Earnscliffe Senior Public School 2013-2014 Year at a Glance

1. Earnscliffe Senior Public School2013-2014 Year at a Glance

2. GrowingSuccess Assessment, evaluation and reporting in Ontario schools Reporting: • progress report card for elementary schools will be sent home in November • the progress report will not contain grades or percentage marks • The report cards for elementary schools will be sent home in February and one in June • these two report cards will include grades or percentage marks • progress report cards will indicate if a student is “progressing well,” “progressing very well” or “progressing with difficulty” in subject areas

3. What does it look like? Here are the learning skills.

4. Here are the subjects. • progressing with difficulty • progressing well • progressing very well

5. Responsibility

6. Organization

7. Independent Work

8. Collaboration

9. Initiative

10. Self-regulation

11. How to Help your Child? • Discuss each skill with them. • Talk about which skills they effectively demonstrate now, celebrate this with them. • Choose a skill area to work towards, set a goal and make a plan together on how your child can improve. • Share the goal with your child’s teacher. • When your child makes progress, celebrate that success with them and then set a new goal! • Use the school agenda as an organizer and communication tool

12. How will your child show their learning? Assessment for learning – Teachers will find out where students’ knowledge starts so they can go from there Example: Having a class discussion about how the human body works before beginning the unit to find out what students already know.

13. How will your child show their learning? Assessment as learning - students use teacher feedback and self assessment to determine next steps to improve their learning Example: Student writes a story and receives descriptive feedback from teacher. Student then uses that feedback to re-write and improve their story There is less emphasis on marks/percentages, and more of a focus on personalized comments to improve student work.

14. How will your child show their learning? Assessment of learning - information gathered to communicate student’s achievement to parents, other teachers, students Example: Quizzes, tests, assignments, projects

15. Who teaches my child this year? Ms. Parker – French, Math, Social Studies, Science, Health, Art, and Drama Ms. S. Barclay – English Mrs. Bell and Ms. McGill – Music Ms. Clinton and Mr. Dourmissis – Phys Ed Ms. MacLeish – Dance

16. Big Ideas at a Glance *expectations subject to change due to learning needs *For more detailed information on curriculum expectations visit: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/curricul/curricul.html

17. Big Ideas at a Glance

18. Big Ideas at a Glance

19. Helping Your Child Work at HomeThe most important partners in education are the parents who stand with their children. You surely have the most interest, commitment, insight and sensitivity for your child. When parents, teachers and students work hand in hand, great gains can be made for each child at school.

20. How can you help? • Check your child’s agenda nightly • Set up a homework routine at home • Talk to your kids about what they are doing at school • Review class notes daily • Help your child organize their materials (ex. binders) • Read with and to your children often using all different types of texts (ex. books, newspapers, magazines, etc.) Any kind of reading counts • Review basic math facts (ex. multiplication tables)

21. CHAMPS CHAMPS is the classroom management program that is used school wide.

22. Classroom Meetings • A class meeting is an intellectual discussion in which students can express theiropinions/feelings and learn new information. • In a class meeting all students sit facing each other in a circle. Each student gives his or her opinion on a topic or question proposed by the teacher/student. • Each student is given an opportunity to be heard. As you go around the circle, every student has an opportunity to express their opinion even if it is the same as someone else. • Based on the Glasser Quality School ideas developed by William Glasser, M.D.

23. Mathletics • Students love Mathletics • Students are engaged and motivated to learn • Improved results • Easy to use • Students have access to Mathletics 24 hours a day, 7 days a week • Provides the perfect link between home and school, where results flow seamlessly http://www.mathletics.ca/

24. Other information • Peanut free – We encourage students not to bring any peanut products to the school building as some students may have life-threatening allergies to nuts. • 10 day cycle – Students rotate through five periods in a 10 day cycle. Please note that the cycle continues uninterrupted after holidays and PD days. • Photo day – September 30, 2013 – smile! • Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) – We are currently exploring ways in which to integrate BYOD into your child’s learning. We would appreciate if you adhered to the technology policies outlined in the agenda. • High School – Please stay tuned for updates on information nights that will be occurring at local high schools. We will be sending information home with your child in October.

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