Our School Goal: 2025/26 – Focus on Numeracy

Inquiry Question: How will a concentrated focus on building fact fluency with students improve their proficiency at math and shift their perception of numeracy?

– 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?

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.

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!