Our Students
Our school population has grown over the last two years. RHPS currently houses more than 370 Kindergarten to grade 5 students. Our students come from homes where a variety of languages are spoken. The most frequently spoken languages at our school are: English, French, Arabic, Cantonese or Mandarin, Urdu and Somali. Students with Special Education needs are integrated into classrooms and support teachers / educational assistants work with homeroom teachers to provide programming. One third of our students are under the age of 6 and attend our full‐day learning program. Our grade 5 students transfer to Henry Munro Middle School for grades 6 to 8.
Our Staff
RHPS has 27 teachers, 2.5 educational assistants, 6 early childhood educators, 1 .5 office staff, a 0.5 library technician, 2 care staff, 0.5 vice-principal and 1 principal. Several teachers have specialist qualifications in Special Education, French as a Second Language, English as a Second Language, Computers, Guidance and Physical Education.
Our Community
Parents and Community
RHPS is centered in the Beacon Hill North community of Gloucester. The area is richly endowed with community associations, recreation facilities, daycares, OC Transpo, and the Ottawa Public Library. Beacon Hill is characterized by mixed housing from single family houses, townhouses and garden homes to large apartment buildings. Parents and community members are welcomed volunteers. Many are members of our School Council and participate in various activities to assist students in developing reading, writing, and mathematics skills. As well, we have volunteers support our school on field trips and special event days. Our families represent over twenty six languages, including English and French. We are truly a multicultural community.
Mission Statement
At Robert Hopkins we recognize the worth of individuals and we respect their particular skills and characteristics, and their culture. We strive to instill in our students the leadership skills, attitudes and knowledge required of them to become self‐directed and self‐motivated problem solvers, producing .
Facilities and Resources
- Technology in each classroom
- Superb yard, garden, and playground with three play structures, one replaced in the summer of 2012 and another in 2013.
- Excellent gym with generous equipment resources.
- Large well‐stocked bilingual Library, including a Dual Language selection of books.