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Welcome to St. Peter’s

Junior High / École Intermédiaire

100 Munden Drive, St. John’s, NL A1N 2T5

Ph. (709) 368-0189 Fax (709) 368-4806

@SPJH2013

www.spjh.k12.nf.ca

Curriculum Night 2015 – 2016

Principal: Cecilia Kennedy

ceciliakennedy@nlesd.ca

Assistant Principal: Shane Welcher

shanewelcher@nlesd.ca

Office Administrators: Frances Galgay & Brittany Quilty

francesgalgay@nlesd.ca

brittanyquilty@nlesd.ca

Table of Contents

General Information ....................................................................................... 1

Home/School Communication .................................................................... 1

School Provided Materials ........................................................................... 1

Homework ................................................................................................... 1

Homeroom Teachers and Resource Teachers: .......................................... 2-3

English Department ....................................................................................... 4

Assessment/Evaluation ............................................................................ 4-5

English Department Contacts ...................................................................... 6

Mathematics Department ............................................................................ 7-8

Assessment/Evaluation ............................................................................... 9

Mathematics Department Contacts ........................................................... 10

Science Department ..................................................................................... 11

Assessment/Evaluation ............................................................................. 12

Science Department Contacts ................................................................... 13

Social Studies Department ........................................................................... 14

Assessment/Evaluation: ............................................................................ 15

Social Studies Department Contacts: ........................................................ 16

French Department ...................................................................................... 17

Assessment/Evaluation ............................................................................. 18

French Department Contacts ..................................................................... 19

Service Delivery Team ............................................................................ 20-21

St. Peter’s JUNIOR HIGH

General Information

Home/School Communication:

At St. Peter’s Junior High, we believe that good communication

with parents/guardians is crucial for success. Please contact

your child’s teacher(s) at any time throughout the year if you

have questions or concerns. The most efficient means of

contacting staff is by email. However, you may also contact by

your child's teacher(s) by phone at 368-0189.

Please Note:

Evaluation performance is communicated to

parents/guardians via Power School. User names and

passwords for parents of Grade 7 students will be provided

Curriculum Night. PowerSchool information for parents of

Grade 8 & 9 students can be obtained by contacting Mr.

Shane Welcher shanewelcher@nlesd.ca

School Provided Materials: All students are provided with a copy of the required textbook(s)

for each subject. Students are expected to maintain these

textbooks and return them at the end of the school year. If the

textbooks are not returned (or returned in poor condition)

students will be responsible for the replacement cost.

Homework:

Homework is posted online on our school website under the

Quick Links Menu on the Homepage.

School Newsletter: St. Peter’s Junior High has a monthly newsletter with important

dates, school activities, and other information about our school.

An online copy is available on our school website. If you require

a paper copy please contact the school by phone.

