Thomas Street Middle School
Welcomes our Grade 8 parents and students to
? Where should YOU go ?
90% of our students will be heading to their home school for this area,
John Fraser S.S. Peel has recognized that some students require different
academic programming and experiences to ensure that they are
successful. Peel has developed programs for students in the following
areas: The Arts, International Business and Technology, International
Baccalaureate, Sci-Tech, Flexology, Enhanced, ESL, Vocational/Life
Skills, and DD programs. High School’s web sites provide valuable
information when making your decision. The following is a list of
possible destinations for our students:
For more info, go to www.peelschools.org
 Variety
 Focus
 Clientele
 Transportation
 Convenience
 Organization
Toronto
Oakville
Brampton
Cawthra Park S. S.
Parent/Information Night – Tuesday, November 01, 2011, 7:00 or 8:00pm
www.cawthrapark.com
The Regional Arts Program at Cawthra Park offers a package of specialized courses to
artistically talented students interested in Dance, Drama, Music or Visual Arts. An audition,
for only one of the four arts programs is allowed.
Admissions decisions are based on the candidate's talent in his/her chosen art, potential,
overall school performance and the student's ability to benefit fully from the program
Applications are available November 2 at the Parent night or online starting November 03,
with applications due in person between November 02 to December 13 .
Please refer to the website for application procedures and timelines.
Auditions will be scheduled for late January 2011 during the day.
For more info, go to www.peelschools.org
Gordon Graydon S. S.
Parent/Information Night – Thursday, December 01, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.
www.gordongraydon.com
Gordon Graydon offers south Peel’s International, Business and Technology Program (IBT) and the new Flexology
Program, where there is an emphasis on these three curriculum areas. The integrated nature of the program gives
students a variety of learning opportunities including: critical thinking and life management, communication, research and
inquiry, international global perspective, business and technology.
Please refer to the website for application procedures and timelines.
Flexography is a package print technology and a growing segment of the printing industry. Students learn to design and
manufacture industry-standard packaging products. The program prepares students for entry into post-secondary
programs, or a career in the printing industry upon graduation.
A complete application package includes the following:
A completed Student Information Form - to be completed on our website by student & parent/guardian
A completed Student Comments Form (answer questions about goals and extracurricular involvement) - to be
completed on our website by student
A completed Teacher Evaluation Form - to be completed by a school representative online or hard copy (for non-Peel
Board students) and sent directly to Gordon Graydon Memorial Secondary School
A copy of the student's latest report card - to be sent directly to Gordon Graydon Memorial Secondary School along
The application fee
Interviews will be conducted on a Saturday, in early February 2012 for IBT candidates with offers for admission
emailed out later in the month.
For more info, go to www.peelschools.org
Glenforest S. S.
Parent / Information Night – Thursday, November 24, 2011 at
5:30 - 7:00 p.m. and 7:15 – 8:45pm
IB Application Package includes:
www.glenforestlibrary.com.
This school offers an International Baccalaureate
Program which is available to all students in Peel.
Beyond intellectual rigour and high academic
standards, strong emphasis is placed on the ideals
of international understanding and responsible
citizenship. Application packages will be
available at the Information Evening and on the
school’s website and are due in early January,
2012. Please refer to the website for
application procedures and timelines.
1. GFSS School Checklist Form
2. PEEL Regional Application Form
3. 2 completed Teacher Reference Forms
(submitted by teachers in sealed envelopes)
Page 1
Page 2
4. Student Resume of Activities (1 page)
5. 1 page Student Written Component
6 . Registration Information Form (2 pages)
Page 1
Page 2
7. Course Selection Form
8. Application Fee $50.00 (non-refundable)
9. Proof of Citizenship status in Canada
10. Proof of address in Peel (south of the 401 only)
11. Immunization Form
Page 1
Page 2
12. Report cards grade 7 and grade 8
For more info, go to www.peelschools.org
Port Credit S.S.
Parent Information Night - Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 6:30 p.m.
www.pcssonline.com
Sci-Tech Regional Program and The Strings Regional Program. \
The Sci-Tech Program is an exciting option for students with a keen interest in science and
technology. In addition, students will gain hands-on experiences through co-op placements, Ontario Youth
Apprenticeship Programs, and networking opportunities with colleges, universities and industry. The
SciTech program is unique, in that it is open to students who will pursue either academic or applied studies
at the secondary level.
