Part of our planning process for next year is to determine class placements for students. At Westgate, teachers and administration will be working together to create class lists. From a school perspective, our overarching and most important goal is to create balanced classes. Teachers take this responsibility very seriously and spend a great deal of time thinking about the best placement for each and every child.
Some of the factors that are considered when creating class lists include: number of students, gender, achievement level, independence, behaviour, leadership skill, and learning style. We also look at social groupings and friendships, our knowledge of individual students, teachers and the student-teacher dynamic.
We believe that we know our students very well and have a good understanding of what would work well for each of them, and that our teachers are the ones who are the best equipped to balance individual needs with what is best for the whole group. We ask that you only give us information that we do not have, and that would help us with placement, rather than requesting specific teachers or other special considerations. We will only take requests under the most exceptional of circumstances. This will help us to balance the classes and make the best decisions for all students.
Thank you for your consideration.
Some of the factors that are considered when creating class lists include: number of students, gender, achievement level, independence, behaviour, leadership skill, and learning style. We also look at social groupings and friendships, our knowledge of individual students, teachers and the student-teacher dynamic.
We believe that we know our students very well and have a good understanding of what would work well for each of them, and that our teachers are the ones who are the best equipped to balance individual needs with what is best for the whole group. We ask that you only give us information that we do not have, and that would help us with placement, rather than requesting specific teachers or other special considerations. We will only take requests under the most exceptional of circumstances. This will help us to balance the classes and make the best decisions for all students.
Thank you for your consideration.
