Throughout the month of February, our students and staff celebrate I Love to Read in some way every day. The tournament of books contenders are decided prior to the start of the month to ensure that both brackets are filled – and there is a vote held everyday. When daily winners are announced, you can hear the cheers and groans and the number of competitors lessen. Some highlights of the month include our Reading Campout, where tents, cots, sleeping bags… Read More
École Stonewall Centennial School held its first Celebration of Learning on February 22nd. It was a huge success with over 250 students attending with their families. Students had a chance to take their families on a tour of our school. They participated in a variety of educational activities throughout the school including their classrooms, the gym, the music room, and the Home ec room. Students shared their school work and visited with their child’s teachers. Additionally, all students created Indigenous… Read More
Establishing a solid foundation of early literacy and numeracy skills is a critical part of the work that we do at Rosser Elementary School. There are many ways to foster the letter name identification, letter-sound connection and blending (or “sounding out”) skills that have been shown to support reading success. These learning experiences are strengthened by intentionally weaving multiple modalities into the activity. If an activity can include seeing, hearing, feeling and speaking, the pathways in the brain connecting that… Read More
At Brant-Argyle, our North room (grades 6/7/8) is combining Literacy and Numeracy goals through project-based learning. These goals include promoting engagement in writing, improving writing skills, building communication skills and connecting our numeracy learning with real world scenarios. The North class students are engaged in a “Classroom Equity” project. As part of this project, they have written resumes and cover letters, participated in an interview for a classroom job and have gone through the hiring process for the job. The… Read More
At the beginning of each school year Stony Mountain School offer the students in Grades 5 & 6 the opportunity to be involved in a what we call a Leadership Team, combining Social Justice and MY Voice groups together. Led by Ms. Bartholomew, this group started meeting regularly during breaks and has developed, through conversation and planning, an identity. With the identity defined, they develop an action plan. Over the past few years the leadership team has generously chosen to… Read More
A major focus for our school this year is centred around establishing an inclusive and culturally safe environment, that is rooted in individual and collective well-being. In planning the strategies we would use to move toward this goal, our school considered the Indigenous Education Policy Framework document, Mamáhtawisiwin: The Wonder We are Born With, as well as the self-regulation and social development programs, Zones of Regulation and We Thinkers. Together, the principles and teachings of these works are being used… Read More
As part of work being done on Well-Being at Balmoral School, the grade 5/6 class had a sleep presentation by ISD’s School Psychologist and Mental Health Clinician. The presentation talked about effective sleep hygiene habits and how sleep can impact a person’s well-being. This presentation came about after a Mental Health screening tool was used with students. Each student took home a “Better ZZZ’s in a Box” toolkit which helped students engage with the material and will hopefully help students… Read More
Throughout April and May, TCI has been presenting the “Rob Nash: A Living Curriculum” project to our Grade 8, 9 and 10 students. This program aligns with one of our school goals and the Division’s Continuous Improvement Plan, promoting a positive Well-Being. Rob Nash is a rock artist who, at the young age of 18, wound up in a horrific car accident. Rob lived in a place of darkness for a long time and was eventually able to seek support… Read More
