b "Brain and the Time Capsule"
- 2103b "Sue Ellen & the Last Page"
- 2104a "Muffy Misses Out"
- 2104b "Arthur Takes a Stand"
- 2105a "Slink's Special Talent"
- 2105b "Take a Hike, Molly"
- Season 22
- 2201a "Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone"
- 2201b "The Feud"
- 2202a "When Rivals Came to Roost"
- 2202b "The Longest Eleven Minutes" (intro only)
- 2203b "Binky Can't Always Get What He Wants"
- 2204a "Muffy's Car Campaign"
- 2204b "Truth or Poll"
- Season 23
- 2302 "When Duty Calls"
Staff
- Mr. Haney: Principal (Season 1-19)
- Ms. Tingley: Mr. Haney's assistant principal; Interim Principal (Season 20-current)
- Mrs. MacGrady: Lunch Lady
- Mr. Morris: Janitor (Season 1-7, and cameos in subsequent seasons.)
- Ms. Flynn: School Nurse
- Coach Bumpus: Gym Teacher/Coach
- Coach Grimslid: Gym Teacher/Coach
- Mr. Bevel: Shop Teacher
- Ms. Bryan: Art Teacher
- Ms. Krasny: Music Teacher
Teachers
Teachers with known grade levels are listed below.
K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
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Arthur's Kindergarten Year | Mrs. Robertson[4] | |||||
Arthur's 1st Grade Year | Ms. Yollanda[5] | |||||
Arthur's 2nd Grade Year | Mr. Marco[6][7] | Mr. Ratburn[8] | ||||
Arthur's 3rd Grade Year | Mrs. Robertson[4] | Mr. Ratburn[8] | Mrs. Frumpus[10] | |||
Arthur's 4th Grade Year | Ms. Velez[3] | Miss Sweetwater[3] | Mr. Cramp[10] | Mr. Ratburn[10][3] | Mr. Marco[3] |
Note: Mr. Rambacher is an eighth grade teacher[11], but it is unclear if he works at Lakewood, being an elementary school.
Substitute Teachers
- Mr. Elkin
- Mrs. Bofini
- Ms. Blank
- Ms. Tremello
- Miss Ratburn
- Skip Bitterman (substitute chef)
- Frederique Fugue
Students
The students below are grouped into their grade levels during Arthur's third grade year (i.e., prior to "Arthur's First Day") unless noted otherwise.
Kindergarten
- Kindergarten Female Aardvark
- Kindergarten Female Aardvark (Number 2)
- Kindergarten Female Aardvark (Number 3)
- Kindergarten Female Aardvark (Number 4)
- Kindergarten Male Aardvark
- Kindergarten Male Aardvark (Number 2)
- Kindergarten Male Aardvark (Number 3)
- Kindergarten Male Bear
- Kindergarten Male Cat
- Kindergarten Male Rabbit
- Kindergarten Male Rabbit (Number 2)
- Kindergarten Male Rabbit (Number 3)
The following students have only attended kindergarten at Lakewood in "Arthur's First Day."
- Amanda Hulser
- Cheikh Diouf
- D.W. Read
- Edwin
- Emily Leduc
- Fatima Diallo
- James MacDonald
- Kyle Fitzpatrick
- Liam
- Lisa
- Lucy
- Maryann
- Ryan Bostler-Jackson
- Sarah
- Timmy and Tommy Tibble
Third Grade
- Alex Davidson
- Arthur Read
- Brain (held back in kindergarten)
- Buster Baxter
- Fern Walters
- Francine Frensky
- Muffy Crosswire
- George Lundgren
- Binky Barnes (held back in third grade)
- Sue Ellen Armstrong
- Fern Walters
- Jenna Morgan
- Maria Pappas
- Mary
- Paul Jacobs
- Ladonna Compson (former student)
- 3rd Grade Female Aardvark
- Mary Perchanok
- 3rd Grade Female Aardvark (Number 3)
- 3rd Grade Female Aardvark (Number 4)
- 3rd Grade Female Cat (Number 2)
- Beulah McInnerny
- Jessica
- Kenny (known as Bentley Vallinakis in "Arthur's First Day")
- 3rd Grade Male Cat
- 3rd Grade Male Dog
- 3rd Grade Male Dog (Number 2)
- 3rd Grade Male Dog (Number 3)
- 3rd Grade Male Monkey
- 3rd Grade Male Rabbit
- 3rd Grade Male Rabbit (Number 2)
- 3rd Grade Male Rabbit (Number 4)
- 3rd Grade Male Rat
- Norbert
Fourth Grade
- Prunella Deegan
- Molly MacDonald
- Billy
- Brian
- Otis
- Helen
- Jack Weasel
- John
- Luke
- Nancy
- Norman Hedgehog
- Patrick
- Rattles
- Slink
- 4th Grade Female Aardvark
- 4th Grade Female Aardvark (Number 2)
- 4th Grade Female Bear
- 4th Grade Female Bear (Number 2)
- 4th Grade Female Bear (Number 3)
- Fletcher
- 4th Grade Female Cat (Number 2)
- 4th Grade Male Bear
- 4th Grade Male Dog
- 4th Grade Male Rabbit
The following students are only known to have attended fourth grade at Lakewood in "Arthur's First Day."
