SCHOOL
Picture ME
at High
School!
AGENDA
• Welcome:
o Ms. Stephens
o Ms Johnson-Ford
o Ms. Barrie
• Discussion of the Grade 9 program
• School Tours
Course Calendar
Most of the information
presented tonight can be found
in the Grade 9 Course Calendar
or on the school website. If
you have lost your copy, you
can access the school website
and print a new copy.
Not in a Feeder School?
If you are not currently in an
Innisdale Feeder School, please
come by the Guidance office
tonight to leave your contact
information (even if you have
already given it to us) and pick
up a Grade 9 Course Calendar.
SCHOOL ORGANIZATION
Semester One
September – January
Semester Two
February - June
Student takes 4
Courses
Student takes 4
Courses
Final Evaluations
are at the End of
January
Final Evaluations
are at the End of
June
Current Daily Schedule
Buses Arrive at 7:45 a.m.
Period 1:
8:00 - 9:20
Travel Time
Period 2:
9:25 - 10:40
Travel Time
Period 3:
Period 4:
10:45 - 12:00
12:00 - 1:15
Travel Time
Period 5:
1:20 - 2:35
WORKING
TOWARDS A
DIPLOMA
Ontario Secondary School
Diploma (OSSD) Requirements
1. Earn 30 CREDITS
 18 compulsory
 12 optional credits
2. Pass the Ontario Literacy Test
(OSSLT)
3. Complete 40 hours of Community Service
• Can be started in the summer prior to grade 9
GRADE 9 and 10
COURSE LEVELS
LEVELS
ACADEMIC
APPLIED
MODIFIED APPLIED
LOCALLY DEVELOPED
OPEN
ACADEMIC Courses
Emphasize THEORY and
ABSTRACT problems.
Lead to UNIVERSITY or COLLEGE
Destination courses in gr. 11.
Designated with the letter “D”.
ENG1 D1
APPLIED Courses
Focus on PRACTICAL applications
and CONCRETE examples.
Lead to COLLEGE or WORKPLACE
destination courses in gr. 11.
Designated with the letter “P”.
ENG1 P1
LOCALLY DEVELOPED Courses
Focus on PRACTICAL applications and
REINFORCE grade 6, 7 & 8 concepts to
provide a strong foundation
Lead to WORKPLACE preparation courses
(or grade 9 applied courses)
Offered in English, Mathematics & Science
Designated with the letter “L”.
ENG1 L L
OPEN Courses
Open courses are designed to prepare
students for further study in certain
subjects and to ENRICH their
education.
They are designated with the letter “O”.
BTT1 O1
Course Codes
ENG 1 P
The 4th Character
th Character
The 6The
3isLetters
Sometimes
Used
represents
the
Grade. the
5thFirst
Character
depicts
to Differentiate
Relate
Between
the Courses
1=Grade
9.
LEVEL
oftocourse.
subject 10,
(English)
2=Grade
etc. etc.)
(Academic,
Applied,
SIXTH CHARACTER
PPL1OM : M ale Physical Education
PPL1O F:
F emale Physical Education.
ELECTIVE
COURSES
Instrumental
Music
Vocal Music
Dance
Drama
Visual Arts
Visual Arts - Computer
BUSINESS
• Computer
Applications
• Introduction to
Business
FAMILY STUDIES
• Individual and Family
Living
• Food and Nutrition
•
•
•
•
•
Communication
Manufacturing - Metal
Construction
Transportation
Design
There are courses available to students who
have been deemed exceptional through the
IPRC process
• Learning Strategies (GLE1O)
• Gifted Congregated (Clustered) Program:
MPM1DG, ENG1DG, CGC1DG, SNC1DG
For more information, see Ms. Barrie or Ms.
McCutcheon.
DATES TO
REMEMBER
February 20th
Elementary Reports Go Home
Please review the elementary report
card and choose the desired courses
for grade 9 at Innisdale Secondary
School. Return to your elementary
teacher on Monday, February 24th
Option Sheet for 2014-2015
COMPULSORY COURSE SELECTIONS
English
Locally Developed English
Applied English
Academic English
Locally Developed Math
Applied Math
Academic Math
Science
Locally Developed Science
Applied Science
Academic Science
Geography
Modified Applied Geography
Applied Geography
Academic Geography
Modified French, Open
Applied French
Academic French
Math
French
Circle
core
levels
ELECTIVE COURSE SECTIONS
Choice
Subject*
Grade
Course Code
Course Title
SAMPLE
Phys-Ed
9
PPL1OM OR PPL1OF
Healthy Active Living
Education, Open
1
Phys-Ed
2
Elective
3
Elective
Alternate 1
Alternate 2
Fill in
elective
and
alternate
courses
February
th
24 -28th
Course Selections
Guidance Counselors will
visit the feeder elementary schools to
help them input their
course selections into the
computer system..
Mid-April, 2014
Verifications sheets will
be sent home. If
parents wish to
change a level of a
CORE course or
change elective
course, this is the
time to do it!
3rd week of June
Timetables
delivered to
schools. Any
concerns can be
directed to the
Innisdale
Guidance Office.
END OF SUMMER: Welcome to Incoming Grade 9’s
Meet your LINK crew leaders and fellow grade 9
students!
Tour the School and Find Your Classrooms
Pay Registration Fees and Purchase Yearbook
Purchase Innisdale Clothing
Receive Your Timetable
Talk to Your Grade 8 Teacher
Call Innisdale and Speak to a Guidance
Counsellor (726-2552, x41609)
Speak with the Resource Department or a
Student Success Teacher
Check Out these Websites:
• www.innisdale.ca
• www.myblueprint.ca/simcoe
• www.scdsb.on.ca
Grade 8’s
On your way out the door,
be sure to pick up your
Innisdale t-shirt. The
sizes are labelled by
each table.