1. Grade 9s choosing their Grade 10 courses
COURSE SELECTION FOR
Grade 9s choosing their Grade 10 courses
If you go to work on your goals, your goals will go to work on you. If you go to work on your plan, your plan will go to work on you. Whatever good things we build end up building us ~ Jim Rohn

2. Credit History/Diploma requirements
Compulsory and Optional courses for next year
Choosing Courses- Academic/Applied
Course Selection Process
Today I am going to share important information with you so please pay close attention. We will briefly talk about setting up and accessing your BYOD address.
How to check your credit history/diploma requirements
Compulsary and optional courses for next year: setting up for academic success by making appropriate choices when it comes to academic and applied courses.
And finally on how to actually select your courses

3. CREDIT HISTORY/ DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS
Check your credit history /requirements.
You should ALL have 8 credits by June!
You will have access to your credit information once you Log On to:
As a grade 9 student looking ahead to select grade 10 courses for next year it is important that you check your credit history and graduation requirements. You can find the information you are looking for by loging on to MYBLUEPRINT.ca/peel

4. 30 Credits 40 hours of Community Service Literacy Test
CREDIT HISTORY/DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS
30 Credits
40 hours of Community
Service
Literacy Test
To graduate from highschool you will need to complete a total of 30 credits. Complete 40 hours of community service and write the literacy test. By the end of grade 9 you should make it your goal to complete and submit your 40 hours of community service so you don’t have to worry about them and you can focus on your courses for the next 3 years. You will be writing the literacy test next year in grade 10 and by the end of grade 9 ALL of you should have 8 of the 30 credits.

5. On myblueprint click high school and check what requirements you have or will be meeting by clicking on View Progress

6. Compulsory Courses ENGLISH MATH SCIENCE CIVICS/CAREERS HISTORY
3 OPTIONALS
As you know some of the 30 credits you earn are compulsory and some are optional. In grade 10 there are 5 courses that are compulsory and your optional choices have now gone from 1 to 3. The compulsory courses you MUST select for grade 10 are ENGLISH< MATH< SCIENCE< CIVICS AND CAREERS AND HISTORY.

7. Optional Courses Arts credit-Did you take it this year?
Lots of choices-Art, Business, Languages, Phys Ed and Tech & Computer Studies
Use these to explore post-secondary options and interests
This year you have 3 optionals to pick . Make them count. Did you take an ART in grade 9? If not you must take one in grade 10 as having an ART credit is a compulsory as graduation requirement. You have lots of choices in various subject areas..Use them to explore post-secondary options or interests. You can choose from Art, Business, Languages-French or Spanish, PhysEd, Technology and computer studies. Like I said you NOW get three optionals Make them count! Put some thought into theses choices because you WILL not be able to switch out once your semester begins.

8. MPM1D0-Final mark below a 70% what Math should I be selecting?
APPLIED or ACADEMIC?
Working consistently at Level 1 or 2 (50 to 69%).
Hands-on, practical learner
Learn in class
Working consistently at Level 3 or higher( 70% or higher).
Theoretical/abstract thinking learner
Self-motivated
Works well independently
Able to complete work at home
If you are a student who consistently works at a level 1 or 2 getting 20’s and 60’s, don’t like to take work home, like teacher support and like hand on and practical applications consider applied course. If you are working consistently at level 3 or higher, work well independently with little teacher support and like the theory behind concepts consider ACADEMIC. Not every course has to be Applied level and not every course has to be Academic level. Consider a mixed palatte. If you are a weak Science student but a strong language student then consider applied Science and academic English in grade 10.

9. MPM1D0-Final mark below a 70% what Math should I be selecting?
WARNING-Do you have enough foundation for this choice?
MPM2D0
MCR3U0
MHF4U0
MFM2P0
MCF3M0
MDM4U0
MBF3C0
MAP4C0

10. Applied courses in Grade 9?
Science Applied
Grade 10 applied
Grade 10 academic (mark is above 85%)
Applied
English
Math Applied
Grade 10 applied Math
Grade 9 academic Math

11. Applied and Academic Cont…
COLLEGE COURSES
APPLIED COURSES
GRADE 10
GRADE 11
ACADEMIC COURSES
UNIVERSITY COURSES
GRADE 10
GRADE 11
Applied courses in grade 10 will generally LEAD to college/mixed level courses in grade 11 and Academic courses will generally lead to University/mixed level courses in grade If you are interested in keeping the University option open for yourself remember that that University English in grade 12 is a pre-requisite to All university programs. To learn more about a particular postsecondary destination and requirements book an appointment with your counsellor.
LOCALLY DEVELOPED
WORKPLACECOURSES
**All University Programs require ENGLISH to be UNIVERSITY Level in Grade 12!

12. LEARN ABOUT COURSES RESEARCH…..RESEARCH……..RESEARCH www.dsssonline.com
Subject teachers
Guidance Counsellors
Friends/Students
Research is the Key to ensuring you have made the best selections possible.
You can meet with subject teachers, read course descriptions, talk to friends and students to learn as much as possible about the courses. If you want to learn about specific courses mark your calendars to VISIT the courses carousel at the lunch hours on December 8th and 9th. YOU will have an opportunity to visit teachers and asks questions about specific courses. Your counsellors will also be available to answer any questions on these days. Make best of all the research opportunities available to You to make well informed decisions!!
Make sure you look up course description on line and , talk to teachers and students to try and gather as much information as possible.
DO NOT select courses without knowing what it is about!

