Category: Our Learning Story – Actions

An action that we have taken to support our school’s learning focus is: On this day, we were given time and space to reflect and collaborate on our literacy journey at Whiteside.  Our professional learning focused on reading comprehension strategies and our struggling readers.  Working with a Teacher-Consultant, we accessed targeted professional support for our…

Whiteside Elementary School Action Plan for Improving Reading Comprehension Goal: To improve reading comprehension skills for all students, with a particular focus on areas identified for growth in the 2024-2025 and fall 2025 school-wide reading assessment data. Key Areas for Action: Professional Development: Continued Pro-D Sessions: Provide ongoing (local, district, and provincial) professional development opportunities…

Following our fall reading assessments (Acadience and RFRA), Whiteside teachers and staff identified a need to be more explicit in their teaching practices towards reading comprehension strategies. This year, our new RFRA (Richmond Formative Reading Assessment) provided insight into multiple reading comprehension strategies.  As such, we started our 2025-2026 year by focusing our professional learning…

The Spirit of the Project: Our main goal of our literacy focus at Whiteside is to nurture a lifelong love of reading in every child and empower them to become confident, successful readers. During our semi-annual reading assessments, we see more growth in the decoding, fluency, and comprehension skills of our grade 3-7 students. We…

After a year of working together as a team of teachers, staff, students, families, counselors, and district staff, we have chosen to use RESPECT as our school’s social responsibility. Our primary goal for the upcoming school year is to cultivate a positive and inclusive school community where every member feels a strong sense of belonging.…

As part of our commitment to improving reading instruction, our school has received a district grant. This grant provides our staff with dedicated time to collaborate with each other and with district specialists to enhance their teaching and better support students. Core Themes: The central focus  is on strengthening students’ reading and comprehension skills. Key…