Welcome to Burnaby South Secondary School and The BC School for the Deaf

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Welcome to Burnaby South Secondary School
andThe BC School for the Deaf
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Program For The Evening

• Introductions
• School Overview
• Strengths
• Student Support Safety
• Communication
• Registration Timeline
• Breakout Sessions

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Administration

• Burnaby South
• BC School for the Deaf (BCSD)

Principal Lee Ann Kristmanson
Vice Principal Tyler Evans
Vice Principal Sandi Lauzon
Vice Principal Christine Ehrlich-Brady
Acting Principal Lisa Meneian
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Student Services Department

• Nick Christofides
• (Department Head of Student Services)
• LE R
• Able Students
• Jacqui Fenn
• S Z
• YPP Students
• Bill Greer
• Youth Services Worker

• Colin Chow
• A CL
• International Students
• Pamela Bromley
• CO LA
• Jennifer Duhamel-Conover
• ORAL Students
• BCSD Students

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School Overview

• Grades 8 through 12 attend Burnaby South BCSD
• 1674 students in total
• 277 Grade 8 Students
• 5 Administrators
• 98 Teachers
• 82 Support Staff
• Top AP Scores
• Over 40 Different Clubs
• 37 Sports Teams in 14 Sports

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Strengths of Burnaby South

• Variety and number of courses offered within each
  Department
• Diversity of Programs
• Quality Size of AP/Honours Programs
• Mentorship
• Tutorials
• Co-Curricular Programs
• Extra-Curricular Programs
• Active Citizenship
• Later to Literacy
• Personalized Learning

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Student Support Safety

• Principal Vice-Principals
• Counsellors
• Youth Service Worker (Bill Greer)
• Youth Childcare Worker (Matt Vlasic)
• School Liaison Officer - SLO (Constable Yep)
• Aboriginal Youth Family Support Worker (Mendo
  Bjarnason)
• Settlement Workers (Hafal Ahmad Lila Caldera)
• Youth Family Worker for Immigrant Youth (Ana
  Alarcon)
• Teachers
• Senior Mentors
• Peacemakers
• Parents
• Student Peers

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Communication

• All Teachers have Email
• Website south.sd41.bc.ca
• Homework Sites
• Admin Blog
• Listserv (be sure to provide your current email
  address)
• Auto Dialer reports Absences Lates (ensure we
  have your direct line)
• Letters Home
• Twitter Facebook
• Report Cards
• Electronic Sign ? on Rumble Street
• Parents Advisory Council ( meet monthly)
• Oracle ? Newsletter
• South Source Newspaper

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Activities Throughout South

• Clubs Councils
• Athletics
• Lunch-Time Intramurals
• Lunch-Time Events

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Clubs Councils

• WE Club
• Interact Club
• Anime Club
• Bhangra Club
• Breakdancing Club
• Book Club
• Cheerleading Club
• Chess Club
• Christian Club
• Chinese Culture Club
• Creative Writing Club
• Dragon Boat Team
• I-Club

• Interact
• Gay-Straight Alliance
• Green Team
• Library Volunteers
• Math Challengers
• Music Council
• Physics Club
• Ping-Pong Club
• Rebels Athletic Crew

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Athletics at South

• Badminton
• Basketball
• Cricket
• Cross Country
• Field Hockey
• Golf
• Rugby
• Soccer
• Swimming
• Tennis

• Track and Field
• Volleyball
• Wrestling

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Lunch-Time Intramurals

• Floor Hockey
• Volleyball
• Dodgeball
• Soccer
• Ultimate Frisbee
• Table Tennis

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Lunch-Time Events

• Student Government Grade Events
• Leadership Events
• Fundraising Events

• Chinese Cultural Club
• Interact Events

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Registration Timeline

• Within Catchment
• If you are currently attending one of Burnaby
  South Community of Elementary Schools and live in
  our catchment area, registration will happen
  automatically (no paper work required)
• Outside Catchment (within Burnaby)
• You MUST complete a Cross District Transfer
  Application
• Applications are received at Burnaby South
  between Feb 1st and 28th
• Applicants will be contacted
• Outside Catchment (outside Burnaby)
• You MUST complete an Out of District Transfer
  Application
• Applications are received at Burnaby South
  between Feb 1st and 28th
• Applicants will be contacted

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Course Selection

• ALL Students at Burnaby South are required to
  take 8 Courses
• Grade 8 Students are Required to Take
• English 8
• French 8
• Mathematics 8
• Science 8
• Social Studies 8
• Physical Education 8
• Applied Skills 8 (Home Ec / Tech Ed / Digital
  Media Literacy)
• 1 Elective

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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 2015) will be
  offered
• Those with low enrolment will be cancelled for
  the 2015-16 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

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Grade 8 Course Selection Form
Honours forms are stapled to your Course
Selection Form
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Grade 8 Electives

• Art 8
• Introductory course to the elements and
  principles of design using a wide varieties of
  media, such as drawing, painting, ceramics,
  sculpture, stained glass, jewellery making
  printmaking
• Dance 8
• Beginner level course will teach students basic
  dance technique and performance qualities
  developed from the elements of movement
• Students can expect to improve in strength,
  flexibility, stamina, balance and coordination
  in addition to building confidence and trust with
  one another
• Students can expect to work individually, in
  small groups, and with dance leadership students
  in creating one or more class dance pieces
• Drama 8
• Introductory course covering many aspects of
  drama, both as a technique for discovery and
  exploration and as a performance art
• Though students will have ample opportunity to
  develop a wide range of performances, Drama 8 IS
  NOT a course in acting

