Posts tagged with: School Story Action Post
  Our first Pro-D Day of the year, September 22nd, focussed on our new school goal, Literacy. We worked in grade groups as well as with
  
      
    In May 2025, students in grades 1 to 7 completed the Math Mindset Survey. Students were asked to rate themselves using the 4-point Proficiency Scale
  
      
    Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics Staff Professional Development - Part 2 On the afternoon of Friday, February 14th, 2025, Robert J. Tait Staff engaged in
  
      
    On the afternoon of Tuesday, September 20th, 2024, Robert J. Tait Staff engaged in Professional Development using the book Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, by
  
      
  2024-2025 Continuing Our Whole School Action Plan Using Instructional Resource 'High-Yield Routines'
  Following the success using the teaching resource High-Yield Routines in the 2023-2024 school year , the Robert J. Tait staff made a commitment to continue
  
      
    At our May 2024 Professional Development Day, one of our teaching staff shared an educational resource titled, Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, authored by SFU
  
      
    In May 2024, students in grades 1 to 7 completed the Math Mindset Survey. Students were asked to rate themselves using the 4-point Proficiency Scale
  
      
    At the end of the 2022-2023 School Year, the RJ Tait Staff reflected on the progress our students and staff have made over the past
  
      
    At four ProD Days throughout the 2022-2023 school year, the Robert J. Tait Staff learned together about the power of a mathematical growth mindset. Using
  
      
    Wow were the students and staff at Robert J. Tait lucky! Throughout the entire 2022-2023 school year, the staff and students had the opportunity to
  
      
    In May 2023, all students in all classrooms completed the Math Mindset Survey. Students were asked to rate themselves using the 4-point Proficiency Scale on
  
      
    In November 2022, all students in all classrooms completed the Math Mindset Survey. Students were asked to rate themselves using the 4-point Proficiency Scale on
  
      
    At our Professional Development Day on November 21st, 2022, the RJ Tait Staff worked together on the next steps of our Numeracy School Story Focus
  
      
    Beginning in January 2022, Janice Novakowski, our Richmond School District Teacher Consultant for Numeracy visited all classrooms through the second half of the school year
  
      
    In Year 2 of our Numeracy Focus (2021-2022), teachers continued to implement Numeracy lessons that were engaging for students and helped them improve their Numeracy
  
      
    In October 2020, Year 1 of our Numeracy focus, teachers started incorporating Numeracy lessons created by Carole Fullerton into their instruction with their students. Students
  
      
    In Year 1 of our new Numeracy Focus, the Robert J. Tait Staff used the 'Spirals of Inquiry' Framework. In each classroom and at each
  
      
    Our intention for the first term of the 2021-2022 School Year is to learn more about our student's Math Mindset. We plan to create a
  
      
    Have a Heart For Tait From January 20th, 2020 to February 28th, 2020 students and staff gave their heart to Tait. We wanted to recognize
  
      
    On February 7th, 2020, Divisions 9 and 10 embarked on a journey through the Tait Neighbourhood. Their mission was to help clean-up our neighbourhood and