The Strings Program The Port Credit Secondary School Regional Strings program provides a
year-long secondary school program for violin, viola, cello and bass. It is the only secondary school
program of its kind in the peel District School Board. Students have the opportunity to explore the many
facets of string playing through: Chamber Strings, Intermediate Strings and Beginning Strings
Musical opportunities range from full symphonic orchestra to small ensembles, to solo performances
accompanied by orchestra. A certificate is granted upon completion of four years of the Regional Strings
Program
Please refer to the website for application procedures and
timelines.
For more info, go to www.peelschools.org
Parent Information Night - Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 7 pm.
http://westcreditss.peelschools.org
Skilled Trades Applied Pathways Program
This new program will be open to grade 8 students who are truly interested in pursuing their passion
in one or more skilled trade. It is open to all students (IEP or not) who do not require Vocational
Placement. This program meets the requirements of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
and would provide a pathway to college or an apprenticeship in a skilled trade.
What makes this program different from a regular applied stream program?
•Students will have an opportunity to explore 4 credits in the following trade areas in Grade 9 + 10:
Automotive, Child Care, Construction, Cosmetology, Hospitality (Chef training and baking),
Horticulture (Green Industries) and Manufacturing.
•In Grade 11 + 12 students have the opportunity to explore double credits in a trade area of their
choice, will be able to make connections with local colleges, gain valuable experience and
apprenticeship competencies in a number of trade areas, and have cooperative education
placements in the trade area of their choice.
Please refer to the website for application procedures and timelines.
HOME SCHOOLS
For more info, go to www.peelschools.org
THE ARTS
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The Art s department has experienced major changes in the last few years with new courses and clubs offered
including a Grade 9 Musical Theatre course along with the introduction of a Glee Club!
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You can take a variety of Arts courses each year and not have to specialize in just one.
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Each year the Arts department hosts an Arts evening showcasing student work from all of their arts and media
departments including:
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Art Gallery
Silent Films
Drama, Dance and African dance Performance
Guest Speakers – JF Alumni including Genie Nominated Director/Writer Rickie Mehta (Amal)
SPORTS
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John Fraser has a very successful athletics program. In the fall, we have boys volleyball, girls basketball, girls field
hockey (ROPSSAA champs this year), cross country running, and girls flag football (ROPSSAA champs a few years
ago). In the winter, we have girls volleyball (ROPSSAA finalists or champs over the last 5 years), boys basketball, boys
and girls nordic skiing, table tennis, archery, badminton (ROPSSAA champs last year) and swimming (many winning
individuals and teams). In the spring our teams include (boys and girls) soccer, track and field and rugby (team travels
to OHIO for a tournament), girls softball and boys cricket. John Fraser also has an ice hockey team which is always
looking for leaders to advance the team to the next level.
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Amnesty International
Arts Council
Badminton Team & Club
Baseball (Varsity)
Bluenotes
Book Club
Boys Rugby
Chess Club
Christian Club
Concert Band
Creative Writing Club
Cross Country Skiing
Nordic Skiing
Cross Country Running
DECA Business Club
Drawing Club
Environmental Club
FAC – Fraser Athletic Council
Fraser Dance Theatre
Fraser on the Fringe – Drama Presentations
French Club
Fuzion – Dance, Drama, Art Show
Girls Flag Football
Girls Softball (slo pitch)
Girls' Weightlifting Club
Golf Team
Gr. 9 Band
Jazz Band
Jr. Boys Basketball
Jr. Boys Volleyball
Jr. Girls Basketball
•Jr. Girls Soccer
•Jr. Girls Volleyball
•Law Club
•Math Club
•Mini Math Contest
•Mississauga Marathon
•Model UN
•Multi-Cultural Club
•MSA (Muslim Student Association)
•Music Council
•Outreach (Mississauga Crime Prevention)
•Positive Space (Friends/supporters of Lesbian,
Gay, Bi-sexual, Trans-Gender, Questioning
students)
•Robotics Club
•Royal Treatment (Student Ambassadors)
•S.A.C. – Student Activity Council
•Science Contests
•Ski Club/Snowboarding
•Stage Crew
•Student Newspaper
•Swim Team
•Tech. Crew (Audio-visual)
•Tennis
•Track & Field
•Weightlifting Club
•White Pines Reading Club
Woodlands S. S.
