Welcome to Career Studies! Ms. Thompson GLC 2O5

Lockers! Find a locker outside of the classroom Write your name, locker number, serial number, combination on the sheet

Who am I? Ms. Elise Thompson Third year teaching at the board Two years of teaching in England Interested in exercise Tennis, running, swimming, water skiing, skating An avid reader Well Travelled England, Ireland, Germany, France, Greece, Italy, Spanish Islands, Canary Islands, Panama, Cuba, USA A local resident A West Graduate! A Queen’s Graduate

Who Am I? Why am I a teacher? I love the subjects I teach – Sciences, Histories and Humanities and Careers and Civics I like working with teenagers Love all the ‘extras’ about teaching – Camping trips, ski trips, school dances, all the events and clubs at the school and being involved

Who are You? Want to know a bit about you before we get started for the year Please fill out “Careers Info Sheet” I will keep this private – only I will read it! Please write in as much detail as possible. The more I know about you, the better I can design this course to work for you.

Who are your Classmates? Let’s play a game! Get “Careers Getting to Know You Handout” Find someone in the class who can agree with each statement You can only use each person’s name once!

What is Career Studies?

What is Career Studies? KPR Course outline My course overview What do you want to learn? Get a card from Ms. Thompson Write your name on it Write down two things you want to learn from this course, and two questions that you have about the course Hand it in

How to be Successful My personal measure of success in a school course has to do with: Did I try my hardest? Did I learn new things? Am I working hard to earn the grade I want? Is your measure of success in a course similar, or different than mine?

How to Be Successful Aids are in place to help you get the most out of this course, and ensure you stay on track! Website Folder for missed work, and returned work Regular check-ins with me Regular e-mails to you and your parents/guardians

How to be Successful A key part of achieving success in a course (or in life!) is to be organized in a way that makes sense to you.

Organization Being prepared with materials Binder Pen/Pencil + backup Paper USB Key Agenda, Calendar, Cell Phone or notebook What other things are useful to have? Binder Dividers Everything put away Regular checks

Organization Agenda or Calendar Use it! Important Dates to add in for September: Sept 13 - Picture Day Sept 18-21- Camp Viking Sept 27 - Terry Fox Run Sept 28 – PA Day

What Do We Expect? You’ve all been here before...what are some classroom rules/expectations that should be in place for everyone this year? Take 5 minutes and brainstorm some in groups and we’ll put them on the board

What Do We Expect? Why are we here…? To Learn! Just a couple classroom rules and expectations: Treat others, yourself and the room with respect Be kind, be on time, clean up after yourself, be prepared for class Sadly, no food or drinks without lids in the lab iPods etc. fine when working independently Cell phones OK as long as being used appropriately for class Checking your calendar, writing a reminder to yourself Do not let me catch you texting, on facebook or anything else like that… that is not an appropriate use.

What Do We Expect? I will be clear with my expectations for both class behaviour and assignments I will be kind and fair I will always do my best to help you with anything you need I will be prompt when returning assignments

Once Again… Welcome to Career Studies & I am looking forward to a great term working with you! Before you leave class, be sure that you have handed in: Careers Info Sheet What Do You Want To Learn Card And make sure you have put your KPR course outline, Careers Course Overview and Careers Getting to Know You handouts neatly in your binder