Action Plan for Learning: May 2017 The journey ahead

Our inquiry – How will the explicit teaching of personal awareness and social responsibility impact student achievement in literacy?

Connecting to Langley School District Vision, Values and Learning Plan. Finding ourselves as part of a bigger picture.

Considerable District Efforts in the Areas of personal and social awareness inspire our inquiry. Aboriginal Enhancement Agreement Learning Support Services and Inclusion Celebrating Diversity - SOGI

SD35 Core Values are a Reflection of personal and social awareness… Courage Excellence Community Integrity

Aligning with the redesigned curriculum The core competencies invite us to interweave personal awareness and social responsibility across the curricular content and competencies.

February 2017 – Establishing our school values to support a safe, caring school culture: RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, KINDNESS Back-to-School Grade 7 Event to work with next year’s leaders on school-wide behaviour matrix. September 2017 – Finalizing with staff the school-wide matrix Fall – Student-made reference posters School assemblies to be initiated – teaching of behaviour standards, leadership, and values. How will we positively impact literacy achievement through the explicit teaching of personal and social awareness? Promote Social Responsibility strategically, both school-wide and in the classroom.

Spring 2017 – piloting of program Kelso’s choice by Administration and YCW May 2017 – YCW working with two classrooms (Grade 3FI and Kindergarten) to pilot the program June 2017 – Staff sharing about the program Fall 2017 – anticipated teaching of the program through the primary classes Fall 2017 – Playground ambassadors to support kindergarten and grade 1 students to encourage positive play. Continued work with SD35 Restorative Action teachers around intermediate conflicts that are long-standing and intermediate peace circles. How will we positively impact literacy achievement through the explicit teaching of personal and social awareness? Develop student conflict resolution skills so as to solve problems peacefully.

How will we positively impact literacy achievement through the explicit teaching of personal awareness and social responsibility? Valuing Diversity and fostering Inclusion: Enlarge our print resources Respect and Diversity Week – February 2018 Cultural experiences: ArtStarts, French Immersion Funds Support Special Needs students in active whole school involvement.

How will we positively impact literacy achievement through the explicit teaching of personal awareness and social responsibility? Building Relationships: Buddies and reading buddies Encourage and enlarge extracurricular opportunities

Foster personal awareness: Self- regulation How will we positively impact literacy achievement through the explicit teaching of personal awareness and social responsibility? Foster personal awareness: Self- regulation

Promote Well-Being through physical activity and body breaks. Continue with the morning run Fall 2017 Improve class DPA kits 10-10-10 body break station in the courtyard and by the Resource Room Playground Ambassadors for K-1 Students to promote positive play and support social interactions. How will we positively impact literacy achievement through the explicit teaching of personal awareness and social responsibility? Promote Well-Being through physical activity and body breaks.

A culture of leadership A commitment to service Self-assessment through the Core Competencies Continued Principal Sharing through the website and student sharing How will we positively impact literacy achievement through the explicit teaching of personal awareness and social responsibility? Self-determination

Student Support Services Learning clubs or morning reading club? Centralized self-regulation items and sensory bins Exploring Second Language Supports Behaviour/SEL support team OneDrive resources for teachers

High-yield Instructional Strategies in Literacy 2016-2017 – Collaboration group – Daily 5 2017-2018 – Collaboration group – The Reading Strategies Book Using teacher developed assessments and performance standards to gather data 10 Books, 10 Readers (grades 1and 4) Collaborative work with JKE to develop a G.R.I.P. Explore Faye Brownlie French Immersion reading assessment with JKE High-yield Instructional Strategies in Literacy A focus on next and best practices

Involving our parent community Newsletter sharing of learning successes each week Monthly sharing about learning at PAC meetings Family workshops (POPs, Family Literacy Night) Promote home reading and at school reading with parent volunteers Involving our parent community Passion, commitment, energy

Growing capacity and encouraging collaboration Shared successes each staff meeting Self-regulaation chatter times Complete positive behaviour matrix and lessons to support this Dinner/after school sessions with IS 5 in 15 sharing sessions at staff meeting Literacy collaboration group for Fall Supporting Staff Growing capacity and encouraging collaboration

Resources Enlarging guided reading collections Enlarging home reading collections Enlarging library collection Enlarging read aloud collections (SOGI, ABORIGINAL, SEL, READING POWERS) Instructional Services support, including instructional coaching. Resources