GRADE 8 TO 9 ARTICULATION Summit Middle School

Which School? Assigned school based on student’s current address in our system; proof required to change address through Summit office; see “Funding Eligibility Checklist” under publications on website Boundaries determined by school board Not sure which school is yours? See letter that went home on Dec 18 th (or check address on school locator on district website) **Regardless of cross catchment requests or future plans to move, student must follow all steps for assigned school only—honours testing results will be redone if you change schools later, and you will complete a new course selection form with the new school. Only exception is if the sibling clause applies

Sibling Clause If grade 8 student has a sibling at a non-catchment school already, AND that sibling will still be there in September, AND the grade 8 student wishes to attend that school: Then the grade 8 student may attend that school for tours and any applicable testing etc. and complete a course selection form for that school BUT we need to know who these grade 8 students are to get our lists right! A “Summit Sibling Declaration” form may be obtained from the counsellor or core teacher to take home for completion. It must be returned to the counsellor by Monday, January 18 th !!

Cross Catchment Requests Parents have the right to choose the school their children attend, subject to availability of space. To do so, you must submit a cross catchment request application Applications available at at 9 am on Feb 5 th ; closes on Feb 17 th at 4:30 pmwww.sd43.bc.ca all requests go to the board (not to Summit!) electronically or delivered in person First come, First served for available spaces Some schools will be “closed” and not able to accept cross catchment requests (will be listed on SD43 website in early Feb)

Cross Catchment Timelines Application forms can be downloaded from district website starting Feb. 5 th at 9:00 am, hard copy is also available from Summit office Forms are submitted directly to Board office, up to February 17 th at 4:30 pm--online or in person Submitting an application does NOT mean you are accepted! Decisions are made after the closing date, based on available space; then accepted families are notified by in week of March 7 th – March 11 th ; appeals can be made in writing, directly to the district You may withdraw application prior to the closing date; after Feb 17 th you are committed to accepting a spot if it is offered

Transitions & Adjustments Students will tour their assigned or sibling school in small groups, with older students involved as tour leaders and hosts (afternoon of Jan 28 th, go home directly from the high school) Students meet with counsellors from assigned or sibling school re: available activities, daily life, support, timetable, electives, course selection etc. (Feb 10 th here at Summit, course selection forms due back to core teacher by Feb 15 th ) Parents may attend evening information sessions at assigned or sibling school, and desired school if considering a cross catchment request (Heritage Jan 12 th, Pinetree Jan 14 th, Gleneagle Jan 18 th —all begin at 7 p.m.)

Transitions & Adjustments Secondary school counsellors meet with grade 8 teachers to discuss each individual student Secondary EAL teachers obtain current testing results and arrange gr. 9 timetable; re-test in August and adjust courses if necessary IEP’s are forwarded to student services teachers at secondary schools. Scheduled meetings are held for the high school and middle school student services teachers to meet and discuss each student in detail, and plan appropriate timetables and support classes All students attend an orientation session in late August or first week of September at new secondary school

Honours Courses Available in various subjects at every secondary school Heritage: Math (9/10 Accelerated)—test required, English—self selected, with teacher recommendation Pinetree: Science, Math, Humanities—tests required Gleneagle: Math, Science, English, Socials—no tests required; students will self-select during course selection and teachers will indicate support or not on that form If there is a test required (on Jan 28 th before or after tour), student may ONLY test at their assigned or sibling school Test results (if applicable), teacher reference forms, and consultation with gr. 8 teachers determines who is accepted may apply in grade 10 or 11,whether done in grade 9 or not (if not accepted now or if choosing not to apply for grade 9)

Honours Courses/AP… cont’d Purpose of honours is to provide challenge, faster pacing, more in-depth learning for students who are very strong in that subject and wanting enrichment Does not impact university applications; does not show on transcript as an honours course; is not required for entry into AP (Advanced Placement) courses in grade 12. Various AP 12 courses offered at all high schools, are self-selected for individual subjects, based on availability and student strength, done in grade 12, potential credit for 1 st year university course dependent on exam score, more widely known in North America than elsewhere

