Category: Our Learning Story – Evidence

What targeted actions did we take to address our school’s learning focus? Direct instruction and modelling of reading strategies during read-alouds and novel studies (in intermediate grades); guided reading groups, (particularly in primary grades) to focus on specific reading skills; choral reading and practicing letter-sound correspondence through different play-based activities in primary grades; explicit instruction…

What targeted actions did we take to address our school’s learning focus? Adminstration of a schoolwide reading assessment (Richmond Formative Reading Assessment/RFRA) District Literacy Collaboration Time for teachers to plan in grade groups for alignment What gap or problem do these actions aim to address? Why was this particular strategy/action chosen? Collaboration between classes to…

​ Heritage Fair celebrating the efforts of our Grade 6 and 7 students.  We continue to build connection within our school community. Different events where we come together with a shared purpose and to celebrate learning have strengthened the connections between classes, between grades, amongst students, amongst staff, and between the school and parent community.…

In January 2025, our parent community was invited to respond to a confidential questionnaire about feelings of belonging and how their child feels about their learning and school. We received 100 parent responses to the questionnaire. Respondents were also given the opportunity to share other thoughts or more details through an open-ended question at the…