Space Pirates: The Musical!

Pirates! Aliens! Space Travel! 

The JRPS Ravens Drama Club will be presenting this year’s Musical, “Space Pirates” on Wednesday, March 7th, 7:00 p.m., at Markville S.S.

Space Pirates tells the story of Gabby, a kid who gets picked on during a school trip to the museum. Everything quickly changes when an alien space ship accidentally beams Gabby and her classmates up to outer space. Things go from bad to worse when the alien space ship is suddenly attacked by SPACE PIRATES! 

This whirlwind space adventure will be performed by James Robinson PS students in grade 2 and above.  All James Robinson students and their families are welcome to attend.  The show is about 1 hour in length and is full of great songs, fun dialogue and inspiring performances.  Hope to see you all there!

JRPS is Performing at the Marlies Game!

We are inviting you to join us at a J.R.P.S. Community Event!

J.R.P.S. band students have been invited to play O’Canada at the start of the Marlies Game on Sunday April 15, 2018.

The game will start at 4:00 pm at Ricoh Coliseum (45 Manitoba Dr., Toronto). Please invite your friends and family to join us for an afternoon hockey game. We hope to see your family there!

Tickets are $27 each and can be purchased on School Cash Online.

Please feel free to contact Mrs. Lum or the main office at the school if there are any questions (905)-294-3484.

James Robinson Raven Spirit Wear

Our school identity has recently rebranded as the James Robinson Ravens, complete with a new school logo. It is time to splash it out and show our school pride with a new Spirit Wear collection.

Spirit Wear ordering and transactions can be completed on-line by visiting the link: http://teamfunraising.com/JamesRobinson.php 

Samples will be available for sizing in the front foyer at the following times:

Monday, Feb 5 @ lunch recess

Monday, Feb 5 @ 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb 7 @ snack recess

Spirit Wear sales will open Friday, Feb. 2 - Feb 15. 

A percentage of the revenue generated will be donated back to the school in order to support athletics and other program enhancements outlined in our school fundraising plan.

Logo creative artwork generously donated by Joel Clements of Brainstorm Studio™ Creative Services

A special appreciation to PromoProz for their work in putting the spirit wear collection together, and for their generous donation of a set of numbered, reversible team jerseys for our school. The Ravens are looking as sharp as their talons on the court!

A Message from the Trustee

With report cards coming home, this is a good time of year to review your child’s progress and to set goals for the rest of the school year.

As trustees, our goals are set out in the Board Multi-Year Plan. In the coming months, trustees will be reviewing and updating this plan. This process will include opportunities for public input, and trustees will be out in the communities talking about this. More information will be shared about this in the spring.  

Developing and reviewing the Multi-Year Plan is just one of our responsibilities as publicly elected officials. Trustee responsibilities also include hiring the Director of Education, setting Board policies and the annual budget, and communicating with the public.

This is a good time to learn more about the role of trustees with the next municipal election taking place later this year on October 22, 2018. York Region District School Board has 12 trustees, elected by ratepayers. As a trustee, listening and communicating with families is an important part of my role. Students, families and members of the public are welcome to attend and observe any public Board, Advisory or Board Committee meetings and to share their views with us on policy and Board governance.  

As we move into the second half of the year, I hope that you are seeing evidence of your child’s learning and progress, and finding opportunities to get involved in their learning and the life of the school.

I wish you all the best for a successful second term.

Raven Farewell

This is an announcement to communicate to our staff, students, and parents that Mrs. Yi, our Office Admin Assistant, will be leaving us on January 19^th.

On January 22^nd, Mrs. Yi will be joining the secretarial team at Bill Hogarth Secondary School until the end of the year.

We will miss Mrs. Yi's sunny presence throughout the school and we will also miss the million and one things she does for our community on a daily basis with her boundless energy and compassion. 

We wish her all the best in this new adventure and we look forward to having Mrs. Yi back in the fall at the end of her BHSS contract. Until then, we must wave a wing and bid a huge Robinson Raven caw in farewell.