Parent/Information Night – Wednesday, November 09, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.
Open House for students only -- Wednesday, November 02, 2011 from 9:00 - 11:00am.
http://woodlands.peelschools.org.
The Woodlands houses the Enhanced Learning Program, and is therefore only available to
identified Exceptionally Gifted students. Such programming may include advanced study,
independent study, mentorship programming and specific involvement in co-curricular activities.
West Credit S. S.
Parent / Information Night – Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 6:45 p.m.
http://westcreditss.peelschools.org
West Credit offers south Peel's Vocational Program. This setting is reserved for students who
would benefit from a more hands-on and entrepreneurial approach to learning, with an emphasis
on further developing their life skills. Only students who qualify and are identified through the
ISRC process will be accepted.
Please contact interested
schools for timelines and
more information.
Summary of Grade 8
Secondary School Destinations
HOME SCHOOLS
John Fraser Secondary School
Parent/Information Night – Thursday, January 12, 2012, 7:00 p.m.
REGIONAL PROGRAMS
Cawthra Park Secondary School - Arts
Parent/Information Night – Tuesday, November 01, 2011, 7:00 or 8:00 p.m.
Gordon Graydon Secondary School - International Business + Technology and Reflexology
Parent/Information Night – Thursday, December 01, 2011, 7:00 p.m.
Glenforest Secondary School - International Baccalaureate
Parent / Information Night – Thursday, November 24, 2011, 5:30 and 7:15pm
 Port Credit S.S. - Sci-Tech and Strings
Parent/Information Night - Tuesday, November 29, 2011, 6:30 p.m.
SPECIALTY PROGRAMS
Woodlands Secondary School - Enhanced
Parent/Information Night – Wednesday, November 09, 2011 , 7:00 pm
West Credit Secondary School - Applied Skilled Trades and Vocational
Parent / Information Night – Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 7pm
 OSS diploma
 30 credits (18 compulsory, 12 optional)
 40 hours Community Involvement
 Successful completion of the Grade 10 Literacy Test
 http://youtu.be/d8W1WuxGniE
 Student growth in 3 broad areas of learning
emphasized
 Student development
 Learning about learning, setting goals, adapting to change,
lifelong learning
 Interpersonal development
 Self-management, getting along, social responsibility
 Career development
 Self-assessment, exploring education, training and careers,
education and career decisions, employability
 Apprenticeship
 Workplace
 College
 University
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A recent Alan King study predicts that, by 2004, approximately 1/4 of students
will proceed to each destination
 Apprenticeship
 Paid, hands-on, short in-school sessions
 Colleges, training centres (union)
 Career path: supervisor, trainer, entrepreneur
 College
 Practical, focused, occupation-driven
 dental hygiene, animation, laboratory technology
 University
 Theoretical, abstract, general background in subject
 History, political science, science, fine arts
 Work
 On-the-job
 Continuing Education (colleges, vocational schools)
 Certification for specific work-related skills, knowledge
A recent Alan King study predicts that, by 2004, approximately 1/4 of students will proceed to
each destination
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Post-Grad
University
College
 College
 Diplomas
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Applied
Degrees
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Collaborative
programs
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 University
 Degrees
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Degree
+
Diploma
Transfer
agreements
•
College
University
Pre-Apprenticeship
Diploma
 Apprenticeship
 Certificate of Qualification
(“ticket”)
 College
 Diploma
 Work
 On-the-job training
Work
Apprentice
Traditional Apprenticeship
Work
School
Work
Modified Apprenticeship Programs
(MAP)
School + Work
Apprentice
 The right “fit”:
 Daily activities that fit interests/passions
 Lifestyle & workstyle that fit values
 Education/training environment that fits learning
style
 Requirements that fit abilities/skills/talents
~25%
~25%
~25%
~25%
Workplace / Apprenticeship
College
University
Do not finish Secondary School
What percentage of secondary students do you
think go on to each of these destinations?
Work/
apprenticeship
Leave
before
OSSD
College
University
19%
29%
33%
24% actually complete university
programs.
grade 9
enrolment
= 100%
19%
11% actually complete college
programs.
