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Hillcrest Middle School
School Success Plan
2012-2013
Our Mission
At Hillcrest we foster a positive, engaging learning environment that encourages
students to grow both academically and as a community of responsible, respectful and
caring individuals.
Our Vision
Hillcrest is an inclusive environment that inspires lifelong learning, nurtures emotional well being and promotes care and respect for
self, others and our global community.
Our Values
CARE
Care, Achieve, Respect and Encourage
School Success Plan
Teaching and Learning Literacy, Numeracy, Pathways, Community Culture and
Caring
Climate for Learning Bullying Prevention and Intervention Plan
Climate for Learning
Bullying Prevention and Intervention Plan
Action Teams
Character Education
Positive Student Behaviour
Climate for Learning
Character Education
Developing an understanding of self and others
Grade 6 – The Character Attributes
Grade 7 – The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens
Grade 8 – Me to We
Character Education
Cycle 1 - The Learning Skills, Progress report card, Goal Setting and Student Led Conferences
Cycle 2 – Bullying, Goal Setting (part 2), A Restorative Mindset and the Language of Repair, Mental Health Awareness
Positive Student Behaviour
Celebrating Student Success
CARE Assemblies
Newsletters, pictures, displays of student work
Climate for Learning
Bullying Survey – by staff, students and parents, May 2011
Bullying Prevention and Intervention Plan - 2011-2012
Bullying Survey – by staff, students and parents, Spring 2013
Proactive Strategies
Character Education Program
Social responsiveness across the curriculum
Social Justice and Student Leadership opportunities
Responsive Strategies
Progressive Discipline
The Restorative Mindset and the Language of Repair
Student Reflection sheets
Teaching and Learning
Our Data Achievement Data
EQAO 2011-2012
Diagnostic Testing
September 2012
English, French, Mathematics
Teaching and Learning Plan
Literacy
EQAO 2010-2011
CASI (English) and DRA (French)
Progress Report Card data
French
Vocabulary and sentence structures
Determining Importance in oral, visual and
written texts
English Critical Thinking
Determining Importance
in written, oral and visual texts
Understanding an author’s purpose and intent
Making Connections between the text and self, others and the world
Identifying Point of View
Next Steps
Literacy Team
Collaborative Teacher Inquiries (TLCP)
Professional Development
Student profiles and differentiated instruction
Technology to support student success
Teaching partnerships
Resources to support learning in our
classrooms
Conference tables
Mobile labs
Document cameras
LCD projectors in each classroom
Arts performances, presentations and workshops Performing Arts Program
Forest of Reading Program
Media workshop Director’s Cut
Teaching and Learning Plan
Numeracy
EQAO 2011-2012
ONAP
Progress Report Cards
Mathematics
Problem Solving Choosing a strategy to solve a problem
Justifying the answer and explaining the thinking
Next Steps
Numeracy Team
Collaborative Teacher Inquiries (TLCP)
Problem solving workshop with Whiteoaks on November 28th
Teaching Partnerships
Professional Development
OFIP Tutoring in Math (Grade 6) using GAP Closing strategy
Mathematics
Professional Development
Student profiles and differentiated instruction
Technology and manipulatives to support
student success
Teaching Partnerships
Resources
Conference tables
Mobile labs
Manipulatives
Document cameras
LCD projectors
Workshops with Technology Resource Teacher
Book - "Good Questions' by Marion Small - pulling out the big ideas
Teaching and Learning Plan
Pathways
Transition planning supports the success of
our students both entering and leaving
Hillcrest
Next Steps
Student profiles
Transition Planning
Meeting with feeder school principals
Meeting with secondary school principals
Meeting with feeder school teachers
Next Steps
Hillcrest Road Show (April)
Feeder school parent information evening (May) and
feeder school visits to Hillcrest (June)
Secondary school presentations to grade 8 students at
Hillcrest (Oct-Dec)
Student visits to Lorne Park SS (English) and Clarkson
SS (FI) (Oct-Nov)
Secondary program information posted on website
Middle school program information posted on website
Community, Culture and Caring
Parent Engagement at Hillcrest
Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds
Parent Engagement at Hillcrest
Community BBQ and Open House (September, 2012)
School Council
Hillcrest Volunteer program Volunteer Welcome tea – November, 2012
Volunteer Recognition – April, 2013
Lunch programs, gardening, field trips
‘The Giving Tree at Christmas’ – December, 2012
Student led conferences (November, 2012)
Education Week, Social Justice Fair
Presentations to parents Anthony McLean ‘Bullying and Homophobia’ – December 11th,
2012
Michael Reist – Raising Emotionally Healthy Children – February 20th, 2012
Communication
Monthly newsletters
School website
Weekly email blast to parents
CARE assemblies
Student recognition
Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds
Partnership with Peel Public Health
Grant application
Alignment with Character Education Program
Student Leadership
House League Activity Days
Bullying and Harassment Prevention Training
DPA Leadership
Questions?
Thank you for supporting our
work with students!