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MATH VOCABULARY

Math Vocabulary While Janice was working with our classes, she noticed that our teachers were all using different vocabulary to teach the same concept. We

COMPUTATIONAL FLUENCY

Computational Fluency As a school, we completed a school-wide computational fluency assessment in September to find out where are students were at in terms of

NOVEMBER 2024

ACTION: NOVEMBER 2024 In November, we wanted to look into how students were feeling about math. So we put together a quick survey asking, Do

Everyday Speech and Core Competencies

Thirteen teachers, including classroom teachers and resource teachers, participated in the Everyday Speech (EDS) pilot project in which they were granted 10-week free access to

What's Next?

NEXT STEPS: We asked approximately 150 students if they were getting better at reading and how did they know. Quotes like the one in the

SCHOOL COMMUNITY BUILDING

In our work with building connections between adults and students, kids were asked again in May and June if they felt that one or more

READING 2023

We continued working with our Literacy Consultant planning in reading instruction and strategies until about the beginning of May and we did see some growth

What's next?

At our Pro d day on Jan. 30th, 2023 we sat in grade groups to plan for next steps in developing reading proficiency. We brought

Reading Proficiency

In September we conducted a reading assessment (the DART) with the entire student body. We now have information about where we need to target reading

Building Teacher -Student Connections

Building connections for students in order to feel safe and cared for, is very important for Byng Staff. We have the understanding that children learn

Building Community

Through discussion and surveys with our students we have also learned that students would like to work on deepening connections and relationships with other students

Portfolios as a Tool For Reflection

At Byng, we have continued to use e portfolios and formative assessment to help deepen learning for our students. We know that giving feedback to

What Happens When Students Own Their Learning?

At Byng, we continue to look at the importance of assessment for our learners and how we can best support our students take ownership for

Bookmark to Support Parents

As a community, we decided it would be a good idea to provide parents with a bookmark at our first Parent-Teacher Conference to help both

Co-Creating Criteria

As a staff we co-created criteria of "What makes a powerful post?" We want to be sure that we are using common language and following

First Family Team

In December, we came together for our first Family Team experience. Division 5 and 11 helped us consider the "I feel" words INCLUDED and CONNECTED

October Sharing Assembly

Our first sharing assembly took a closer look at the "I feel" words CONNECTED and ACCEPTED. Students from divisions 2 and 10 developed a short

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