School Focus:

 

Our commitment is:

 

* Improving student achievement in the areas of Literacy and Numeracy

 

* Ongoing learning for staff through professional learning communities

 

* Continuing to deliver a curriculum in a manner that supports the development of positive social skills

 

* Recognizing student achievement through character development at monthly assemblies

 

* Building strong environmental awareness through our ECO school initiatives

 

* The ongoing partnership with our parent community through our School Council

 

* Continuing to work with our community partners

 

Literacy:

Our goal is to have the vast majority of students achieving at or above the Provincial standard, with a particular emphasis on the reading achievements of our youngest students. Some of the strategies and actions we will use are: early identification of problems, guided reading groups, differentiated instruction, higher-order thinking skills (e.g. reasoning, analyzing, and drawing conclusions); asking better questions; and giving descriptive feedback.

 

Numeracy:

Our goal is to support and encourage student understanding and love of math through an inquiry-based approach to teaching math that focuses on problem solving and the communication and demonstration of thinking. Teachers will continue their professional development in this area.

 

Community, Culture and Caring

Student safety is our priority. We have implemented the Parent Safety Program, in partnership with Toronto Police Service and Parking Enforcement Officers. Parent and student volunteers assist students getting out of their cars every morning and escort young students to their entry doors. We also support our larger community through food drives and fundraising efforts.