St. Julia Catholic Elementary School
Learning Plan
Mission *
Our Community is rooted in faith, which ensures the development of Catholic values.
As partners in Christ, we work together to nurture the values of family, faith and community.
We respect the equality of all God’s children, their talents and uniqueness.
We are committed to the growth and development of the whole person within the teachings of the Catholic Church.
We are shaping the minds, bodies and souls of God’s children for today and tomorrow.
We are St. Julia School.
Motto
“Like the sunflower follows the sun…
… Always turn towards our Good God.
Feel the heat!
Catholic Focus
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St. Julia Catholic Elementary School
Learning Plan
St. Julia is a caring school and community environment that stresses tolerance and acceptance of others, commitment to our Catholic faith, and high
academic standards. We provide a safe and comfortable learning environment where models of Gospel values and Catholic doctrines, teachings and beliefs
are an integral part of the daily life of our school community. The school mission statement reflects a holistic philosophy where religion and daily life are
intertwined. All activities at St. Julia — academic and pastoral work, co-curricular and intra-curricular, prayer and worship, administration and management —
help to prepare our students for their lives as Catholics in the community.
Our students come to us with a variety of strengths and needs, with their Catholic faith as their common bond. Our prayer life, liturgical celebrations, the
sacraments, and our faith and values system form the foundation of our school program. At St. Julia School, we are proud of our balanced religion, academic,
arts, technology and athletics programs. We offer students a well-rounded and value-centred education to help them make good choices for the future. The
curriculum planned and provided in the school is broad, relevant, and balanced to the needs and aspirations of all our students. A wide range of subjects and
learning experiences are offered to develop the skills, abilities and talents of individual students. Accordingly, appropriate assessment procedures are
employed regularly to motivate and encourage student success.
Core Principles
Catholicity
The school community models, celebrates and nourishes Gospel values in the teaching and learning of our Christ-centred programs and services
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Conducting Virtues assemblies and reflections throughout the year
Actively engaging Ambassadors
Supporting Prayer Centres, Liturgies
Planning with St. Joseph Parish for masses, sacraments, celebrations
Fostering Outreach, Social Justice
Rosary Apostolate
Learning Environment
Summary of the school’s most recent EQAO Primary division (Grade 3) assessment performance:
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Primary Reading: 76%
Primary Writing: 94%
Primary Mathematics: 75%
Summary of the school’s most recent EQAO Junior division (Grade 6) assessment performance:
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Junior Reading: 80%
Junior Writing: 78%
Junior Mathematics: 56%
School community supports and provides opportunities for life-long learning by:
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Working with students to identify and develop their own distinct learning profile.
Increasing Literacy Room resources for the “love of reading” & levelled books.
Continued commitment to home reading programs & Snuggle Up and Read.
School demonstrates commitment to continuous improvement in student achievement and supports the well-being of all learners by:
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Safeguarding literacy and math blocks in primary and junior
Promoting grade level planning, teacher moderation
Emphasis on guided reading and guided math
Promoting data-driven instruction ie. pre and post assessments, PM, CASI, Prime
Differentiating instruction, assessment and learning environment through use of class and student profiles
Community Engagement
The school community ensures that Catholic School Councils reflect the diverse Catholic community by:
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School Council plans speakers, delegates funds, and supports school initiatives that reflect our diverse Catholic community.
The school team builds and sustains community partnerships and collaboratives by:
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Engineers in the classroom initiative to be maintained
Relationships with parish, community officers
Peel officers offer workshops on safety, bullying, BLAST, etc.
Peel Health Assessment Survey, Junior Achievement
Parish-Home-School
St. Julia school promotes the engagement and active participation of the parish and home as a fundamental component of student success by:
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Inviting parish priest and pastor to the school
Attending planning meetings
Working with various committees through the parish such as St. Vincent de Paul
Liaising with parish representative on School Council
Promoting parish organizations, such as the Rosary Apostolate, Knights of Columbus
Physical Environment
St. Julia school engages in the following activities that model and promote good stewardship of resources:
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Eco-Team (Eco-school certification)
Social justice projects
Food bank through St. Vincent de Paul
Share life, Run for Ruth, Dr. Simone’s Canadian Food for Children Warehouse.
St. Julia school demonstrates financial responsibility in the following ways:
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Budget committee to allocate funds based on school needs and goals.
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St. Julia Catholic Elementary School
Learning Plan
Creating Catholic Conditions for Well-Being, Learning and Leading
Outcomes
1.0 By June 2016, the proportion of Grade 4 and Grade 7 St Julia students indicating that they feel safe reporting incidences will increase as indicated by the
school climate survey data.
Action Plans
Increase staff and student awareness of bullying behaviour and the virtues in action in order to promote healthy relationships.
St Julia will continue to celebrate and promote diversity.
Building Collaborative Practices Through Inquiry
Outcomes
2.0 By June 2016, there will be an increase in successful practices that support collaborative inquiry as indicated by St Julia's ongoing commitment to schoolwide differentiated collaborative inquiry.
Action Plans
St Julia will engage in active collaborative inquiry.
Enhancing Transitional Practices
Outcomes
3.0 By June 2016, there will be an increase in successful practices that support transitional practices as indicated by St Julia's ongoing collaboration with
transition stakeholders.
Action Plans
St Julia will continue to enhance transitional practices for all students.
Knowing the Learner through Assessment
Outcomes
4.0 By June 2016, there will be an increase in successful practices that support knowing the learner through assessment, as indicated by the increased
intentional use of varied data sources.
Action Plans
St. Julia will work to increase awareness of elements of effective assessment and evaluation practices.
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Responding through Effective Instruction
Outcomes
5.0 By June 2016, there will be an increase in successful practices that support effective instruction, as indicated by widespread and routine use of board
expected practices by all Teachers at St Julia.
Action Plans
St. Julia will continue to emphasize an instructional culture that responds to the needs of students and supports 21st Century Learning.
Outcome Timeframe
Action Plan Priority
Long-term
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Medium-term
Medium
Short-term
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