WSD Literacy/Numeracy Priorities
To ensure quality numeracy and literacy instruction and learning for all students, through building student and adult capacity in critical thinking, problem solving and making connections.
Sub-Goals:
Students will use metacognition to develop deep understanding while learning, applying and transferring the 6 strands of English Language Arts across curricular areas.
Students will engage in meaningful, relevant and context-based activities that support the development of essential literacy skills.
Students will develop and use numeracy and problem solving skills in the deep exploration of open-ended, authentic problems.
Students will engage in meaningful, relevant and context-based activities that support the development of essential numeracy skills and the progression from procedural/concrete learning to conceptual/abstract learning and making connections.
Staff will use evidence of student learning from a variety of sources to determine where a student is on the learning/developmental continuum and to guide planning, instruction and assessment for future learning
Minnewasta School Focus Areas
Culture
To provide a safe and inclusive school culture that respects the diversity of every student and family in our community.
To develop a culture of “Adventurous Achievers" through play, inquiry, project based learning, explorations and career development/citizenship.
Literacy
Teaching literacy in all subject areas.
Improve sense-making and reading comprehension for all students.
Use data/evidence to guide instructional practices.
Literacy learning through Project Based Learning, Inquiry, Explorations and Play.
Numeracy
Teaching numeracy in all subject areas.
Improved understanding of Key Competencies (Gr. 3 Assessment) at all grade levels.
Use of appropriate, targeted interventions for struggling learners.
Using Data/Evidence to guide instructional practices.
Numeracy learning through Project Based Learning, Inquiry, Explorations and Play.
View our Minnewasta School Goals and Continuous Improvement Plan here:
School Goals and Continuous Improvement Plan (2017-18).pdf
Revised May 2018
