FESL Focus

BACKGROUND

Academically, Caulfeild students are successful learners:

2014 Foundational Skills Assessment
Grade 4
Reading 100% of students Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
Writing 100% of students Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
Numeracy 100% of students Meeting or Exceeding Expectations

Grade 7
Reading 98% of students Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
Writing 100% of students Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
Numeracy 100% of students Meeting or Exceeding Expectations

2014 School Wide Write Assessment
78% of students Exceeding or Fully Meeting

2014 Numeracy Diagnostic Assessment
89% of students Exceeding or Fully Meeting

Our FESL plan originated from three statistics and one observation:

The 2013-2014 Middle Years Development Instrument (MDI) indicated that 53% of our students felt connected to two or more adults at our school. The District average was 74%.

The 2014 Satisfaction Survey demonstrated that 52% of grade 4 students like school most or all the time. The district average was 65%.

The 2017 Satisfaction Survey demonstrated that 53% of grade 7 students like school most or all the time. The district average was 57%.

The Caulfeild inquiry model was established but could benefit from greater connectedness and consistency between the grades. This was especially timely with the implementation of the new curriculum.

FOCUS

The 2013-2014 Middle Years Instrument indicates that 47% of our students do not feel connected to two or more adults in the school. We may infer that there is also disconnection between our students. By creating learning opportunities with cross-grade and multi-age groups within our whole school inquiries, we look to develop a stronger sense of community and connection amongst our educational stakeholders. By so through Inquiry, we are building capacity in the implementation of our Inquiry-based model and the new curriculum.

The Learning Commons is meant to create an environment of choice and facilitate cooperation and collaboration. Moving beyond the traditional classroom environment and creating micro-environments (campfire, watchtower, watering hole, office) will foster a greater degree of collaboration and connection between our students.