Richmond Rose Public School
Richmond Rose Public School | |
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Address | |
160 Frank Endean Road Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4S 1S7 Canada | |
Coordinates | 43°53′03″N 79°25′32″W / 43.88404°N 79.42565°WCoordinates: 43°53′03″N 79°25′32″W / 43.88404°N 79.42565°W |
Information | |
School type | Public Elementary School |
Motto | "Learning and Growing Together" |
School board | York Region District School Board |
Area trustee | Carol Chan |
Principal | Shannon Philp |
Grades | JK-8 |
Enrollment | 650 (September 2013) |
Language | English |
Area | York Region |
Colour(s) | Navy Blue, Yellow |
Mascot | Rockets |
Team name | Richmond Rose Rockets |
Website |
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Richmond Rose Public School is a public elementary school located in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. The school first opened its doors to students on September 1999, teaching students from JK (Junior Kindergarten) up to Grade 8. It is located on 160 Frank Endean Drive, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada (Postal Code: L4S 1S7). It is part of the York Region District School Board and as of the school year of 2013-14, it has a ranking of 9.4 out of 10.
Richmond Rose Public School has approximately 650 students enrolled in JK to Grade 8 as of 2013. It is also a feeder school of Richmond Green Secondary School, Bayview Secondary School, and Alexander Mackenzie High School.
History
Richmond Rose Public School opened on the September 1999 and was named based on the ever-growing reputation of Richmond Hill being the "Rose Growing Capital of Canada". It is one of the newer schools in Richmond Hill, but has many students enrolled and many admirable achievements.
The first principal of Richmond Rose was Joan Ward, who died a few weeks after the school was opened on September 1999. The library at Richmond Rose is named and dedicated to Joan Ward because of her works for the school.
Touchstone
In the school year of 2005-2006, the staff and students of Richmond Rose Public School created a touchstone for the school to support, encourage, and drive the students to success. This is the Richmond Rose Touchstone:
At Richmond Rose, we take responsibility for our work, words and actions.
We put in our best efforts, enjoy our successes, and learn from our mistakes.
We embrace each other’s differences and care for each other’s feelings.
We think before we speak and use words that are appropriate for school.
Our community is a safe community; a place where we treat people with kindness, respect and dignity.
No one is afraid at our school.
At Richmond Rose, we are free to succeed!
Clubs and teams
As of 2015, these are the clubs and teams students can join at Richmond Rose:
Music
- Junior/Graduation Band
- Intermediate Band
Sports
- Flag Football (Intermediate Mixed)
- Volleyball (Intermediate Girls)
- Basketball (Intermediate Girls)
- Volleyball (Intermediate Boys)
- Basketball (Intermediate Boys)
- Badminton (Intermediate Mixed)
- Basketball (Junior Mixed)
- Volleyball (Junior Mixed)
- Cross-country
- Fitspirit (Intermediate Girls)
Other
- Gold-certified Eco Club
- Chess Club
- Library Helpers
- House Leaders
- Office Helpers
- Red Maple Book Club
- Silver Birch Book Club
- Battle of the Books
Fundraisers
In 2015, Richmond Rose Public School held a bracelet-making fundraiser to help one of the schools in Ghana. The school also contributed in We Day`s "The Goat that Gives Back" program in 2015 and "Bundle of Baby Chicks" program in 2016.
Richmond Rose has several other fundraisers, which include:
- Popcorn-selling
- Scholastic Book Fair
- Car-wash
- Milk Program
- Pizza Program
- Christmas Food Bank
- Winter Clothing Giveaway
Notable alumni
- Michelle Li -Award-winning Badminton Player
References
External links
- Richmond Rose Public School
- https://eqaoweb.eqao.com/eqaoweborgprofile/profile.aspx?_Mident=483176&Lang=E