Grade 8-9 Parent Night

Grade 8 and 9 Parent Night is held by the school mid year to provide information to parents about their students' course planning for their grade 10 (first provincial exams) year and may also provide information for parents about parenting high school students.

All grade 8-9 parents and students are welcome to attend this informative evening.

Come prepared with your questions and we will try to answer them all!


Check school http://kitsilano.vsb.bc.ca schedule or publications - newsletters for information on when the current school year's meetings will be..


2010-2011 COURSE SELECTION PROCESS – FEBRUARY 2ND TO MARCH 5TH
GRADE 8-11 PARENT NIGHT: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND, 2010
Our Grade 8 to 11 Parent / Guardian Information Night is scheduled for Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010, in the Drama Studio
and Auditorium to provide information and assistance in Student Course Planning. Course planning is a very important
process for students and parents / guardians. The information is different in every grade, so parents need to be involved
each year. At the Grade 8-11 Parent Night, we will be distributing access codes so that parents can go online to see
course sign up.
Course Planning dates this school year are from February 2nd to March 5th. Please click on the following link to access
our 2010-2011 Course Planning Guide:
http://kitsilano.vsb.bc.ca/students/1011CoursePlanningGuide.pdf

Tentative date for 2009 grade 8-9 Parent night is Feb. 3rd.

Grade 8-9 Parent Night tentatively February 5, 2008

Parents of students in Grades 8, 9, 10, and 11 are invited to attend a Course Planning Information Evening on February 5th, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.

The evening will begin with a general information session in the Auditorium and then the parents of Grades 8 and 9 students will move to the Drama Studio while the parents of Grades 10 and 11 students remain in the Auditorium.

Each group will receive additional information specific to their grade level including the required and elective courses available, special programs, and graduation requirements.

COURSE PLANNING INFORMATION EVENING FOR GRADE NINE PARENTS TUESDAY FEBRUARY 5th, 2008 7:00pm


Grade 8 Counsellor, Joanne McCluskie and I will give a brief presentation about course planning for the 2008/09 academic year to parents of grade 8 and 9 students.  With the new graduation requirements and the introduction of 21 half year electives for grade nine and ten students next year, you will want to try to find the time drop by the Drama Studio at 7:00pm.  Joanne and I hope to have you on your way home in under 90 minutes (8:30pm).

What:  COURSE PLANNING INFORMATION SESSION FOR PARENTS OF 8 AND 9 STUDENTS

Where: Kitsilano Secondary Drama Studio

When:  Tomorrow, Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 @ 7:00pm

AGENDA

  • Course Planning Process
  • Graduation Requirements
  • Course Planning Time Line
  • The Dynamic World of Work/Career Development
  • Options (summer school, online courses, TREK, etc.)
  • Questions and Comments

We hope to see you there!

Wayne

Wayne Shaddick

Grade 9 Counsellor


   MEETING HANDOUTS:

                  Course selection English Stream grade 8 or 9 2008 February -students will also receive a copy at school

                  Course selection French Immersion stream grade 8 or 9 2008 February - students will also receive a copy at school

                 Graduation  requirements overview as of February 2008

                 Guidelines for Setting Rules and Limits 2008 February

     Helpful tip from a Kits grade counselor: when your student goes out with friends after school, get the last name of at least one of the friends. If you
     need to reach your student while he/she is out, the last name of a friend often helps. The counselor reported that they sometimes get calls after school
     for help finding a student who is out with friends, and if the last name of a friend is not known, there is little that can be done.

     Information about Kits PAC Dial-a-Demon
  EDUCATION PLANNER

  http://www.educationplanner.bc.ca

  - creates a Post Secondary education plan
  - Saves your plan
  - Creates a budget


GRADE 8 COURSE SELECTION - Jo-Anne McCluskie, Grade 8 Counsellor
Grade 8 course selection will begin on Tuesday February 12/08 during selected Social Studies classes. Grade 8's will be required to have completed course selection sheets available starting Tuesday February 26/08.

The new course booklet, complete with course descriptions, is now online http://kitsilano.vsb.bc.ca/students/2008-2009CoursePlanningGuide.pdf


A grade 8-9 parent night about parenting high school students was held in the autumn of 2006.


Kits CPF (includes links to info on Grade 10 France trip, individual exchanges, Trek and IB for French immersion stream students)

FI secondary and French travel options handout

FI secondary and TREK handout



Kitsilano students have the option to take some of their courses as AP, to qualify for advanced placement at University
http://www.collegeboard.org

College Board - AP Central - Course Descriptions (including exam descriptions and sample questions)
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/courses/descriptions/1,,151-162-0-8879,00.html

VSB web page about IB (offered at Churchill Secondary from grade 10 (pre IB) or 11)
 http://www.vsb.bc.ca/programs/apfe/dlsinternational.htm

The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), founded in 1968, is a nonprofit educational organization based in Geneva, Switzerland.
 http://www.ibo.org/


BC Ministry of Education, Curriculum subject areas

BC Ministry of Education, Graduation


http://www.canlearn.ca
Includes
    - Saving for a Child's Education
             * Save Early, Earn More
             * Get the Grant
             * Qualify for Bond Money?
    - Preparing for Post Secondary
            * Find the Career For You
            * Discover Programs and Schools
            * Find Money for School


Also see Links of General Interest to Parents


Also see Parent Resources


Link to information for grade 12 students and parents



Kits PAC Scheduled Events