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!