Building on the foundation that schools are learning places, we believe that all of the staff and students at Holly Elementary School are learners.

The Delta School District Vision 2030 guides our work and is rooted in what we hope for our learners.

Based on the Delta School District’s mission and values, Holly Elementary staff have identified a school goal focusing on Math for the 2025-2026 school year.

For the past several years, our school goal has focused on Literacy instruction. This year, we are working on strengthening math skills at the school.

Here is the link to see Delta’s Vision 2030, https://www.deltasd.bc.ca/district/our-vision/

As a staff, for the 2025-2026 school year, we are focusing on strengthening math skills and effectively implementing the Math Minds program. Our school goal and its process is rooted by using the spiral of inquiry as developed by Judy Halbert and Linda Kaser.

Why Math? At Holly Elementary we see the need for more targeted math instruction to help students strengthen their numeracy skills across all grade levels. As such, our staff agreed to participate in a Math Pilot Project in the Delta School District using the Math Minds program. By working collaboratively with District Leaders, our Coordinator of Inquiry Teacher, and our LST Team, teachers are seeing data that indicates the skill level of their students and can focus on individual students needs with instruction tailored to the needs of the students in the classroom. This knowledge helps our learning support team work with the staff and students to have a focus for the students at the school.

Staff have engaged in new professional learning through the use of our professional development days, lunch and learn sessions, and through our staff meetings. As well, time and opportunity have been provided for our staff to work with one another to collaborate and share their learning. We look forward to continuing this work that will have a positive impact and improve the educational outcomes for all students.

Our School Goal aligns with the Delta School District Vision 2030. With a focus on math instruction we engage in the teaching & learning to inspire thriving & future ready learners