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Welcome to Maple High School

IB Information Night for Students & Parents for school year 2017/2018

At Maple High School we strive to build a caring community that encourages personal growth, academic excellence, and global mindedness to create critical thinking citizens with a strong intercultural understanding and who are respectful of themselves, others, and the world in which we live.

General Information about Maple High School

• Semestered system - four courses per

semester, 75 minute classes

• Early start – August 28, 2017 for Grade 9s
• Wide range of courses to meet needs of

individual students

• Excellent teaching and administrative staff

Key Goals of Student Success in Secondary Schools

Each student deserves a good outcome:

• Providing new and relevant learning opportunities
• Building on students’ interests and strengths
• Effective transitions
• Successful graduation

The Student Success Team

Administration Student Success Teachers Guidance Counsellors Co-op Education Teachers Special Education Teachers Literacy Teacher Alternative Education Teachers Classroom Teachers

Working together to support:

• Student achievement and well-being
• A smooth transition to secondary school
• Success in secondary school and in the IB program
• Successful transition to a postsecondary program

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

18 Compulsory Credits

4 Credits in English (1 credit per grade) 1 Credit in French as a Second Language 3 Credits in Mathematics (at least 1 in Gr. 11 or 12) 2 Credits in Science 1 Credit in Canadian History 1 Credit in Canadian Geography 1 Credit in the Arts 1 Credit in Health and Physical Education .5 Credit in Civics & .5 Credit in Career Studies (grade 10) Plus………..

Compulsory Credits (cont’d)

Plus:

Group 1: 1 additional credit in English, or French as a Second Language,

• r a Native Language/Studies, or a Classical or an International Language,
• r Social Sciences and the Humanities, or Canadian and World Studies, or

Guidance and Career Education (including Learning Strategies), or Cooperative Education

Group 2: 1 additional credit in Health and Physical Education, or Business

Studies, or the Arts (music, art, drama), or French as a Second Language

• r Cooperative Education

Group 3: 1 additional credit in science (grade 11 or 12) or technological

education (grades 9-12), or French as a Second Language or Computer Studies or Cooperative Education

The Grade 10 Literacy Test

• A diploma requirement.
• Administered in March of the grade 10 year
• A test based on language and communication (reading and

writing) expectations of curricula up to and including grade 9

• Accommodations, deferrals and exemptions may be appropriate

for some students

• If standard not met in first attempt, schools will provide

remedial support; test is readministered until student successfully completes the test or the Grade 12 Literacy Course.

Community Involvement

• A diploma requirement
• Encourages civic responsibility, promotes community

values and reinforces importance of volunteerism

• Complete 40 hours before end of Grade 10
• Can start in summer after Grade 8
• Student responsibility to keep record of activities
• Guidelines and forms will be provided to help track

community involvement

• A good way to explore career interests

The Grade 9 and 10 Enrichm ent Years

Grade 9

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ENG1DE English-Enriched [√] MPM1DE Mathematics-Enriched [√] SNC1DE Science-Enriched [√] FSF1DE French-Enriched [√] CGC1DE Geography-Enriched [√] PPL1O8* or 9*Healthy Active Living *8 for females and 9 for males Plus two electives

Grade 10

[√] ENG2DE English-Enriched [√] MPM2DE Mathematics-Enriched [√] MCR3UE Mathematics-Enriched [√] SNC2DE Science-Enriched [√] FSF2DE French-Enriched [√] CHC2DE History-Enriched [√] CHV2O/ GLC2O Civics and Careers Plus one elective

Additional IB Diplom a Requirem ents The IB Core Elements of the International Baccalaureate Diploma are completed during the two IB years (Grades 11 and 12)

• Theory of Knowledge (ToK) course
• Extended Essay (EE)
• Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS)

The IB Diplom a Years

Grade 11 Group 1 English HL Group2 French SL Group3 History HL Group 4 Math SL (complete

in grade 11 year)

Group 5 Science HL Group 6 Arts SL (complete in

grade 11 year)

Theory of Knowledge Start Extended essay Start CAS Grade 12 Group 1 English HL Group2 French SL Group3 History HL Group 5 Science HL Theory of Knowledge Finish Extended essay Finish CAS

Students Receiving Special Education Support

• All students with IEP’s requiring accommodations during

assessments or evaluations are granted these supports in both internal and external assessments for the IB Diploma Program. Please note that extra time limits are a maximum increase of 25% in IB assessments.

• If necessary, the IB coordinator, in consultation with classroom

teachers, parents and students, may initiate a formal request from the IBO for special assessment arrangements such as up to 25% extra time, environmental accommodations, large print, for students affected by adverse circumstances

Reporting Student Achievement

Standard provincial report card:

• Documents achievement in every subject in the form of a

percentage grade

• Comments on strengths, areas for improvement, and next steps in

each subject area

• Separates reporting section for attendance and evaluating the

student’s learning skills (ie homework, initiative, teamwork, etc.)

• Summarizes graduation requirements including status of Gr. 10

Literacy test and community involvement

IB Diplom a Reporting

The IBO scale for the 6 academ ic groups: The IBO scale for ToK and EE

Grade 7 Excellent Performance 6 Very Good Performance 5 Good Performance 4 Satisfactory Performance 3 Mediocre Performance 2 Poor Performance 1 Very Poor Performance Grade A Excellent Performance B Good Performance C Satisfactory Performance D Mediocre Performance E Elementary Performance

The IBSO uses a scale of equivalencies in order to create alignment between the IBO grade scale and the percentage grades reported on the Ontario Secondary School 7 = 97% to 100% 6 = 93% to 96% 5 = 84% to 92% 4 = 72% to 83% 3 = 61% to 71% 2 = 50% to 60% 1 = Below 50%

IB Schools of Ontario Scale of Equivalencies

Interests Survey

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Thank you for your attention… …

We’re looking forward to officially welcom ing you next year at Maple High School!