As we come to the end of the first term of Y9, Crew Finch took time to reflect on their progress so far and made pledges for next term.
We focussed on three specific areas:
Attendance:
We are tracking attendance because, as our board says, every day at school matters! When we mapped this on the board we soon noticed that our overall attendance needs improvement: only 4 out of 12 Crew members have achieved 100% attendance this term! It was a bit of a wake up call to realise that if you’re around the 96% attendance mark (which sounds quite high) you’ve actually missed 7 days of school per year, which equates to a whopping 35 lessons!
Accelerated reader:
All our students sit STAR Reading tests at the beginning and end of the school year to track progress in reading ability. I’m pleased to report that the latest results shows that all Crew Finch have improved their reading levels. We all know that reading improves comprehension and vocabulary, which in turn helps us to understand texts and write more creatively in other sessions. Well done Crew Finch! We still have one dedicated reading session per week, and Crew will also be helping Y7 students out by listening to them read for 15 minutes a week.
Crew HOWLs:
Crew are assessed on their Crew Habits of Work and Learning. I have shared the data with Crew and they agreed that I have been fair. There are a few students hitting 4.0 across the board, but I have had to take into account those students who let Crew down by consistently not completing extended study, or by not coming to school with the right equipment, or by appearing on the conduct form. This has been reflected in scores.
Our pledges:
So – after all that discussion Crew have set themselves targets for each of these areas for the next term. These range from “I will aim for at least 98% attendance” to “I pledge to read at least 3 books to end without skipping any pages” (!!)
This lot are so focussed so I know that they’ll smash their targets by the end of next term!