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EQAO tests shows Seaforth u
three per cent. They will be.
improving their problem
solving methods and to work
on their math skills and
communications.
"Statistically speaking the
Grade 3s are still on the rise in
reading but there is not the
incline we would like to see in
math," she said.
She added the school will
also be using a professional
development officer provided
by the board.
Black said the school will be
implementing new programs
used across the board to ensure
all the schools are using the
same assessment tools.
"Overall, we are exceeding
the board's and provincial
standards," she said.
By Sara Campbell
Expositor Staff
• schools in the Huron -Perth
board, St. James' Grade 3s
came first in writing with 71
As the Grade 3 and 6 per cent of the students
provincial testing results performing at or above
continue to show St. James provincial standard, second in
School among the top 10 of the math with 84 per cent and
16 Huron -Perth Catholic sixth in reading with 52 per
schools, Seaforth Public cent.
School continues to think At the Grade 6 level, St.
positive despite scoring among James' students were ninth in
the bottom 10 of the Avon- math, with 45 per cent of the
Maitland's 41 schools. students at or above the
The recently -released provincial standard, tied for
school -by -school results from 10th in writing with 45 per
the Education Qualityand cent and 10th in reading with
Assessment Office (EAO) 48 per cent.
tests written last May show the "One test is just a snapshot
percentage of students of the long-term," said St.
performing at or above the James principal Fran Craig.
provincial standard. "Our goal is to build the
Compared to the other 16 students' skills all through the
years from Kindergarten to
Grade 8."
Craig said some of the
school's results remained the
same or above last year's
results. however, she added it
is difficult to compare the
results of Grade 3 students as
they are new each year to the
test.
A committee will be revising
the school action plan to
determine the area of focus for
the students to improve on
including reading by using
tools such as journals, Jolly
Phonics and preparing for the
test by using examples similar
to what is on the test, Craig
said.
"The school's action plan
outlines strategies to promote
and develop our students as fifth out of 41 schools in
effective communicators," she writing with 64 per cent of its
said. "The plan will be students at or above the
reviewed and updated by a provincial standard, 12th in
committee of teachers and reading with 56 per cent and
parents with the goal to 16th in math with 48 per cent
increase student achievement of students at or above the
in the focus areas of reading, provincial standard.
writing and mathematics, as "The most important thing is
well as computer technology." that trend has kept going up
Seaforth Public School's over the past four years of the
Grade 3s came second -lowest EQAO tests and that's always
in math with 18 per cent of the encouraging," said Kim Black,
students at or above the Seaforth Public School
provincial standard, tied for principal.
seventh -lowest in writing with Black said the staff and
39 per cent at or above the herself have taken the results
provincial standard and eighth- to examine and to find the
lowest in reading with 34 per strengths and weaknesses.
cent at or above the provincial She said the Grade 6
standard. students are lower than the
The Grade 6 results were board standards in math by
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