TRANSITION Grade 8 to Grade 9! We are West! Learning Responsibility Respect.

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TRANSITION Grade 8 to Grade 9! We are West! Learning Responsibility Respect

Grade 8 to Grade 9  Today: Grade 8 Orientation at West – information about the West Carleton family and a “timetable tour” to become familiar with the school and staff  Tonight: - Grade 8 Parent Night  Guidance Counselors visit grade 8 students at their schools last week of January to introduce course selection  Grade 9 BBQ in August  Link Crew  Grade 9 Interview with guidance counselor in Semester 1 and LST if an identified student

GRADE 8 Parent Night and Open House  Purpose this evening: introduce you to WEST and provide you with information so you and your child can make informed decisions about his/her courses for grade 9 and to give you an overview of the high school experience

Important Resource Secondary School Course Calendar: “Programs – Secondary” Find information regarding: –Graduation requirements –Types of courses –Pathways –Special education –Course codes and descriptions

Graduation Requirements  OSSD: –CREDITS: compulsory, 12 elective  8 credits in grades 9 – 11 and 6 credits in grade 12  4 courses each semester

 OSSD: –COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS - 40  Your child can start earning these hours as soon as he/she has completed Grade 8  C/S Hours –Not for profit –Benefit the whole community –Cannot replace a paid worker

–LITERACY TEST –In the Spring of your student’s grade 10 year –The date cannot be deferred. If your child misses it, they have to wait till the next year to write it.

Academic vs Applied  Academic: emphasis on theory and abstract thinking incorporating practical applications where appropriate, faster pace, university/college pathway. Student should be a strong independent learner.

 Applied: focus is on essential concepts with some theory but more practical, hands-on learning, slower pace, college/apprenticeship/world of work pathways.  Students can take a mixture of applied and academic courses.

French Immersion  10 of the 30 credits must be in French, this includes the French Immersion course in all 4 grades: FIF1D, FIF2D, FIF3U, FIF4U  Most of the French credits are available in grade 9 and 10 so that by the end of grade 10, immersion students will already have 8 of the 10 required French credits

Grade 8 Teacher Recommendations  Please consider the recommendations from your child’s grade 8 teacher to help you make the best decision in regards to choosing Academic or Applied courses and continuing in French Immersion

Career Cruising: Course Planner Interactive tool for career exploration and course selection. C ourse selection for all grades. When we visit your child’s school at the end of January we will be going through Career Cruising with them in detail.

 Students will choose 8 Courses: –COMPULSORY: English, Math, Geography, Science, French, Phys Ed, one Art, and an 8 th ELECTIVE – an additional art OR business, integrated technology or communications technology –Students will also be asked for two alternates

Students with IEPs  Ms McKay and Ms Spear will be available during the open house portion of our evening in room 121 to discuss students who have been identified as exceptional learners  They will be running two presentations; one at 7:00 and one at 7:30

Check our Website in January   I will post detailed instructions to navigate Career Cruising for course selection so you can support your child as they begin to choose their high school courses

Open House  Please tour the school and ask questions about our facilities, courses and programs for your student starting in grade 9 through to grade 12 –Co-op, SHSMs –ICP – International Certificate Program –PhysEd including Outdoor Education, climbing wall, team practice –Fine Arts, Technology and Hospitality including dance, a “filmfest”, drama and a cooking demonstration –Math, science, English, French and social science classrooms

Open House If you have specific questions regarding course selection, graduation requirements, pathways or registration, I will be in the guidance office during the Open House portion of our evening

 THANK YOU and enjoy your evening!