Grad Transitions 12 @ LSS B.C. secondary school students who are enrolled in Grade 10, 11 or 12 must complete Graduation Transitions. Graduation Transitions is intended to prepare students for a successful transition to life after secondary school. In order to meet this goal, Graduation Transitions encourages students to: • take ownership of their own health and learning • examine and demonstrate connections between their learning and their future • create a plan for their growth and development as skilled, healthy, knowledgeable, participating citizens • exhibit attributes of a model B.C. graduate All B.C. secondary school students must demonstrate they have met the following requirements for: 1. Personal Health – maintain a personal health plan and participate in at least 150 minutes per week of moderate to vigorous physical activity (150 hours in total over grades 11 and 12). 2. Community Connections – participate in at least 30 hours of work experience and/or community service and describe what was learned. 3. Career and Life – complete a transition plan and present significant accomplishments. A number of assignments must be completed to our satisfaction within the first semester of your grade 12 year. This information as well as other helpful resources can be found on the school website: langleysecondary.com under the GRAD ZONE/GT 12. Students must complete all of the assignments by Christmas. Please keep in mind that physical activity hours and work/volunteer experience hours are hours completed in your grade 11 and 12 year only. This graduation requirement is not graded but the assignments must be completed by the due dates. The advisors will review the package submitted and your work online in Myblueprint.ca. If the criteria have not been met in the package, it will be returned to you. You must complete all of the criteria to our satisfaction to receive a “Requirements Met” on your report card and transcript. The package and the online Myblueprint.ca requirements as well as the presentation must be completed to our satisfaction to meet this graduation requirement. The criteria for your presentation will be shared with you in November. Final presentations will happen in December 2015. Grad Transitions Advisors: Last Names AL: Mr. Harris, Vice Principal Last Names MZ: Mr. Wicker, Vice Principal Ms. BabecoffKimhi, Counsellor
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Grad Transitions 12 @ LSS
B.C. secondary school students who are enrolled in Grade 10, 11 or 12 must complete Graduation Transitions. Graduation Transitions is intended to prepare students for a successful transition to life after secondary school. In order to meet this goal, Graduation Transitions encourages students to:
• take ownership of their own health and learning • examine and demonstrate connections between their learning and their future • create a plan for their growth and development as skilled, healthy, knowledgeable,
participating citizens • exhibit attributes of a model B.C. graduate
All B.C. secondary school students must demonstrate they have met the following requirements for:
1. Personal Health – maintain a personal health plan and participate in at least 150 minutes per week of moderate to vigorous physical activity (150 hours in total over grades 11 and 12).
2. Community Connections – participate in at least 30 hours of work experience and/or community service and describe what was learned.
3. Career and Life – complete a transition plan and present significant accomplishments.
A number of assignments must be completed to our satisfaction within the first semester of your grade 12 year. This information as well as other helpful resources can be found on the school website: langleysecondary.com under the GRAD ZONE/GT 12. Students must complete all of the assignments by Christmas. Please keep in mind that physical activity hours and work/volunteer experience hours are hours completed in your grade 11 and 12 year only. This graduation requirement is not graded but the assignments must be completed by the due dates. The advisors will review the package submitted and your work online in Myblueprint.ca. If the criteria have not been met in the package, it will be returned to you. You must complete all of the criteria to our satisfaction to receive a “Requirements Met” on your report card and transcript. The package and the online Myblueprint.ca requirements as well as the presentation must be completed to our satisfaction to meet this graduation requirement. The criteria for your presentation will be shared with you in November. Final presentations will happen in December 2015. Grad Transitions Advisors: Last Names A-‐L: Mr. Harris, Vice Principal Last Names M-‐Z: Mr. Wicker, Vice Principal Ms. Babecoff-‐Kimhi, Counsellor
GT 12 Activities/Assignments to Be Completed: MyBlueprint.ca Assignments Online Assignments – Due October 15, 2015
1. Visit the My Blueprint.ca website at www.myblueprint.ca a. Sign into My Blueprint.ca if you already have an account b. If you don’t, register for one using your email address and activation code
“Langley” on the left side of the screen. c. Ensure that you are registered as a grade 12 student on the screen
2. Goal Setting (green box) a. Click on the green box that is labeled “goal setting”. b. Review why goal setting is very important and how to make S.M.A.R.T goals c. You will be asked to create two goals for your grade 12 year
3. Resume and Cover Letter (orange box)
a. Click on the orange box that is labeled “resume and cover letter” b. Read about thinking of your resume as a marketing tool c. Using the guides on the left hand side, add any new information to your
resume. Remember to include any activities (work, school, volunteer, programs etc.) that you completed during the summer.
d. Once you have completed your resume, click on the cover letter on the top left hand side of the screen.
e. Read about introducing yourself with a well-‐written cover letter. f. Using the sides on the left hand side, start building a strong cover letter that
for either an employment or scholarship application. Ensure that you have completed your information, employer information, paragraph 1, paragraph 2, and a friendly closing. Once you are done, you will be able to use this template as your cover letter in a variety different ways.
