As a school community we will come together every morning for daily prayer, on Monday mornings we will share the gospel reading and a reflection that will guide our week. As a school community we will also come together for liturgical celebrations led by our students and their teachers as well as participate in mass at St. Thomas More parish twice per year. The Spanish Bilingual students will also participate in the mass in honour of Our Lady of Guadalupe in December. As a school we will focus on the Rosary prayer the months of December and May. Our students will participate in classroom and school wide social justice projects which will be guided by Catholic social teachings.

Teachers will apply strategies that support, encourage and enhance student achievement in Mathematics. Working alongside our Math consultants teachers will investigate on how to best use the Math Up resource with the new curriculum ties. Teachers will attend relevant PD to support their teaching practice. Teachers will continue the work with narrative writing and building a continuum from K-6 with ELA consultants. As a school we will have 2 school-wide write on days for our students from K-6. Students will be able to articulate the success criteria set at their grade level and know where they are in the continuum. Teachers will have 1 Thursday afternoon/month to co-plan with their grade partners. Teachers will be attending PD starting in May of 2022 to support the implementation of the new curriculum in the fall of 2022. During the month of June for Indigenous History Month as a school community we will share/teach the 7 sacred teachings to our students and have students participate in activities that allow them to learn more about the character that each animal lives by.

During our monthly general staff meeting, we will continue to set aside time in order to allow teachers to share best practices with their colleagues. We will continue to foster unity and respect by acknowledging and appreciating the contributions of staff members as they support one another. As a staff we build capacity among teachers by encouraging them to lead PD with our staff alongside our Administration and consultants. Students will develop strategies that support a Growth Mindset. As a school staff we will continue to use the EDIAR division videos and continue our learning and awareness in that area. We will continue to celebrate our Spanish Cultural week as an entire school community through different workshops that foster learning, discovering and sharing of the various aspects of the Language and culture.

The role of the learning coach is essential to our school to help support student success. At St. Teresa school the learning coach provides instruction and support with LLI (Levelled Literacy Intervention) groups as well as supports for ELL (English Language Learner). Through our inclusive funding we have secured a part time EBS (Emotional Behaviour Specialist) and a full time TA-BT (Therapeutic Assistant Behaviour Therapy) that will support students from grades K - 6. As part of a team approach towards learning and supporting our students, the EBS and TA-BT work alongside teachers, LC (Learning Coach), our inclusive consultant, administration and parents in implementing strategies and techniques that support positive behaviours for struggling students. Our school has developed a plethora of partnerships that support our students' learning and well-being beyond the classroom. We will continue to collaborate with University Nursing students, University Nutrition students, Student teachers for both English and Spanish programs and the AHS Dental program to continue to provide services and supports for our students.

As a school community we have developed a well established culture of faith in which daily prayer, sharing the gospel, attending mass and school celebrations are the norm and an integral part of what we do. We are looking forward to being able to participate once again as a school community at Easter mass as well as year end mass at St. Thomas More Parish. We began our PD with our Math consultant at the start of the school year, she has continued her work with teachers and is now focusing on mentoring teachers 1-1 with using Math Up resources as well as supporting the implementation of the New Curriculum. In the spring time we are planning workshops and presentations given by indigenous presenters for our students that will be centered on learning more about Indigenous culture. During our staff meetings we have continued the practice of teacher sharing best practices and strategies. This teacher sharing is also part of our regular SAC meetings for parents. We have continued viewing the EDIAR booster videos as well as have had important conversations around the different topics and the effects to our school community. As a Spanish Bilingual school we were very excited to have participated in the celebration of Hispanic Heritage month in October. Our students took part in a variety of workshops and activities to celebrate the cultural aspect of the program. We are excited to participate in the Indigenous Peoples of Latin America day in June with the rest of the Spanish Bilingual schools in our division.

At St. Teresa daily prayer, sharing the gospel, attending mass and school celebrations are the norm and an integral part of what we do. We have started our lenten journey after celebrating Ash Wednesday at school. We were very fortunate to have Deacon Gordon from St. Thomas More Parish join us and lead our celebration. We are looking forward to being able to participate once again as a school community at Easter mass as well as year end mass at St. Thomas More Parish. Our Math consultant has continued her work with teachers and is now focusing on mentoring teachers 1-1 with using Math Up resources as well as supporting the implementation of the New Curriculum. On May 10th we have a school wide Narrative Write-On planned for grades k-5. Teachers will then spend time reviewing and assessing the writing with their grade partners as well as with their students to be able to support the learning and growth in this area. Our school team also attends monthly PD led by our consultants to guide and support our work with the New Curriculum, our team brings back a lot of information and hands-on ready to use activities for our teachers in grades k-3 that will support their teaching and planning. We are very excited to be welcoming 2 indigenous consultants from our division who will be putting on Metis workshops for our students on March 17th for our students. Our hope is that we come together as a school community to learn more about the different indigenous groups, in this case we are going to be learning about Metis History & Culture as well as Finger Weaving and Jigging. During our staff meetings we have continued the practice of teacher sharing best practices and strategies. This teacher sharing is also part of our regular SAC meetings for parents. We have continued viewing the EDIAR booster videos as well as have had important conversations around the different topics and the effects to our school community. We are excited to participate in the Indigenous Peoples of Latin America day in June with the rest of the Spanish Bilingual schools in our division.