RTI was successfully implemented in all three classrooms this year, and the RTI template was used effectively.

Admin - S.Campbell

Classroom Teachers - K.Haylock, J.Andrychuk, H.Haas

Once the gradebook went live for term 3, the administration monitored it on a monthly basis. When necessary, conversations were held and support was offered when this goal was not being met. This will continue to be a work in progress next year as we become more familiar with the program.

Admin - S.Campbell

All Classroom Teachers

Many resources were sourced out through GSSD’s centralized library this year. INteracive read alouds, Bug Club books, and Book Clubs were all frequently used. As a school, we purchased multiple copies of “The Phonics Companion” and “UFLI Foundations” to add to our permanent resource collection. 

Library Tech - A.Smith

Admin - S.Campbell

School based budget will support this target.

This goal was not met this year. This is something we will focus on next year. 

Library Tech - A.Smith

Admin - S.Campbell

All Treaty Outcomes were reported on in report cards. Next year, staff will be required to identify where/when they plan on covering the Treaty outcomes in their Year at a Glance. 

All Classroom Teachers

Due to staff absences, lessons and activities were not completed with their original integrity. 

All staff

This goal has not been met. It will continue to be a goal for our school next year. 

All Classroom Teachers

This goal has not been met. It will continue to be a goal for next year. 

All Classroom Teachers

As of November, Ms. Andrychuk has worked with all 3 math teachers supporting them in their own planning, modelling new strategies and providing coaching. Time has been taken to meet with all teachers to talk about what is working and where to go next. 

J.Andrychuk

As of November, our SLC has: 

• Planned and led Hallowen activities
• Explored budget options for improved playground equipment

J.Andrychuk

Staff attended a variety of different division-based PD this year. GSSD's 5 values were hung in every classroom and highlighted regularly within the classroom and throughout the school to ensure consistent expectations were being shared. 

All Staff

Look-fors were used periodically during walk throughs, but this will continue to be a goal next year. 

S.Campbell

As of November, all 4 classroom teachers have submitted a UBD to be reviewed by Admin. 

Admin - S.Campbell

All Classroom Teachers

With support from GSSD's technology division, we are able to meet this goal.

S.Campbell

Throughout this school year, staff and families respected this policy. Compared to years previous, we had fewer incidents involving cellphones and we did not have to use our progressive discipline plan. 

Admin

Classroom Teachers

Students participated in 2 Take Me Outside Days. Our October day had students taking part in a school yard clean up, reading a story together, and taking a walk around the community. In May, our Student Leadership Council organized the activities, which included: face painting, relay games, a scavenger hunt, an obstacle course, and a bouncy castle. 

S.Campbell

Our counsellor requests were monitored on a monthly basis (at minimum), and students who had not been identified by staff as requiring support from our counsellor were able to request support themselves. This resulted in a handful of students accessing our counsellor who would not have otherwise had the opportunity. 

M.Mitchell/K.Lowe

SEL resources were accessed periodically in our K-3 classroom this year, but due to change of teacher in the middle of the year, programs like FRIENDS and We Thinkers were not used as consistently as we had planned. 

SST - S.Campbell

K-3 Teacher - K.Haylock, S.Kemp

Students in grades 6-9 participated in 3 Teen Boost sessions prior to Christmas. Since Christmas, our school counsellor provided the grade 6-9 students with the program Project Impact. 

M.Mitchell/K.Lowe

Random grouping was used consistently in all 3 classrooms throughout the entire year. 

All Classroom Teachers

Open-ended invitations and opportunities to play were part of the K-3 classroom routine. The classroom was restructured periodically to encourage more creative play. 

K.Haylock/S.Kemp

Students were not polled formally. However, students in our grade 5-9 group had expressed the desire to have more extra curricular opportunities available to them this year, so one of our staff received their NASP certification so that we were able to offer an archery program for the first time in several years. 

S.Campbell

This year we were able to meet some of the indicators from our goal, including: purchasing and hanging Canadian flags in each classroom and creating a “We Are All Treaty People” bulletin board. 