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Grade 8 Electives

• Beginner Concert Band 8
• Intended for students who have no previous
  experience in a band program.
• Students will learn ensemble playing and teamwork
  as they improve and increase their skills on
  brass or percussion instruments
• Junior Concert Band 8
• Intended for students who have studied in a band
  program on their instrument for at least 1 year
• Students will learn ensemble playing and teamwork
  as they improve and increase their skills on
  wind, brass, or percussion instruments
• Orchestra (Strings) 8
• For passionate musicians on either wind or
  stringed instruments
• A minimum of 3 years on your instrument is
  recommended
• Individual musical development is encouraged
  through solo as well as small group performances
• Choir 8
• Introduces and explores group vocal training
  through group singing, supported with some basic
  music theory

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The Advanced Learning (Honours and AP) Program
at Burnaby South

• PROGRAM OVERVIEW
• Mr. A. Lee Advanced Learning
  Program Advisor
• Parent Evening January 29, 2015

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Why take Honours/AP courses?

• Intended for advanced and motivated students who
  wish to study in an enriched learning
  environment
• Study a subject at a greater depth with equally
  interested students
• Find out what you can really do challenge
  yourself
• Grade 11 Honours courses are prerequisites to AP
  courses in Grade 12

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What courses are offered in Grade 8?
SOCIAL STUDIES
ENGLISH
SCIENCE
MATH
Note Students are not locked in or locked
out of the Honours program (may opt
in or out).
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Courses offered in later grades

• Grade 9 add French
• Grade 10 add Art
• Grade 11 add Mandarin, Computer Science

• Honours courses in Grades 8 to 11 lead to 20
  Advanced Placement (AP) Courses in Grade 12.

• Advanced Placement Courses (university/college
  level first year courses taught at Burnaby South).

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Burnaby South Honours AP Course Offerings
LANGUAGES
ENGLISH
SOCIAL STUDIES
VISUAL PERFORMING ARTS
Students may take more than 1 Advanced Placement
(AP) Art course at the same time.
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Burnaby South Honours AP Course Offerings
BUSINESS EDUCATION
SCIENCE
TECHNOLOGY
MATHEMATICS
Pre-Calculus 11H is only for students who are
currently inFoundations Pre-Calculus 10 or 10H
Students may take more than 1 Advanced Placement
(AP) Science course at the same time. AP
Statistics can be taken at any time after a
student has completed Foundations Pre-Calculus
10H. Students taking AP Calculus AB or BC need to
also register in Pre-Calculus 12 H
concurrently. Students CANNOT take AP Calculus AB
and AP Calculus BC at the same time.
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2013 AP Exam Results Comparison
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79
81
76
64
75
AP considers a grade of 3 to be a passing
grade. University credit is granted when student
gets 4
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of Total AP students to receive a score of 3
(College Board Standard)
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79
81
76
64
75
The College Board (AP) standard is if a student
scores a grade of 3, they are qualified for
university.
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AP Capstone a new addition

• Innovative District program offered at South for
  students entering Grade 11 only
• Students learn to apply critical and creative
  thinking, argumentation, collaborative problem
  solving and research skills done in a
  cross-curricular context
• A separate District application is required for
  entrance into this program
• See district website www.sd41.bc.ca for
  application form, or get one from Burnaby South
  Administration Office

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Requirements for Honours Courses

• Fill out an Honours Course Selection Form (in
  addition to the regular course selection form)
• Get grade 7 subject area teacher signature
• Write Honours Entrance Exam _at_ Burnaby South
• Math ? Tuesday April 7th at 400pm
• Science ? Wednesday, April 8th at 400pm
• English Socials ? Thursday, April 9th at 400pm

A letter will be sent home to parents in May,
2015 stating results of the placement test.
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Requirements for Honours Courses
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AP Capstone more details
Grade 11
Grade 12
Done in Grades 10, 11 and/or 12
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For More Information

• Honours Brochure
• School website south.sd41.bc.ca/depts/ap/ap.htm
• Advanced Placement websiteexploreap.org
• Find Mr. A. Lee in Room A139at LUNCH or
  AFTERSCHOOLOR talk to your counselor

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Additional information

• There is a Burnaby South Counselling Blog
• Updated regularly with information on
• Courses, Volunteer Work, Presentations, Awards,
  etc
• blogs.sd41.bc.ca/south-counselling/
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• ALSO Please make sure that you write your
  current email address on your Course Selection
  Form, as this is how important information gets
  sent out to all of you throughout the School Year

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Course Selection Timeline

• Grade 7 Course Planning Night at Burnaby South
• Thursday, January 29th at 7pm in the Michael J
  Fox Theatre
• Course Selection Forms due
• February 25th to your Grade 7 Teacher
• Grade 8 Honours Entrance Exams at Burnaby South
• April 7th
• Math 8 Honours Exam ? 4pm
• April 8th
• Science 8 Honours Exam ? 4pm
• April 9th
• English 8 Honours Exam Social Studies 8 Honours
  Exam (Combined) ? 4pm to 5pm

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WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN SEPTEMBER!! ?