4. High School Planner (purple box) a. This is where you will be able to start seeing how what you do here at
Langley Secondary impacts what you can do later – both in the academic world (post secondary) and in the work world.
b. Click on the Purple box and it will open up a high school planner c. Using your DVR for reference, list all of the courses you have completed in
the past. d. Then enter the courses you are taking this year. Finally, enter any courses
that you have taken towards graduation that haven’t already been accounted for (external courses, grade 10 courses you took in grade 9, dual credit courses, Kwantlen Xcel courses etc…)
e. As you do this, you will see how many credits you have accumulated (graduation indicator) and how close you are to graduation.
f. You will also notice a box that says “Pathway Eligibility” on the right hand side. Using your high school planning courses as prerequisites, this box lists all the pathways open to you! It is very interesting to take time to explore these. Just click on the numbers if you want to see more!
5. Post Secondary Planner (pink box) a. In your grade 11 reflection you were asked to explore the post secondary
schools for an occupation of your choice. b. Now we are asking you to compare them. c. Follow the directions in the pink box until you get to the list of search
results. d. With this list, review and choose three to click (on the little box on the right).
You will be comparing these results. e. When you have compared the three results, you need to reflect upon the
information that you have found.
6. Financial Planner (blue box) a. Click on the blue box to learn about creating a budget. b. Read through the documents “budget basics”, “credit and debt”, “paying for
post-‐secondary” and “savings”. These will give you information you need to create your own budget.
c. Click on the green “create budget” button. d. Follow the directions in the program (income/expenses) to create your
budget. e. Creating a realistic budget will allow you to plan for the expenses of a
career/post secondary school.
7. IPP a. At the top of your main page, you will see a spot that says “IPP”. If you have
completed all of the tasks listed, you should have 100% completed. If you are missing anything, tap on the box and a pop up box will tell you what you have completed and what is left to do.
The following assignments will be submitted in hard copy form to the office all at once by November 15th. Please submit with cover sheet included in this package. *Some examples, templates and samples are attached to the Grad Zone section of the LSS website 1. Letter of Reference
• Written by an adult (outside of LSS) who has observed you in your work or volunteer experience. This should be requested immediately as you need to provide a realistic timeline to your reference (minimum 2 weeks).
2. Application Form
• A completed copy of a job application or post secondary application form from one of the on-‐line templates on the website or one of your choosing online (print copy when completed).
3. Work/Volunteer Log Sheet • A copy of the work/volunteer log sheet (on website) with documents that show
evidence of 30 or more hours of work and/or volunteer experience. This may include a letter of reference, a pay stub, a certificate, or pictures of the event.
4. Daily Physical Activity Log
• Please go to the Grad Zone on the school website for Physical Activity Log Sheets. Please note that if you were/are enrolled in a grade 11 or 12 physical activity class at LSS (PE 11 or 12, Strength and Conditioning 11 or 12, or an Academy program) each course counts as 120 hours of physical activity. Your evidence would be a copy of your transcript or report card showing this course as successfully completed.
5. Grad Gown Sizing Sheet – complete form 6. Grad Comment form – complete at least 8 of the questions on form 7. Grad Cruise Permission form – completed and signed by parents even if you do not plan on attending at this time(no fee required at this time). 8. Grad Yearbook Writeup-‐ complete form
LSS GRADUATION CEREMONY– COMMENT CARD
Please provide information on each of the following lines. This information will be used to write the comments that will be read as you cross the stage at the Graduation Ceremony. Please be appropriate. Your comments may include post-‐secondary, career or travel plans, as well as any favourite activities, sports, trips, plays, clubs, etc. you were involved with.
***PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY. Thank you.***
1. My fondest memory (ies) at LSS is (are) ________________________________________
Student Name (print clearly) ________________________________________________ Your height with shoes (check one box only):
4’6” 137 cm 4’7” 140 cm 4’8” 142 cm 4’9” 145 cm 4’10” 147 cm 4’11” 150 cm 5’0” 152 cm 5’1” 155 cm 5’2” 157 cm 5’3” 160 cm 5’4” 163 cm 5’5” 165 cm 5’6” 168 cm 5’7” 170 cm 5’8” 173 cm 5’9” 175 cm 5’10” 178 cm 5’11” 180 cm 6’0” 183 cm 6’1” 185 cm 6’2” 188 cm 6’3” 191 cm 6’4” 193 cm 6’5” 196 cm 6’6” 198 cm
GRAD 2016 YEARBOOK WRITEUP
Please f i l l th is form out with your grad write up, for the 2016 yearbook. This write up wi l l be in the yearbook a long with your picture. Al l language must be appropriate . P lease l imit your write up to 410 characters . Review past yearbooks to get an idea of what you may wish to write . Name: ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________
GT 12 Package – Due November 15, 2015 Checklist
Submit as Cover Sheet to Assignments
Date Submitted: Student Name (first and last): Cell Number:
o Letter of Reference
o Application Form
o Work/Volunteer Log Sheet or Evidence
o Daily Physical Activity Log or Evidence
o Grad Gown Sizing Sheet -‐completed
o Grad Comment form – complete at least 8 of the questions on form
o Grad Cruise Permission form – completed and signed by parents even if you do not plan on attending at this time(no fee required at this time).
