Parent/Community Information
Safe Schools
The staff at the St. James-Assiniboia School Division are dedicated to making our schools a safe place for students. The Safe School information sheet illustrates some of the challenges faced by students today and present some of the techniques we are employing to help students feel safe in our schools and in the community.
Volunteers in the School
We have a considerable number of volunteer parents working in the school. Volunteers work in the library, with the resource teachers, in classrooms, or other areas. Please call us if you have some time available. We promise you will be appreciated!
Lakewood School Resource and Enhancement Programs
School Resource Program
Lakewood School has two part time resource teachers who provide service to students, one for the primary students in Kindergarten to grade three and one for the Intermediate students in grades four and Five. The resource teacher provides direct and indirect support to students experiencing learning difficulties in the regular classroom setting.
In providing service, the resource teacher:
collects information about the student
conducts assessments to determine strengths and weaknesses
develops learning plans for those students experiencing difficulty
completes individual educational plans and special applications when needed (Individual Education Plans, Low Incidence Funding applications, Health Care Plans and Special Education Applications)
works collaboratively with classroom teachers and other personnel involved to develop appropriate programs and materials for individuals or small groups within the classroom
coordinates and monitors the delivery of direct services through the use of educational assistants, volunteers or peer tutors.
fosters "Literacy" in the school through development of the Lakewood Literacy Home Reading Program and Club R.E.D. (Reading Every Day)
conducts annual screening programs to detect potential vision and hearing difficulty
makes referrals to other clinical services within the division.
Educational Support Services (E.S.S.)
Educational Support Services is an interdisciplinary team including a Psychologist, Social Worker, and Speech/Language Pathologist which serves the clinical needs of the school. Referrals are made to the team through consultation with school staff and parents as to the students needs. Referrals can also be made to Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Services, which are also available on a consultative basis in the Division.
The School Psychologist is involved with the assessment and treatment of students with educational and behavioral problems. Follow-up involves working with students, parents, teachers and other professional staff.
The Social Worker provides assessment and treatment services to individuals, families and groups. In addition, the social worker has a consultant role and coordinates the efforts of the school, home and community.
The Speech/Language Pathologist is assigned to the school on a 1/2 time basis. The time is based on two days per 6 day cycle for the Language Development Program (See Language Development Program for programming details) and 1 day per cycle for the regular stream. Students in the regular stream receive intervention in the areas of language, phonology/articulation and fluency. Both individual and small group sessions are provided.
Gifted and Talented Education (GATE)
GATE is conducted for a small percentage of the students in grades 4 and 5. These student are invited to participate in the program on a yearly basis. They have been chosen for enrichment by a team of school personnel who review their test scores, achievement, and task commitment. This program is "pull-out" which means the students are taken out of their regular classes to participate. Students and parents are informed of the selection in October of each school year. Lakewood School also has a "revolving door" process where students who are not part of the selected core of GATE students are invited to participate on a short term basis for special projects. The classes begin in mid October of each school year.
Guidance Counseling Program
Our Guidance Counselor is available for consultation with students, parents, teachers and other staff or adults involved in the lives of our students, on a half-time basis in both Lakewood and Buchanan Schools. Phone the school for more information.
Mathematics Enhancement Program
The Math Enhancement program is designed to improve and enrich the mathematical skills and attitudes of Kindergarten and Grade One students. It is based on current research in Early Numeracy that describes how students learn skills and concepts in mathematics. The Elementary Mathematics and Science Coordinator manages the program divisionally and is responsible for providing inservice training for classroom teachers and student assistants.
The program is in place in all Kindergarten classrooms in the St. James Assiniboia School Division. Classroom teachers, along with adult student assistants plan appropriate activities for students. The student assistant then works with small groups of students at a math centre. As students rotate through the centre the student assistant provides extra assistance and/or enrichment opportunities. Pre and post assessment interviews are done to monitor both student success and the success of the program itself.
The Math Enhancement program at the Grade One level is currently a ‘pull out’ program and is operating in some of our elementary schools. Individual or small groups of students identified by the classroom teacher as needing extra assistance work with the student assistant outside of the classroom.
Reading Recovery Program
Lakewood School offers a Reading Recovery program for "at-risk" students in grade one. Reading Recovery is an early, short term reading intervention program for struggling students in grade one. The goal is to work with these "at-risk" students over a period of 12 to 20 weeks and to help them become competent, independent readers. The students receive daily, individual, 30 minute lessons, structured on the work of Dr. Marie Clay.
Parents are key partners in this process and carry out follow-up reading activities at home each evening.
The Language Development Program
The Language Development Program is a divisional program of the St. James-Assiniboia School Division. The program has been in existence for many years and is designed to meet the needs of language disordered students in a clustered setting. The program is designed to be a two year intensive placement for students of average ability whose speech and language disorders significantly interfere with their academic progress. The goal of the program is early intervention with majority of the students entering at a Grade1/2 level. Class size is 15 students, with a Resource teacher as the classroom teacher, .33 Speech/Language Pathologist and Educational Assistant support.
Language Development Class: Students in the program follow the regular curriculum with a greater emphasis on the Language Arts. They are integrated into the regular classroom for Physical Education, Music and Math whenever possible. Students receive increased speech and language intervention. Classroom activities are provided which are based on thematic units and children’s literature. Small group sessions include: pre-teaching of reading vocabulary; basic concept and vocabulary instruction; syntax and structure programming; and critical thinking programming. Individual phonological/ articulation intervention sessions are provided as required.
Students return to their home school after a two year placement. It is the goal of the program to return students to their appropriate grade placement.
Be Web Aware
What is Be Web Aware?
Be Web Aware is a national, bilingual public education program on Internet safety. The objective of everyone involved in this project is to ensure young Canadians benefit from the Internet, while being safe and responsible in their online activities.
The goal of the Be Web Aware initiative is two-fold:
1. Raise awareness amongst parents that there are safety issues when their children go online and that they need to get involved.
2. Provide practical information and tools that will equip parents to effectively manage Internet use in the home and to teach their kids to be Web savvy.
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