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Mealy Mountain Collegiate

Mealy Mountain Collegiate. Grade 9 Senior High Presentation. Resources. Grade 9 On Course Selection Handbook http://www.ed.gov.nl.ca/edu/publications/k12/Grade9OnCourseHandbook.pdf Course Descriptions http://www.ed.gov.nl.ca/edu/k12/curriculum/2011_descriptions/seniorhigh.pdf

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Mealy Mountain Collegiate

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  1. Mealy Mountain Collegiate Grade 9 Senior High Presentation

  2. Resources • Grade 9 On Course Selection Handbook • http://www.ed.gov.nl.ca/edu/publications/k12/Grade9OnCourseHandbook.pdf • Course Descriptions • http://www.ed.gov.nl.ca/edu/k12/curriculum/2011_descriptions/seniorhigh.pdf • Course Selection Sheet

  3. Overview of Session • Difference between junior high and senior high • Different Streams • Graduation Requirements • Transcripts • Courses • Course Selection and Three Year Plan

  4. Junior High vs Senior High • Senior High is based on a credit system and requirements over three years. • All courses are needed because you need so many credits and credits in specific areas in order to graduate. • All marks reported on a transcript of grades achieved from grade 10 – 12, which will be kept on file and follow you from here on out many years after high school.

  5. Importance of Grade 9 While your grade 10, 11 and 12 marks are the ones which will follow you around after high school, grade 9 grades are just as if not more important because if you don’t have the proper marks in grade 9 you may be restricted to certain courses which will limit your selection and your options after high school.

  6. Different Streams Based on past history and grade 9 midyear and final report marks students are sorted into groupings: • Students having Good Academic Success. • Students having Academic Success. • Students having Academic Difficulty. • Students having Extreme Academic Difficulty

  7. Different Streams Based on your groupings students may take different courses in different streams. • General Stream (students who have difficulty in a particular course area) • Academic Stream (students who have success in a particular area) • Advanced Stream (students who are extremely successful in a particular area)

  8. Courses vs Credits • In High school graduation requirements are based on credits. • 1 course does not necessarily equal 1 credit. • All courses are given a four digit number. The course number indicates the number of credits. • Each digit represents something different.

  9. Course Number 1201 Indicates the type of course. Usually a 0 = prescribed curriculum or 3 = prescribed FI. (1 = pilot, 2 = local, 6 = modified, 7 = alternate) Indicates the level of the course. May indicate indicates the year the course is done in. (1 = grade 10, 2 = grade 11, 3 = grade 12) Distinguishes other courses of the same subject, level and credit value. (Ex. English 1201 and English 1202. 1 in 1201 is academic and 2 in 1202 is general.) Indicates the Credit Value of the course. Is either 1 or 2. (1 = half year course, 2 = full year course)

  10. Graduation Requirements • Core English 6 • Optional Language 2 • Mathematics 4 • Science 4 • Phys. Education 2 • Canadian Studies 2 • World Studies 2 • Career Dev. 2 • Fine Arts 2 • Other Required Credits 4 • Any Subject Area 6 • TOTAL CREDITS 36 • Max. Local Credits 4 • Minimum Level 3 9 • Minimum Level 2-3-4 20

  11. Understanding your Transcript

  12. Understanding your Transcript

  13. Understanding your Transcript

  14. Understanding your Transcript

  15. English(6 credits core, 2 credits optional lang)

  16. Math(4 Credits, 6 Credits = Academic) • NOTES: • Courses are pre-requisite. (The year one course must be completed before the year two course) • There is NO movement between streams (ie. If you start on the academic stream and are not successful and wish to move to the general stream you must start the following year on the first year course of the general stream).

  17. Science(4 Credits)

  18. Social Studies (2 Canadian Credits, 2 World Credits)

  19. Fine Arts (2 Credits)

  20. Physical Education and Career • NOTES: • Career Education requires 30 hours of community service. Students have from the time the begin the course until the time the graduate to complete the hours. • It is recommended that students in Career Education (English) complete the course in their first year.

  21. Other Required Credits(4 credits from 2 categories, or 4 credits from French category)

  22. Course Selection and Three Year Plan • Each year you must choose 7 courses • There is no guarantee you will get each course you choose, preference is given to level I, level II, level III) • It is important to look at your three year plan of courses to ensure you can get all the credits you need and that no year is extremely difficult to another. • Try to make you grade 12 year easier if possible

  23. External Credits • While students normally complete more credits than needed, it can be difficult to get all the courses you may wish (all three sciences and French Immersion). • It is possible to get credits outside of the regular 7 during the class day. • Ensemble Performance (2 years at lunch time) • Duke of Edinburgh Program (Silver and Gold) • Royal Conservatory of Music • French Immersion Camps • Cadets

  24. Completing the Form • Do 1 to complete for this year only to submit to the office • Do one with your three year plan to work out and keep for future years. • Complete your core courses first: English, Math, Science, Social Studies. • Others for grade 10: Career Education if English • Look at your next two years the same way, to try and level out the years so one year is not much harder than another. • Use your remaining courses if any to complete other requirement areas you need in grade 10. (Fine Arts, Physical Education, Optional Language).