S.Campbell

Facilities department

Every classroom transitioned to using table arrangements this year. Staff observed that students would often tend to sit in the same spots with the same people, so teachers were mindful to encourage different seating options throughout the year to ensure students were working with a variety of their peers. 

K.Haylock, S.Campbell, H.Haas, J.Andrychuk

School based budget to fund the purchase of 4 tables

This goal will be carried forward to the next school year as it was not met this year. 

Admin - S.Campbell

K-3 Teacher - K.Haylock

Our SLC, in collaboration with Admin, worked together to purchase additional picnic tables for seating outside, an outdoor volleyball net, 2 new hockey nets and a variety of different balls. 

J.Andrychuk

Starting in December, students from each classroom took turns sharing their own personal land acknowledgement at the beginning of each assembly. Students also shared their land acknowledgements at our Christmas Concert and Awards Night. 

All Classroom Teachers

This year, anyone who wanted to participate in SLC was invited to do so, and was assigned a role that aligned with their strengths and interests.

J.Andrychuk

Random grouping was used on a regular basis in all classrooms in a variety of different subjects.

All Classroom Teachers

Reading buddies took place periodically throughout the school year. Occasionally activities were aligned with a cultural celebration, but at other times different activities were chosen. Our younger students are often heard asking “When is reading buddies?”, so we know that it was a valuable experience for them!

K.Haylock, H.Haas

When necessary, staff and admin reviewed APs for guidance around the following information items this year: attendance, suspension, support staff and professional staff evaluations, opening exercises, high risk activities, retention, among others.

All Staff

This year we used our math screeners to determine where to add additional math support. When a need was identified, we had our in-house math coach scheduled to support that grade/classroom/teacher. This schedule was revisited multiple times throughout the year, but the K-3 and 7-9 classes received additional support 2 times in a 6 day cycle and the 4-6 class received additional support 1 time in a 6 day cycle. 

This year the Our School Survey results were shared by admin with each classroom that participated. Through those conversations, feedback was received from students and will be shared with next year’s staff in the fall. 

All Classroom Teachers

All three classrooms integrated many elements of the Building Thinking Classroom (BTC) approach into their math classes. However, the use of BTC outside of math class is significantly lower.

All Classroom Teachers

Phonetic and comprehension strategies were addressed using a Guided Reading approach in the K-3 and 4-6 classrooms. In the K-3 classroom, decodable texts were used for early readers instead of the previously used Guided Reading texts. In the 4-6 classroom, instruction alternated between small group sessions and whole group activities, depending on the skills being taught and the needs of the students.

K.Haylock

S.Campbell

A variety of different interventions were used throughout the school year when data and observations deemed them necessary. 

S.Campbell

Read alouds were used to support curricula instruction outside of ELA in all classrooms. Besides short reads, texts that were used include: “Uglies”, which supported the grade 9 science unit on genetics, and “Mistasiniy: Buffalo Rubbing Stone” which supported a grade 4/5/6 social.  

All Classroom Teachers

Student writing portfolios have been updated with writing samples from this school year. Writing rubrics that align with the holistic rubrics were used occasionally, but upon reflection they may not be specific/meaningful enough for the students. We will continue to look at assessment practices for writing in the fall. 

H.Haas, S.Campbell, K.Haylock

Teachers’ ‘Year at a Glance’ were submitted with writing forms in non-ELA subjects highlighted. 

All Classroom Teachers

All teaching staff submitted 1-2 UBDs this year, and those who taught ELA submitted an ELA UBD for feedback from Admin. 

K.Haylock, S.Campbell, H.Haas

This goal will carry over to next year as it has not yet been met. 

This goal will transition to next year as it has not yet been met. 

Classroom Teachers

Library Tech - A.Smith

All classrooms used the Thinking Classroom approach in math, including using vertical white boards, random grouping, thin slicing questions and consolidation. 

K.Haylock, J.Andrychuk, S.Campbell, H.Haas

This goal will transition to next year as it has not yet been met. 

Admin

MathUp and Mathology were the primary resources used for math instruction. 

