Welcome to Curriculum Night

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Welcome to Curriculum Night

• Intermediate Presentation
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Intermediate Teachers 2011-12

• Mr. Ng Rm 222 Gr. 8 Homeroom, Science
• Ms. Cowley Rm 201 Gr. 7/8 Homeroom, French
• Mrs. Berman Rm 227 Gr. 7/8 Homeroom,
  History/Geography, Art
• Mr. Wallace Rm 226 Gr. 7 Homeroom,
  Health/Drama/Dance, History/Geography
• Ms. Patel Rm 207 Gr. 6/7 Homeroom, Art,
  Health/Drama/Dance
• Mrs. Cheung Rm 120 Music
• Mr. Linforth Rm 219 French
• Mr. Andonoff Rm 219 Physical Education
• Ms. Puddy Rm 212 English Language Learning
• Ms. Pescador Rm 225 Special Education

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UMPS Approach to Learning

• We believe each student is unique with individual
  needs.
• We believe that it is important to foster all
  aspects of a students education including the
  building of character and community.
• We believe that student success is dependent on
  the effort and support of all community partners
  parent, teacher, and student.

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Differences in the Intermediate Division

• Students are exposed to a rotary-style program
• Students are given lockers to use appropriately
• Students are required to advocate for themselves
  and begin to acknowledge their own learning style
• Report Card marks are presented in numbers

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Differences in the Intermediate Division

• Students are expected to take responsibility for
  using their agenda effectively
• Students will need to recognize that they are the
  leaders of the school and need to act accordingly
• Students will need a quiet place to study and a
  desk or table to do homework
• At home, students will also need access to a
  computer, the internet and will also need toner
  and paper for printing assignments

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Progress Report and Report Cards

• Progress Report
• No numerical grades ()
• Sent home Nov 22

• Report Card
• Numerical grades ()
• Feb 15
• June 26

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Learning Skills

• Responsibility
• Organization
• Independent Work
• Collaboration
• Initiative
• Self-Regulation

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Progress Report

• This document provides parents with information
  regarding their childs general progress in their
  learning skills and work habits. It is not an
  evaluation of their achievement of the
  expectations.
• Students will receive one of the following in
  each subject area
• Progressing Very Well
• Progressing Well
• Progressing With Difficulty

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Progressing Very Well

• The student is currently demonstrating
• significant learning in relation to the
• curriculum expectations and is
• expected to achieve the learning goals
• of the term.

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Progressing Well

• The student is currently demonstrating
• sufficient learning in relation to the
• curriculum expectations and is likely to
• achieve the learning goals of the term.

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Progressing With Difficulty

• The student is currently demonstrating
• some learning in relation to the
• curriculum expectations and may not
• achieve the learning goals of the term.
• The student is being supported in
• achieving the learning goals.

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Parent Support at Home

• Organizational Support
• Providing a quiet work space
• Ask to see their agendas to see what they are
  doing
• Encourage them to read nightly or review notes if
  they have no class work to complete
• Ask them about tests and quizzes that they have
  written or that are approaching
• Teach your child effective study techniques
• Sign all tests and assignments that come home

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Parent Support at Home

• Emotional Support
• Talk with/Listen to your child about their day
• Intermediate life can be stressful both socially
  and academically
• Signing your child up for too many
  extra-curricular activities can be overwhelming
  (e.g. piano, violin, Cantonese lessons). Work
  with your child to ensure they have enough time
  for their homework. It is equally as important
  that your child also has some time to relax so
  that they are rested for the next school day.

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Parent Support at Home

• Emotional Support
• Focus on your childs strengths and encourage
  them in a positive way. For example if your
  child does not achieve their best on a math test,
  work with them to create a study schedule and
  help them practise the skills they need to
  improve
• Work together with your childs classroom teacher
  to positively support your child.
• Students are encouraged to go to bed at 1000pm
  on school nights, so that they can get a full
  nights rest
• Please ensure that students are not staying up
  late on their computers past 1000pm

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Effective Use of Agenda

• Agendas need to be carried from class to class
  where students record their daily assigned work
• A check mark system is used to check off
  completed work in the agenda
• Agendas go home at the end of the day along with
  homework materials and must be returned to school
  the following day
• Parents need to check their childs agenda daily
  and initial it

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Homework Expectations

• Students are expected to complete 10 minutes of
  homework, per grade, per night, on average
• For example Grade 7 students should be
  completing approx. 70 minutes of homework
  nightly. Grade 8 students should be completing
  approx. 80 minutes of homework nightly.
• All students are expected to read for at least 30
  minutes a night.
• All homework materials must be returned the
  following day (textbooks must be returned by
  830am even if the student is absent)
• Students are responsible for completing missed
  work due to absences using a homework buddy or
  via parent pickup.

