Introductions School Overview Strengths Student Support

& Safety Communication Registration

Timeline Breakout

Sessions

Burnaby South

BC School for the Deaf (BCSD)

Colin Chow A – CL International

Students

Pamela Bromley CO – LA

Jennifer Duhamel-Conover ORAL Students BCSD Students

Nick Christofides(Department Head of Student Services) LE – R Able Students

Jacqui Fenn S – Z YPP Students

Bill Greer Youth Services

Worker

Grades 8 through 12 attend Burnaby South & BCSD

1674 students in total 277 Grade 8 Students

5 Administrators 98 Teachers 82 Support Staff Top AP Scores Over 40 Different Clubs 37 Sports Teams in 14 Sports

Variety and number of courses offered within each Department

Diversity of Programs Quality & Size of AP/Honours

Programs Mentorship Tutorials Co-Curricular Programs Extra-Curricular Programs Active Citizenship Later to Literacy Personalized Learning

Principal & Vice-Principals Counsellors Youth Service Worker (Bill Greer) Youth & Childcare Worker (Matt Vlasic) School Liaison Officer - SLO (Constable Yep) Aboriginal Youth & Family Support Worker

(Mendo Bjarnason) Settlement Workers (Hafal Ahmad & Lila

Caldera) Youth & Family Worker for Immigrant Youth

(Ana Alarcon) Teachers Senior Mentors Peacemakers Parents Student Peers

All Teachers have Email Website: south.sd41.bc.ca Homework Sites Admin Blog Listserv (be sure to provide your current email

address) Auto Dialer reports Absences & Lates (ensure

we have your direct line) Letters Home Twitter & Facebook Report Cards Electronic Sign on Rumble Street Parents’ Advisory Council ( meet monthly) Oracle Newsletter South Source Newspaper

Clubs & Councils Athletics Lunch-Time Intramurals Lunch-Time Events

WE Club Interact Club Anime Club Bhangra Club Breakdancing Club Book Club Cheerleading Club Chess Club Christian Club Chinese Culture Club Creative Writing Club Dragon Boat Team I-Club

Interact Gay-Straight Alliance Green Team Library Volunteers Math Challengers Music Council Physics Club Ping-Pong Club Rebels Athletic Crew

Badminton Basketball Cricket Cross Country Field Hockey Golf Rugby Soccer Swimming Tennis

Track and Field Volleyball Wrestling

Floor Hockey Volleyball Dodgeball Soccer Ultimate Frisbee Table Tennis

Chinese Cultural Club

Interact Events

Student Government Grade Events

Leadership Events

Fundraising Events

Within Catchment If you are currently attending one of Burnaby South Community of Elementary

Schools and live in our catchment area, registration will happen automatically (no paper work required)

Outside Catchment (within Burnaby) You MUST complete a Cross District Transfer Application Applications are received at Burnaby South between Feb 1st and 28th Applicants will be contacted

Outside Catchment (outside Burnaby) You MUST complete an Out of District Transfer Application Applications are received at Burnaby South between Feb 1st and 28th Applicants will be contacted

ALL Students at Burnaby South are required to take 8 Courses

Grade 8 Students are Required to Take: English 8 French 8 Mathematics 8 Science 8 Social Studies 8 Physical Education 8 Applied Skills 8 (Home Ec / Tech Ed / Digital

Media Literacy) 1 Elective

The Course Selection sheet is like a contract

Schools are staffed and time-tabled according to the information on these forms

Only those courses with a sufficient number of students registered (by April 2015) will be offered Those with low enrolment will be cancelled for the

2015-16 school year This may occur after Course Verification Sheets are

sent out, so make sure you have alternate choices for ALL ELECTIVES just in case

Honours forms are stapled to your Course Selection Form

Art 8 Introductory course to the elements and principles of design using

a wide varieties of media, such as: drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, stained glass, jewellery making & printmaking

Dance 8 Beginner level course will teach students basic dance technique

and performance qualities developed from the elements of movement

Students can expect to improve in strength, flexibility, stamina, balance and coordination; in addition to building confidence and trust with one another

Students can expect to work individually, in small groups, and with dance leadership students in creating one or more class dance pieces

