Our School
History
Mr. Dennis Wylie was the Principal of the school at the time it opened (1964). Mr. Lloyd Abernathy was the supervising Principal. The initial building consisted of seven classrooms and one kindergarten; the present office was the staff lunchroom. The cost of the school was $170,000 and housed 192 students from kindergarten to Grade 6. An addition of six classrooms, a library and general purpose room was added in 1966.
Roy H. Crosby is a community school with a supportive and involved parent community and a conscientious, caring, professional staff. The school pursues and exhibits a number of specific strengths: a calm and orderly atmosphere for learning, excellent communication among students/parents/teachers/Principal/, a stable staff compliment, a strong parental presence in decision making and day-to-day activities, a concern for the environment, a low student to computer ratio and high academic expectations for each individual child while addressing the needs of the whole child.
The Junior Kindergarten-Grade 6 student population of approximately 270 is composed of two quite distinct groups. Residing in the area surrounding the school is an established population that feels a strong attachment to the school and the adjacent Milne Conservation Area. A second group lives at some distance from the school and travels to school by bus to attend a Grade 4-6 gifted program. Roy H. Crosby houses a student population that requires 1 portable and 1 port-a-pak on site. It is anticipated that Roy H. Crosby's student population will be stable over the next few years.
Facilities
Roy H. Crosby P.S. was officially opened in 1964. Additions were placed on the original school in 1966.
Programs
As with each school in the York Region District School Board, Roy H. Crosby P.S. support student learning through the curriculum standards set out by the Ontario Ministry of Education and many other co-curricular activities.
Our school
- promotes a safe and supportive learning environment. This is done through the Board's Safe Schools Policy and Procedures and the Character Education Initiatives
- offers a Gifted Program
- provides Special Education Programs
Environment
There is a strong concern for the environment at Roy H. Crosby that is supported by the parent community, teachers and the York Region District School Board. Situated adjacent to the (300 acre) Milne Conservation Area, the school is home to the Milne Outdoor Education Centre. Classes from regional schools visit the Centre to experience a variety of curriculum based programs in the out of doors with a focus on Environmental Literacy. In addition, staff at Roy H. Crosby have formally identified Environmental Literacy as a priority and teachers take full advantage of the natural setting and resources available when programming for all areas of the curriculum. Classes participate in ongoing recycling projects, programs such as the "litter less lunch" and a highly successful Earth Day that is held each year on April 22.
We are also very proud to offer the following programs to our students:
- Outside performances supported through School Council fundraising
- Ongoing and informal social skills counseling
- Progressive Discipline Model
- Student Leadership program
- VIP program
- Scientist in School funded by School Council
