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Principal reports on quest for excellence at Rockland Public School
Staff at Rockland Public School have a clear goal in mind. They want their students to learn to ask “why” things are and not just wait for someone to tell themwhat things are. “We just don’t want them to wait for the answer or to get the answer,” stated Jason Palmer. Rockland Public School principal (RPS), “We want them to concentrate on working through the process of learning and achieving the answer.” Palmer presented a progress report on the school and its students during the Janu- ary 28 session of the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB). Understanding how and why things are is one of the key points of the school’s strategy for teaching students to use critical thinking in both the classroom and the community. Teachers are encouraged to include ac- tivities in the classroom curriculum that help students develop their critical thinking skills. During reading sessions, for example, students are encouraged to think about how and why a character in a story gets to where he or she is in the adventure and not just read the story and wait and see what hap- pens. In other classroomactivities, teachers may use charts, videos or other methods to help students think more about the “how” and “why” behind things.
cent of its Grade 3 students achieving the provincial benchmark for reading ability, an increase from the previous year’s score of 62. Student’s communication skills are also improving with RPS scoring 71 per cent for Grade 3 writing ability compared to 64 per cent in 2013. The school’s special needs students programmirrors similar success rates with RPS outscoring the provincial average for Grade 3 reading and writing skills for special needs students.The Grade 6 score for literacy among special needs students proved strong. “We have a strong literacy team that is drilling down to the data on our scores,” stated Palmer, “and deciding what strategies we should focus our energies on.” School staff and administration are also working onways for parents to becomemore involved with students learning through special events like “Math Night” where the parents learn about their children’s class- roommath lessons and are shown ways that they can help their childrenwith homework. Plans are in progress for a “Math Board Games” evening session to show parents how math can be fun and educational. Palmer also noted that RPS has a strong and varied extracurricular activities pro- gram, including traditional intermural sports along with an art club, a knitting club, and a newspaper club.The school alsomakes use of social media, like Facebook, and other methods to keep students, parents, and school staff in close contact with each other.
Rockland Public School Principal Jason Palmer presented the Upper Canada District School Board with an outline of how his staff plan to meet and beat the provincial guidelines for student reading and math skills.
Staff at RPS are also working on improving the school’s overall performance against the provincial average in literacy andmathemat- ics skills. Last year the school scored 66 per
Recall alert on apples There is a recall alert on Granny Smith and Gala apples brought into Canada by the U.S. wholesaler, Bidart Bros. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is monitoring the recall because of suspected contamination of the fruit with the bacteria that causes listeriosis. The recall alert was first issued December 24 last year and updated in early January this year. It applies to all Granny Smith and Gala apples marketed under the brand name Big B and also Granny Smith apples marketed as Granny’s Best. This recall applies just to those two brands of apples and only to apples brought into Canada through the U.S. company, Bidart Bros. The suspect apples were distributed to stores throughout Ontario and Quebec. The CFIA advises consumers to throw out any suspected apples while retailers are urged to return any unsold apples with these brands to their suppliers. The CFIA recall alert follows on a recall in the U.S. in response to an outbreak of listeriosis traced to the suspect apples. Symptoms of listeriosis include vomiting, nausea, fever, muscle and head ache and neck stiffness. The CFIA will issue further updates as the investigation continues.
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