District Programs Inquiry Hub—Millside Centre for gr See district website under “programs” for more details; passion for knowledge and investigation, learning through technology and social networks, student-driven inquiry approach, fewer structured classes, more group collaboration and project work, practical applications. Info session is 6:30 pm on Thursday January 14 th at Millside Centre International Baccalaureate—Port Moody Secondary (the full diploma program starts in gr. 11 but intake is done in grade 9, although you can also apply next year to enter in grade 10, IF they have space); application packages available at the IB info session or Port Moody office. Whole diploma program, rather than subject by subject, with additional components such as 150 required hours for CAS, in depth essay in grade 12, and Theory of Knowledge course

JumpstArt at Gleneagle (not a district program; available to grade 9 students registered at Gleneagle through the course selection form) JumpstArt is a thematic program at Gleneagle that integrates English, Social Studies and the Fine Arts. If you: love to think visually and in metaphor love to make connections between curricular areas love to think about big ideas such as freedom, independence and identity want to show your learning in a variety of ways want to take English and Social Studies with one teacher, and two Art electives with another teacher (both teachers collaborate together on integrating their courses)… …then look into JumpstArt! More info can be found here. rvices/finearts/Pages/JumpstArt9.aspxhttp:// rvices/finearts/Pages/JumpstArt9.aspx

Dates to Know!! District Programs: Inquiry Hub info night is at Millside Centre, Thursday January 14 th at 6:30 pm IB Program info sessions about IB are Jan 5 th and again on Jan 6 th at 7 pm (choose just one date!) at Port Moody Secondary School General info session for Port Moody Secondary School is Feb 11 th at 7 p.m.

District Dates cont’d Thursday January 21 st I.B. applications due to Port Moody office by 4:00 p.m. Sat. Jan 23 rd I.B. testing session (8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.) at Port Moody Secondary. Must bring photo I.D.

Catchment Secondary School Dates…. Parent information evenings: Heritage Tues. Jan 12 th (7:00 p.m.) Pinetree Thurs. Jan 14 th (7:00 p.m.)—tours at 6:15 pm Gleneagle Wed. Jan 18 th (7:00 p.m.) Thurs Jan 28 th tours of assigned or sibling school. We will escort students from Summit to the tours and remain with them during the tours. At the end of the tours, students are dismissed and are responsible for making their own arrangements with families for getting home from the high school tour. Thurs Jan 28 th any required honours testing. Heritage: Math test 2:00-4:00 pm Pinetree: Science test 9:00-10:00 am Pinetree: Math test 10:15-11:15 am Pinetree: Humanities test 2:30-4:00 pm (*Pinetree Science/Math students make their own way to Pinetree in the morning; after testing they will be provided lunch. Remaining students will arrive at 12 pm with Summit teachers for the tour)

more catchment school dates… February 10 th --students meet (at Summit) with counsellors from assigned or sibling school, receive course selection forms February 15 th Course Selection form for assigned/sibling school due to core teacher May—high school counsellors meet with grade 8 teachers to discuss each student’s needs, IEPs are transferred, Student Services meetings for transition planning End of August—letters are mailed to students with information about orientation, first day procedures, timetables etc.

…and dates for other secondary schools! Charles Best Secondary info night Jan 14 7 pm Centennial Secondary info night Feb 3 7 pm -Hockey Academy Feb 3 rd at 6 pm Port Moody Secondary info night Feb 11 7 pm Terry Fox Secondary info night Jan 6:30 pm -Hockey Academy Jan 19 th at 5:30 pm Riverside Secondary info night Feb 2 6:30 pm (for general program and 1:1 technology program) -Special Programs info session (for Honours, Hockey Academy, and Twist High Performance Sport Conditioning) on Jan 20 th at 6:30 pm