Title: Notre Dame Secondary School
1Notre Dame Secondary School
2Timeline
- December Associate School Information Meeting
- Option sheets distributed
- January School visits
- Evening information meeting for
parents and students - - Option sheet and registration
fee collected - Wed. Feb. 11th Collection of Online Student
Course - Verification forms
- April - Verification forms to Associate
Schools - At risk student identification
- June - Course selections finalized
- August Student Timetables ready for
distribution - - Grade 9 Orientation
3READY FOR NINE
- THE TRANSITION FROM GRADE 8 TO 9
4Notre Dame C. S. S.
- Semester School - Courses offered on a half-year
basis - Generally, 8 subjects in two blocks
- - 4 subjects from September to January
-
another 4 subjects from February to June - The 4 subjects are taken daily for the semester
- 4 period day, each period length is 75 minutes.
5Our Daily Schedule
- Warning Bell 825am
- Period 1 835- 950am
- Period 2 955-1110am
- Period 3a 1115-1155am
- 3b 1155-1235pm
- 3c 1235-115pm
- Period 4 120-235pm
6Transportation
- 3.2 km. Radius
- Schedules are posted
7- Ontario Secondary School Program
8ONTARIO SECONDARY SCHOOL DIPLOMA
- 30 credits (110 hours each)
- 18 compulsory credits
- 12 elective credits
- (4 Religion courses are compulsory,
- 1 in each year)
- - 40 hrs. community service
- - Ontario Secondary School Literacy
Test
9Secondary School Certificates
- The Ontario Secondary School Certificate
- for students who leave school before earning the
O.S.S.D. must earn at least 14 credits - The Certificate of Accomplishment
- for students who leave school before earning
either the O.S.S.D. or the O.S.S.C. - useful means of recognizing achievement for
students who plan to take certain vocational
programs or other kinds of further training or
who plan to find employment after leaving school
1018 Compulsory Credits
4 credits in English (1 credit per grade) 1
credit in French as a second language 3 credits
in mathematics (at least 1 in Gr. 11 or 12) 2
credits in science 1 credit in Canadian history 1
credit in Canadian geography 1 credit in the arts
(music, visual arts, drama) 1 credit in health
and physical education .5 credit in civics .5
credit in career studies (grade 10) Plus..
11Compulsory Credits (contd.)
Plus 1 additional credit in English or FSL, or
a third language, or a social science, or
Canadian and world studies, or Guidance, or
Co-op 1 additional credit in health and physical
education, or business studies, or the arts
(music, visual arts, or drama), or
Co-op 1 additional credit in science (grades 11
or 12), or technological education (grades 9-12),
or Co-op
12COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- Encourages civic responsibility, promotes
community values - Supports students career explorations
reinforces importance of volunteering - Minimum 40 hours in addition to 30 credits,
completed over 4 years - Broad range of unpaid activities
- Minimal school involvement
- Provincial policies/guidelines governing
placements
13The Literacy Test
- administered in the Spring of the grade 10 year
- a test based on language and communication
(reading - and writing) expectations of curricula up to and
including - grade 9
- accommodations, deferrals and exemptions may be
- appropriate for some students
- if a student does not meet the standard in the
first - attempt, schools will provide remedial support
the test - will be re-administered until the student
successfully - completes the test or alternatively successfully
completes - the Grade 12 Literacy Course
14Pathway Planning
Important to know
- how you learn best
- diploma requirements to graduate
- prerequisites for courses
- how to plan for experiential learning
opportunities - admission requirements for post-secondary
opportunities - preparing for school-work
15Course Types
- Open
- Music
- Art
- Business
- Technology
- Health and Physical Education
- Social Science
- Guidance and Career Education
- Academic/Applied/
- Locally Developed C.C.()
- English ()
- Mathematics ()
- Science ()
- French
- History
- Geography
16Academic???
- Academic courses cover essential concepts plus
additional material. -
- While course work exposes students to both
theories and practical applications, there is a
greater emphasis on THEORY and ABSTRACT thinking
as a basis for future learning and problem
solving. - Student centered learning environment
- General Rule Minimum 75
- - Solid Learning Skills
-
17Applied???
- Applied courses focus on the essential concepts.
- While course work exposes students to both
theories and practical applications, the emphasis
is on PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS. - Course work relates to familiar real-life
situations and provides students with the
opportunity for hands-on application of the
concepts they learn. - Teacher centered learning environment
- General Rule 5074
- - Satisfactory Learning Skills
18Locally Developed Compulsory Credit???L.D.C.C.
- A L.D.C.C. course is a locally developed course
that meets educational needs not met by
provincial curriculum documents - ie MAT 1L
- Provides an opportunity to build skills so that
the student may be successful in future high
school programming
19Open???
- Open courses have
- one set of expectations
- for the subject being taken.
20Switching Course Types Gr. 9 to 10
- Transfer Courses
- students who are successful in any academic or
applied grade 9 course will have the opportunity
to enter either the academic or applied course in
the same subject in grade 10 - students wishing to change course types from gr.
9 to gr.10 will complete additional course work
in order to demonstrate achievement of the
learning expectations that are included in the
one course but not the other - Students are recommended to attend Summer School
when moving to a different level.
21Making the Choice??? LISTEN TO YOUR
TEACHERS !!!
- parents and students will select courses in
collaboration with elementary school teachers,
guidance counselors and administrators - grade 8 students and their parents choose grade 9
courses on the basis of the students needs,
interests, strengths, and past achievements, and
may also be influenced by learning opportunities
available outside the school
22GRADE 10 COURSES
- Students will have to consider future goals when
they make choices for Grade 10 - Some Grade 10 courses will be prerequisites for
specific Grade 11 courses
23Grades 11 and 12 Programs
- Courses in Grades 11 and 12 will prepare students
for the following post-secondary destinations - Workplace
- College
- Apprenticeship
- University
- College/University
- As in Grades 9 and 10 some courses will be Open
24Course Types
25The following diagram illustrates a generalized
overview of the destination-based pathways. Â
Grade 10
Grade 11
Grade 12
Grade 9
Academic
Academic
University
University
Applied
Applied
College
College
Workplace
Workplace
L.D.C.C
26- Notre Dame s Grade 9 Program
27Grade 9 Compulsory Courses
- Religion Open
- Academic, Applied or
- Locally Developed ()
- English ()
- Mathematics ()
- Science ()
- French
- Geography
28Grade 9 Elective Courses
- Visual Arts
- Health Physical Education
- Introduction to Information Technology in
Business - Exploring Technologies (Auto, Manufacturing,
Construction, Computer Science)( Hair.
Hospitality, Green Industries, Communications
technology) - Learning Strategies
- Music
29Extra Curricular Activities
- Fall, Winter, Spring Sports Teams
- Football, Basketball, Hockey, Volleyball, Soccer,
Baseball, Tennis, Field Hockey, Rugby many
others - After School Clubs
- Year Book, School Reach, Photography, Tutoring,
Chess Club, Dance, Jazz Band, Theatre Productions
many others
Student Council Executive, Grade rep, Dances,
Fund Raising, Spirit Building Activities
30Making the Decision
ASK QUESTIONS!
- honest self-assessment
- what are you good at?
- what do you like?
- talk to parents teachers neighbours
- consider all post-secondary options
- research
- surf the net
- consider cooperative education
GET ANSWERS!
31On Behalf of all the Notre Dame Staff
- Thank you for joining us this evening
- Have a safe trip home
- For more information visit
- http//schools.hcdsb.org/guidance/ or
www.ntdm.ca/