St. Edmund's Elementary School  
     
 
535 Mahon Avenue North Vancouver BC V7M 2R7 Telephone: 604-988-7364 Fax: 604-988-7350
Academics
Curriculum

As a Catholic Independent school, St Edmund's curriculum is mandated by the Ministry of Education in British Columbia. We follow the provincial curriculum that all elementary schools across BC follow. Implementation of the provincial curriculum is the responsibility of the Administration and is co-ordinated throughout all the grades. Regular division meetings are scheduled so that teachers can plan for curriculum changes, implement new programs, and ensure consistent practices between grade levels.

The following subjects are part of the curricular program at St. Edmund's School: Religion, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, French, Information Technology, Personal Planning,

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Physical Education, Music, Art and Drama. Unlike many schools, St. Edmund’s offers French to students from grades 1 through 7.

At St. Edmund’s we take great pride in the caliber of our curricular program, and in supporting our students to meet a high standard.

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Reporting


Formal progress reports are given at the end of each term - fall, winter and spring. There are three main sections to these reports: 1) letter grades, 2) a checklist of curricular outcomes, and 3) anecdotal reports. The Primary grades (K – 3) do not receive letter grades, while grades 4 - 7 receive letter grades for most of their subjects.

Letter Grades – a summative grade of a student’s work for that term. Following is the BC Education Ministry description of what constitutes each level of achievement

Description Grade
The student demonstrates excellent or outstanding performance in relation to the expected learning outcomes for the course or subject and grade. A

The student demonstrates very good performance in relation to the expected learning outcomes for the course or subject and grade.

B
The student demonstrates good performance in relation to the expected learning outcomes for the course or subject and grade. C+
The student demonstrates satisfactory performance in relation to the expected learning outcomes for the course or subject and grade. C
The student demonstrates minimally acceptable performance in relation to the expected learning outcomes for the course or subject and grade. C-
The student is not demonstrating minimally acceptable performance in relation to the expected learning outcomes for a variety of reasons. I

Checklist – a list of curricular items that constitute important learning that has occurred over that term. For each outcome on the checklist, a student is judged to be ‘not yet within expectations’, ‘minimally meeting expectations’, ‘generally meeting expectations’, ‘fully meeting expectations’, or ‘exceeding expectations’.

Anecdotal reports – the comment boxes further discuss the student’s performance against the learning outcomes. They serve to give a verbal ‘snapshot’ with examples of student progress, elaborating on their strengths and areas for improvement.

Conferences - Twice a year (fall and winter), parent\student\teacher conferences are scheduled. On these days parents come to the school with their child and discuss the child's progress and concerns or questions parents may have regarding their child.


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