heart lake secondary school course selection 2015-2016 students entering grade 10

HEART LAKE SECONDARY SCHOOL

Course Selection 2015-2016Students entering Grade 10

COURSE SELECTION

Friday January 9 - Friday February 13

• 30 credits• 18 compulsory credits• 12 optional credits• 40 hours of Community

Involvement• Successful Completion of the

Literacy Test

Diploma Requirements

Grade 10 Compulsory Credits

You MUST sign up for the following compulsory courses:– English –Mathematics – Science–Canadian History–Civics/Career Studies

And 3 Optional Courses

Wanting to change levels?Moving from academic to applied?

Or applied to academic?

• Speak to your teacher• Speak to your parents• Speak to your counsellor• Math is the only compulsory course

that you cannot go from Grade 9 Applied to Grade 10 Academic

Learn, ask questions and make informed decisions!

•Visit Heart Lake’s Website Under Student Service: STUDENT FRIENDLY COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

•Participate in Lunch Time Carousels on Wednesday Jan. 7th and Thursday Jan. 8th

Learn, ask questions and make informed decisions!

• Drop-in to the Computer Lab 117

Period 1 Jan. 12-16 and speak

to your counsellor or get help with

myblueprint

• Make an appointment with your counsellor

• Talk with parents, family members and teachers!

Go to Heart Lake Secondary School website

Click on myBlueprint

www.Myblueprint.ca/peel

Login to:www.Myblueprint.ca/peel

Login: your student number@pdsb.orgPassword: You’ve made your own

Click on High School Planner

to begin choosing your courses

High School Planner - Overview

This is where you see course requirements for graduation.

This is where you see your post-secondary opportunities across Canada based on your course selection .

This is where you view other graduation requirements and your progress.

Plan Your Courses

This is where you can:

compulsory courses

completed courses and marks

plan your courses for multiple grades and build your graduation and post-secondary plan in advance.

submit your plan for the upcoming school year

You will see:

Adding a Course

Add a course to your plan by clicking on‘+ Course’.

Explore the subject specific courses available at your school.

Select courses to meet your program, diploma, and post-secondary requirements.

Adding A Course

1. Click on a subject folder to review courses available.2. Click on a course to read course prerequisites and description.3. Click ‘Add Course to Plan’ in the bottom right corner.Note: You can use the Grade dropdown or search filters to find a course.

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1. Hover your cursor over the course box (do not click) and a red ‘X’ will appear. Then click the ‘X’ to remove the course.

2. Add a course to your plan by clicking on ‘+ Course’.

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How to delete a course you have chosen

You will see the error message shown if you select a course for which you do not have the prerequisite.

Please review your course prerequisites.

Please do not select a course if you do not have the prerequisite.

Error Message: Missing Prerequisite!!

1. A plan that meets all graduation requirements will result in the checkmark shown.

2. Submit your plan by clicking ‘Submit’

Note: Only your next year grade courses will be submitted even if multiple years have been planned.

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Submitting Your Courses

1. Submit your courses by clicking ‘Confirm and Print’.

2. A pop-up window may appear, click ‘OK’ to finalize the submission of your plan.

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Submitting Your Courses

Stop!Review your

courses. Once you hit the submit

button- you cannot make

changes.

1. Please print the Course Verification Form.

2. Have your Parent/ Guardian sign the form and return the form to your homeroom teacher. Keep another for your records.

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Verification Report

Deadline for Course Selection

Course selection website opens Friday January 9, 2015.

At this time you can go online and select your courses

Print out your Verification and get it signed by a parent/guardian

Return the printed verification to your homeroom teacher

Course selection website will close Friday February, 13, 2015

FINAL TIPS• Select courses online by February 13th

• Optional Courses are filled on a first come first served basis, DO NOT WAIT UNTIL LAST MINUTE TO PICK YOUR COURSES!!!

• Be realistic

• Research

• Ask questions!