École Sir Adam Beck Junior School is located in the Alderwood community just south of the Gardiner Expressway and west of Browns' Line. The school is a partner in the Alderwood Centre along with the Toronto Public Library, Toronto Parks and Recreation and the Alderwood Daycare. École Sir Adam Beck Junior School is a dual track school offering both Early French Immersion and regular English programs in an exciting learning environment for kindergarten (French senior kindergarten) to grade five. Our mission is to promote a community of learners who demonstrate self- confidence, academic proficiency and social responsibility within a supportive environment.
Character Counts
Students are recognized daily for their commitment to character by Tribes recognition announcements and Caught You Caring acknowledgements. The development of character is further reinforced by adopting a school wide commitment to Bucket Filling. Random acts of kindness (bucket filling acts) are acknowledged, rewarded and recognized regularly. Character assemblies bring the school community together to celebrate the accomplishments of our students.
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Welcoming and Nurturing Environment
Our staff work alongside our parents/guardians to ensure that each child receives the attention and care from the day they enroll in Year One of Full Day Kindergarten to the day they Move On in Grade 5. Each student is asked to identify a minimum of two caring adults that act as mentor, coach and advocate throughout the year. The caring adult model helps to guide our students on a journey of leadership and global citizenship as they prepare for middle school.
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Literacy
The school wide goal of ensuring that every student is reading by the end of grade 1 is supported by ever team at our school. Our early years team establishes the child's prior engagement in literacy, programs for literacy behaviours and learning throughout the day in an engaging and stimulating environment.
Numeracy
Our grade teams work collaboratively with our learning coach in Professional Learning Communities to learn about, plan and discuss best practices for mathematics instruction and assessment. Key components include the 3 part lesson, inquiry in mathematics and the collaborative model of learning for our students.
Parent/Guardian Partnerships
Our school is enriched by the commitment and involvement of our parents/guardians. Parent involvement goes beyond the many activities supported by the School Council and include volunteer readers, Parent Safety Patrols (for the Kiss n Ride), Lunchroom Supervisor opportunities and so much more.
Student Life - Where You Belong
Students at Sir Adam Beck have the opportunity to participate in many co-curricular activities. There are a variety of intermurals as well as varsity team sports that compliment the ongoing skating and swimming programs that are offered through the partnership with Parks and Recreation. All students from Kindergarten to Grade 5 have the opportunity to participate in a unique arts based or physical activity program that is supported by the school council. Students have the opportunity to showcase their talents at assemblies as well as the school concerts.
What Sets Us Apart
At Sir Adam Beck Junior School we have embraced a commitment to using technology to enhance student learning and increase the level of student engagement. The School and School Council budgets work together to ensure that the technology we use remains functional and up to date:
1. Interactive white boards are in use in all classrooms
2. A mobile lab of 5 Chromebooks to assist all students in accessing the curriculum in each classroom
3. A fully functional Chromebox media lab accessed by all grades FDK - 5
4. Our new Library Learning Commons - a place for students and staff to collaborate, create and learn.
We are also unique in terms of our setting as we are part of the Alderwood Centre, a shared use facility. This partnership allows our students to access the swimming pool and skating rink on- site throughout the year. We have established a partnership with the Toronto Public Library whereby our students share space in the local Public Library Branch.
Parent and Community Engagement
We are active partners in the Alderwood Centre with the Toronto Public Library, Toronto Parks and Recreation, and Alderwood Action Daycare. We are partners in a unique shared library facility with Alderwood Library. We host Humber College Child and Youth Worker (CYW) pre-service students, as well as co-op students and pre-faculty student teachers from may neighbouring schools. Parent partnership and parent engagement is key to student learning and student success. We offer many opportunities for parents to meet and participate in their child's learning. Communicate with parents occurs through monthly t newsletters and via the school council website.We encourage parents to join and participate on supportive School Council and its committees. We welcome regular parent volunteers who assist in classrooms and extra-curricular programs.
