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South Delta Secondary Parent Information Night

South Delta Secondary Parent Information Night. V. Hayes - Counsellor. Overview. Our School Services & Programs School Timetable Grade 8 Schedule School Clubs Athletics Important Dates. Our School.

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South Delta Secondary Parent Information Night

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  1. South Delta Secondary Parent Information Night V. Hayes - Counsellor

  2. Overview • Our School • Services & Programs • School Timetable • Grade 8 Schedule • School Clubs • Athletics • Important Dates

  3. Our School South Delta Secondary School currently enrolls 1315 students, 234 of whom are in the French Immersion Program. We provide a comprehensive secondary program offering a wide range of curricular and extra-curricular opportunities for students.

  4. Our School (Con’t) In addition to a full range of academic courses we offer a variety of elective courses to meet the needs of all our students. These include: • Fine Arts courses • Applied Skills courses • Challenge courses • Essentials courses • AP courses (English and Psychology) • University bridge course (Calculus) • Second languages (French and Spanish) • Career Preparation and Apprenticeships We also offer a range of special education programs including two alternate programs.

  5. ACADEMIES The Delta School District offers Sports Academies in the following areas: Hockey Baseball Film Acting Golf Soccer Softball Dance (proposed) SDSS presently offers a: Hockey Academy for Gr. 8 – 12 Girls’ Soccer Academy for Gr. 8-10 Film Acting Academy for Gr. 9-12 Applications and further information available at: web.deltasd.bc.ca/programs/academies

  6. South Delta Secondary

  7. Counselling Services • Counsellors are available for students and parents to discuss concerns related to school, education and careers, or personal situations. • There are four Counsellors at SDSS - one for grade 8, 9, 10, and 11. The grade 12’s are split among all four counsellors. • The Counsellors start with the students in Grade 8 and work with them through to graduation in Grade 12.

  8. Career Center • The Career Center is available to students and parents for information on career and post-secondary planning, as well as scholarships. • Contact: Mrs. T. Foster • tfoster@deltasd.bc.ca

  9. Learning Centre The Learning Centre offers a variety of services to the students and staff of SDSS Students in grades 8 -12 are referred by their teacher to the counsellor who, upon assessing the need, makes a referral to place the student in an L.A. block

  10. South Delta School Timetable

  11. South Delta School Timetable Day 1 / Day 2 Timetable Four classes are held on each day Day 1 - Blocks A,B,C,D Day 2 - Blocks E,F,G,H Block X is used for off timetable courses – before or after school Eg. Jazz Band

  12. South Delta School Timetable

  13. Grade 8 Schedule

  14. Grade 8 Schedule Grade 8 students will be enrolled in a combination of the following courses: • English 2. Social Studies (Science Humaines)ORHumanities - EN and SS integrated into 2 block course 3. Math - Regular, Challenge, or Core 4. Science ( Science Naturelles) 5. P.E. 6. French (Francais Langue) 7. Applied Skills 8 – Home Economics / Info Tech / Technology 8. Fine Arts Elective

  15. Fine Arts Elective OptionsStudents must choose 1 from this list, as well as an alternate • Beg Concert Band • Concert Band • (Jazz Band – 9th course) • Choral Music • Art 8 • Fine Art 8 • Art • Drama • Music

  16. Health & Career Education 8 & 9 The aim of Health and Career Education (HACE) 8 & 9 is to provide students with the knowledge, skills and attitudes that will assist them in making informed decisions related to health, education, and future careers while providing a foundation of learning for Planning 10. The 45 hour curriculum is integrated into the existing subjects taught in grades 8 & 9. A mark will be provided on the final report card.

  17. South Delta Secondary School Clubs

  18. South Delta School Clubs Student Council Global Awareness Green Team Yearbook Officials Club Drama Club Film Club Travel Club School Newspaper Art Club Games Club Interact

  19. Killarney Athletics South Delta Secondary Athletics

  20. South Delta Athletics Rugby Soccer Curling Tennis Volleyball Cross Country Aquatics Badminton Basketball Field Hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Lacrosse Regular Athletic updates regarding schedules and game times are posted on our Web Site: http://www.deltasd.bc.ca/sd/athletics/index.html

  21. Important Dates February 16 - 23 Counsellor visits elementary schools Friday, March 4 Deadline for course selection in Parent Connect May 17 - 19 SDSS Tours Tuesday, June 7 SDSS Spirit Day

  22. L’ImmersionFrançaise • Grade 8 • Français Langue (French Language) • Sciences Humaines (Social Studies) • Sciences Naturelles (Science) • Grade 9 • Français Langue (French Language) • Sciences Humaines (Social Studies) • Sciences Naturelles (Science)

  23. L’ImmersionFrançaise • Grade 10 • Français Langue (French Language) • Sciences Humaines (Social Studies) • Planification (Planning) • Grade 11 • Français Langue (French Language) • Sciences Humaines (Social Studies)

  24. L’ImmersionFrançaise • Grade 12 • Français Langue (French Language) • This course includes a Provincial exam consisting of both a written and oral component.

  25. Immersion Enrolment – BC Ministry of Ed.

  26. Contacts • Principal: Mme. Gaudreault • Gr. 8/11 Vice Principal: Mr. Johnstone • Gr. 9/10 Vice Principal: Mr. Johnston • Gr. 8 Counsellor: Ms. Hayes • Languages Department Head: Mme. Ferrari • Career Advisor: Mrs. Foster • School Website: www.deltasd.bc.ca/sd/

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