  25. The Form

  26. Graduation Requirements • It is possible to graduate from high school and not meet entrance requirements for some post-secondary institutions. • NoteORCcategory (Credits must come from 2 disciplines). For example, Enterprise Education 3205 and Skilled Trades 1201, but not Skilled Trades 1201 and Design and Fabrication 1202 because the latter two both come from the Technology category. • 9 - 3000 level credits to graduate • 10 - 3000 level credits for MUN • All courses in Course Descriptor Booklet indicate the category it satisfies.

  27. Courses vs Credits All courses are followed by a four digit number: First digit = level when course is generally taken: English 1201 = first year English 3201 = third year Second digit = number of credits the course is worth: Phys Ed 2100 = 1 credit French 2200 = 2 credits Science 1206 = __ credits A student takes 14 CREDITS not 14 courses per year!

  28. Key Numbers • Each student takes 14 credits a year • Over 3 years, 42 credits possible • 36 credits required to graduate • 9 - 3000 level credits needed • 10 - 3000 level credits for MUN Graduation requirements must be kept in mind when selecting courses!!

  29. Please Remember • Match student’s ability to appropriate courses and future educational plans. • Not all students take the same courses - not even members of the same family • Students should select a challenging program. When helping students select courses...

  30. French Immersion Designation Students enrolled in the French Immersion program must meet at least minimum graduation requirements and attain six (6) credits in Français courses plus six (6) other credits in courses studied in French. Successful completion will be indicated on the diploma asFRENCH IMMERSION DESIGNATION.

  31. Three-Year Plan • Student Course Selection Sheet / Student 3-year planner • Course Description Booklet • Compulsory vs. Optional When advising students…remember

  32. Compulsory Selections • Mathematics • Science • English • Social Studies (Canadian Stds., World Stds.) In each of Levels 1-2-3

  33. Compulsory Selections • Healthy Living 1200 or Phys. Ed. 2100/2101 • Career Development 2201 ( in English and French) • Fine Arts (2 credits in Drama OR Art OR Music) In Various Levels

  34. Optional Selections • Other Required Credits requirements • ‘Any Subject Areas’ requirements • 9 Level 3 credits • 20 Level 2-3-4 credits • 4 credit maximum in the 36 for local course credits In each of Levels 1-2-3

  35. English

  36. Graduation Requirements • In the current program, Literature and Language courses are combined into a two-credit course at each level. • All students must complete (8) credits in Language as part of the required 36 for graduation. • At least (6) credits must be in CORE English. Students will need to obtain at least one Optional Language course (i.e. 1200, 2203, 2200) or complete a French course.

  37. English 1201 • English 1201Academic • Taken by 75 - 80 % of students after Grade 9. • Speaking and listening, Reading and Viewing, • Writing and Representing • Expectations: Students must accept responsibility and assume ownership for their own learning. There are many assignments involved in this courseas well as a number of independent and in depth novel studies and a Shakespearean play. • Followed by English 2201 and 3201.

  38. English 1202 • General English 1202 • Taken by up to 20% of incoming Grade 9 students • Experienced difficulty with Grade 9 outcomes; failed, or mark of 50-55% • Students require significant support: • = reading and writing • = motivational feedback • = pace of instruction to meet their needs • Followed by English 2201 or English 2202 • Students register for English 1200 at same time.

  39. English 1200 • taken at the same time as English 1202 • helps students handle reading and writing demands of the senior high program • help students develop reading strategies • emphasis on student as a learner • enabling course

  40. OPTIONAL (not CORE) Courses • English 1200 - difficulty with reading • Writing 2203 - enhance writing skills (we recommend that students take this course in level 1) • French 2200 or Français 2202 • Drama 2206 • World Literature 3207 – intended for Level III students.

  41. Mathematics

  42. Mathematics Courses • Mathematics 10 (Applied) • Mathematics 10 (Common) Two possibilities

  43. Mathematics Courses Mathematics 10 Applied • Designed to provide students with the necessary skills identified for entry into the majority of trades and direct entry into the work force • For students who failed Grade 9 Mathematics or barely passed and struggle with Math • Taken by 10-15% of students • Mathematics 11 & 12 Common • Post-secondary limitations

  44. Mathematics Courses • Very challenging course • All students who successfully completed Grade 9 Math. • There are separate and distinct advanced courses at Level II - III. Mathematics 10 Common

  45. Mathematics-One Route Level I Mathematics 10 Common Level II Mathematics 11 Common Level III Mathematics 12 Common This course meets the minimum entrance requirements for university.

  46. Mathematics -A Second Route Level I Mathematics 10 Common Level II Mathematics 11 Advanced Level III Math 12 Advanced This sequence represents one ADVANCED sequence beginning in Level II

  47. Mathematics-A Third Route Level I Mathematics 10 Common [>90%] Level II Mathematics 11 Advanced Level III Mathematics 12 Advanced concurrently with Mathematics 12 Calculus This sequence represents a second ADVANCED sequence, also beginning in Level II

  48. Science

  49. Science • General Science 2200 • Academic Science 1206 • Biology 2201(optional > 85% in Grade 9 Science ) For many students and parents, a difficult choice

  50. Science • Difficulty with science • Taken by 10-15% of students • Failed Grade 9 science, or passed with 50-59% • Followed by Environmental Science 3205 General Science 2200

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