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Building a Community of Kindness Through Story Sharing
During the month of September our school community participated in a collective heartifact mural project to build belonging and strengthen literacy skills. The focus of this year’s mural was inspired by several anchor texts (In a Jar & Wilfred Gordon MacDonald Partridge), as well as a video clip from the show, The Repair Shop. Staff…
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Literacy and Belonging-Building a Connected Community
An action that we have taken to support our school’s learning focus is:Engaging students in two connected, community-building literacy experiences during the month of February. As part of Black History Month, we selected a text from our school library where students can see themselves represented. Two buddy classes read I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes…
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Thinking Classrooms-Teacher and Student Learning
An action that we have taken to support our school’s learning focus is: Engaging teachers in professional learning focused on the use of vertical whiteboards, facilitated by Jonathan Tang was a recent action that supported our school literacy focus. While the session was grounded in mathematics, it created rich opportunities for teachers to explore how…
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Literacy Collaboration-Reviewing Data and Forward Planning
In November, after completing fall literacy assessments, staff met in grade group with resource teachers, district consultants and admin to share data points from the SPARK and RFRA formative assessment tools. Discussion focused on sharing findings and planning forward. Staff worked in teams to plan responsive and intentional next steps. See below for some of…