Literacy and Numeracy

Literacy

• Our literacy initiatives aim to improve grammar and punctuation use across the school.

• We encourage all students to take higher level English.

• All first-year students participate in ‘Reading for Pleasure’ programme during morning registration.

• Keywords for all subjects are displayed in every English classroom.

• Timelines for each semester are displayed in every English classroom.

• Paired Reading is provided for students who need extra support in the area of literacy.

• SNIP Literacy Programme is offered to students to develop fluency of reading.

• Literacy Week is celebrated with a variety of activities such as Drop Everything And Read, quizzes, competitions and movie screenings.

Numeracy

• Our numeracy initiatives aim to develop students’ mental arithmetic.

• All test results are returned in fraction form and students are required to calculate their own percentages.

• Keywords for each topic are displayed in every Maths classroom.

• Maths dictionaries are accessible in all Maths classrooms.

• Timelines for each semester are displayed in every Maths classroom.

• Maths puzzles and teasers are displayed around the school.

• Maths week is celebrated with a variety of activities such as Maths table quizzes, drop everything and Sudoku, Maths puzzle of the week with prizes for the winners and a 1^st year Maths treasure hunt.