Canyon School

Pincher Creek

Everyone is unique, deserves respect,

learns in a safe and caring environment and works together!

What Makes Canyon Great?

• Students -  joyful focus, inclusive, welcoming to all, enjoy laughter as we learn, genuine connections
• Staff - friendly, supportive, relaxed, welcoming, collaborative, helpful, professional, creative
• Respect - core value
• Literacy & Numeracy are priorities.
• Learning Environment - lots of space, calm, safe and caring
• Location - excellent outdoor experiences, walking distance to a variety of places
• Community Strong - diverse, dynamic, people who have been here know and love the families, lots of activities, commitment and engagement, volunteers

Vision Statement

The Canyon School Community will nurture caring, respectful citizens who embrace lifelong learning.

Mission Statement

Canyon School will provide students with a quality education in a safe and caring environment.

Alberta Education - Provincial Outcomes

Outcome 1:         Alberta’s students are successful.

Outcome 2:         First Nations, Métis, and Inuit students in Alberta are successful.

Outcome 3:        Alberta has excellent teachers, school leaders, and school authority leaders.

Outcome 4:        Alberta’s K-12 education system is well governed and managed.

Livingstone Range Wildly Important Goal 1: Leadership

Every student and staff member recognizes that their contributions help make their school and the division a better place.

Canyon School Leadership Goal: 

Increase leadership opportunities for students and staff

School Performance Measures

• Measurable Results Assessment Target 1: Family & Community Engagement

• Students’ caregivers are satisfied with the way the school includes them in their child’s learning through inclusive opportunities, communication, and support for learning at home from Spring 2022 - 64% to Spring 2023 - 80%.

• Measurable Results Assessment Target 2: Personal Development

• Students take responsibility for their actions and emotions and prioritize the things that are most important to their future. (72%)

School Strategies

• Host school wide events: Meet the Teacher BBQ, Terry Fox Walk, Hallowe’en Carnival, Family Dance
• Grade 6 fundraising for field trip: winter flowers, 100 Mile Ranch, 50/50 draw
• Two Stars & a Wish
• Opportunities for caregiver involvement in co-curricular and extra curricular
• Increase volunteer activities in the school, School Council and Booster engagement
• Teachers share home/school communication methods with caregivers
• Online opportunities for support for learning at home
• Pikanii Partnerships: flag raising ceremony, Orange Shirt Day with Beatrice Little Mustache
• Place-based learning opportunities

• Grade 6 Field Trip to Crowsnest Pass and Legislature
• Teton PD
• PEAKS PD in May

• Continued conversations with students during teachable moments
• Intentional conversations
• Individual Student Goal Setting Process
• New Imagine Everything training and ISP development
• Staff Leadership Committee work

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Livingstone Range Wildly Important Goal 2: Culture

All staff and students recognize that they are responsible for positive change.

Canyon School Culture Goal: 

Students and Staff have an increased sense of belonging.

School Performance Measures

• Measurable Results Assessment Target 1: Student Empowerment

• Students believe they are provided with schoolwide and classroom opportunities that include them in decision-making and grow their leadership competence from Spring 2022 - 68% to Spring 2023 - 80%.

• Measurable Results Assessment Target 2: Trusting Relationships

• Students have a high trust relationship with at least one teacher they feel comfortable with and can connect to. (Spring 2022 - 71%)

School Strategies

• Opportunities for Student Council Grades 4-6

• PJ Day, Food Bank Drive, Door decorating, dress up Fridays

• Opportunities for co-curricular and extra curricular opportunities
• Continued work with Canyon Values and Beliefs, Mission, Vision
• Community Service Opportunities

• Vista Village, Whispering Winds, Thankful to our community workers project,

• Student led assemblies, student supervisors, Grade 6 Legacy Project
• Family School Liaison relationship building

• Supporting Social Emotional Learning

• Success in School, Imagine Everything
• Staff Culture Committee work

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Livingstone Range Wildly Important Goal 3: Academics

Educators empower students to lead their own learning.

Canyon School Academics Goal: Success for All Students

School Performance Measures

• Measurable Results Assessment Target 1: Student Goals

• Students are confident in their ability to set and achieve their goals from Spring 2022 - 73% to 80% - Spring 2023.

• Measurable Results Assessment Target 2: Supportive Teachers

• Students have one or more teachers who provide them with the encouragement and support they need to lead their own learning. (Spring 2022 - 71%)

• Provincial Achievement Tests - Meet or Exceed LRSD Targets:

• 80% of students writing will achieve Acceptable Standard on ELA PAT
• 5% of students writing will score below the Acceptable Standard on the ELA PAT
• 5% of students writing will achieve the Standard of Excellence on Mathematics PAT

• School Wide Assessments

• Canadian Achievement Test (CAT4)
• Fountas & Pinell
• Highest Level of Achievement in Writing (HLAT)
• STAR Reading Assessment (gr. 1-9)
• Alberta Learning Assessments: CC3, LeNS, Numeracy Screener

School Strategies

• Individual Student Goal Setting Process: Responsible Learner Skills, Numeracy, Literacy
• Professional Growth Plan Review Meetings
• Continued Implementation of the Collaborative Response Model

• CR teams set goals (ie. literacy, numeracy, other)
• Continuum of Supports Structures

• Implementation and Review of Provincial, Divisional and School Standardized Assessments, Writing Benchmarks
• Staff Academic Committee work:

• Get Caught Reading, Estimation Station, Descriptive Words, Reading Challenge, Passport Adventure,

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