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THE SECRETS
OF GRADE 9
REVEALED
Called byNameCalled byName
Grads of
2018
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We are so excited that you willbe joining us at one of ourawesome Catholic high schools inSeptember! There will be lots ofpeople who will help you along the
way. “Link Crew” is agroup of people
who willdefinitely be apositive part ofyour Grade 9experience.
This group ofsenior students will
act as mentors for Grade 9students throughout the entire year.There will be an initial orientationthat is organized by the Link Crewof your high school. On this day, youwill meet lots of other Grade 9students, as well as many seniorstudents.
”The day promises to be a fun-filled,energy boosting opportunity to getto know others, and become morecomfortable with beginning Grade9. Be sure to attend the orientationday at your high school. It will takeplace during the last week ofAugust, so stay tuned for more information!”
In addition to meeting the entireLink Crew in the Fall, you will also beintroduced to your individual LinkCrew leaders. These two or threesenior students will be responsiblefor meeting with a small group ofGrade 9 students regularlythroughout the school year. Theywill help to answer many of yourquestions, and point you in theright direction if you needadditional support. Your group often or twelve Grade 9 students will form a “family” with
your Link leaders, and this group willshare their Grade 9 experiencetogether.
Again, a warm welcome to ourWellington Catholic High SchoolFamily! We can’t wait to share yourjourney with you!
Warmest regards,Your Link Crew Coordinator
Welcome Grads of 2018!
“Your years at highschool will provide you with memories
that will last a lifetime!”
Some of the things youcan do at your newHigh School…
y Sportsy Student Councily Arts Council y Athletic Councily Social Justicey Bandy Choiry Drama Productionsy Intramuralsy Dancesy Clubsy Retreats
Click to find out more!
Bishop Macdonell
Our Lady of Lourdeswww.lourdeschs.com
St. Jameswww.stjameschs.com/guelph/
www.bishopmac.ca
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Your high school diploma requirements include:4 Credits in Religion4 Credits in English3 Credits in Mathematics2 Credits in Science1 Credit in Canadian History1 Credit in Canadian Geography1 Credit in Arts1 Credit in Health and Physical Education1 Credit in French as a Second Language
0.5 Credit in Career Studies0.5 Credit in Civics
What do you need to graduate?
Choose from each of the following…Group 1: 1 additional credit in English, or French as a Second Language,or a native language, or a classical or aninternational language, or social sciencesand the humanities, or Canadian and World Studies, or guidance and careereducation, or cooperative eductation*.
Group 2: 1 additional credit in health andphysical education, or the arts, orbusiness studies, French as a secondlanguage or cooperative education*.
Group 3: 1 additional credit in science, or technological education,French as a second language or computer studies, or cooperativeeducation*.
You must complete all of these…30 Credits40 Hours Community Involvement
ActivitiesThe Provincial Literacy Requirement
*A maximum of 2 credits in cooperative education can count ascompulsory credits
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Our Lady of LourdesActivation Key: ourlourdesBishop MacdonellActivation Key: macbishopSt. James Catholic High SchoolActivation Key: jameschs
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youyou askedabout life at high school — now we answer!
I am worried about losing my oldfriends when I make new ones. How will I manage both?
QHigh School is a great opportunity tomeet new people and make new
friends. You don’t have to lose old friends atthe same time. You will find that your group of friends continues to expand and changethroughout your high school years. Just let things happen naturally; it will all work out!
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Q Is there really a Grade 9 initiation into highschool where I am going to get stuffed into a locker or something?
No. Grade 9s will be made to feelwelcome by all students. Most
of the stories that you may have heardabout initiations are exaggerated, and probably very out of date.
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High School teachers are justlike your elementary school
teachers. They care about youngpeople, and they want to get toknow you. Make sure you try to get to know them too!
What are teachers like at high school?Q
A How will I know when the first meetings for clubs or try-outs for sports teams will be taking place?
QListen to the morning announcements each morning. If you miss something, they are always posted on a
bulletin board or an electronic bulletin board. Ask your teacher if you are unsure where to find this information.
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Always begin by talking to your teacher. He/she will be able to provide you with the helpyou need to get on track. There are also many
other people who can help. For example, there areGuidance Counsellors, a chaplain, Student SuccessTeachers (SSTs), Special Education Resource Teachers (SERT), Secretaries, Educational Assistants (EAs), Social Workers and your Link/Club Crew leaders.
AQ Who can I go to if I need help?
There will be manypeople who will be
helping you your first few daysof high school. Your Link Crewleaders will tell you all aboutthis at orientation.
What if I get lost the firstday; what will I do?Q
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Students need to wear their uniformon the first day of school until the lastday of school in June. You do not
have to wear it for exam days.
