Our School Goal: 2025/26 – Focus on Numeracy
Our Inquiry Question this year is: How will a concentrated focus on building fact fluency with students improve their proficiency at math and shift their perception of numeracy? We are also curious about:
How does math help us make sense of the world around us?
How will using practical numeracy skills help us to solve everyday problems?
How do we engage in meaningful and enjoyable math?
Last Spring we scanned academic data & noticed a steady percentage of students still struggled with basic math skills. Our focus, at the time was an SEL goal and we also noticed that students often did not perceive themselves as mathematicians. We wanted to explore systems that united Teachers in their approach to teaching math. As an IB school, we also engage in ‘Self Study’ and require an academic school goal so this fits well
Some resources we are currently exploring include:
Carole Fullerton math
https://www.instagram.com/janicenovakowski/
Shelley Gray Dot talks https://shelleygrayteaching.com/
https://www.edutopia.org/article/building-thinking-classroom-math
Card Deck strategies & use of Math Minds pre-assessment data & fluency slide decks
As a staff, we have been engaging in professional development, since August, to educate us on how to better teach and support our students with numeracy.
Greatest impact – according to Teacher survey
- Daily Math cards with intermediate students,
- Math Minutes & Daily math soft-starts on white boards for primary students
- Targeted ‘fun with math time’ ie. Math Challenge Mondays, Math Week (week before Spring Break), outdoor learning with math components
Our data has shown that Student’s perception of themselves as mathematicians or enjoying math has risen, However, this confidence is not parallel to an overall academic growth in math. We will continue with this goal next school year.
Parents, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to reach out to your child’s teacher to find out more about how you can support this at home!
Our School Goal aligns with the Delta School District Vision 2030. With a focus on the values of Diversity & Resilience we engage in the teachings & learnings of teamwork & collaboration to enrich learning and to inspire thriving & future ready learners!
2024/2025 focus was “What Does being Mindful look like at EB?”
The Social Emotional Learning Goal used the MindUp program to support our teaching & learning.
- We learned about resilience. Here is a video to check out and discuss: Resilience Video. Resilience is built by facing difficult emotions, knowing it’s okay to feel upset, and trusting you’ll feel better. We are discussing these words daily in class.
- We continue to practice being mindful, noticing how our actions affect others and the classroom. We are focused on making principled choices, doing the right thing even when no one is watching.
- We emphasized that kindness is a choice and that while it isn’t easy, it’s a choice we can make.
- Square Breathing: taking mindful breaths to calm our bodies and our mind when we transition from one activity to another or when a break is needed
We hope reinforcing this message at home daily and at school will have a positive impact to
create a supportive environment between peers, and students with adults.
Our School Goal aligns with the Delta School District Vision 2030. With a focus on the values of Compassion, Responsibility & Resilience we engage in the teachings & learnings of Well Being and Mental Health to inspire thriving & future ready learners!