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We pleased to present the winning artwork for the 2025 DSB1 Holiday Card Contest!

Created by a student attending R. Ross Beattie Public School, this design will proudly be featured on the cover of our 2025 DSB1 holiday card and widely distributed across our communities during the month of December and beyond.

Thank you to every DSB1 student who submitted beautiful entries for our annual DSB1 Holiday Card Contest!

2026-2027 Draft School Year Calendar

We are pleased to engage families and staff in the creation of a draft school year calendar for 2026-2027.

Please click the title to complete the short survey by Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at noon.

Thank you, Meegwetch and Merci for sharing your thoughts with us.
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About our School

Principal: Shawn Donovan
Vice-Principal: Jennifer McGinn
 
Who was R. Ross Beattie? Where did he come from and why was our school named after him?
 
Robert Ross Beattie was born and raised in the city of Guelph, Ontario. He attended both public and high school there. When he was 17 years old he lost his left hand in an industrial accident in a part-time job he was doing. It was at this point in his life that his dreams of becoming a dentist had to change. He did not need two hands to become a teacher. He attended Guelph Normal School and taught at Guelph’s Central School from 1926 to 1927. From 1927 until 1930 he was the principal of the King Edward School in Guelph.
R. Ross Beattie Senior Public School

R. Ross Beattie Senior Public School 

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