Category: Our Learning Story – Actions

An action that we have taken to support our school’s learning focus is:  • School-wide/Grade-wide assessments to inform instruction in classrooms (RFRA, SPARK, and SPARK1) and to measure effectiveness of instructional strategies being implemented and classroom-based assessments (cross-curricular) • Kindergarten and Grade 1 teachers using direct instruction with various approaches/programs to build phonological and phonemic…

An action that we have taken to support our school’s learning focus is: • Student Voice Survey (Literacy Focus) for Primary (Grades 2 and 3)  and Intermediate Grades (Grades 4-7) This action supports our school’s learning focus in the following ways: • Student Voice Survey data provides insight into how our learners feel about themselves…

An action that we have taken to support our school’s learning focus is: Professional development for teachers with the Pillars of Literacy (Spring 2025 and Fall 2025) Class Reviews Curriculum Consultant support with implementing instructional practices and different reading assessments Collaboration and co-teaching in class teams (classroom teacher and resource teacher) District Literacy Collaboration Time…

As we wrap up our school year, we reflect on the various ways in which we have put our school focus of connection and belonging into action in this last part of the year. Our Student Leadership group continued to be a big driver in various activities that foster connection and belonging. Through their planning…

Staff had time to reflect on and discuss the data trends from our Student Voice Survey at our January Pro D. Staff also met for Collaboration Time that day and to share observations from their classes and connections between the student voice data, and also thoughts on “Where to next?” In the share-out that followed,…

To further inform our school focus of connection and belonging, our staff engaged in a scanning survey to share thoughts, observations, and wonders about our school focus. As our staff continue to get to know one another better and continue to work together to support our learners, a staff scan was a timely next step…