High School Registration Cunard Junior High School

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High School Registration Cunard Junior High
School

• Winter 2007
• Having a dream is not stupid, Norm.
• Its not having a dream thats stupid.
• Cliff Clavin, Cheers

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Timeline

• Class presentations (February 14th -15th)
• Homework
• J.L. Ilsley Guidance Department Presentations
  (February 20th)
• Parent Presentations (Wednesday March 7th 7pm,
  J.L. Ilsley High)
• Completed registration forms due (March 22nd)

Success is dependant on effort -Sophocles-
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Graduation Requirements

• Compulsory credits from the following subject
  groupings must be taken and passed for
  graduation. There is a total requirement of 18
  credits, but the Department of Education
  recommends that students take 21 credits for a
  well-rounded high school program

Genius in one percent inspiration and ninety-nine
percent perspiration - Thomas Edison-
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Warning
You must have ...

• No more than seven (7) grade ten courses to
  graduate
• At least five (5) grade twelve courses to graduate

The distance between insanity and genius is
measured only by success -James Bond Tomorrow
Never Dies
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Course Groupings

• Language, Communication and Expression
• 3 English, one at each level
• 1 Fine Arts (drama, art, or music)
• Science, Math and Technology
• 2 Math
• 2 Science
• 2 Other (from Technology, Science and Math)
• Personal Development and Society
• 1/2 Physically Active Lifestyle (PAL)
• 1/2 Career and Life Management (CALM)
• 1 Canadian History (Canadian History 11 and
  African Canadian
• Studies 11)
• 1 Global Study

Success is how hard you bounce when you hit the
bottom - General George Patten -
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Information On Course Coding

• Advanced - designed to meet the needs of students
  who have demonstrated an exceptional degree of
  academic ability or achievement, only for courses
  offered in grades 11 and 12
• Academic - leading to post-secondary studies
• Open - open to all students in the school
  regardless of program.
• Graduation - courses designated at the high
  school leaving level. These courses have a focus
  distinct from those courses designated as
  university entrance and usually the degree of
  difficulty is somewhat less than those at the
  academic level.

Do, or do not. There is no try -Yoda The
Empire Strikes Back-
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Number of Courses

• Important
• All grade ten students are expected to register
  for 8 courses

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Mathematics

• Math Essentials 10
• Graduation level credit
• Designed for students who are struggling with the
  grade nine math program
• An exploration of mathematics used in everyday
  situations at home and at work
• Math Foundations 10
• Graduation level credit
• Designed for students who are struggling with
  grade nine math
• Covers similar outcomes as academic math
  curriculum and at a slower rate

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Mathematics (contd)

• Math Plus 10 (2 credits/2 semesters)
• Academic math credit and an elective credit
• Double time, but not double the material
• Designed for students who have to work hard to
  succeed in grade nine math
• Covers the same outcomes as the academic math
  curriculum but with double the hours of
  instruction
• Students must be highly motivated to succeed and
  have an ultimate goal of continuing at the
  academic math 11 level
• Math 10
• Academic level credit
• Designed for students who do not have difficulty
  with grade nine math
• Math 10 (with extended enrichment)
• Academic level credit
• Designed for conscientious, highly motivated
  students who have a love of mathematics

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English
Its kind of fun to do the impossible - Walt
Disney -
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Teacher Recommendations

• Each year your teacher will provide a
  recommendation for the courses you should take in
  the next year
• Should you choose to go against this
  recommendation, you must provide written notice
  signed by a parent/guardian
• Otherwise, you will be registered in the course
  recommended by your teacher

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Science

• Science 10
• academic level credit
• an integrated science course that includes
  biology, chemistry, physics and a unit on weather
• recommend for further studies in science
• Biology 11
• academic level credit
• offered only to a select number of grade ten
  students
• not a prerequisite for Biology 12

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Technology

• Construction Technology 10
• open level credit
• introduces students to building construction,
  using tools, creating and reading plans, etc.
• a hands-on course
• Exploring Technology 10
• open level credit
• a computer-based course
• students are introduced to software such as
  Pinnacle, Animator and Photo Shop (6 weeks each)

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Social Studies

• Geography 10
• academic level credit
• students will study, on both a local and
  international level, physical geography and the
  effects of humans on our environment
• graphing component
• History 10
• academic level credit
• students will study the evolution of humans and
  ancient civilizations
• simulations
• Archeology 10
• academic level credit
• offered only to a select number of grade ten
  students
• students will cover topics similar to those
  covered in History 10, but from an archaeological
  perspective
• no digs simulations

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Social Studies (contd)

• African Canadian Studies 11 and Canadian History
  11 (by permission only) will be offered to a
  select number of grade ten students

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Business

• Applied Information Technology 11
• academic level credit
• a technology credit
• students will learn, keyboarding, word processing
  and Power Point and how to make web pages
• Life/Work Transitions 10
• open level credit
• technology-base component involving keyboarding
  and the use of several software packages
• career and job search strategies will be
  completed
• other topics covered include credit and
  financial planning, banking, resumes, job
  applications, etc.
• (Continued on next slide)

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Business (Continued)

• Business 10
• academic level credit
• not a technology course (no keyboarding)
• introduces students to the types of businesses,
  business law, entrepreneurship, accounting, etc.
• Accounting 11
• academic level credit
• designed for students with a keen interest in
  business
• preferably taken with Accounting 12 (grade 11)

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Music

• Music 10
• Students should own their own instrument
• 10s, 11s, 12s together
• Music Instrumental Band 10
• Designed for students who have experience playing
  their traditional band instrument
• Some noon hours required (2/8 per cycle) A
  full-year course
• Music Vocal 10
• No previous singing experience requires
• Offered exclusively over the lunch hour (every
  2nd day)
• One additional class per cycle on vocal training
• A great opportunity to Challenge for Credit
• All are academic level credits

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Fine Arts

• Art 10
• academic level credit
• Drama 10
• academic level credit
• Any music course

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Additional Courses

• Tourism 11
• academic level credit
• French 10
• academic level credit
• Career and Life Management (CALM) and Physically
  Active Lifestyles (PAL)
• each is a 1/2 credit
• open level credit
• available only to grade 11 students unless taken
  by recommendation as an eight course in grade 10
• Physical Education 10
• open level credit
• Family Studies 10
• open level credit
• Foods and Nutrition (1/2 credit)
• Child Studies (1/2 credit)

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Your Homework

• Take home your Course Selection Form and the
  Course Selection Guide
• Read all of the information carefully
• Talk to others to get advice ask for help
• Write down any questions you may have for the JL
  Guidance Department visiting Tuesday, February
  20th
• Use pencil!

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Remember
This Power Point is available online. Check out
the Guidance Page through the CJHS website! You
may also wish to check out the JL Ilsley Virtual
Guidance Office. This link is also available
through the CJHS website.