What Does Davis Stand For?

At Davis Public School we strive to adhere to the following core belief that we are a vibrant, family orientated community of learners.
Our long standing motto as well as a popular line in our school song is: "We are a family of learners".

In everything we do, we strive to meet the following standards of what D.A.V.I.S. Represents;
Diversity,Academics and Athletic Excellence, Values, Innovation and the celebration of our mutual Successes.
Everything we do must flow through these fundamental qualities and beliefs. We, as a school community, work hard to live up to these standards. We have done this in the following manner:

Diversity

We have a sincere belief that it takes a village to raise a child and it requires everyone to be part of our family, without exception! Some of the activities that promote diversity at Davis are as follows:

• Multicultural Week

• Celebration of Nations Week

• Seasonal Concerts

• Black History Month Announcements

• French Carnival "Winter Celebration"

• Daily recognition of different cultures

• The encouragement to accept each other's cultural differences through class discussions

• Anti-bullying activities that promote diversity and acceptance of all

• Social Justice Forum led by grade 8 students

Academics and Athletic Excellence

At Davis Public School, our focus is primarily on the academic success of each and every student. We do this in a variety of ways including:

• Differentiated instruction

• Reading Blocks that focus on read aloud, guided reading, shared and independent reading

• Writing Blocks that focus on the Writers Workshop approach and the use of the Write Traits program

• Ongoing assessments using such tools as the Dibles, Mary Clay Concepts of Print, Developmental Reading (DRA), Comprehension Attitudes Strategies Interests (CASI) and running records data assessment tools.

• Resources aimed at the students level from materials gathered from our book room and ministry documents

• The development of our classroom libraries and the use of the diverse books in our school’s library

• Specialized computer teacher mentor

• Our Special Education team and classes

• Professional Development Days

• Specialized programs such as the Learning Through The Arts and the After School Tutoring program

• Special events hosted for parents during the evening ex: Arnie McCallum Presentation, Internet Safety Information Evening and our Poetry Slam project in the intermediate grades

• A variety of extensive co-curricular sports program at all levels

Values

What we value most is that our students become productive citizens. We believe that we need to teach, practise and review these skills so that every child can research and investigate all the possible paths for their future. We believe that by creating real life learning situations for our students, we can assist them in becoming independent and successful citizens in our community. We do this by embracing various leadership opportunities such as:

• Our participation in community outreach programs such as the Junior Friends of Fountainebleau

• Kids Alliance Leadership Program

• V.I.P. Programs

• Character Counts Programs

• Peer Tutors

• Lunch Hour helpers

• Playground coaches

• Store/ Milk monitors

• Leadership Candidate Programs i.e.: Social Justice Rep., Leadership Rep. Anti Bullying Rep.

Innovation

To be truly competitive, our teachers and students need to be exposed to the latest research on effective teaching and learning.
We accomplish this at Davis by:

• Establishing a School Action Research Team

• Training all teachers on the use of the Smart Board Technology

• Developing a Student Essential Disk to establish a link between computer use at home and at school

• Timetabling that reflects a mentoring model for teachers to utilize the technology available at the school

• The introduction of "PowerPoint" style presentations in the classroom/ computer room

• Establishment of an outdoor learning garden

• Novelty programs such as the after school Art and Juggling Clubs

• Participation in new program initiatives such as the Learning Through The Arts and the Head Start Program

• Establishment of the Internal Review Committee ,an internal accountability system that utilizes the Specialized Support Staff assigned to the school

Success

Our success at Davis is a reflection of the dedication that our teachers and our parents put into our school each and every day. With the coordinated effort between home and school anything and everything is possible. Here are some example of success that we are proud of at Davis:

• Instilling pride that relates to our community by our involvement in various school and student lead initiatives i.e. UNICEF, can food drives, Junior Friends of Fountainebleau, Clean Sweep program, Anti-Graffiti clean up, Terry Fox Run, Pinwheel for Peace, etc.

• Multicultural Night

• Fun Fair

• Drama Club

• Environmental Project i.e. Garden, Recycling and Energy conservation plans

• Peer assisting one another i.e. Peer Tutors, Kids Alliance, etc.

• Awards Assemblies that focus on Academics, Athletics and Character Education Traits

• Snack Program

• Establishment and use of our Book Room

• Book fair

• Co-Curricular Activities

• SAC support

• Our Volunteers helping in and out of the classroom

Together we are making a difference. We can even accomplish more with your help. Please consider joining our team and being part of changing a child's life. With your help we can achieve great things. Please call today to volunteer your time and your talent with our children. Their future depends on it.

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