Intellectual Development

Our students will learn key academic skills - like reading, writing and math - to encompass the knowledge and processes associated with intellectual development. As learners and meaning-makers, students take subject-specific concepts and content and transform them into a new understanding. 

Goals

  • Improve student success in literacy. ​
  • Improve student success in numeracy. ​

Literacy at Sandy Hill

At our school, literacy is more than just reading. It's about becoming confident, curious learners who engage with texts in meaningful ways. Take a look at some of the ways that Sandy Hill students are developing their skills in literacy:

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Students begin their literacy journey by learning the sounds that letters make, which helps them connect oral language to written words.

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Small Group Reading: Students receive instruction in small groups, allowing teachers to meet learners where they are and support their individual growth. These small group lessons focus on deeper comprehension of texts, vocabulary development, and decoding skills.

Learning Phonemic Awareness with Heggerty: Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear, identify, and change the sounds in words. Heggerty lessons help our students to develop the building blocks for learning to read and spell.

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Learning Phonics with UFLI and son au graphe: This structured literacy approach helps students master phonics and foundational reading skills in a fun and interactive way, in English and French.

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Independent Reading: Students are encouraged to explore books that spark their interests during independent reading time. Students engage with digital books too. Indpendent reading builds stamina, fosters a love of reading, and gives students the opportunity to apply the strategies they’ve learned.

Numeracy at Sandy Hill

Students at Sandy Hill are actively building their understanding of numbers through hands-on learning.

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Using manipulatives, students represent quantities, explore patterns, and solve problems in creative ways.

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Math games and group tasks make numeracy fun and engaging.