Community Report 2009 - 2010 in pdf format Community Report 2010 - 2011 in pdf format
K - 4 Early Years School
Small Class Sizes
Strong Literacy and Numeracy Components
Reading and Math Recovery Interventions
Sustainable Development Initiatives
Earth 4 School - Environmental Leaders
Christmas Concert with Entire school participation
- Community Building Day/Terry Fox Run at GI
- Halloween Parade
- Used Book Sale
- Christmas Hamper Drive
- Art Month and Art Show and Sale
- Medieval Feast
- Festival
- Talent Show
- Brooklands School Supply delivery
- New E-Waste Signs for the Transfer Station
Rosser School had two goals for the year.
Goal 1: Engaging Students
To continue to focus on our Assessment for Learning to include three
goal setting evenings where goals are reviewed and renewed.
Goal 2: Sustainable Development
To continue to grow in the three main areas of sustainable development:
- the environment
- the economy
- health and well-being.
We started the year with a goal setting evening where students, parents, and teachers shared their goals for the year. The children were so proud of their parents’ positive comments about them as learners.
After the first report cards, the students took charge of the conferences in November by outlining their progress in meeting their goals. It was great to watch them as they showed evidence of goals met and set new goals that they were continuing to work on.
In the meantime, they were busy checking whether they were meeting criteria set in various assignments.
In the final student led conferences in April, portfolios and work were shared as they once again discussed their goals and how they had achieved them.
We will be continuing with this format next year and look forward to having our students responsible for their learning and taking a more active role in their goal setting.
Our plan for sustainable development included speaking and sharing our commitment to all facets of sustainable development at two conferences. See the information below. Our children have been working on individual environmental books. We have made three sets of signs encouraging the proper disposal of e-waste. The rows of young trees to the south of the school have been looked after by students, and water from the rain barrel was used in the fall to water them. We obtained a speed reader board from MPI and students and parents helped monitor speeds during a two week period in May. These, as well as raising money for school supplies, selling used books to help libraries in Africa, sending over 8 boxes filled with food to Stonewall Cheer Board, and continuing to recycle single use batteries and collecting drink tabs display our students commitment to the environment and their community.
On November 19, 2010, the Grade 3 /4 class spoke to educators from Canada and the United States about our efforts in the area of Sustainable Development. Our presentation called “Each of Us Has a Light” included speaking parts from each student, songs and a power point presentation. Highlighting projects as diverse as making quilts for the children of Haiti, to planting 48 trees in a windbreak, the students amazed the audience with the scope of their work to their speaking abilities. Numerous participants commented on the number of projects carried out by such young children and what outstanding speakers they were.
Earlier in the month three students spoke at a conference at Oak Hammock Marsh where seven schools presented their environmental projects to other students. Our group was the youngest to present and they impressed the entire audience - half of whom were high school students.