Category: Our Learning Story – Actions

On May 13 after school, we opened our gym for our families to have fun and celebrate Math and Numeracy with us! The Julia Robinson Foundation led us into a variety of different Math games and mentored grade 6 and 7 volunteers to lead stations. This was a wonderful way for families to have a…

On April 7, Mitchell staff had the opportunity to collaborate with Carole Fullerton on planning and delivering two Math lessons. The mentorship approach to this collaboration session empowered teachers to try new teaching routines and see them being modeled by Ms. Fullerton. Following the lessons, a debrief session concluded the learning, to recap and share…

Through this school year, the Pro-D committee organized several opportunities for staff to engage in learning about Math routines, assessment and materials. The goal was to increase staff confidence in teaching Math and numeracy skills and to increase student engagement in Math activities. The committee organized four special learning events for staff that were very…

A big part of our commitment to building confidence through numeracy is to make Math fun and to connect it to real-life situations. So far this year, there have been several initiatives at Mitchell to connect the pieces of our learning to numeracy foundations. A great example was the zucchini racers built by divisions 7…

In September, Mitchell staff participated in a pro-d at Bridge Elementary around the topic of numeracy. During this workshop, we had the opportunity to engage in fun Math activities, using vertical spaces (white boards). This inspired our staff to create a special space in one of our hallways that is dedicated to vertical learning! This…

Every month there will be a new math story that is posted on our math bulletin board, close to the vertical spaces. There are two envelopes, one with a worksheet and one to place the completed worksheets in. Students are encouraged to solve the math story on the worksheet and place it in the “Done”…