Grade 10 Course Selection Sheet

Updated: 1/21/2011

DELVIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADE 10 COURSE SELECTION WORKSHEET 2011-2012 For course selection this year we are using the on-line process through Parent Connect. Please visit Delview Secondary’s website at http://www.deltasd.bc.ca/dl/ for instructions and information on using Parent Connect and course selection. Please ensure you thoroughly read Delview’s Course Planning Guide on our website. To meet graduation requirements, a student must complete a minimum of 80 credits; at least 16 credits (4 courses) are required at the Grade 12 level. Of the total 80 credits, 48 are designated required courses, 4 are for Grad Transitions and 28 are for elective courses, which must include a Fine Arts or Applied Skills course. SELECT THE COURSES BELOW USING PARENT CONNECT EACH GRADE 10 STUDENT IS REQUIRED TO TAKE A TOTAL OF EIGHT COURSES REQUIRED COURSES: Students must take SIX required courses (Use the course codes from Delview’s Course Planning Guide) English 10 ....................... EN400 Science 10 ...................... SC400 Physical Ed 10 ................ PE400

Planning 10...................... PL400 Social Studies 10 ............. SS400

Foundations of Mathematics and Pre-Calculus 10 ...................................... MA400 Apprenticeship and Workplace Mathematics 10 .......................................... MA410

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ELECTIVE COURSES: Students must select TWO Elective Courses and ONE Alternative. Due to timetable constraints, changes to these selections may not be possible. All courses may not be available to all students. Please make your alternate selection with care. BUSINESS Accounting 11 ................................................... BE550 Business Education 10 ...................................... BE400 Information Technology 10 ................................ BE410 HOME ECONOMICS Home Economics 10: Foods ............................. HE400 Home Economics 10: Textiles ........................... HE410 LANGUAGES French 10 .......................................................... LA400 Spanish 11-Beginners ..................................... LA510S TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION Aboriginal Studies Creative Woodwork 10 ........ IE470 CAD/Drafting 10 ................................................. IE420 Electronics 10 ..................................................... IE430 Metal Work 10 .................................................... IE440 Woodwork 10 ..................................................... IE410 VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS Computer Animation 10..................................... AR450 Media Arts 10 .................................................... AR440 Visual Arts 10: General ..................................... AR400 Visual Arts 10: Ceramics & Sculpture................ AR420 Yearbook Production 11 ** ................................ AR590 Directing & Scriptwriting 11 ** .......................... TH520 Drama 10: Theatre Performance ...................... TH400

Drama 10: Theatre Production 10 ** ................. TH410 Theatre Company 10 **..................................... TH450 Junior Band 10 ** ............................................. MU410 Senior Band 10 ** ........................................... MU420 Guitar 10 .......................................................... MU430 ** These courses are outside regular school hours OTHER Peer Tutoring 10 ............................................... PT400 GRADE 9 ACADEMICS English 9 ........................................................... EN300 Mathematics 9 .................................................. MA300 Mathematics 9A ............................................... MA310 Science 9 ......................................................... SC300 Socials Studies 9 .............................................. SS300 GRADE 11 ACADEMICS English 11 ......................................................... EN500 Foundations of Mathematics 11 ....................... MA500 Apprenticeship and Workplace Math 11 ........... MA510 Pre-Calculus 11................................................MA 520 Social Studies 11 .............................................. SS500 Biology 11 ......................................................... SC510 Chemistry 11 ..................................................... SC520 Earth Science 11 ............................................... SC530 Physics 11 ......................................................... SC540

COURSES THAT COUNSELLORS WILL SELECT FOR STUDENTS: ESL Language Development 10 ESL Literature Study 10 Strategies for Learning 10 (LA)

Strategies for Learning 10(LD) Library 11

Please consult with your counsellor to be granted permission take one of these support classes Parents are expected to actively participate in their son/daughter’s course selections using Parent Connect. Please contact your counsellor, Ms. Schlatter (A-K) or Ms. Springenatic (L-Z) at (604) 594-5491 with any questions or concerns. Important Dates for Course Selection: Delview Counsellors visit classes to brief students on course selection – February 14 – 17, 2011 Parent Information Night for students currently in Grades 9 – March 9, 2011 (7:00pm) Parent Connect “Opens” – course selection begins – March 10, 2011 Parent Connect “Closes” – course selection must be completed prior to this date – March 18, 2011 ON-CATCHMENT and NON-SCHOOL DISTRICT APPLICATION FORMS are necessary for all students new to Delview and not living in the Delview Secondary catchment area. These forms are available at any school office in Delta.