 4 English (1 per grade)
 3 Math (1 in Gr. 11/12)
 2 Science
 1 Arts
 1 Canadian Geography
 1 Canadian History
 1/2 Career Studies
 1/2 Civics
 1 F.S.L. (French)
 1 Health and Phys. Ed.
 1 additional credit in one of Arts,
Business, H.&P.E. or Co-op
 1 additional credit in one of
Canadian & World Studies,
English, Social Science, Third
Language or Guidance & Career
Education or Co-op
 1 additional credit in Science
(Gr. 11/12), or Technological
Education, (Gr. 9-12) or Co-op
Compulsory Courses Needed to Graduate
1 additional credit in one of Arts, Business, H.&P.E. or Co-op
 1 additional credit in one of Canadian & World Studies, English, Social
Science, Third Language or Guidance & Career Education or Co-op
 1 additional credit in Science
(Gr. 11/12), or Technological Education, (Gr. 9-12) or Co-op
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 Student responsibility, over 4 years
 Students encouraged to complete this diploma
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requirement early
School provides forms needed
Parental support and monitoring required
Starts in grade 9
More information available at www.peelschools.org - go to
“Student Stuff” and then to "Your time counts".
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Written in Grade 10
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Evaluates reading and writing skills in all subject areas up to end of Gr. 9
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Designed and marked by EQAO staff
Student result reported as “complete” when successful
• Not successful?
• Support (lunch, after school)
• Re-write until they get it
• O.S.S. Literacy Course (g.12)
• IF student eligible to write test twice AND IF failed at least once
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test may be re-written
 Is written by students in Grade 9 in Applied and
Academic Math courses.
 Is worth up to 20% of the grade 9 math course final
mark.
 Is administered towards the end of the course.
Grades 9 & 10
• Locally
Developed
• Applied
• Academic
Grades 11 and 12
• Workplace preparation
• College preparation
• College/University
preparation
• University preparation
 Lead to Workplace courses (directly)
 Suitable for students who have a pattern of difficulty
or gaps in core subjects
 Hands-on, real-life problems & examples as much as
possible
 Develop literacy, numeracy,
problem-solving, decision-making, communication skills
• Lead toward college and work level courses
(directly)
• More time
• More guidance from teacher Emphasize:
• Practical, real-life applications
and examples
• Lead toward university level courses (directly)
• More independent learning
• Emphasize theory, but include some
practical, real-life applications
 can lead to either Applied or Academic stream in
Grade 10
 Crossover materials recommended
 Transfer course required for Math in the summer
 Students may take Applied courses in some subjects
and Academic courses in other subject areas
Think about:
• Teachers’ RECOMMENDATIONS
• Work habits
• Time management, homework, assignments
• Learning preferences
• “Book-learning” versus “hands-on”
• Academic achievement so far
• Independence
• How much guidance is needed to get started?
 Arrange extra help with teacher
 Senior Scholars
 Lunch & after school
 Learning strategies (GLS 1O0)
 Learning disability?
 Information passed on – self-advocate
 Guidance Centre
 Workshops
 Individual counselling
 Peer Coaches
• Co-operative Education (Co-op)
• Earn credits by learning at work
• Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP)
• Earn some apprenticeship hours AND finish high school AT
THE SAME TIME
 Students earn coop education credits by integrating
class work with learning experiences in the
community
 Allows students to develop job-related skills and
explore possible destinations
 Some students will earn cooperative education
credits in Grade 11, some students in Grade 12
 Based on a course in which a student is, or has been
enrolled
University
 Teaching, Nursing, Veterinarian, Medicine, Law, Accounting,
Business, Graphic Designer
College
 Hotel Management, Nursing, Vet Tech, ECE, Television Production,
Police, Esthetician, Fitness Instructor, Youth & Child Care Worker,
Photographer
Apprenticeship
 Cook, Auto Service, Technology, Carpentry, Chef, Hair Stylist,
Landscaping
Workplace
 Admin Assistant, Armed Forces, Hair Stylist, Data entry Operator,
Animal Attendant, Photographer
Compulsory Courses Needed to Graduate
 Consult the following web-sites
 Peel District School Board
 www.peelschools.org
 Ministry of Education
 www.edu.gov.on.ca
 Secondary and post-secondary institutions
 www.makingmyway.ca
 See Mr. Morosin or your homeroom teacher
Thank-you !
The next 4 years of your life may shape your futures and
therefore requires very serious consideration.
You have many options and a whole new world to look
forward to in high school.
Choose wisely and make an intelligent, informed decision
for your futures…you won’t regret it!
GOOD LUCK !
QUESTIONS ?