Students in Unknown Grades
- George's sister
- Unknown Female Aardvark (Number 4)
- Unknown Female Bear (Number 2)
- Unknown Female Bear (Number 3)
- Unknown Female Monkey
- Unknown Female Rabbit (Number 7)
- Unknown Male Aardvark
- Unknown Male Bear
- Unknown Male Bear (Number 2)
- Unknown Male Bear (Number 6)
- Unknown Male Dog (Number 6)
- Maria lookalike
- Unknown Male Rabbit
Unidentified Students
In "Arthur's Number Nightmare" a seating chart for each class of the school is seen. It reveals unnamed characters whose names are below. Their grades are also unknown. Note that none of these characters are in Mr. Ratburn's class. The name Frances appears in the episode, "Castles in the Sky." It appeared on a posted note underneath a bowl of oranges. The note said "Vote Frances for Student Council" The name Frances appeared prior to the episode "Arthur's Number Nightmare." A few more names were revealed in the episode, "Grandma Thora Appreciation Day."
There are numerous other named students as seen on the class lists from "Arthur's First Day;" however, many of these names are production staff for the TV series. It is unknown if they are actually tied to an existing background character model.
Athletics
Lakewood competes in at least six interscholastic sports.
- Soccer
- Baseball
- Track and Field
- Basketball
- Hockey
- Badminton
They might have a Football team because in "Arthur's Baby" Arthur, Binky and other characters are playing. It appears that Mr. Marco is their coach. The students also compete in a bowling tournament against Mighty Mountain in "Francine's Split Decision". They have even played Jai Alai against Mighty Mountain (mentioned in "Francine's Split Decision").
Events
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Lakewood Elementary has hosted many events and festivals.
- 3rd Grade Annual Picnic
- Harvest Day Celebration
- PTA Spring Fundraiser
- Earth Day Fair
- The Teachers' Charity Carnival
Contests
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Lakewood Elementary occasionally holds contests to allow students to show off their abilities. Sometimes, these contests advance students to a greater level of competition, such as the checkers competition in "A is for Angry."
- Spell-a-thon
- Math-a-thon[15]
- Arithmattack
- Kids Cooking Contest[16]
- Interscholastic Checkers Competition[17]
- Interscholastic Chess Competition
Activities
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- Lakewood Elementary Reader
- Student Council
- Band
- Chorus
- Shop
- Lakewood Pride Committee (ceased function)
- Computer Club
- Chess Club
Trivia
- Lakewood Elementary School is named for an actual elementary school that Marc Brown had attended as a kid, as said in a readingrockets interview.[18]
- Classes start at 9:00 AM, and in early seasons are released at 3:00 PM,[19] though in later seasons the dismissal time is changed to near 3:30 PM.[citation needed]
- The school year runs from September[citation needed] to June.[20]
- The exterior of Lakewood Elementary school is based on the school St. Hubert Elementary in Windsor, Ontario crossed with a school in Montreal near the old Cinar Studio.[21]
- A school counselor is mentioned by Mr. Haney in "April 9th," but on many occasions, Mrs. MacGrady seems to fill this role, whether officially or unofficially. Mrs. MacGrady is notably overworked and "shorthanded" in the kitchen,[22] implying that small existing cafeteria staff is either unseen, or new workers are hired by Ms. Tingley at a later point.
- Lakewood Elementary provides kitchen duty for its students in episode "Love Notes for Muffy."
- Another extra curricular assignment is to sort mail at the main office.[23]
- In "April 9th," the school has a fire due to faulty wiring. As a result, everyone has to go to Mighty Mountain School temporarily, while the school is repaired and renovated.
References
- ↑ "Prunella and the Haunted Locker"
- ↑ "Elwood City Turns 100!"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Arthur's First Day"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Brain's Shocking Secret"
- ↑ Arthur's Nose
- ↑ "Arthur's Eyes"
- ↑ "Arthur and the True Francine"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Arthur's Teacher Trouble"
- ↑ "Francine Frensky, Superstar"
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 "The Last Day"
- ↑ "Freaky Tuesday"
- ↑ Castles in the Sky
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/19991012194618/http://pbs.org/wgbh/arthur/prunella/index.html
- ↑ His name appears on a sign that says "Keep Our Cafeteria Clean!" in The Pride of Lakewood.
- ↑ "It's a No-Brainer"
- ↑ "What's Cooking?"
- ↑ "A is for Angry"
- ↑ http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/brown
- ↑ "Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn"
- ↑ "Desert Island Dish"
- ↑ http://elwoodcitycentral.createaforum.com/general-arthur-tv-series-discussion/the-read-house/msg765/#msg765
- ↑ "Arthur Takes a Stand"
- ↑ "Buster's Special Delivery"