Grade 7 Parent Information Night

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Grade 7 Parent Information Night

• Welcome Grade 7 parents and their families.

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Churchill Secondary School
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Facts

• 2000 students
• 100 teachers
• 350 Grade 8 students
• Regular Program, French Immersion, International
  Baccleaureate Diploma Programme, English as a
  Second Language (ESL), Middle Years, and Ideal
  Mini School
• 50th Year

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Diversity of Course Offerings
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Courses

• Regular Program
• English 8
• Math 8/Essentials Math 8 (Please note there will
  not be a Math 8 Enriched this year)
• Science 8
• Social Studies 8
• Physical Education 8
• French 8(Skills 8)
• Applied Skills 8
• Fine Arts 8/Chorus 8/Orchestra 8/Band 8/Strings 8
• Health and Career Education 8

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Courses(continued)

• French Immersion
• Immersion Language and Literature 8
• Immersion Communications 8
• Immersion Science 8
• Immersion Social Studies 8
• English 8
• Physical Education 8
• Math 8/ Math 8 Enriched
• Applied Skills 8 or Fine Arts 8/Chorus
  8/Orchestra 8/Band 8/Strings 8
• Health and Career Education 8

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Schedule

• 830 to 315 Monday to Thursday
• 830 to 155 Fridays
• 55 minute lunches
• 80 minute classes
• Day 1 (ABCD)/Day2(EFGH)
• 4 rotations/year
  

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Important Differences

• Lockers
• Cafeteria School Store

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Student Services

• Counselling (Mr. Anthony Larock)
• Administration (Mr. Andy Krawczyk, Mr. John
  Hunter, Mr. Chris Parker Mr. Jim Rutley)
• School Liaison Officer (Cst. Wes Fung)
• Career Information Assistant (Ms. Vail Thomas)
• School Doctor (Dr. Mary Hinchliffe) School
  Nurse (Ms. Pat Brundale)
• Skills Resource Centre (Ms. Jackie Wittman Ms.
  Tara Baron)
• Library (Mrs. Janet McKinley, Mrs. Elisabeth
  Agosti, Ms. Catherine Shipley)

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Opportunities

• Student Council
• Athletics
• Clubs
• Intramural Sports
• Musical/Drama Productions
• Field Trips

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Athletics

• Volleyball
• Cross Country Running
• Badminton
• Field Hockey
• Soccer
• Basketball
• Table Tennis
• Rugby
• Golf
• Softball
• Track and Field
• Tennis
• Ultimate
• Girls Ice Hockey

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Clubs/Service Groups

• Ambassadors Grassroots Environmental Anime
• Lost Found Amnesty International Art Mag
• Chess Spirit Committee Guitar
• New Shoots Poetry Literature Circle Painting
• SWC Vox Timers/Scorers Improv
• Dissection Polyglots Multilingual Leadership
• Knitting Landmine Awareness Service
• Big Bang Science Fiction UNICEF
• Grad Council Ski Snowboard Urban Gear
• World Vision Reach for the Top Library Monitors

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Responsibilities

• Code of Conduct (see Agenda Book)
• B ehaviour
• A wareness
• R espect
• K indness

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Ambassadors

• Keen Grade 10 11 Students
• Lead by Mrs. Germanita Springer and Madame
  Josianne Ruggeri
• Welcome Grade 8s and mentor them throughout the
  year
• Always a friendly face to turn to

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In Closing

• Thank you for coming!