When do we start wearing our uniforms?QA
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TimetableYou will receive atimetable when youattend Grade 9orientation in AugustThis will let you know at what time each class takes place, the room numbers and teachers’ names.
DiplomaAn Ontario Secondary School Diploma is granted to a student when theyhave earned their 30 credits, completed theirCommunity Service Hoursand passed the MinistryLiteracy Component.
Course CalendarYou and your family willfind the descriptions ofcourses, system programs,diploma requirements onyour school website.
Optional CoursesYou may choose thesecourses because they areinteresting or because youwish to gain experience,skills and knowledge.These are also calledELECTIVE courses.
Transfer CoursesThese courses give partialcredits (0.5 credit). You take them if you wishto switch to a different course type.i.e. MFM1P1 can transferto MFM1H or to MFM2D1
CreditWhen you successfullyfinish a 110 hour course,you are given a credit.
PrerequisiteCoursesThis is a course that you pass before movingon to the next level. For example, you mustpass Grade 10 Englishbefore you take Grade 11 English.
Community Service HoursEvery student completes 40 hours of community serviceoutside of classroom hours inorder to graduate. These hoursare meant to strengthen andreinforce civic responsibility.Community Service Hours can now also be done in thesummer between Grade 8 and Grade 9, through work with non-profit agencies orfundraising events.
School Handbook/AgendaYou will receive this book at school. It outlines school policies and includes a calendar ofevents. You can use it to organize your workload and plan your time.
Course CodesA 6-digit abbreviation of the subject, grade level and course type. These are found in thecourse calendar.
PathwayIn education, we say‘pathway’ when we talkabout your choice ofcourses and experiencesthat will help you find the employment youwant in the future.
WHAT does it mean?
V
D
wDefinitions for common High School terms
CompulsoryCoursesThese are courses youneed to complete successfully in order to receive a SecondarySchool Diploma.
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EmbraceLearning As A GiftWelcome to the eighth edition of "Called by Name". Thetitle of this publication is very appropriate. As parents andthe absolute first teachers of your children, you caredeeply for them and for their future. They are individualscreated by God and the love of their parents. As they are agift for your family, so too are they a gift to our SchoolDistrict. It is our vocation to treat them as individuals withdignity and ongoing support in this high school journey!
We continue to offer relevant and unique District-widecourses that are available for senior students in any of ourhigh schools.
Environmental Studies and Healthy Living at St. James,Not For Profit at St. James and Bishop Mac, ConstructionProgram and Information Technology at Bishop Macdonelland Manufacturing at Lourdes are Specialty High SkillsMajor programs that provide exceptional learningopportunities for all students. While your daughter or sonis in the grade 9 program, it is prudent to map outprogram choices for their senior year in high school.
Your assistance in providing this information to otherparents whose children may not be with our SchoolDistrict now is appreciated. They are welcome to registerin any of our secondary schools provided that theyparticipate in the full range of programs offered in each ofour secondary schools.
Welcome to all students who are beginning their highschool programs. It will be a great and life changingexperience.
Sincerely,
Don DroneDirector of Education and CEO
Bishop Macdonell Catholic High School200 Clair RoadGuelph, ON N1L 1G1 Phone: 822-8502 Fax: 837-1469www.bishopmac.ca
Principal: Holly ConwayE.mail: [email protected]
Vice Principals:Richard OlsonE.mail: [email protected]
Stephen GulyasE.mail: [email protected]
St. James Catholic High School57 Victoria Road NorthGuelph, ON N1E 5G9Phone: 822-4290 Fax: 823-8511www.stjameschs.com/guelph/
Principal: Tim YawneyE.mail: [email protected]
Vice Principal: Brian HalfordE.mail: [email protected]
Vice Principal; Luc RenaudE.mail: [email protected]
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic High School54 Westmount RoadGuelph, ON N1H 5H7Phone: 836-2170 Fax: 823-1010www.lourdeschs.com
Principal: Mike MacPherson E.mail: [email protected]
Vice Principals: Marty BellE.mail: [email protected]
Phillip DiNucciE.mail: [email protected]
for parents
List of Secondary Schools and Administrators
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Academic CoursesIn an Academic course, students will learnthe essential concepts of the specificsubject and will explore related material.Their knowledge and skills in the subjectwill be developed through both theory andpractical applications.
Students will be expected tobe independent learners
who are able to work towell-defined time linesand expectations. Class time will involve
the learning of contentand understanding how it
relates to previous learning with most assignments and reviewcompleted at home.
Open CoursesOpen Courses are comprised of a set ofexpectations that are appropriate for alllearners. This is the only type of courseoffered in many subject areas. Thesecourses prepare students for further study in a specific subject and enrich their overall education.
