average of all the segments included This group of involved parents is very in the Lifeskills block. Each rotation is active and supportive in many school approximately 7 weeks in length. affairs. We encourage all parents to Individual teachers will be contacting attend meetings and get involved in parents with the materials, if any, your son or daughter’s secondary needed for each rotation. school experience. Especially welcome are the parents of JUNE OR SEPTEMBER GRADE 8 our new Grade 8 students!! PARENT MEETING Meeting times are announced in the school newsletter, which is emailed to Each year, the school hosts a Grade 8 those parents who supply an email Parent Meeting in either June or Sept address to the school. It is sent out depending on people availability. We every other week. bring parents together to discuss the transition into secondary school and PLEASE SUPPLY YOUR EMAIL to answer any questions parents ADDRESS TO THE SCHOOL might have. The date of the Grade 8 OFFICE BY CALLING parent meeting will be sent home 250 449 2224. You will then when we have a date. receive a BCSS Newsletter. COURSE OUTLINES On the first day of school in each LIFESKILLS ROTATION semester, subject teachers issue a course outline to students. Lifeskills 8 is a rotational elective class Included in the outline is a timeline of that is combined with grade 9 curricular areas, methods of students. evaluation and class rules and procedures. It is offered in two full blocks, one in semester One and one in Semester Parents are encouraged to review Two. Students are organized into these outlines with their sons or three groups and are rotated through daughters and if you have any the following experiences provided by questions, please contact the specific the Lifeskills 8/9 teachers: subject teacher. Cooking, Sewing, Computers, Drama, Art, and Shops . I REPORTS This experience will provide them In any class, students who are not with an opportunity to experience achieving a passing grade will be some of the courses that they may issued an “I” or “incomplete” report. choose as their elective or selected This report outlines and provides a studies courses after leaving Grade 9. timeline and due date for work a The final mark in this class is an student must complete and submit in
This group of involved parents is very active and supportive in many school affairs. We encourage all parents to attend meetings and get involved in your son or daughter’s secondary school experience. Especially welcome are the parents of our new Grade 8 students!! Meeting times are announced in the school newsletter, which is emailed to those parents who supply an email address to the school. It is sent out every other week. PLEASE SUPPLY YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO THE SCHOOL OFFICE BY CALLING 250 449 2224. You will then receive a BCSS Newsletter. LIFESKILLS ROTATION Lifeskills 8 is a rotational elective class that is combined with grade 9 students. It is offered in two full blocks, one in semester One and one in Semester Two. Students are organized into three groups and are rotated through the following experiences provided by the Lifeskills 8/9 teachers: Cooking, Sewing, Computers, Drama, Art, and Shops . This experience will provide them with an opportunity to experience some of the courses that they may choose as their elective or selected studies courses after leaving Grade 9. The final mark in this class is an average of all the segments included in the Lifeskills block. Each rotation is approximately 7 weeks in length. Individual teachers will be contacting parents with the materials, if any, needed for each rotation. JUNE OR SEPTEMBER GRADE 8 PARENT MEETING Each year, the school hosts a Grade 8 Parent Meeting in either June or Sept depending on people availability. We bring parents together to discuss the transition into secondary school and to answer any questions parents might have. The date of the Grade 8 parent meeting will be sent home when we have a date. COURSE OUTLINES On the first day of school in each semester, subject teachers issue a course outline to students. Included in the outline is a timeline of curricular areas, methods of evaluation and class rules and procedures. Parents are encouraged to review these outlines with their sons or daughters and if you have any questions, please contact the specific subject teacher. I REPORTS In any class, students who are not achieving a passing grade will be issued an “I” or “incomplete” report. This report outlines and provides a timeline and due date for work a student must complete and submit in
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