St. Peter’s Junior High

2015-2016 Homeroom Teachers

Teacher E-mail Address

7-1 Ann Brace annbrace@nlesd.ca

7-2 John Ray Baird johnraybaird@nlesd.ca

7-3 Kim O’Keefe-Swain kimokeefeswain@nlesd.ca

7-4 Sherry Pearce sherrypearce@nlesd.ca

7-5 Gerard Walsh gerardwalsh@nlesd.ca

7-6 Christine Blundon christineblundon@nlesd.ca

7-7 Jodi Gladney jodigladney@nlesd.ca

7-8 Stephanie Derible stephaniederible@nlesd.ca

7-9 Lisa Taylor lisataylor@nlesd.ca

8-1 Greg Williams gregorywilliams@nlesd.ca

8-2 Dean Tilley deantilley@nlesd.ca

8-3 Mary Beth Ezekiel marybethezekiel@nlesd.ca

8-4 Maria Young patriciayoung@nlesd.ca

8-5 TBD

8-6 Ashleigh Colbourne ashleighcolbourne@nlesd.ca

8-7 Beth Hubley bethhubley@nlesd.ca

8-8 Patricia Clancy particiaclancy@nlesd.ca

9-1 David Thistle davidthistle@nlesd.ca

9-2 Darlene Torraville darlenetorraville@nlesd.ca

9-3 Nancy Mandeville nancymandeville@nlesd.ca

9-4 Lori Janes lorijanes@nlesd.ca

9-5 Keith Molloy keithmolloy@nlesd.ca

9-6 Shawn Foss shawnfoss@nlesd.ca

9-7 Erin Walsh erinwalsh@nlesd.ca

2015-2016 Resource Teachers

Music- Adam Staple (on leave) adamstaple@nlesd.ca

Music – Melissa Barbeau melissabarbeau@nlesd.ca

Art & Technology – Amy Noseworthy amysceviour@nlesd.ca

Home Economics – Heather Cook heatherdcook@nlesd.ca

Technology – Angie Houlihan angiehoulihan@nlesd.ca

Physical Education & Technology -

Richard Christopher

richardchristopher@nlesd.ca

Physical Education- John Ray Baird johnraybaird@nlesd.ca

Learning Resources & Technology-

Lisa Budgell

lisabudgell@nlesd.ca

Speech Language Pathologist -

Educational Psychiatrist – Paula

Jacobs

paulajacobs@nlesd.ca

Visual Itinerant – Corinne MacDonald corinnemacdonald@nlesd.ca

Hearing Itinerant – Colleen Moyst colleenmoyst@nlesd.ca

Audio Verbal Therapist – Nora Cahill noracahill@nlesd.ca

ESL- Rick Walsh Richardwalsh1@nlesd.ca

School Nurse – Michelle Wadman 752-3937

English Department

Curriculum Overview

The English Language Arts curriculum focuses on the experience,

study, and appreciation of language, literature, media and

communication. Students are provided diverse opportunities in

relevant contexts using six language processes (speaking and

listening, reading and viewing, writing and representing). These

processes are taught using an integrated approach that considers

individual students’ prior experiences with language as well as their

individual learning needs.

Copies of the curriculum are available on the Department of

Education website:

http://www.ed.gov.nl.ca/edu/k12/curriculum/guides/english/index

Assessment/Evaluation:

All English courses at St. Peter’s Junior High follow a common

evaluation scheme.

It is expected that all students are familiar with the

expectations as outlined for each category of the evaluation

scheme.

Reading and Viewing Outcomes (35% Total)

Book Talk – 5%

Class Novel Study – 10%

Unit Tests – 15%

Demand Writing – 5%

Writing and Representing Outcomes (30% Total)

Process Writing -15%

Journal Writing – 5%

Other Writing & Representing – 10%

Speaking and Listening Outcomes (15% Total)

Speech - 5%

Other Presentations - 4%

Listening Evaluations - 6%

Final Exam (20%)

Grade 7

Literary 7 (Nelson 2010)

Literacy 7 Home Grown

Grade 8

Literacy 8 (Nelson 2011)

Grade 9

Literacy 9 (Nelson 2012)

Romeo and Juliet (Global Shakespeare Series)

English Department Contacts:

Erin Walsh

(Department Head)

7.7, 8.4, 9.4, 9.7

erinwalsh@nlesd.ca

David Thistle

7.8, 8.7, 9.1, 9.3

davidthistle@nlesd.ca

Dean Tilley

8.2, 8.6, 9.2, 9.5

deantilley@nlesd.ca

Mary Beth Ezekiel

7.2, 7.3, 7.6, 8.3

marybethezekiel@nlesd.ca

Sherry Pearce

7.4, 7.5, 8.1, 9.6

sherrypearce@nlesd.ca

Lisa Taylor

lisataylor@nlesd.ca

Lisa Budgell

lisabudgell@nlesd.ca

Amy Noseworthy

amysceviour@nlesd.ca

Adam Staple

adamstaple@nlesd.ca

Mathematics Department

Curriculum Overview

The Grade7 & 8 Mathematics Program builds upon skills

developed in previous grades. Topics in the program (Grades K-

9) are organized into four strands: Number, Patterns & Relations,

Shape & Space, and Statistics & Probability. Activities that take

place in the mathematics classroom should stem from a problem-

solving approach and lead to an understanding of the nature of

mathematics through specific knowledge, skills and attitudes

among and between stands.

The Grade 9 Mathematics curriculum promotes active exploration

of a variety of mathematical ideas in the context of meaningful

learning experiences. Students will extend work on square roots

and be introduced to powers and exponent laws, as well as to

rational numbers. Students will work with linear relations. Units

on polynomials and linear equations and inequalities provide

opportunities to work with variables and equations, with a focus

on representing algebraic expressions in multiple ways. Surface

area, similarity and transformations, and circle geometry all

provide opportunities to further develop students’ sense of

shape and space.

Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Patterns & Relations

Weeks: 4

Completion: Early October

Square Roots...

Weeks: 4

Square Roots...

