Burnaby South Secondary Schooland

The BC School for the Deaf

Course Selection Presentation Grade 8

into 9

Course Selection

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 2012) will be offered Those with low enrolment will be cancelled for the

2012-13 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

Course Selection

ALL Students are required to take 8 Courses

Only students with incomplete timetables or legitimate errors will be allowed course corrections in September 2012 (ie; you have already completed a course, or you require a course for Graduation or University) NOTE: Not “liking” a course, ie: your friends are NOT in it, you

don’t like the time of day it is offered, or you change your mind, is NOT considered a legitimate error…so make your choices CAREFULLY. Think it through before you choose!

There will be NO course changes in September

Course Descriptions can be found on our school website: http://south.sd41.bc.ca/depts/courses/cselection.htm

Grade 9 Course Selection Form

Leadership Application MUST be stapled to your

Course Selection formHonours forms are handed

In to Student Services

Required Grade 9 Courses

English 9 Mathematics 9 Science 9 Social Studies 9 Physical Education 9

Grade 9 Electives: Applied Skills

Intro Computer Apps 9

Intro to Business Ed 9

Home Ec: Foods 9 Home Ec: Textiles 9 Home Ec: General 9 Leadership 9 *

Technology 9 Electronics 9 Woodworking 9 Metal 9 Drafting 9

* Course Requires a “School Leadership Application Form” to be completed and stapled to your Course Selection Form

Grade 9 Electives: Visual & Performing Arts

Art 9 Drawing & Painting

9 Ceramics &

Sculpture 9 Dance 9 Drama 9 Media Arts 9 Choir Junior 9

Beginner Band 9 Band Intermediate A 9 Band Junior 9 Jazz Band Junior 9 (2 years

exp.)

Jazz Band Intermediate 9

Orchestra 10 * (3 yrs experience)

Music Technology 9 * (2 yr exp.)* Course Requires a “School Leadership

Application Form” to be completed and stapled to your Course Selection Form

COMMON

LEADERSHIP

FORM

Grade 9 Electives: Languages

French 9 French Honours 9 * Mandarin 9 Mandarin Native

Writers 9 Japanese 9

Spanish 9 Italian 9 Punjabi 9 Korean 9 American Sign

Language 9 Croatian 9

* Course Requires an “Honours Application” to be fully completed and handed in to Student Services

Mathematics Course Structure

majority for trades and workplace

program not

requiring theoretical calculus

program requiring

theoretical calculus

Program Overview2012-2013

Grade AssembliesFebruary 2012

Honours / Advanced Placementat Burnaby South

Why Take Honours Courses?

Enriched learning environment, greater depth in topics learned

Group of equally interested, motivated & advanced students

Find out what you can really do - challenge yourself

Grade 11 Honours courses are prerequisites for many Grade 12 AP courses. E.g: Biology 11 Honours is required to apply for

AP Biology AP Courses can give you credit for

University level courses and help with admission status.

FACT: 1 out of every 3 students at Burnaby South is taking at least 1 Honours/AP Course

LANGUAGESENGLISH SOCIAL

STUDIES

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS

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

TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE

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

Students can take Math 12H, AP Calculus AB and/or AP Statistics at the same time. Students can take Math 12, AP Calculus BC and/or AP Statistics at the same time.

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

BUSINESS EDUCATION

MATHEMATICS

What is AP?

AP stands for Advanced Placement Program of University-level courses and

exams offered in high school We teach the university courses here at

SOUTH You write the AP EXAM if you want to

gain university credit Exams scored on a scale of 1 to 5, with

Canadian Universities giving credit for score of 4 or 5 (some American Universities give credit for score of 3)

Over 3.4 million exams written worldwide, 24,900 in Canada and over 9,380 in B.C.

2011 AP Exam Results Comparison

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

64%76%

75%

81% 79%

76%

HOW TO

ENROLL

RETURN FORM TO AP/HONOURS DROP OFF BOX IN STUDENT SERVICES

Eric Lu, SFU, Science

“The Honours & AP program has challenged me during high school and made my transition

to university smoother.”

“Each AP exam that you take can give you up to 6

university credits (that can save you over $800).”

Yegor Rabets, UBC Engineering

“South’s AP program gives its students a taste

of good work ethic and time management; essential for success in university.

Travis Wong, SFU, Business

“Students who enroll in Honours classes are interested in learning and

have great attitudes. Having eager classmates means the teacher is able

to teach at a faster rate. ” Xiao Yuan, Honours student since Grade 8

"I'm really glad I did the AP program at South. The

teachers were excellent and made class incredibly

fascinating and intellectually engaging. It was the best preparation I

had for Duke.“Spencer Li, Duke, Economics

Honours Brochure School website

http://south.sd41.bc.ca/depts/ap/ap.htm

Find Mr. A. Lee in Room A139 at LUNCH or talk to your Counsellor

For More Information…

External Credits

You may be able to get credit towards graduation for external activities that you are involved in, some examples are: Language Challenge Exams (applications occur in October) Music / Dance Youth Leadership Sports (Provincial Rep Teams, BC Summer Games, National Team

Level) Coaching First Aid/Lifesaving ICBC Driver Training Computer Certification Scouts/Guides

If you think you qualify for any external credits, please see your Counsellor to check this out

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION…

All of you should have the BSSS Counselling Blog “bookmarked” & checked on a weekly Basis for updates (ie: University Presentations, University Info, Scholarships, Volunteer Work, Awards, etc)blogs.sd41.bc.ca/south-counselling/

ALSO: Please make sure that Ms. Fenn has your current Email Address, as this is how the important information will be sent out to all of you throughout the School Year

Course Selection Timeline

Course Planning Assemblies for Students: Tuesday February 7th

Course Planning Night for Parents: Wednesday February 8th

Course Selection Computer Lab Sessions: February 13th – 16th

Course Selection Forms due: February 13th to your current Home Ec or

Tech Ed Teacher

Questions? Concerns?

Feel free to contact Student Services to ask any questions or discuss any concerns you may have

Counsellors: Mr. Chow (surnames A–C, International & Oral Students) Ms. Bromley (surnames D – G & Young Parents Program) Mr. Sookochoff (surnames H – McR) Ms. Steeves (surnames Mec – R & Vision Impaired) Ms. Fenn (surnames S – Z)

Course Selection FormsDue February 13, 2012

to your Home Ec/Tech Ed teacher