Sands Secondary School 10840 80 Avenue, Delta, BC V4C 2B3 Phone: 604‐594‐3474 Fax: 604‐594‐1145 COURSE PLANNING GUIDE 2020‐2021 Welcome to Sands Secondary School... Welcome to Sands Secondary School and our online course‐planning guide. This user‐friendly guide is designed to assist students in making well thought out course selecons for the 2020‐21 school year. Students, with their parents, will select courses online through Student and Parent Connect. Changes to course selecons will be challenging and therefore the school may not be able to accommodate requests made aer the course selecon process has concluded. If you have quesons regarding the course selecon process please see a counsellor or visit the Sands website at sa.deltasd.bc.ca. At Sands, we take pride in maintaining an inclusive community in which students, parents and Mr. M. Robinson educators work together to support the needs and dreams of learners. Students and staff feed into Principal the caring learning environment that exists at Sands and this contributes to the success students experience during their me at the school. Sands has a reputaon for preparing students well for post‐secondary life. Many graduates pursue their goals of aending college and university, apprencing in the trades and industries, volunteering in the community and travelling the world. Secondary school is an excing me in a young person’s life. Students connue to build upon their learning in the core areas of study and have the opportunity to choose elecve courses from a broad range of areas, including the Fine and Performing Arts, Technology, Physical Educaon, Home Economics and District Academy Programs. Students are strongly encouraged to engage in the Secondary School life by parcipang in one of Sands numerous extracurricular clubs, acvies and Ms. J. Macintosh teams. Vice‐Principal This guide will help students and parents familiarize themselves with course offerings, descripons Counsellors: and requirements. Course selecons need to be made thoughully and carefully because they lead Ms. K. McPhedran to successful graduaon and post‐secondary pursuits. It is important to note that the graduaon Mr. A. Randhawa plan and curriculum for students in grade 10‐12 is has undergone revision. Please see the grad Ms. T. Blouin requirements pages and check the Ministry website hps://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/ for the latest updates. We hope that students and parents will read this guide carefully and discuss the important decisions they need to make in order to prepare learners for a successful school year at Sands. Career and Post‐Secondary Advisor: CONTENTS School Informaon 2 Fine Arts 12 Student Support Services 3 Music 13 Scholarships and Awards 3 Theatre 13 Grad Requirements 4 Visual Arts 14 Course Selecon by Grade 5 Media Arts 15 Career Transions 7 Languages 15 Courses Mathemacs 16 Applied Design, Skills and Physical Educaon 17 Technologies 10 Science 18 Business Educaon 10 Social Studies 19 Home Economics 10 Inclusive Learning 21 Technology Educaon 10 Other Courses 21 English Language Arts 11 Academy Programs 21 Page 1 COURSE PLANNING GUIDE 2020‐2021 SCHOOL INFORMATION SCHOOL ROUTINES STUDENT FEES Sands is a Grade 8 – 12 secondary school. The Absences/Aendance: Fees or deposits may be required as follows: school operates on an eight‐block schedule with Regular aendance is stressed in order to provide Student Acvity Fees four courses per day. We have a four day schedule: the maximum opportunity for learning. Students Student agendas School Yearbooks are responsible for collecng and compleng the Day 1 – ABCD Day 2 – EFGH work missed during their absence. In some classes, Grad Acvity Fees Day 3 – BADC Day 4 ‐ FEHG students may have a classmate who can be Athlec fees for school team members contacted for work or students may be able to Advanced Placement Exams FLEX check for homework on the Sands website. The Cerficates for courses such as FoodSafe Built into the mornings, four days a week, is a 40 steps to access homework are the following: Enhanced materials for courses e.g. for a higher minute FLEX block. FLEX is instruconal me where Go to hp://sa.deltasd.bc.ca/ students have a choice in direcng their own grade of wood than the basic quality provided Click on Students/Homework & Teacher’s learning. Students are expected to report to one of by the school Websites/Teachers’ Web Sites their teacher’s learning spaces to work on Purchase of materials for student‐made If a student is absent from school because of assignments, get assistance or collaborate on group projects sickness or an appointment, we would appreciate a projects. telephone call on the day of the absence. Work Books for individual use (to be wrien in) Otherwise, a parent or guardian will be contacted. Secondary Band – individual choice of STUDENT ACTIVITIES & OPPORTUNITIES Families are encouraged to schedule family instruments other than school‐supplied pieces Students are encouraged to get involved in the vacaons outside