Little Rouge Touchstone
We the community of Little Rouge Public School will strive for academic excellence in all that we do. We will respect the rights and property of all members of our learning community. We are peaceful and compassionate with each other and we actively practice the Character Matters Traits. We feed our minds and bodies with healthy choices and promote environmental awareness. We are the Little Rouge Rockets developing our love of literacy and putting forth our best efforts in everything we do.
History
Little Rouge Public School opened in September 2007 and is named after Little Rouge Creek. Despite its name, Little Rouge Creek is anything but small. It is the second longest watercourse in the over 250 kilometer-long Rouge River system which is home to Rouge Park, the largest urban park in North America. Rising in the Oak Ridge’s Moraine in Whitchurch-Stouffville, the Little Rouge winds its way south through a small rural landscape of forests, wetlands, farms and old fields, into the Park in eastern Markham, before joining the Rouge River just north of Highway 401 in Toronto.
Little Rouge opened its doors in September 2007. We were designated a holding school for future schools in the area and our enrolment increased at a staggering rate until September 2012 at which time our school decreased from 690 students to 400.
In September of 2018, our school enrolment has climbed back to 650 students. In the years ahead we expect our to increase gradually due to further development in the area.
Facilities
Little Rouge is located on Country Glen Road bound by housing on the west, north and south sides of the property and with a park at the east end of the school. The Town of Markham has a small parkette located east of the school and the grass area is the site for many recreational games run by soccer clubs and other recreational facilities with the Town of Markham.
The school has a bus loop. Large and small buses, as well as private vans use the bus loop before and after school. Parking space is limited. Parents and visitors are asked to use caution when entering the school lot at these times. Students are dismissed from their classes through doors at the sides and instructed to walk through the school yard to a safe exit facilitated by the teachers on bus duty or the crossing guards.
Safety and Visitors to Little Rouge P.S
In support of York Region District School Board’s policies and procedures, LRPS is committed to student safety and school security. All points of entry to the school will be locked at all times during school hours, beginning at 9:15 am each morning. All visitors to the school are required to buzz in at the front door and sign in at the main office. Visitors will be provided with an identifying visitor badge during their visit to the school. Any visitor not wearing a badge will be asked to report to the office.