Admin will monitor Edsby Gradebooks to ensure that they are up to date so that parents and students are receiving feedback in an appropriate turn around time.

Teachers will ensure that they are posting grades into Edsby Gradebook in an appropriate turn around time (7-10 days).

GSSD Anchor resources will be readily available in our school resource room. Additional resources will be sought out using the Centralized Library (or purchased when not available) as teachers require.

New resources will be highlighted in the staff room and/or the Week at a Glance for staff to investigate. 

Staff will reach out to and build relationships with local Indigenous community members. Staff will facilitate opportunities to invite them to share their knowledge with our school throughout the year. 

Student Leadership Council allows students in grades 6-9 to take on a leadership role related to their own personal strengths and interests.

Admin will make frequent, informal classroom visits to celebrate effective practices and engage in reflective conversations that support teacher growth.

Division-based supports and external professional development opportunities will be explored and provided to staff to provide them with the resources and skills for them to build their skills and confidence in teaching in multi-graded classrooms. 

All classrooms will focus on increasing fact fluency. 

As a staff, we will develop a tracking document to measure student growth in fact fluency throughout the year. 

Will follow the guidance of Dr. George Georgiou regarding early literacy instruction, intervention practices, and the analysis of student data.

We will continue to enforce our no-cellphone policy throughout the school year, encouraging students to interact and connect with their peers at recess and non-structured learning time. 

Throughout the school year, students will be given opportunities to learn in alternative environments. Grayson School will participate in at least two Take Me Outside days.

Our K-3 classroom will continue to offer play breaks and open-ended invitations as part of their regularly scheduled programming.

Our Student Leadership Council will be developed through an inclusive model rather than an elected model (anyone who wants to join and play a role is welcome to). 

In partnership with Grayson School's SCC, we will host open gym nights, called “Feel Good Friday”, during the winter months. Students, families, and community members will be welcome to attend and participate in a variety of different active-living activities.  

Our school canteen will be stocked as healthily as possible within shelf-stable options, offering a range of snacks such as fruit cups, pepperoni sticks, pretzels, and more. We aim to provide convenient and nutritious choices.

In partnership with the Grayson School Community Council (SCC), we will be fundraising for a new inclusive playground. Our current plan is to install the new playground in May, 2026. 

Students in grades 4-9 will participate in “Snacks and Chats". Once a month, students will be given the opportunity to engage with their grade-alike peers on a non-academic task (ie: teambuilding, problem solving, creative outlets, etc…) while enjoying a healthy snack provided by the school. This activity aims to give students the chance to be with age-similar peers without the added complexities that arise with multi-graded classrooms. 

The school will continue to order monthly hot lunches from the local community daycare. Federal funding for nutrition programs will be allocated to reduce the overall cost of these meals for all students.

Our school’s strategic focus includes growing social-emotional learning practices. Staff will take part in three PD days over the course of the year to build shared understanding and strategies for implementation.

All staff are responsible for ensuring that the GSSD Administrative Procedures are being followed. The APs are posted on the GSSD website for reference. Admin will support staff in finding the appropriate AP when necessary.

Data from the EYE, LeNS, OurSchool Survey, Early Lit Assessments, Math Screeners, and other formal and informal assessments will be reviewed, evaluated, and reflected upon to guide instructional approaches and strategies. 

All classroom teachers will incorporate Thinking Classroom approaches to their instruction, both within and outside of math class. 

Students requiring supports in literacy will be identified and will have access to UFli, Heggerty, Rime Magic, Phonics Companion, etc... when appropriate. We recognize that there is no “one-size-fits-all” solution, and so we will be flexible in our approach and with the resources that we utilize. 

Read-alouds will be utilize in subjects outside of ELA at all grade levels and will be indicated on classroom teachers' Year at a Glances

During staff meetings, teaching staff will alternate bringing in student work samples and a grading tool (rubric) for all staff to use to calibrate assesment practices. 

Teachers will target specific writing forms in non-ELA subjects, and will indicate these targets in their Year at a Glance in September.

Student Leadership Council funds will be used to bring various presenters and experts (local and other) to our school throughout the year to supplement curricular learning.

Staff meetings will include the review of student data to promote whole-group discussions and develop actionable strategies to support student learning.

Treaty education outcomes will be revisited at staff meetings, documented in Edsby, and meaningfully integrated into classroom learning.

The SCC will follow the SCC and Principal Annual Work Plan provided by GSSD. The work plan will be reviewed and addressed at every SCC meeting. 

Grayson School will foster and encourage opportunities for our grade 7-9 students to explore Melville Comprehensive School throughout the year (ie: participating in their badminton tournament, attending track and field events, accessing their winter phys. ed equipment, etc…) to build familiarity and to ease the transition once students move on to grade 10.

During the August days before school starts, we will host a backpack drop off and BBQ supper (provided by the SCC). This will allow students to explore their new classrooms, meet their new teachers, and settle into a new school year with ease.

In June, students will have the opportunity to spend a period in their next-year’s classroom with their future teacher. This will allow students an early opportunity to build relationships and build familiarity with new people in a new space.

Grayson School will continue to use Parent/Teacher Interview time to bring in speakers/supports for parents to access that may otherwise be inaccessible, and/or to highlight student learning in an interactive and engaging way. 

Students will be given the opportunity to make suggestions and requests to staff through a "Suggestion Box" that will be located in the library and accessible to everyone.

Our Student leadership Council is open to any students in grades 6-9, and they are responsible for planning spirit days, raising concerns with staff, budgeting their SLC account, etc... 

This year we will continue to foster our relationship with Stockholm School by continuing with our combined PAA programming, our Science Fair, as well as our combined staff PD opportunities. 

We will continue to incorporate a “Student Shout Out” initiative where students will be given the opportunity to share when one of their peers does something nice/kind/worthy of a shout out. These during our monthly assemblies. 

At our first student-led conference event, we will host a math game night where families will be introduced to a variety of different simple math games that can be played with either dice or a deck of cards and are linked to curricular outcomes. 

Families will also be provided with a math game package that will include a deck of cards, dice, and a list of different math games and their curricular connections.