of school me. Some types of extra‐curricular acvies offered at Sands: Athlecs, Individual school supplies class work missed due to these absences cannot be clubs, intramurals, the performing arts, numerous Oponal Field trips that enhance the learning made up. leadership opportunies, Student Council and program but are not a course requirement and Graduaon Council. Examples of acvies available where students will not be evaluated for credit Lates: to the students at Sands include the following: Students are expected to be in each class on me. Transportaon for teams, music events, etc. when necessary. Athlecs: Check In/Out Procedures: Sands Secondary has an excellent athlec program, Any student who wishes to leave school for reasons Accommodang Hardship: which provides student athletes with the of illness, medical appointment, etc. must report to Where economic hardship is a barrier to opportunity to develop their individual and team the office and sign‐out. If a student does not have a parcipaon, the school will work with parents and skills in a wide variety of sports. Parcipaon on a note for early dismissal, the parents/guardians must students to find alternate means to allow the school team or club involves a commitment of me be contacted before we can permit the student to student to parcipate. Quesons regarding this and energy as well as a responsibility to the team or leave. process should be addressed to the Principal, club and school, but the rewards are great. The counsellor or your child’s teacher. various teams or clubs may include the following: Lockers: Students will be assigned a locker during the first STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT Fall Winter Spring few days of school. It is their responsibility to keep Formal report cards to parents are currently issued Cross Country Basketball Badminton the locker free of wring or damage. Students are and/or available online in Parent Connect three Soccer (boys) Curling Golf not permied to move, exchange, or share lockers mes a year. The report card indicates an Volleyball Field Lacrosse Ice Hockey with other students. They must secure their locker achievement grade, a work habits mark, aendance Wrestling Track & Field with a combinaon lock. The locker is school and generally, a teacher comment for each course Soccer (girls) property and, as such, may be inspected at any in which the student is enrolled. me. Locker checks will occur regularly throughout *Athlec fees are aached to all sports teams. the year. Students are expected to keep their G Club: Note: Other teams and clubs will be added to our locker dy. Students who display excellent work habits and athlec program when interest is expressed and atudes toward learning are given special there are available coaches and/or sponsors. Textbooks and Supplies: recognion. Aer each reporng period, a list is Textbooks are provided at no charge; however, compiled of students who have earned the required Fine and Performing Arts: students must pay for lost or damaged texts. number of “G” work habit indicators with no “N” Sands has a long tradion of providing quality Teachers inform students during the first week of indicators. extracurricular acvies in fine arts. Students have classes of the supplies needed for each course. numerous opportunies to develop and display The Principal’s List: their talents in all facets of the performing arts Lunchme: Special recognion is given to those students who through drama producons, musicals, choir, band Many students go home for lunch. Those who wish achieve an overall 86 percent average in a given concerts and fesvals in the community. Student art to remain at school may purchase food in the term. is displayed throughout the enre school. Canteen or the Hole in the Wall. Students may not eat food or consume beverages in the Library, Gym, Honour Roll: Student Council: Weight Room or Lo. In all cases, students should The Honour Roll is computer generated at the end The Student Council is responsible for overseeing take responsibility for themselves in keeping the of each reporng period. The Honour Roll is based and coordinang student acvies. The Council school building and grounds free of lier. on student achievement in all subjects and reflects plans school opening acvies, dances, dress‐up Sands’ belief in the importance of a total school days and spirit week. The Student Council provides experience. The criteria for Honour Roll status is an an opportunity for students to gain experience in overall 80 percent grade point average. leadership and responsibility. Page 2 COURSE PLANNING GUIDE 2020‐2021 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES and studying. It serves both the academic and recreaonal reading needs of students. The library is open connuously from 8:10 to 3:15 each day. DOGWOOD‐DISTRICT SCHOLARSHIPS COUNSELLING DEPARTMENT (Provincially funded): Counselling is a support service for students, The library staff is commied to developing parents, teachers, and the community.