Weeks: 3

Integers

Weeks: 3

Completion: Late October

Integers

Weeks: 3

Powers/ Exponents

Weeks: 3

Fractions, Decimals…

Weeks: 5

Completion: Mid December

Operations/Fractions

Weeks: 4

Completion: Early December

Rational Numbers

Weeks: 4

Completion: Late November

Circles & Area

Weeks: 4

Completion: Late January

Prisms/Cylinders

Weeks: 4

Completion: Late January

Linear Relations

Weeks: 4

Completion: Mid January

Operations/Fractions

Weeks: 4

Completion: Late February

Percent, Ratio, Rate

Weeks: 4

Completion: Early March

Polynomials

Weeks: 2

Completion: Early February

Equations

Weeks: 3

Completion: Late March

Linear Equations

Weeks: 4

Completion: Mid April

Linear Equations

Weeks: 4

Completion: Early March

Data Analysis

Weeks: 3

Completion: Late April

Data Analysis/Probability

Weeks: 3

Completion: Early May

Similarity/ Transform

Weeks: 4

Completion: Early April

Geometry

Weeks: 4

Completion: Early June

Geometry

Weeks: 3

Circle Geometry

Weeks: 3

Completion: Early May

Probability/ Stats.

Weeks: 4

Education website:

http://www.ed.gov.nl.ca/edu/k12/curriculum/guides/mathemati

cs/index.html

Assessment/Evaluation: All mathematics courses at St. Peter’s Junior High follow a

common evaluation scheme.

expectations as outlined for each category of the evaluation

scheme.

Performance Assessments

(The Performance Assessment category includes a variety of

assessments such as bell work, journals, entrance/exit cards, basic

skills portfolio and in-class assignments/activities. Additionally, in

grade 7, two cumulative assessments will be given; one after units 1, 2,

& 3 and the other after units 4, 5 & 6. In Grades 8 and 9, a cumulative

assessment will be given mid-way through the year).

Final Assessment (June)

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Resources

• Math Makes Sense7 (Pearson Education Canada, 2009)

Math Makes Sense 8 (Pearson Education Canada, 2009)

Math Makes Sense 9 (Pearson Education Canada, 2009

Mathematics Department Contacts:

Nancy Mandeville

(Department Head)

7.2, 7.4, 9.3, 9.7

nancymandeville@nlesd.ca

Shawn Foss

8.1, 9.1, 9.2, 9.6

shawnfoss@nlesd.ca

Kim O’Keefe-Swain

7.3,7.7, 8.3, 9.4

kimokeefeswain@nlesd.ca

Maria Young

7.6, 8.2, 8.4, 9.5

patriciayoung@nlesd.ca

Stephanie Derible

7.8, 7.9, 8.6, 8.7

stephaniederible@nlesd.ca

Patricia Clancy

7.1, 7.5

patriciaclancy@nlesd.ca

Angie Houlihan

angiehoulihan@nlesd.ca

Science Department

Curriculum Overview

Grade 7, 8, and 9 Science is a Pan-Canadian science course that

aims to develop scientific literacy. Scientific literacy is an

evolving combination of the science-related attitudes, skills, and

knowledge students need to develop inquiry, problem-solving,

and decision-making abilities; to become lifelong learners; and to

maintain a sense of wonder about the world around them.

Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Unit 1: Interactions within

Ecosystems

Core Lab 1: Field Trip to the

Schoolyard

Core Lab 2: Salty Seeds

Core STSE 1: 2 cm Forest

Unit 1: Water Systems on

Earth's Surface

Core Lab 1: The Effect of

Salinity and Temperature on

Water Density

Core Lab 2: Water Health

Test, LAB A – Freshwater

Environment

Core STSE 1: Undersea

Adventure

Unit 1: Space

Core Lab 1: Strolling

through the Solar System

Core Lab 2: Designing a

Space Station

Core STSE 1: Celestial

Navigation

Unit 2: Heat

Core Lab 3: The Plateau

Problem

Core Lab 4: Absorb that

Energy

Core STSE 2: Heat Pumps

Unit 2: Fluids

Core Lab 3: The Flow Rate of

Liquids

Core Lab 4: Determining

Densities

Core STSE 2: Cleaning Fluids:

Soaps and Detergents

Unit 2: Atoms, Elements

and Compounds

Core Lab 3: Physical and

Chemical Properties

Core Lab 4: Observing

Changes in Matter

Core STSE 2: Plastics and

Modern Life

Unit 3: Mixtures and

Solutions

Core Lab 5: How Does

Temperature Affect

Solubility?

