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Back to School – Schedules and Calendars
The first day of school is Tuesday, September 8, 2026. Start and end times on the first day vary by grade and school. Please review your school’s first-day schedule or contact the school office to confirm when your child should arrive. Families, staff and students can also view the 2026/27 school calendars for important dates,…
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Our Hunch about the Joy of Reading
From our last “coming together” as a staff in April, these questions came from the team: • What information are students retaining? • How can we engage students more? From our WONDERS, it made us curious to see how our students felt about reading. In considering the Spirals of Inquiry, our hunch was that we have…
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Celebrating Learning and Thinking
What targeted actions did we take to address our school’s learning focus? Each teacher chose an area that they wanted to address in their class based on Fall evidence of learning and areas that needed further development. On more than one occasion we shared our learning with each other at staff meeting settings to share…
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Strategies, Noticing and Wondering
An action that we have taken to support our school’s learning focus is: Connecting more as colleagues to build capacity across grade groups by seeking ways to further develop our practice in an effort to address areas of reading that teachers targeted from Fall reading assessments. This is the TAKE ACTION stage of the Spirals…
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Our Focus for 2025-2026
RECENT LEARNING DIRECTION 2025 – Present: School Learning Focus for the 25/26 school year As a school, we are committed to exploring what our learners need in order to be powerful readers, specifically making sure they understand what they are reading. Thus, we are pursuing a new inquiry and asking ourselves Where to next with our…
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Planning for the 2025-2026 Reading Goal
We have pivoted our focus as a school and are looking closely at reading for our learners. Since we are moving from social-emotional learning to reading as a school-wide goal, we need to have a plan moving forward. As of now, we have a drafted plan and may need to adjust it based on the…
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Reading Baseline Data, October 2025
Collectively, we see a need to further develop our learners reading foundations. In an effort to capture what specific reading areas need to be explored, we administered a reading assessment (RFRA) to all classes in mid-October 2025. Gathering this data is essential as it will act as our baseline data to help us see how…
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A Message from the Board of Education: End of the 2025/26 School Year
Dear Richmond School District Community, As the school year comes to a close, the Richmond Board of Education would like to offer its appreciation to everyone who has contributed to the life of our schools over the past year. To our students: We are proud of your hard work, growth and resilience. To our staff:…
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WAAG Parents June 22-26
Attachments WAAG Parents June 22-26_0.pdf
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MyEd Parent Portal: Instructions for Access
The MyEd Parent Portal provides access to important student information, including learning updates when they become available. The district has prepared step-by-step instructions to support users with logging into the MyEd Parent Portal. These instructions include a tutorial video and guidance on how to access the portal. Please click here for detailed instructions. If you…