Curriculum/Assessment
All areas of learning are based on a “Know-Do-Understand” model to support a concept-based competency-driven approach to learning.
Three elements, the Content (Know), Curricular Competencies (Do), and Big Ideas (Understand) all work together to support deeper learning.
Content (Know)
The content learning standards — the “Know” of the know-do-understand model of learning — detail the essential topics and knowledge at each grade level.
Curricular Competencies (Do)
The curricular competencies are the skills, strategies, and processes that students develop over time. They reflect the “do” in the know-do-understand model of learning. While curricular competencies are more subject-specific, they are connected to the core competencies.
Big Ideas (Understand)
The big ideas consist of generalizations and principles and the key concepts important in an area of learning. They reflect the “understand” component of the know-do-understand model of
British Columbia has a redesigned curriculum which means that we are also redesigning how we assess and report on student progress. According to the guidelines from the Ministry of Education, effective communication between home and school is central to student success. We will continue to communicate about student progress on an ongoing basis throughout the year. You will begin to notice some changes in format and language. There will be many opportunities to become familiar with these shifts.
For example, School District approved Proficiency Scales will be used, along with other tools, to give specific, constructive feedback to students and help Teachers move learning forward.
For more information about British Columbia’s curriculum, please check out the Ministry of Education’s website here.
Please find below a copy of our Term 1 Overview.
TERM 1
Language Arts
- Personalized Land Acknowledgements
- I Am From Poems
- Non-Fiction Reading Strategies (What in the World)
- Fiction Reading Strategies (Independent Novel Study)
- Research/Summarizing/Paraphrasing Skills
- Oral Presentation Skills
- Basic Grammar
- Writers Workshop (Different Styles of Writing)
French
- Communities where French is spoken across Canada.
- Letter patterns.
- High frequency vocabulary and sentence structures.
Math
- Multiplication and division facts to 100 (extending computational fluency).
- Operations with decimals (addition, subtractions, multiplication, division, order of operations).
- Relationships between decimals, fractions, ratios, and percents.
- Financial literacy-financial percentage.
- Operations with integers (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and order of operations).
Science
- Scientific Process
- Mixtures
- Separated using a difference in component properties
- Local first people’s knowledge of separation and extraction methods
- Heterogeneous mixtures
- Elements, compounds, and pure substances.
- Crystalline structure of solids.
- Chemical changes.
- Emulsification.
- Climate change and sustainability.
Social Studies
- Rights and responsibilities.
- Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms.
- Different systems of government.
- Roles of individuals, government organizations, and NGO’s.
- Election process and mock vote.
- Debates
Physical and Health Education
- Fundamental movement skills, concepts, and strategies.
- Ways to monitor and adjust physical exertion levels.
- FITT and SAID Principles
- Beep Test and cardiovascular fitness.
- Body systems, physical, emotional, and social changes that occur during puberty and adolescence.
- Wellness, hygiene, and balanced diets.
- 8 dimensions and 4 pillars of wellness.
- Hygiene practices.
- Factors that influence food choices.
- Signs and symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression.
- Self-care and the development of a self-care toolkit.
- Consequences of bullying, stereotyping, and discrimination.
Career
- Technology in learning and working.
- Problem-solving and decision-making strategies.
- Leadership
- Goal Setting
- Self-Assessment
- Project management skills.
- Local and global needs and opportunities.
Art
- Elements of art and principles of design.
- Image development strategies.
- How to use a variety of art forms and mediums.
- Processes, materials, movements, technologies, tools, strategies, and techniques to support creative works.
- Personal and collective responsibility associated with creating, experiencing, or presenting in a safe learning environment.
Applied Design Skills and Technology
- Year Long Research Study with SFU (Information will be sent home early in September along with the parent and student permission forms. Please reach out if you have any questions. This will be an exciting project for students to participate in).
- Digital literacy (internet safety, digital self-image, citizenship, relationships, and communication; legal and ethical considerations, including creative credit; copyright; cyberbullying; methods for personal media management; search techniques and criteria for evaluating search results; and strategies to identify personal learning networks).
- Drafting (digital and non-digital) technologies and techniques.
- Entrepreneurship and marketing (designing and making a product, branding, marketing, and financial budgeting and record keeping).
- Computers and communication devices (internet/personal communication devices, program uses, potential issues, and troubleshooting).
Music (Ms. Heard)