Applied Courses
In an Applied course, students will learnthe essential concepts of a subject.Knowledge and skills will be developedthrough both theory and practical applications.
The students are given more opportunities to experience hands-onapplications of the concepts studied during lessons. Students in an Appliedclass will be given more direction onstrategies to improve work and studyhabits. Class time will involve review andrepetition of concepts taught, presentation of newconcepts at a paceconducive to the learning styles of all students and some timeto complete homeworkwhile the teacher isavailable to help withquestions.
Helping students to do their best!
The emphasis willbe on theory andabstract examples
and problems.
The focus will be on practicalapplications.
Academic, Applied, Open and LDCC CoursesWhat do these terms mean for my child?
Locally Developed Compulsory CreditCourses (LDCC)LDCC Courses focus on the knowledgeand skills that students need to be well prepared for success in Grade 11Workplace Preparation Courses.
LDCC Courses focus on developing andenhancing strategies needed for betterliteracy and numeracy and organizationalskills. Improved self confidence is also a focus.
Students should be guided to take the course types that best suit theirlearning style. A focus on learningwill only help your child succeed in
high school and in life.
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When it’s a civiesday, don’t wearyour uniform.
Get involvedand try new
things!
(Talk to older kidswho can help you.
TOP 10 HIGHSCHOOL TIPS
DIRECTLY FROM GRADE 9 STUDENTS!
“Teachers are reallyunderstanding
so get to know them!”
Expand your circle of friends!
Comeorganized and
enjoy thefreedom ofhigh school.
Ask for helpwhen you
are confused.
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Just come to school and let peopleknow the REAL you!
DBe a leader not a follower!
PHere’s somehelpful advice tomake your firstyear fun andmemorable.
Always love yourselfand those aroundyou, and you can
make a difference.
Have fun! Be yourself!
Know who youare, and be
who you are...
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Your courses explainedRELIGIONReligion HRE 101Discover what God is like through theperson of Jesus. Develop a betterunderstanding of the attitudes of beinga Christian by looking at Scripture, andin particular, Jesus’ Sermon on theMount where he gives the Beatitudes. These understandings will be reflectedin all of your relationships with God,with yourself, with your family andfriends, with your community, and withall of the created world.
ENGLISHEnglish Academic ENG 1D1Read modern stories and stories fromlong ago! Discuss ideas, such asvalues and relationships, and discoverthe conflicts the charactersexperience. Relate these ideas to yourown life and share them with others inan essay. Research advertisingtechniques to create media projects.
English Applied ENG 1P1Read, write and hear about today’sworld! You will review the rules oflanguage learned in elementaryschool, and you will also learn newthings like report writing, the tricksadvertisers use and how to persuadeothers with your writing. Helpfulstrategies like skimming andscanning, and reading charts andgraphs are also included.
English Locally Developed ENG 1L1Sharpen up your literacy skills! Youwill further develop the reading,writing, listening and speaking skillsneeded for daily life. Explore a varietyof short stories, visual novels andmaster paragraph writing. Work in asmall group setting to gain the skillsyou need for success.
MATHEMATICSMath Academic MPM 1D1Explore mathematical concepts usinghands-on materials, graphingcalculators and other technologies. Youwill develop equations of straight linesin analytic geometry and explorerelationships between volume andsurface area of objects inmeasurement. Algebraic and reasoningskills will be applied to solve realisticproblems.
Math Applied MFM 1P1Use technology and hands-onmaterials to help you investigateequations of straight lines, and explorerelationships in volume and area. Youwill use your math skills in smallgroup cooperative learning to solvereal-life problems and communicateeffectively.
Math Locally Developed MAT 1L1Strengthen your numeracy skills! Youwill strengthen the math skills neededfor daily life. Explore concepts inmoney, measurement and reasoning.Using a hands-on approach to mathin a small group setting will give youthe skills you need for the future.
SCIENCEScience Academic SNC 1D1Step into the lab, and learn how tosafely complete hands-onexperiments. You will learn abouttopics such as how chemicals areformed and react, how organismsreproduce, how electrical circuits areput together, and how people interactwith their environment.
Science Applied SNC 1P1Exciting experiments await you! In thescience lab, you will completenumerous hands-on activities. Thiscourse will teach you about electrical circuits, how chemicalsinteract with one another, how peopleinteract with their environment, andhow space exploration helps us understand the universe.
Science Locally Developed SNC 1L1 Exciting experiments and hands-onlearning! In a small group setting, youwill explore electric circuits,ecosystems, simple and complexorganisms. This course reinforces andstrengthens science-relatedknowledge and skills at a manageable pace.
