GETTING READY FOR GRADE 9

Welcome to Nelson High School!

Welcome and Introductions

Introductions:Principal: Karen HartmanVice Principal: Jeffery Carey Vice Principal: Christy Peterson

➢Welcome to Nelson➢Setting the Stage➢Student Voice – Safe Schools & Be Kind Nelson➢Pathways➢Role of Student Services➢Supports available for Student Success➢School Life – Nelson Beyond the Classroom➢‘A Day in the Life of a Grade 9 Student’

Our Pledge…

to create a safe and healthy environment in which each student is

engaged, supported and challenged everyday

Getting Ready for High School• December to January – Course selection sheets

completed with teacher recommendations• Late January – Course selection process at

feeder schools (www.myblueprint.ca)

• February - Grade 8 to 9 Optional Attendance Forms due to Home School

• mid-May – Grade 8’s visit Nelson again

Getting Ready for High School

Nelson LINK Crew

• Grade 11 student leaders who act as positive role models, motivators and mentors for our Grade 9s

Nelson United

Link Crew

Athletics

Arts

Tech

Clubs

Something for Everyone!

Getting Involvedat Nelson

SAFEINCLUSIVEBELONGINGENGAGEMENTCOMMUNITYPROMOTING HEALTH & WELLNESSBULLYING PREVENTIONPOSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS

Making Nelson A Better Place...

@bekindNHS

Together we can...

Encourage involvement

Support academic achievement

Create and maintain partnerships and communication

Support positive health strategies

Highlight supports available

Increase awareness of mental health

Talk!

Bullying: Prevention & Responding

When you are aware of important aspects of their

life, you can help them with their problems.

Stay involved.Keep Asking!

◼ Follow @bekindNHS on twitter for positive quotes and comments and to

be aware of upcoming events at Nelson.

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Nelson Guide to Secondary School

*Given to ‘High School 101’ participants already

Nelson “Guide to Secondary School”

Page 2 of Guide

Ontario Secondary School Diploma Requirements

1 course = 1 credit

• 18 compulsory credits

• 12 optional credits

• 40 hours of community involvement

• pass the Grade 10 literacy test

Compulsory Credits(Total 18)

• 4 English credits (1 credit per grade)

• 3 Math credits (at least 1 credit in grade 11 or 12)

• 2 Science credits

• 1 French credit

• 1 Canadian Geography credit

• 1 Canadian History credit

• 1 Arts credit

• 1 Healthy Active Living credit (Phys Ed)

• ½ Civics and ½ Careers credit (taken in Grade 10)

Optional Credits(Total 12)

● In addition to 18 compulsory credits, students must earn 12 optional credits

● Optional credits are courses of your choice

● They allow students to build an educational program based on their individual interests

● They help students meet university, college or apprenticeship requirements

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Grade 9 Course Selection

Compulsory

• English• Mathematics• Science• French• Geography• Healthy Active Living• Business or Technology

Optional

• Visual Arts• Dramatic Arts• Instrumental Music

Select only one of the above

Grade 9 Option Sheet

Academic and AppliedCourse Selection

★ Grade 8 teacher recommendation of crucial importance

★ Courses are not taken as a package deal: individual courses can be taken at the level most appropriate for the success of the learner

★ The most successful students are engaged, confident and enjoying the learning process.

★ Subject areas will give further details this evening

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The Difference Between Academic and Applied

Applied Academic

Applied courses cover the essential concepts of a subject

Knowledge and skills are developed through both theory and practical application

Emphasis will be on practicalapplication

Concept development based more on familiar, real life situations

Academic courses cover the essential concepts of a subject (greater depth)

Knowledge and skills are developed through both theory and practical application

Emphasis will be on theory

Concept development based more on abstract thinking

*Faster pacing than Applied, so more material covered

Strengths of the Learner Academic and Applied

Applied Academic

Capable Reader

Reads for a specific purpose

Benefits from more structure

Completes tasks in directed environment

Enjoys learning by doing and by some theoretical work

Reads and comprehends well

Enjoys and values reading

Benefits from more independence

Completes tasks independently environment

Enjoys learning by doing and by extensive theoretical work

Recognizes the need for, andcompletes, daily homework

Math “Keeping the Doors Open”...Really?

❖Many College/University programs have no math prerequisite. (You can still go to Coll./Univ. without math!)

❖College and University programs that have Gr. 12 math prerequisites most often require great success in these courses (i.e. 75 – 80+%)!

❖Struggling in a math course at an inappropriate level (e.g., with 50-60% or less) may be a source of great stress and probably won’t “keep the doors open”

❖Choosing pathways now that lead to success and confidence increase the chances of success later.

Core Course Pathways★Grade 9 core courses (Science, Geography, French and especially Math & English) should be chosen at the level at which the student is most likely to be successful

★The elementary school teacher’s recommendation is a strong indicator of the potential for success at a given level

★Based on their success, students can move between levels (may involve summer school)

★College and University are not mutually exclusive: -transfer agreements exist in both directions

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Post Secondary Pathways

• Apprenticeship• College

• University• Workplace

The Halton District School Board recognizes all Post Secondary pathways as valid and equal options for graduates.

MYBLUEPRINT COURSE SELECTION GUIDE

www.myBlueprint.ca/halton/

Assessment and Evaluation in Grade 9

• 70% Term/ Semester Work• Final 30%

-Performance Task-Exam

The Final 30% occurs in the last 4 weeks of each semester

***EQAO Grade 9 Math Assessment ***

Student Success at Nelson

Our Student Success Team:•Student Success Teachers•Special Education Resource Teachers•Guidance Counsellors•School Social Worker•Administration

What happens when I am not learning?

Student Success Supports:•Individual Teacher Support•Subject Specific Clinics •Student Success Rm. 103•Tutors (peer or professional)•Success in H.S. Seminars•Resource Room @ lunch & after school

NELSON

Day in the Life of a Gr. 9 Nelson Student - Tour

Blue Handout - Mr. Messier Green Handout – Mrs. Peterson / Mrs. GrenierGrey Handout – Mr. GeorgeYellow Handout –Ms. AndersonPurple Handout – Mr. BirdSalmon Handout - Ms. DueckmanBeige Handout - Mr. CareyPink Handout – Ms. Hayakawa

NELSON HIGH SCHOOL est. 1957

“Over 50 Years of Excellence”