We are in the midst of high
school planning and over the next couple of months, students will be required
to make some important choices for grade 9. This is a very exciting and
important time for our grade 8 students. The purpose of this newsletter is to
keep you informed of some of the procedures and important deadlines for course
selections.
Grade 9 Course Selections
We
will begin course selections the week of Jan
13th 2014. All students
must complete course selections for their home
high school using the myblueprint program. Students who have applied for
specialized programs or regular school programs under optional attendance, will need to provide letters of
acceptance to their Elementary School Guidance Counsellor in order for a new course selection sheet to be completed
for that school/program. If students
are successful with their choices, they need to inform the schools of their
acceptance or not, within the given time frames (refer to the back of the
optional attendance sheet for specific info). For students who are unsuccessful
with their choices, we will continue with the home high school course
selections. It is strongly recommended students log in to the myblueprint
program at home and further explore the high school planner with their families,
to ensure they are prepared to make final decisions for grade 9 within the next
few weeks. All grade 8 students have already created accounts on myblueprint
and worked through several aspects of the program including the high school
planner. Students can log in from home at www.myblueprint.ca/tdsb with their username and
password. Time will be given in class for students to select courses online. We
will print online course selections at school and give an opportunity for
classroom teachers to make program recommendations by the first week of
February and send them home along with the hard copy versions for parents to
review and sign. Parents/ guardians are
expected to verify and sign course selection sheets and return them to their
elementary school no later than February
24th, 2014.
Important
Dates
Week of January 13th – Elementary schools will be
notified of which high schools are open for Optional Attendance. (Optional
Attendance forms are available at your elementary school)
January 31st
–
Optional Attendance forms are due to high schools (delivered by parents/guardians).
Week of February 10th –14th Students are informed
of their acceptance to Specialized Programs and Optional Attendance schools.
By February 24th- Completed course selections are verified and signed by parents/guardians and returned to classroom teachers.
February 28th – All course selection sheets are delivered to high schools by Ms. Sebbio & Mr. Brogno.
By February 24th- Completed course selections are verified and signed by parents/guardians and returned to classroom teachers.
February 28th – All course selection sheets are delivered to high schools by Ms. Sebbio & Mr. Brogno.
If you have any questions or
concerns regarding course selections or any of the information above, please
contact us at lisa.sebbio@tdsb.on.ca (416)-396-6555
ext 20040 or robert.brogno@tdsb.on.ca (416) 396-6225 to set up an appointment.
Thank you,
Lisa Sebbio & Rob Brogno
Elementary
Guidance Counsellors
