ACTION PLAN FOR LEARNING

PETERSON ROAD“CREATING HOPE AND LEARNING FOR ALL”

SCHOOL PLANNING COUNCIL

Parent: Jennifer TruemanParent: Karen OhlmannParent: Pamala Combs

Parent: Jana HikichiPrincipal: Nathan Erker

Peterson Road Elementary

Demographics

Total Students 281

129 Girls

152 Boys

Aboriginal Students 28

12 Girls

16 Boys

Special Ed. 28

6 Girls

22 Boys

ELL 2

INT 2

Peterson Road Elementary is a neighborhood school serving 281 K-7 students. This rural school is steeped in tradition, with many families having had multiple generations complete elementary school at Peterson Road. As a result, the parental support provided by both the PAC and the parent volunteers is extremely strong. The PAC is an active supporter of school initiatives. Through their hard work and generosity Peterson Road was able to make upgrades to their technology.

Peterson Road values both athletics and the arts. Sports teams, running groups and “Healthy Buddies” are well attended, and the grade 4-5 students are exposed to the Ukulele, while the grade 6-7 students participate in band.

Academically, the school goals have transitioned from a focus on numeracy to goals based on literacy. A large number of students receive speech and language support as well as reading recovery, learning assistance and resource periods.

Peterson Road also houses “Strawberry Patch”, an onsite daycare facility and preschool facility.

SCHOOL CONTEXTPETERSON ROAD (K-7)

Can writing skills be further developed through the use of technology?

What are the key skills ?

How can technology lead to student engagement?

How can technology inspire both students and staff?

How can technology be used to teach the writing process?

How does technology expose children to a greater range of writing styles?

How can technology be used to encourage additional reading and peer editing?

INQUIRY QUESTION

Target: By 2016, at least 90% of all students will be Fully

Meeting or Exceeding expectations on all school and district wide writing assessments, or meeting the goals set out in their Individual Education Plan.

Utilize technology to engage students in the writing process

Use class blogs to promote daily writing

Share and respond to student writing or topic suggestions

Publish student writing via flip books

Publish student exemplars on class websites

Use available software to enhance the writing process

Develop a digital library – create a bank of stories for our iPads in our Library

Develop a ‘core’ set of benchmarks that will guide our teaching and assessment at each grade level.

Determine the key concepts that should be taught at each grade level

so that we are not re-teaching, but rather scaffolding our learning

ACTIONS

Produce a ‘common language’ that will be used throughout the grades when teaching writing strategies. Each student should understand the writing process, as well as, what it means to: pre-write, proofread, summarize, peer-edit and publish.

Focus on formative assessment to increase the standards of our published work.

Develop school based rubrics and ensure students understand these expectations

Create a bank of exemplars for student viewing and analysis

Dedicate additional instructional time to sharing and responding to student writing

ACTIONS

Devote a portion of our staff meeting to discuss aspects of our writing goal.

Share ideas on how to further engage students in the writing process

Share success stories and frustrations

Have staff review exemplars to ensure our standards are consistent

Share ways in which we can further use technology to enhance our teaching

Seek Professional Development opportunities focused on the writing process.

eg. Excellence in Writing, Professional Services, Technological Awareness

ACTIONS

• Peterson Road will measure success by examining its DWA 5, FSA 4, and FSA 7 results.

• Peterson Road will measure success by increasing the number of staff and students who utilize writing blogs to support writing.

• Peterson Road will measure success through the number of students who have their work published or showcased on their class website.

• Peterson Road will create a set of sample writing assessments in September and compare those samples to samples collected mid year and at year end. The year end product can then be utilized by next teacher to guide teaching practice.

MEASURING SUCCESS

APPENDIX2011 DWA

APPENDIX 1 (SCHOOL DATA) 2012 FSA RESULTS

APPENDIX 2012 FSA RESULTS

APPENDIX 2013 FSA RESULTS

APPENDIX 2013 FSA RESULTS