Core Lab 6: Separating

Homogeneous Mixtures

Unit 3: Optics

Core Lab 5: Characteristics of

Images

Core Lab 6: Determine the

Focus of a Concave Mirror

Core STSE 3: Fibre Optics

Unit 3: Electricity

Core Lab 5: Resistors and

Ohm’s Law

Core Lab 6: Resistors in

Series and Parallel

Core STSE 3: Electricity

Conservation: The New

Core STSE 3: Would you like

Salt on that? Improving

Winter Driving Conditions

with Road Salt.

Unit 4: Earth’s Crust

Core Lab 7: A Mineralogist’s

Mystery

Core Lab 8: Be a Soil Sleuth

Core STSE 4: Seeing the Big

Picture.

Unit 4: Cells, Tissues,

Organs, and Systems

Core Lab 7: Setting up and

Using a Microscope

Core Lab 8: The Effect of

Activity on Heart Rate and

Breathing Rate

Core STSE 4: Artificial Organs

Unit 4: Reproduction

Core Lab 7: Determining the

Best Conditions for Yeast

Reproduction

Core Lab 8: Comparing

Mitosis and Meiosis

Core STSE 4: Genetic

Engineering

All Science courses at St. Peter’s Junior High follow a common

evaluation scheme.

expectations as outlined for each category.

N Unit Tests

Quizzes

Performance Assessment

Project

Assignments

Case Studies

Scientific Literacy

Please Note:

The Scientific Literacy Test is given during the June exam

period.

All evidence of learning shall be considered when

determining a student’s final grade. Averaging shall not be

used as a sole indicator of a student’s level of attainment of

the course outcomes.

Education website:

http://www.ed.gov.nl.ca/edu/k12/curriculum/guides/science/in

dex.html#intermediate

Learnin

Resources

• Discovering Science 7 (McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2009)

Discovering Science 8 (McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2009)

Discovering Science 9 (McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2009)

Science Department Contacts:

Ashleigh Colbourne

(Department Head)

7.6, 7.8, 8.6, 8.7, 9.6, 9.7

ashleighcolbourne@nlesd.ca

Lori Janes

7.1, 7.3, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4

loriannjanes@nlesd.ca

Patricia Clancy

8.2, 8.4, 8.8

patriciaclancy@nlesd.ca

Jodi Gladney

7.7, 7.9

jodiegladney@nlesd.ca

Heather Cook

heatherdcook@nlesd.ca

John Ray Baird

johnraybaird@nlesd.ca

Greg Williams gregorywilliams@nlesd.ca

7.4, 8.1, 8.3, 9.5

Social Studies Department

Curriculum Overview

At the Intermediate Level, the Social Studies Program uses an

interdisciplinary approach and specific topics are organized

thematically and chronologically when appropriate. Specific

topics deal with real-life issues and respond to the students’

need for relevance. It requires young adolescents to examine

their value systems in light of the expectations of their society,

and deals specifically with rights and responsibilities with

respect to the individual, community and the natural

environment. It includes the use of case studies, role models,

current events, technology and hands on activities designed to

meet diverse students’ needs, interests and abilities.

Themes

Grade 7

Unit 1: Introduction

Unit 2: Economic Empowerment

Unit 3: Political Empowerment

Unit 4: Cultural Empowerment

Unit 5: Societal Empowerment

Unit 6: National Empowerment

Unit 7: Summative

Grade 8

Unit 1: Introduction: History as a Lens to the Past

Unit 2: Newfoundland and Labrador from the

Turn of the 19th

Century through the Early 20th

Century: History as a Story of People

Unit 3: Newfoundland and Labrador from 1914

through 1949: History as a Story of Significant

Events

Unit 4: Newfoundland and Labrador through the

2nd Half of the 20th Century: History as a Story

of Change

Unit 5: History as a Story of the Past in the

Present

Grade 9

Unit 1: Exploring Canadian Identity

Unit 2: Geographic Influences on Identity

Unit 3: Historical Influences on Identity I

Unit 4: Historical Influences on Identity II

Unit 5: Citizenship and Identity

Unit 6: Canada’s Changing Identity

Unit 7: Reflections on Canadian Identity

Program of Studies (Course Descriptions)

http://www.ed.gov.nl.ca/edu/k12/curriculum/descriptions.html

N Grade 7 & 8

Performance Assessments 60%

Tests and Quizzes 40%

Grade 9

Performance Assessments 60%

Tests and Quizzes 40%

Learnin

Resources

Changing Your World: Investigating Empowerment/ Un Monde en

Changement: Le développement de l’autonomie (Oxford University Press

Voyage of Discovery - Voyage de Découvertes

(Breakwater Books-2005)

