• Continue to develop the role of the school-based chaplain to support students, staff and support sacred-space environments. • To update all religious displays in the school with a student focus. • Have the chaplain empower teachers’ involvement in enriching our school celebrations. Where possible, celebrations will use child friendly language. Any words that may be difficult to understand in scripture or prayers will be explained in context to bring a greater meaning to and greater connection to prayers used at St. Philip. • School celebrations and morning announcements include the diverse cultures in the school through prayers in different languages. • Morning announcement prayers to be said and created by students – verbal and visual component. • Invite Fr. Sathia monthly to engage with our students on various religious topics. Create a schedule for him to visit a different class each week. • Invite Fr Sathia to various activities in the school such as our Meet the Staff, Open House, and School Advisory Council meetings to display our parish/school connection. As well, promote our school activities through the church. • Mass celebrated as an Italian Language and Culture community by attending Santa Maria Goretti parish at least once in the year. • Invite parents to all celebrations, masses, and religious activities so they are also included in the parish, school and community partnership. • Have one of our Division Chaplains lead us in the Remembrance Day Memorial. • Catholic symbols shall be present in each learning space as well as common areas. • Update and review our school charism statement. • Celebrate students who received their sacrament on school announcements/assemblies, in class, and on our sacramental board. • Use the St. Philip school prayer during morning prayer and during all religious activities.

• Continue to increase the amount of technology accessible to the students by using all the technology currently in the school and asking school council to support the purchase of additional Chromebooks. • Continue to post daily content in Google Classroom, as well as study guides or practice guides (dependent on division), and teaching videos. • Ensure parent communication to enhance the relationship to aide in their child’s education. By posting information on Google Classroom and properly documenting tasks in PowerTeacher Pro. • Meet the Staff format will be updated. Start as a large group then teacher presentations to their own classroom families regarding specifics about programming for the year and expectations • Professional Development with all consultants, in teaching with the following in mind: new div 1 curriculum, universal design for learning, differentiation, accommodations, and adapted. • Implementation of Math Up in all grades. • Implement class-based reading strategies that correlate to division goals, such as the use of Heggerty, reading assignments, class based LLI. Complete a Reading Readiness Screen Tool (RSST) on struggling readers to target the gap. Home reading program. • Students to have access to assistive technology as well as google tools to aide in reading and writing • Work collaboratively with supports from FSLW, TABT, LC, ELL

• Supporting student achievement by engaging in collaborative, whole school approaches to capacity building in First Nations, Metis and Inuit education. • Treaty Six Acknowledgement during announcements, staff meetings, meet the staff and open house. • Use the program of studies to incorporate content so all will learn First Nations, Metis and Inuit culture through stories and levelled reading materials. • Maintain the Indigenous displays throughout the school. • Incorporate cultural activities for ALL students. • Develop a relationship with Indigenous Learning Services and Braided Journey. • Identify a First Nations, Metis and Inuit Liaison at the school who will attend meetings and share resources. • FSLW to support families. • Access additional supports for our First Nations, Metis and Inuit students through Jordan’s Principle. • Provide meaningful professional development for teachers that focus on areas of the Teacher Quality Standards. • Administration to read to students on the various teaching of our First People to bring positive awareness as well as develop relationships with all students. • Professional Learning Communities that enhances collaboration • Building school and parent relationship in enhancing student learning (use of google classroom to post lessons/review material) • Recognize student successes in large assemblies/events • PD days to ensure best practices on reporting to parents on the Individualized Program Plan (IPP) program as well as PTP • Continue to have school wide theme days/projects to celebrate all cultures.

Provide more opportunities for students to use, as well as hear the Italian language during the school day: announcements, celebrations, assemblies, and outside sign message. Student created prayers in Italian. Google Classroom posts highlighting Italian program on a monthly basis Work with language consultant to ensure programming is engaging, high interest, and utilizing 21st century tools. Invite Santa Maria Goretti Parish to our Italian classes and include messages in the Italian community such as bulletins at the Italian church. Replenish Italian resources such as picture dictionaries and literature. Italian students will perform at the school concerts. Carnevale cultural activity so that ALL students learn and experience the Italian culture. Italian students to participate in more Italian language and culture field trips. This will promote the program and increase the exposure and interest in the culture. Work with community relations to develop a robust marketing plan to increase the awareness of our program in our Italian catchment. Pull up banner promoting our program in the high traffic areas of our Italian community members. such as Italian Cultural center and Santa Maria Goretti hall and Senior Centre. Build relationship with the Italian Language School Comitato Promotore della Lingua Italiana (CPLI) that is housed in our building. Create a relationship with Cardinal Leger with their Italian Language and Culture students, leadership students, and EAP students Have a multicultural day to celebrate and make connections to our language and cultural program.

Our school opening mass was held at St. Matthew Parish, and we invited the St. Anne School community to join us. The Advent mass will be in December at St. Matthew Parish and Father visits classes monthly and joins our school celebrations. The school chaplain works with the staff and students to prepare celebrations. Each student prepares a prayer, and these are shared daily during announcements throughout the year. We celebrated the New Playground Opening with division representatives, trustees, Father Sathia and the building partners. The Spark leadership team lead a Thanksgiving Food bank collection and it was shared with another ECSD school with demographics that require more support. The leadership team also raised money by selling cookies, donuts, and hot chocolate during parent teacher interviews. The proceeds will be used to purchase Christmas decorations for the Dickensfield Seniors Center. There will also be a toonie collection at the Christmas concert for the ECSD Foundation. We continue to build on our Indigenous symbols and artifacts within the school. We have been focusing on applying the LQS in our daily lessons with meaningful and engaging school wide activities. Our school was featured on the ECSD social media for promoting Metis week. We are in the process of booking an Indigenous event through the Braided Journeys program in the new year. We are working with the SAC and the division grant writers on a Grant application for a chrome cart, new school sign and an Audio-Visual system for the gym. These items will enhance student learning, participation and promote the school in the community. Inclusive, Assessment, Math, ELA and EAL consultants have been invited to support teachers through PD’s including the reporting and assessment changes that occurred in October. Consultants are booked to provide PD for the staff in the new year as well. We have a strong literacy focus in all grades and Division 1 Heggerty focus. Literacy screeners and numeracy data was reviewed with the staff and various strategies were discussed to apply school wide during staff meeting PDs. Tell Me More Pilot project for EAL learners to target our high population of ELL and refugee students. This year we creatively scheduled all staff to allow more individual and targeted literacy and numeracy groups. We continue to celebrate and promote the Italian Language and Culture program and building relations with the Italian community. We work closely with the Italian Parish, the Italian Consulate in Edmonton and in Vancouver. The school received the grant from the Italian Consulate that was applied for in the Spring of 2022. Admin was invited to an evening with the Italian Ambassador to Canada and the school was mentioned for its efforts in promoting the Italian Language and Culture in our city. As a staff we continue to revisit the School Growth Plan in ways that we can support our student learning in all domains.