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ASSESSMENT CATEGORIES
Knowledge Understanding demonstrates knowledge and understanding of content
Thinking uses planning and processing skills and critical and creative thinking skills
Communication organizes and communicates ideas using the conventions grammar, punctuation, spelling and word usage
Application applies and transfers knowledge and skills learned
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MUSIC

• Implementation of the revised arts document
• Ontario Curriculum Document Expectations
• Creating and Performing
• Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing
• Exploring Forms and Cultural Contexts
• Set goals with your child, set deadlines in the
  GPS books
• Ensure they practise at least twice a week, one
  hour per week
• Consider renting an instrument or purchasing a
  method book
• Encourage your child to join an extra-curricular
  music activity, build musicianship through
  discipline, develop social skills, and build
  positive character

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LANGUAGE ARTS
Reading Students will learn about a variety of genres and styles and interpret messages of various authors.
Writing Students will learn and practise how to write in various styles and forms. There will be a focus on spelling, grammar and style.
Oral Students will practise sharing and discussing ideas, and learn skills to help them read aloud confidently.
Media Students will learn about various media forms and the conventions and techniques involved in creating and analysing them.
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MATHEMATICS

• The five strands in Mathematics are
• Number Sense and Numeration
• Measurement
• Geometry and Spatial Sense
• Patterning and Algebra
• Data Management and Probability

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Grade 6 Science
• Biodiversity
• Flight
• Electricity and Electrical Devices
• Space
• Grade 7 Science
• Interactions in the Environment
• Form and Function
• Pure Substances and Mixtures
• Heat in the Environment
• Grade 8 Science
• Cells
• Systems in Action
• Fluids
• Water Systems

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SOCIAL STUDIES(Grade 6)

• Heritage and Citizenship
• First Nation Peoples and European Explorers
• Canada and World Connections
• Canadas Links to the World

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HISTORY GEOGRAPHY (GRADE 7)

• Grade 7 History
• Early Settlement New France
• British North America
• Conflict Change
• Grade 7 Geography
• Themes of Geographic Inquiry
• Patterns in Physical Geography
• Natural Resources

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HISTORY GEOGRAPHY (GRADE 8)

• Grade 8 Geography
• Patterns in Human Geography
• Economic Systems
• Migration
• Grade 8 History
• Confederation
• The Development of Western Canada
• Canada A Changing Society

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VISUAL ARTS

• Study elements and principles of design
• Explore and learn different mediums, such as
  pastel, paint, and charcoal
• Learn about different important historical
  Canadian artists

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FRENCH GRADE 7

• By the end of Grade 7, students will
• Listen to and talk about short, oral texts in
  structured and open-ended situations.
• Read a variety of classroom and simple authentic
  materials, 200 to 400 words long, and demonstrate
  understanding.
• Communicate information and ideas in writing, in
  structured and open-ended situations, for
  different purposes.
• Identify and use the vocabulary and the grammar
  and language conventions appropriate for this
  grade level.

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FRENCH GRADE 8

• By the end of Grade 8, students will
• Listen to and talk about short, oral texts in
  structured and open-ended situations.
• Express ideas, feelings, and opinions in
  conversations and discussion, using learned
  language structures and a variety of vocabulary
  and expressions.
• Read a variety of classroom and simple authentic
  materials, 400 to 600 words long, and demonstrate
  understanding.
• Write in a variety of forms, adjusting language
  to suit the audience.
• Identify and use the vocabulary and the grammar
  and language conventions appropriate for this
  grade level.

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Extracurricular Activities

• Boys and Girls Volleyball
• Boys and Girls Basketball
• Cross Country
• Track and Field
• Badminton Team
• String Ensembles
• Intermediate Choir
• Green Team
• Pottery Club
• Technology Crew

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Leadership Opportunities

• Student Council
• Class Representatives
• Ambassadors
• Leaders by Example/Character Matters

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School Community Opportunities

• Lunch Monitors
• Office Assistants
• Announcement Speakers
• Library Helpers
• Tutoring
• Reading Rangers
• Music Room Helpers

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Academic Programs and Expectations
All Ontario Curriculum Expectations The Ontario
Curriculum Expectations for all subjects are
available at the following website www.edu.gov.o
n.ca (Choose English or French, Elementary,
Curriculum and Policy Documents)
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• THANK-YOU
• THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION