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Parent-Guardian Survey Questionnaire 2011 - Simplified Chinese

Parent-Guardian Survey Questionnaire 2011 Traditional Chinese

Winter 2012 Social Skills Program

Parent Survey Information

How to plan for SHSM

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A representative from the Richard Ivey School of Business (University of Western Ontario) will be visiting Unionville High School on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 during Period 2 in Room 106. If you have a Period 2 class, please speak with your teacher for permission to attend the presentation.

The guidance department will be presenting information sessions for parents of graduating students on "Applying to Ontario Colleges and Universities." These will take place on parents night: Thursday, October 20, 2011 in the Unionville H.S. Library. There will be two sessions: 7:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. These sessions are appropriate for parents of students who will be applying to college or university this year.

Release of Information to OCAS/OUAC

There will be a one-time release of grades and other identifying information for all students in Grade 12 on October 6th, 2011 using secure transmission technology to the Ontario University Application Centre and the Ontario College Application Service in support and in anticipation of all post secondary applications. If you would like more information about this, please contact your assigned guidance counsellor.

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Graduating students will be attending university application process meetings on Wednesday, September 28th during Periods 1,2,4 or 5. The expectation is that students attend on their lunch or spare. Students who have classes during these periods may request permission from the teacher to attend. The presentations are 30-40 minutes in length. Students unable to attend may book an appointment with a counsellor to receive the information.


A representative from UBC will be in Room 219 during Period 5 on Tuesday, September 27. Graduating students and their parents are invited to attend this presentation.

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Please click the link below for information in the
province wide-Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics.


Grade 9 Math EQAO

Some of these awards are for students in Grades 9-12 some for graduating students only. Please see Guidance if you have any questions.
Click the link to download a list of Scholarships

April 13, Period 4, Library Seminar Room

University of Guelph follow-up visit.

April 20, 8:45 a.m., Period 1 for approx 45 minutes Library Seminar Room

Lakehead University follow-up and new applicants visit: Representative will also talk about their Gateway Program - for students with a 65-69% final average who may not have qualified for acceptance to a university program. You may qualify with Lakehead for this program.

Wednesday May 4 at 2:00 p.m., Period 5, in the main library.

Guest: Kam Holland will present a Financial Planning and OSAP workshop for graduating students. Timely information on scholarships, bursaries, OSAP and more.

On Thursday, March 31, 2011, all grade 10 students and other eligible students in Ontario will write the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test. Parent's Guide to EQAO tests in Secondary Schools

Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test - Modified School Day
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Click Here - Letter

February 2011 Newsletter
Newsletter

Please find the link below to view the necessary documents required to start the registration process.
Checklist

Click the link below to find the January 2011 Student Exam Schedule.
Student Exam Schedule
Examination Procedures and Guidelines for Students

The Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) Parent Information Forums for families of students in grades 6,7,8,9 [amp] 10, will be taking place on Wednesday, January 5th, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Unionville H.S. -Cafeteria.

Unionville High School offers a Specialist High Skills Major program in Arts [amp] Culture, however, this evening will also provide information on the many SHSM programs throughout the YRDSB.

These forums will help parents to support their children in Pathways planning for secondary school and beyond. Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) programs are offered at YRDSB secondary schools and are quickly expanding throughout the region. Students and parents will learn how students can take advantage of these vibrant and exciting programs with which they can customize their high school experience, explore new ways of learning and 'reach ahead' to their post-secondary destination of choice (apprenticeship, college, university or the workplace).

Please refer to this link for more information on SHSM programs: www.yrdsb.edu.on.ca/shsm

We look forward to seeing you there!
Specialist High Skills Major

Beginning in September 2010, all assessment,evaluation and reporting in Ontario schools will be based on the policies and practices described in Growing Success: Assessment,Evaluation, and Reporting In Ontario Schools, First Edition,Covering Grades 1 to 12. This policy document introduces new report cards for both elementary and secondary students.

Please click the links below for more more information


Parent Letter Mid-Term Reports

Parent Brochure: Report Card

Parent Brochure: Learning Skills

Trustees of the York Region District School Board have launched an extensive public consultation to gather ideas and comments about how to improve public education in York Region. Parents, staff members, school council members, students and other stakeholder groups are invited to provide input through a brief questionnaire.