Canadian Identity - L’Identité Canadienne

(Nelson- 2011)

Social Studies Department Contacts:

Keith Molloy

(Department Head)

7.3, 8.1, 8.2, 9.1, 9.4,

keithmolloy@nlesd.ca

Gerard Walsh

7.2, 7.5, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5,

gerardwalsh@nlesd.ca

Greg Williams

8.8, 9.2

gregorywilliams@nlesd.ca

Jodi Gladney

7.8, 7.9, 8.6, 8.7

jodigladney@nlesd.ca

Christine Blundon

7.6, 7.7, 9.6, 9.7

christineblundon@nlesd.ca

7.1, 7.4

French Department

Curriculum Overview

Français is a second language development program.

Intermediate Français enhances French language skills

introduced in previous levels and offers students the

opportunity to develop an understanding of the values and

lifestyles of people comprising la francophonie. Referring to

various types of oral and written texts on current issues, the

program develops and consolidates students' literacy skills and

provides insight into the cultural and linguistic reality of

francophones in Canada.

Program of studies and course descriptors can be found on the

Department of Education's website:

http://www.ed.gov.nl.ca/edu/k12/french/immersion/curriculum

The primary focus of the Core French program is

communication. The three strands of curriculum outcomes are:

1) Communication 2) Culture 3) General Language Education.

The program provides the setting for authentic communication

tasks, which centre on day-to-day experience in French class. The

program also incorporates events affecting school life. The onus

is on the teacher to utilize the French language in all aspects of

organizing and teaching, thereby conveying a strong message to

students about the real reasons for learning the language.

At the intermediate level, the Core French program builds on the

sequential development of the French language, which was begun

in the elementary grades. The themes are broad in nature,

however, and reflect interests and experiences common among

adolescents.

Program of studies and course descriptors can be found on the

Department of Education's website:

http://www.ed.gov.nl.ca/edu/k12/curriculum/guides/corefrench

/index.html#intermediate

All French courses at St. Peter’s Junior High follow the

evaluation schemes listed below.

French Immersion

Listening Component Reading Component Oral Component Writing Component Final Exam (June)

20% 20% 20% 20% 20%

Core French

Oral Comprehension Oral Production Written Comprehension Writing Production

30% 30% 20% 20%

French Department Contacts:

Beth Hubley

(Department Head)

7.6, 7.9, 8.6, 8.7, 9.6,

bethhubley@nlesd.ca

Darlene Torraville

8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 9.2, 9.3,

darlenetorraville@nlesd.ca

Ann Brace

7.1, 7.5, 8.4, 8.5, 8.8,

annbrace@nlesd.ca

Lisa Taylor

7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 9.4

lisataylor@nlesd.ca

Christine Blundon

7.7, 7.8

christineblundon@nlesd.ca

Service Delivery Team

The Service Delivery Team at St. Peter’s Junior High collaborates

with school staff to deploy supports and services to students

with diverse needs. This team is dedicated to the implementation

of the Service Delivery Model for Students with Exceptionalities.

Team Member E-mail Address

Trent Langdon

(Guidance Counsellor)

trentlangdon@nlesd.ca

Tiffany Hawco

(Guidance Counsellor

Intern)

Cathy Hodder cathyhodder@nlesd.ca

Isabelle Caines isabellecaines@nlesd.ca

Lori Phillips loriphillips@nlesd.ca

Vince Walsh vincewalsh@nlesd.ca

Angie Houlihan angiehoulihan@nlesd.ca

Laura Malone lauramalone@nlesd.ca

Dawn O’Rourke dawnorourke@nlesd.ca

Student Assistants:

Kim Oakley

Renee Jackson

Michelle Gibbons

Michelle Young

Donna Bungay

Rose Clarke

The Service Delivery Model for Students with Exceptionalities

supports a philosophy of inclusive education. The Department of

Education of Newfoundland and Labrador defines inclusive

education as a philosophy that promotes:

the right of all students to attend

school with their peers, and to receive

appropriate and quality programming;

a continuum of supports and services

in the most appropriate setting (large

group, small group, individualized)

respecting the dignity of the child;

a welcoming school culture where all

members of the school community feel

they belong, realize their potential, and

contribute to the life of the school;

an atmosphere which respects and values the participation

of all members of the school community;

a school community which celebrates

diversity; and

a safe and caring school environment.

Please Note

Detailed information can be found online

at: https://www.cdli.ca/sdm/

Here's to another great year

At SPJH!!

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