We used the following evidence to determine our two inquiry questions for our 2024-2025 school focus:

Evidence for Inquiry Question #1 : How does a focus on exploring reading comprehension strategies help students develop proficiency in making meaning and connecting to the world around them?  How can we help our students to find joy in reading?D

During a scan of our students’ literacy skills we noticed:

• In a scan of our students' reading habits, very few students reported reading at home for pleasure 
• 27 % of our grade 4s and 25 % of our grade 7s were emerging in their literacy skills (based on 2023 FSA data) 
• 38.7% of students were Emerging or Developing in English Language Arts (based on the June 2024 Summative Learning Update) 

Evidence for Inquiry Question #2 : How can we use our learning spaces more intentionally to support self- regulation and learning?

• While many students are having their sensory needs met safely either in their classroom (e.g. using fidgets at their desk, doing some stretching/movement activities in the classroom as a class) or elsewhere in the school (e.g. in the gym or playground, with other peers), other students need more options, spaces or modalities for sensory input throughout their day . For example, many students consistently seek a break time, need bigger body movements, or are having difficulty engaging in sensory activities in the classroom.  
• A greater number of students are having difficulty regulating and need a space to safely return to a calm and ready to learn state