13. Timetable Changes?
Impossible or Difficult to change courses once you start school.
Timetable is built based on YOUR choices!
A change disrupts teachers and their classes.
Change of Mind about optional courses
WILL NOT be considered!
Be certain about courses you are choosing!
There will be opportunities for you to make changes before September. Once your classes begin in September however, Time table changes are very difficult for several reasons. Course timetable and seats within a course are allocated built based on student choices. There may not be room to accommodate your changes. Guidance counsellors and teachers DON”T like disruptions to classes, so the only changes considered are compulsory ones. Change of mind about optional courses will not be considered so MAKE sure you put thought into the courses you are selecting!

14. Forgot your password… Don’t worry!
You can now access your Blueprint account straight from your “BYOD PAGE”
Most of you may have already had a chance to set up and start using your BYOD professional account. If you have not had the opportunity to set up this account please do so as soon as possible. You can access this account right when you first log in to the computer.

15. Simply under the “Resource” tab select “myBlueprint” chicklet

16. Importance of checking your accounts regularly!
BYOD
Counsellors can send you a personal message related to your academics.
My Blueprint account:
Counsellors can use this to send a grade specific/personal messages that are extremely important to course selection or other crucial messages.

17. YOU ARE NOW READY TO SELECT YOUR COURSES!!
Once you are logged into your myBlueprint account you can complete COURSE SELECTION from the home screen,
TO SELECT COURSES – Click View Courses
On January 5th-Course selection tab will become live. Log in to your account and from the course selection tab select submit courses button.

18. Add Courses For Next Year
In the planner, the year for which you are selecting courses, will appear BLUE.
Click on + Cou to tab to explore and select the available courses.
In the next year planner select your options for grade 10. Remember you MUST select a MATH, ENGLish, SCIENCE, History and CIVICS/Careers. You will also have choice of 3 optionals. If you have not yet competed an ART credit make sure to select an ART.

19. Warning!! MUST Change this option before submitting!
If you have selected a course for which you are missing a pre-requisite it will appear pink!
Ensure that you have selected appropriately!
MUST Change this option before submitting!
If you have selected an inappropriate course the warning will be a pink box. Please correct this before submitting your course.

20. ***New this Year
You get to pick an alternate course in-case there is course availability issue or timetabling issue!

21. SUBMIT COURSES
After you have made your selections click on the Submit TAB.
**DO NOT click on the Submit button unless you are absolutely sure about the courses YOU have chosen.
*** When you confirm and print you will not be able to make any additional changes to your course selection!
After you have made all your selections click on the submit tab. DO NOT click on submit unless YOU are absolutely sure about everything you have selected…You will not be able to make changes once this button has been clicked!!

22. CONFIRM & PRINT
Press this TAB when you are ready to PRINT!
Print out your course sign off sheet, get it signed by a parent and submit it to Student Services as soon as possible
Need to get the SIGN OFF SHEET signed before submitting to Guidance.

23. DEADLINE TO SELECT COURSES
Course selection website opens
Monday December 12th, 2016
At this time you can go online.
Select your courses.
Print out your sign off sheet and get it signed by a parent/guardian.
Return the printed verification to your Guidance.
Course selection website will close
Friday December 23rd, 2016
Course selection website becomes live on January 5th. Before this date make sure that you have checked your myblueprint login and changed your to office If there is an issue see your counsellor. On January 5th login to your account and select your courses. Print out the sign off sheet and get it signed by a parent and submit to student services! Last day to make your slection is January 12th. So you have a week to logon and select your courses!

24. *Course Selection is on first come first serve basis.
Make sure that the selected course IS the actual course you want (check course descriptions)
When picking courses make sure that:
you have the pre-requisite
the course is the correct grade
level
Course selection is on first come first come basis. ensure that you have selected appropriate courses for the appropriate grade level and for which you have the pre-requisite

25. Waitlists! SELECT EARLY and SELECT APPROPRIATELY!
If you pick an inappropriate course YOU will be removed from it!
The course you really wanted may no longer
be available and you WILL be put on a wait
list.
To AVOID issues:
SELECT EARLY and SELECT APPROPRIATELY!
You will be removed from a course if it is inappropriate or if you are missing a pre-requisite. Waitlists will be created fro courses based on the date you submitted your courses. So to ensure that you get the courses you really want select early and select appropriately!

26. INCOMPLETE COURSES Summer school (compulsory courses)
50% or higher – 4 weeks of summer school
Below 50%-You might be eligible to take a 2 week make-up. Discuss this option with your counsellor.
Summer school information -February
Summer school registration will become available sometime in April. Summer school offers mostly compulsory courses. NOT every course is available in summer school! 2 week make up summer school courses are available for students who obtain a mark of 40% or higher in a course. A mark below a 40% in a course will require a full month/4 weeks of summer school or redo the full course next year. It will be your responsibility to sign up for summer school so ensure that you listen to the announcements. Info will be available in April.

27. FINAL TIPS
Visit your myBlueprint account
Research
Be realistic about your choices
Select courses online by December 23rd, 2016
You will receive feedback about your course selections at a later time and will be able to make changes.
You are going to be able to get online to select your courses between January 5th-12th. Be realistic in your choices and do your research. Make sure to activate your BYOD account and change over your MyBlueprint account to your new professional office 365 address. Make sure you do your research. Login to your blueprint account before January 5th to ensure everything works. If there are issues see your counsellor. You will have an opportunity to make course changes before June. Counsellors will give you feedback about your selections and you will be able icesto make changes at that time!

28. Need Help??
Book an appointment with your counsellor.

29. Keep Up with the latest! You can check out latest information at:
The School Website: dsssonline.com
under Student Services Tab
Join @DSSSguidance
Keep up with the latest information by checking the schools website periodically. All the latest info, including this video will be posted there for your reference.
One Final reminder: attend the course carousel during your lunch period on December 8th and 9th. Keep your self informed and make good decisions. Come and see us in student services if you have additional questions.