SELECTING YOUR GRADE 9

COURSES

at King City Secondary School

Mr. Pedersen

January 2018

Learning Goal: Today we will…

▪ Understand the Career Cruising Course Planner

▪ Appreciate the possible high school pathways

▫ Review the OSSD requirements

▪ Determine what my Grade 9 course selection

sheet might look like

▪ Realize the Registration process and timelines…

Success Criteria

▪ Deciding what my Grade 9 courses will be

▪ Completing a ‘draft copy’ of your course

selections in Career Cruising

▪ Submitting the Registration Form and Course

Selection sheet by the deadlines

▪ Awareness of what happens next

Information...you now have

King City S.S. Grade 9 folder contains: • Master Sheet of Courses at King

• Registration Form

• Career Cruising/ Registration Instruction Flyer

• Department materials

Why come to King City S.S.? “Home of Scholars, Leaders, Athletes and Artists”

➢Academic excellence

➢Leadership opportunities

➢Athletic pursuits

➢Artistic endeavours

➢Specialist High Skills Major programs (SHSM)

➢Experiential learning

➢Superior Broad-based Technology programs

Clubs and Athletics at KCSS...

▪ Dramatic Art Productions –

Blue Room Productions

▪ Concert Bands/ Stage Band/

Rock Band/ Ensembles

▪ Ultimate Frisbee

▪ Badminton

▪ Mats for Haiti

▪ Book Club

▪ Me to We

▪ Table Tennis

▪ Model United Nations

▪ Yearbook Committee

▪ Art Club

▪ Eco Schools Green team

▪ Chess

▪ Basketball - Boys

▪ Baseball and Softball

▪ Cross-country Running

▪ Football

▪ Volleyball

▪ Anime Club

▪ Role Playing Game Association

▪ Science Club

▪ Stage Crew/ Stage Craft

Clubs and Athletics at KCSS...

▪ Golf

▪ Cheerleading

▪ Curling

▪ President’s Council

▪ Hockey – Varsity

▪ Science Olympics

▪ Athletic Council

▪ Mountain Biking

▪ Mentors

▪ Basketball – Jr. Girls

▪ Basketball – Sr. Girls

▪ Art and Music Councils

▪ GSA

▪ Soccer - Girls Varsity

▪ Soccer - Boys Varsity

▪ Skiing/ Snow boarding

▪ Nordic Skiing

▪ ESP Team

▪ Relay for Life

▪ and others

How to register... Refer to the Registration

Instruction flyer for directions to choose and print your course selections.

Complete the Registration Form - Must be at KCSS by

February 2nd.

Transfer Forms (if applicable)

need to be handed in at that time.

Ontario Diploma Requirements (O.S.S.D.)

for the 4 year program …

O.S.S.D.

18 Compulsory Credits

12 Optional Credits

Successful completion of

Ontario School Literacy Test

40 hours of Community Involvement

Your Grade 9

choices will meet

Diploma

requirements!

You are able to track

your progress in

meeting these

requirements in the

Career Cruising

Course Planner

To select your courses...

1. Review the King City Course Offerings sheet.

Highlight the courses in the Grade 9 column you might want to take (or learn more about)

2. Go Online to the YRDSB webpage at

www.yrdsb.edu.on.ca

Or Google KCSS

Guidance …

3. Click on

4. Student Login Page

Log in

Click here for a short demo video.

Forgot your new password? Click here.

See me if you are not able to log in

5. Go to: Choose My Courses

Your name

will

appear here

Select Courses

Check out these icons for further info

Your High School is seen here

To view a complete list of

courses available at King and

their descriptions click here

Grade 9 at King

includes

English or

English as a 2nd

Language

(ESL)

English

Academic ENG1D1

Applied ENG1P1

Essential ENG1L1

English as a 2nd Language

Level 1 ESLAO1

Level 2 ESLBO1

Level 3 ESLCO1

Level 4 ESLDO1

Level 5 ESLEO1

…and

Math

Academic MPM1D1

Applied MFM1P1

Essential MAT1L1

Science

Academic SNC1D1

Applied SNC1P1

Essential SNC1L1

Geography

Academic CGC1D1

Applied CGC1P1

French

Academic FSF1D1

Applied FSF1P1

Introductory FSF1O1

Health & PE

Girls PPL1O8

Boys PPL1O9

…and 2 of the Optional Courses

Technological Studies

Exploring Technologies

TIJ1O1

Business Studies

Information Technology

BTT1O1

The Arts

Visual Arts AVI1O1

Drama ADA1O1

Music AMI1O1

Music repertoire

AMR1O1**

Family Studies

Exploring Family Studies

HIF1O1

Learning Strategies

Learning Strategies 1 GLE1O1*

**9th credit taken after school once

a week over the entire year for

student in AMI 1O1

* Must be IPRC’d

Review this info

before

submitting your

selections…

Advisor notes

“Warning Note” Some course have recommendations. Mouse

over the blue symbol and read the message. Acknowledge these recommendations before selecting the course.

“Issue Note” Some courses have specific requirements. A

course with this symbol, if selected will prevent you from submitting your Course Selections. Grade 9 courses do not have the red symbol.

6. Click the “SUBMIT” button to submit the

courses... Beginning Monday, February 12

7. Print your selections and have them signed by

your parent/guardian

8. Hand in to your Grade 8 teacher

Print your Course

Selection Sheet;

Sign it

Have your

parent/guardian sign it

Hand it in to your teacher.

WHY IS THIS SO

IMPORTANT…

Your choices help determine the

school’s ‘master timetable’

…how many classes, where they are scheduled, in what

period, in what semester etc.

Registration Form and Transfer form submitted to High School by February 2

Lock in your Course Selections beginning on the 12th.

Hand in signed Option Sheet to Grade 8 teacher no later than the 23rd. Option Sheet to High schools by the 28th

In Review Important Dates and Timelines…

then...

➢You will get a Course Verification Sheet in

March. Have you selected correctly?

➢Visit by King City students in the Spring

and then...

➢Pass Grade 8

➢Late August Registration and

timetable pickup

➢High School starts

1st day – Grade 9 only

Final words of advice…

❖Review your Grade 8 performance in March and compare to your choices for next September. Have you selected courses for which you have the academic preparation?

❖Make realistic decisions.

❖Remember that you can take longer than 4 years to complete your high school diploma

❖Work hard and be optimistic about your future!

Were we successful…

Did we …

➢Decide what my Grade 9 courses will be?

➢Complete a ‘draft copy’ (and submit) your course

selections in Career Cruising before the deadline?

➢Become aware of what happens next?