Drama 8 Introductory course covering many aspects of drama, both as a

technique for discovery and exploration and as a performance art Though students will have ample opportunity to develop a wide

range of performances, Drama 8 IS NOT a course in acting

Beginner Concert Band 8 Intended for students who have no previous experience in a band

program. Students will learn ensemble playing and teamwork as they improve

and increase their skills on brass or percussion instruments

Junior Concert Band 8 Intended for students who have studied in a band program on their

instrument for at least 1 year Students will learn ensemble playing and teamwork as they improve

and increase their skills on wind, brass, or percussion instruments

Orchestra (Strings) 8 For passionate musicians on either wind or stringed instruments A minimum of 3 years on your instrument is recommended Individual musical development is encouraged through solo as well

as small group performances

Choir 8 Introduces and explores group vocal training through group singing,

supported with some basic music theory

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Mr. A. Lee – Advanced Learning Program Advisor

Parent Evening – January 29, 2015

Intended for advanced and motivated students who wish to study in an enriched learning environment

Study a subject at a greater depth with equally interested students

Find out what you can really do – challenge yourself

Grade 11 Honours courses are prerequisites to AP courses in Grade 12

Note: Students are not ‘locked in’ or ‘locked out’

of the Honours program (may opt in or out).

SCIENCE

SOCIAL

STUDIESENGLISH

MATH

Grade 9: add French Grade 10: add Art Grade 11: add

Mandarin, Computer Science

Honours courses in Grades 8 to 11 lead to

20 Advanced Placement (AP) Courses in Grade 12.

Advanced Placement Courses (university/college level first year courses taught at Burnaby South).

LANGUAGES ENGLISHSOCIAL

STUDIES

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS

Students may take more than 1 Advanced Placement (AP) Art course at the same time.

MATHEMATICS

SCIENCEBUSINESS EDUCATIONTECHNOLOGY

Students may take more than 1 Advanced Placement (AP) Science course at the same time.

AP Statistics can be taken at any time after a student has completed Foundations Pre-Calculus 10H.

Students taking AP Calculus AB or BC need to also register in Pre-Calculus 12 H concurrently.

Students CANNOT take AP Calculus AB and AP Calculus BC at the same time.

Pre-Calculus 11H is only for students who are currently in

Foundations Pre-Calculus 10 or 10H

AP considers a grade of 3+ to be a passing grade.University credit is granted when student gets 4+

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The College Board (AP) standard is if a student scores a grade of 3, they are “qualified” for university.

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Innovative District program offered at South for students entering Grade 11 only

Students learn to apply critical and creative thinking, argumentation, collaborative problem solving and research skills done in a cross-curricular context

A separate District application is required for entrance into this program See district website www.sd41.bc.ca for application

form, or get one from Burnaby South Administration Office

A letter will be sent home to parents in May, 2015 stating results of the placement test.

1. Fill out an Honours Course Selection Form (in addition to the regular course selection form)

2. Get grade 7 subject area teacher signature3. Write Honours Entrance Exam @ Burnaby

South• Math Tuesday April 7th at 4:00pm• Science Wednesday, April 8th at 4:00pm• English & Socials Thursday, April 9th at 4:00pm

Grade 11

Grade 12

Done in Grades 10, 11 and/or

12

Honours Brochure School website

south.sd41.bc.ca/depts/ap/ap.htm Advanced Placement website

exploreap.org Find Mr. A. Lee in Room A139

at LUNCH or AFTERSCHOOLOR talk to your counselor

There is a Burnaby South Counselling Blog

Updated regularly with information on:

Courses, Volunteer Work, Presentations, Awards, etc…

blogs.sd41.bc.ca/south-counselling/

ALSO: Please make sure that you write your current email address on your Course Selection Form, as this is how important information gets sent out to all of you throughout the School Year

Grade 7 Course Planning Night at Burnaby South: Thursday, January 29th at 7pm in the Michael J Fox Theatre

Course Selection Forms due: February 25th to your Grade 7 Teacher

Grade 8 Honours Entrance Exams at Burnaby South: April 7th

Math 8 Honours Exam 4pm April 8th

Science 8 Honours Exam 4pm April 9th

English 8 Honours Exam & Social Studies 8 Honours Exam (Combined) 4pm to 5pm