School Goals

Our school goals this year include Reading and Social Responsibility.

Reading

Watson Elementary staff is committed to improving student literacy. Reading is central to success in school and in life. Students read to experience enjoyment and personal satisfaction, and to learn and work more effectively.

The school uses a program called Accelerated Reader to help us reach our reading goal. Accelerated reader is a computer based reading program in which students read books on their own levels and take computer generated tests based on the books. Accelerated Reading is used to supplement other reading programs used by our teachers.

We recommend that students read a minimum of 30 minutes a day.

Social Responsibility

Through a focus on Social Responsibility, Watson Elementary will promote a sense of community with students in response to school, local, national, and global issues and events. In school, students will have a wide range of opportunities to observe, model, discuss, and demonstrate socially responsible behavior.

The British Columbia Performance Standards will be used as a resource to support ongoing instruction and assessment.