GEOGRAPHYGeography Academic CGC 1D1Together with your classmates, youwill discuss how human and naturalsystems work and how they worktogether. Keeping these systems healthy for future generations, andhow people perceive Canada’sgeographic issues will be explored.You will think critically, and apply yourskills through research andinvestigation.
Geography Applied CGC 1P1Discover and use your geographicknowledge in real life applications andexperiences by analyzing familiar andeveryday situations. You will learn howto keep Canada healthy for futuregenerations. Make personalconnections to discover our country’sregional characteristics and globalinfluences.
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FRENCHFrench Academic FSF 1D1 You will build on and apply yourknowledge of French throughspeaking, reading and writing. You will explore personality andpastimes, cinema, the environmentand technology. You will read shortstories, which you will use in oral and written activities. The yearends with a creative competitioninvolving student inventions.
French Applied FSF 1P1You will expand your ability tounderstand and speak French throughconversations, discussions andpresentations. You will also readexciting short stories and articles, andwrite brief descriptions, dialogues andinvitations. Build your confidence in speaking French!
ADDITIONALLearning Skills GLS 101Become an effective independentlearner! Develop and apply literacy andnumeracy skills in a small groupsetting. Improve your skills inteamwork, time management and oralpresentations, and identify yourpreferred learning and studytechniques.
Business Technology BTT 1O1 Learn how to make your schoolassignments come alive! This coursewill help you develop word processing,spreadsheet, database, desktoppublishing, presentation software andwebsite design skills. These essentialskills will help you in your everydaylife as well as in other school subjects.
Exploring Technologies TIJ 1O1Sample a variety of areas intechnology, which may includeelectrical and computer! This hands-on course provides a practicalapproach to learning basic skills inthese areas. Learn about designing,developing and building projects in different technology areas.
Healthy Active Living PPL 101Experience fun and fitness in a varietyof ways! You will take part in team andindividual games, activities and sports,and study health-related issues. Youdon’t have to be an athlete to do well as long as you cooperate andparticipate with enthusiasm. Classvisits from guest instructors as well as field trips round off thisinspirational course.
Drama ADA 101Don’t be shy – raise your voice! Learnabout various dramatic forms andacting techniques. You will workcreatively to discuss, perform and analyze drama while connecting itto the world around you.
Music AMI 101 InstrumentalMusic AMV 101 VocalBlow your own horn… or strike up atune. Learn basic music theory, andperform solo and in groups. You willalso step back in time to learn aboutmusic history. No experience isrequired.
Visual Arts AVI 101Share your true colours! You can becreative as you learn and developdrawing and painting skills. Shading,making objects look 3-dimensional,creating masks and doing portraits aresome of the projects you will do inGrade 9 art.
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THE EASIEST WAY TO PLANYOUR EDUCATION AND CAREER
HOW DO I GET STARTED?
STUDENT FEATURES
COURSE SELECTION
www.myBlueprint.ca
Complete online course registration
Enter you the Activation Key for the high school you plan to attend and click Create Account. Enter your Ontario Education # (OEN) and Date of Birth
BISHOP MACDONELLmacbishop
OUR LADY OF LOURDESourlourdes
ST.JAMES CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL jameschs
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A Sample Daily Schedule…
Are you wondering what the code means inyour new schedule?
Here’s what we mean...
MFM1P1]
The first letter stands for:Discipline: Mathematics
The next letters stand for:Subject/Course: Foundation of Mathematics
The first number in the course code stand for theGrade Level: 1 = Grade 9
The second letter stands for theCourse Type: P = Applied
Grade Levels1 = Grade 92 = Grade 103 = Grade 114 = Grade 12
Course Code Course Title Room Teacher Semester Term Period Day SNC1P1 01 Science 203 Mr. Experiment 1 1/2 1-1 MTWRFTIJ1O1 01 Exploring Technologies 119 Ms. Future 1 1/2 2-2 MTWRFLunch 1 1/2 3-3 MTWRFFSF1D1 04 Core French 141 Mme. Salut 1 1/2 4-4 MTWRFHRE1O1 03 Religious Education 216 Mr. Theology 1 1/2 5-5 MTWRFAVI1O1 02 Visual Arts 111 Mr. Brush 2 1/2 1-1 MTWRFCGC1P1 02 Geography 104 Mrs. Map 2 1/2 2-2 MTWRFLunch 2 1/2 3-3 MTWRFENG1D1 05 English 222 Miss Literacy 2 1/2 4-4 MTWRFMFM1P1 05 Mathematics 149 Mr. Algebra 2 1/2 5-5 MTWRF
Grade 9 and 10 Course TypesP = AppliedD = AcademicO = OpenL = Locally Developed
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