K.Haylock, J.Andrychuk, S.Campbell, H.Haas

Ms. Andrychuk supported all 3 math classrooms through regularly scheduled math classes. She modelled the BTC approach, how to thin slice questions, shared resources with staff and offered RTI support for those students who needed it. 

Jillian Andrychuk

This year we welcomed Dallas Arcand, 3X world champion hoop dancer to the Grayson Community. We also welcomed a variety of local experts who helped supplement our curricular instruction (ie: a parent showed how they harvest different flowers and plants and use them to make teas and salves, a local art class instructor guided students on how to make a visual abstract representation of a social justice issue, etc…). 

Admin

SLC Budget

This goal will be carried into next year as it has not yet been met. 

Admin

Our SCC helped us with a portion of the cost of purchasing 4 iPads for teachers to use to access Edsby this year. 

Admin

Our grade 9 students had multiple opportunities to explore and become familiar with Melville Comprehensive School. Students participated in MCS’s ‘Cobra Connect’ day – a day targeted to welcoming next year’s incoming students, touring them around, and showcasing all of the extra curricular and elective options available; Several students were able to complete their Driver’s Ed training through MCS this spring; and our grade 9s attended MCS’s first annual Career/Employment Fair. 

H.Haas

Our SCC hosted our backpack drop off evening on August 31. Families and students were welcomed to our building, enjoyed a meal, and got a sneak peek into their classroom. 

SCC

It was decided that since our transitioning grade 3 and grade 6s frequently spend time in their next year’s classroom through their scheduled academic programming, this event was not necessary. We will revisit it’s value next year. 

Classroom Teachers

Our student services team met with MCS’s student services team to share important information regarding our transitioning grade 9 students. 

Admin - S.Campbell

Gr 9 Classroom Teacher - H.Haas

In November, during our scheduled Student-Led Conferences, we co-sponsored a presentation with our SCC by The White Hatter to provide information on internet safety and digital literacy. We also invited our Digital Learning Consultant to assist staff and families in navigating the Edsby platform in preparation for using the gradebook feature. During our spring Student-Led Conference session, we offered a presentation to families on the Building Thinking Classroom (BTC) approach. An Instructional Consultant was invited to discuss the research behind the BTC approach and the division’s vision. Following this, one of our teachers guided families through a BTC experience to demonstrate firsthand how our instructional approaches have evolved.

Admin

A list of topics to be covered was not shared with families this year. However, a parent from the 4/5/6 classroom was invited to share how she uses plants in a variety of different ways to support a social studies unit that was being covered. In our K-3 classroom, grandparents and great-grand parents were invited to come in to talk about how life has changed and how things were in the past. This also supported a social studies unit. 

Admin

Due to staff changes, technical challenges, sanctions, and the onboarding of the gradebook platform, it was challenging to meet our goal of one learning story post per week per student. Upon reflection, we determined that this goal was too ambitious and time-consuming. Instead, we decided that a goal of 1-2 posts per month is more realistic.

Classroom Teachers

The suggestion box was frequently used throughout the year and checked monthly by the administration. Student requests were carefully considered and implemented when feasible. If a request was not feasible, the administration addressed it with the students and explained the reasons why.

Admin

All students who were interested in joining the SLC were permitted to do so. Jobs and roles were assigned based on student strengths and interests. We saw increased engagement using this approach, as over 80% of our students in grades 6-9 joined the SLC. 

J.Andrychuk

Our SCC met several times throughout the year. Due to sanctions and job action, much of the discussion surrounded the day-to-day operations, rather than creating a long range plan for the school. This is a goal that will transition to next year as it has not yet been met. 

Admin

Edsby was used as our only source of text communication with families. Messages, broadcasts, the river stream and classroom groups were all used frequently to share messaging with families. For the most part, families use this platform primarily to reach out to staff.  

All Staff

Due to sanctions, we did not participate in the Science Fair with Macdonald School this year. However, we did continue with our combined PAA programming and we co-planned a school-based PD day in January. 

Admin

Our partnerships with the listed organizations remained strong this year. We look forward to strengthening those relationships in the years to come. 

Admin