This consultation process is aimed at identifying key priorities for improving student achievement; student well-being; delivery of education programs and effective use of resources. Information received from the consultation will be used to guide the Trustees' Multi-Year Plan, which will take the form of a series of overarching goals or statements of priority for education in York Region public schools.

Parents and other interested community members are encouraged to participate by visiting the Board website and accessing the questionnaire, located on the Board's homepage at www.yrdsb.edu.on.ca, between April 26th and May 14th.

Invitation to Regional School Council Forum- May 13th, 2010 @ Bill Crothers Secondary School

Join administration and school council members from across the region in a series of workshops ranging from Youth and Mental Health to Safe Schools. See the link below for registration information.

Attached please find the invitation to the East School Council Forum occurring on Thursday, May 13th at Bill Crothers S.S. Please register for the Forum on Connect To Learn by Thursday, May 6th. In addition, please select the two Breakout Sessions you would like to attend. Principals please share this with your School Council as all members are invited.



Below are the "Internal" (Board employees) and "External" (school council members) links to be used for Registration on Connect To Learn.


All YRDSB employees including Supervisory Officers and Trustees are asked to register for this forum via our BWW site using the following steps:



1. Click on 'On Line Tools' tab on upper right hand side

2. Click on 'Connect to Learn'

3. Click on your 'Role Category' (e.g. Principal, Trustee etc.)

4. Click on Schools School Council EAST Forum and proceed to register for this session."

Internal deep link for INTERNALYRDSB staff registrants or go to BWW under Administrators or Managers and or Teachers:

https://bww.yrdsb.ca/connect2learn/course.asp?courseID=1633

External deep link for PUBLIC registrants (school council members and/or other community members).

https://connect2learn.yrdsb.ca/users/index.asp?lmsuserid=2770[amp]community=14[amp]url=/users/LearningPlan/Course/CATInformation.asp?courseId=1633[amp]id=137[amp]type=0

Click Here to download the Acknowledgment form.

Click Here to download the Guest Form for 18[plus].

Click Here to download the Guest Form for 18 and under.

Click Here to download the Prom Table List.

Thursday April 8th, 2010

Click Here to download the 2010 OSSLT General Letter in English.
Chinese Version: Download

For Practice Questions: Go to the English Department Page Under "Departments" www.unionville.hs.yrdsb.edu.on.ca/index.php?dept=english

Literacy Requirement:

Students are required to meet a literacy requirement in order to earn an Ontario Secondary School Diploma. Students can meet this requirement by passing the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test or by successfully completing the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (if the student is unsuccessful on the test).

Most students write this test in their grade 10 year, in the case of students who have entered school in Ontario after grade 10 or those who are in the beginning stages of learning English, the test can be written in the following school year or when deemed appropriate.

Literacy Test Date:

The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) has scheduled the Literacy Test for
Thursday April 8th, 2010.

Parent/Guardian Literacy Support - OSSLT Emails:

We feel that parental/guardian involvement is vital to our students' literacy success. With this in mind, you will find a series of resources on our website to help you prepare your child for this test. We hope you and your child will enjoy working together on the practice questions provided and that you find the information provided here useful.

Thank you to www.eqao.com and www.cawthrapark.com for sample questions and responses.

Any questions may be directed to:
Vice-Principal Lisa Perez (lisa.perez@yrdsb.edu.on.ca)
Literacy teacher Howard Leznoff(howard.leznoff@yrdsb.edu.on.ca)
Literacy teacher Deborah Frehr-Smith (deborah.frehr-smith@yrdsb.edu.on.ca ).

Our plan is to keep the site live and dynamic adding weekly news, department news, important links, and upcoming events.

Please contact us at unionville.hs@yrdsb.edu.on.ca with any ideas about what you, our school community, would like to see on this website.

Susan Logue
Principal
Unionville High School
905 479 2787 ext. 255

David Freeman, Vice Principal, ext. 254
Lisa Perez, Vice Principal, ext. 262
Meshell Lynch-James, Vice Principal, ext. 256

Unionville High School will be hosting the 25th Reunion on May 15 2010.
If you were a student or staff member at the school between 1985 and 2009
please visit the website and complete an application form which will help us
build a database of alumni.

You can also see photo galleries from years past and submit photos to share on the site.
please visit us at www.uhs25threunion.ca

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