All courses:

Due to the importance of being and active contributing members of a group for many of the projects marks will be earned based on the days present and working on a project.  For example, if a project takes ten class days to complete and a student only attends five they will receive 50% of the mark that the group received.

All marks are based on a scale where a “C” indicates that work is sufficient but needs in improvement; a “B” is proficient; and an “A” indicates exceptional work. Students will have many opportunities for feedback and to improve their work before they hand in a final project.

Supplies: All courses need a USB, headphones, binder, paper, pen and maybe colouring stuff.

 BLMS late assignment policy:

-    To get full marks, assignments need to be handed in by the assigned due date.

-    For every date late, after the assignment due date, 10% will be deducted from the mark (up to a maximum of 40%).  Weekends count as one day.

-    If a student is absent on a due date, a written excuse from a parent or guardian must be presented upon the student’s return, or the late-day deductions will apply.

-    A student’s mark cannot be lower than 60% given that the student deserves a passing grade on the assignment to begin with.  Any work getting a mark of less than 60% will receive that grade.

-    In order to be graded, all work must be handed in no later than 2 weeks after the given due date of the assignment.  Term marks are final.

BLMS Attendance Incentive –

Exams are normally worth 30% of students’ mark. To reach Academic Incentive, a student must meet the following criteria:

1)          Miss 5 or fewer classes in that particular subject (school activities exempted); AND

2)          Be in good standing (not owing for assignments, projects, etc.)

 The subject teacher will then apply one of the three following options to the student’s advantage:

1)          15% Final Exam, 85% Class Mark

2)          50% Final Exam, 50% Class Mark

Extra help is available Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at lunch upon request. 

Digital Productions – period 1

This course is designed with the intention of learning how to use a wide range of digital media tools to communicate with an audience.  Students will explore editing photos, websites, video, audio, and animations.  The emphasis of this course is on continuous learning as a community of learners.  Students with limited computer skills can do very well in this course; however, students with irregular attendance are not likely to succeed as all the work is done in class using our software.

Tentative assignments

Sciences FI9 – period 2 and 3

The aim of the grade 9 science program is to develop scientific literacy.  Scientific literacy is a combination of the science-related attitudes, skills, and knowledge students need to develop.  These skills will allow students to become lifelong learners, and to maintain a sense of wonder about the world around them. To develop scientific literacy, students require diverse learning experiences that provide opportunities to explore, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, appreciate, and understand the interrelationships among science, technology, society, and the environment. (ACSC)

 Course Content: The grade 9 science program consists of two units:

 Unit#1: Space (6-8 weeks)                                           Unit #2: Reproduction (8-10 weeks)

a)      Star vs. Planet                                                  a) Cell Theory

b)      The Solar System                                            b) Cell Growth and Reproduction

c)      Effects of Planetary Motion                           c) Cell Division

d)      Rotation vs.  Revolution                                d) Zygotes and Development

                                                                                     e) DNA

 f) Cloning

 Marking Scheme:

 25% - Lab Work/Reports/Projects

30 % - Unit Tests (two to three per unit)

20 % - Quizzes (three to five per unit)

25% - Daily Assignments/Homework/Preparedness (having all materials required for class)

 Term 1: 35%                                     Term 2: 35%                                     Final Exam: 30%

Environmental Science 120 – period 5

This course is structured very differently than most courses currently being offered.  It structured around student interests and current environmental issues.  Students will consider the environment from the perspective of their own personal behaviours, government, Indigenous perspectives and sustainable development.  

Most importantly students should realize that this will be a project-based course where they choose their own environmental concerns and implement strategies to improve that problem.  They will need to be active learners. They will work from a scientific perspective to research, experiment and present their findings with respect to a current issue.

Tentative topics:

1. Introduction to the issues
2. Climate change and critical thinking
3.  Animals and ecosystems
4. Food production
5. Energy generation
6. Sustainable housing

Tentative assignments:

1. Do the quiz:  http://www.footprintcalculator.org
2. Reflect 150 words - Were you surprised by your result? How does it compare to others in the class? What could you change? What can't  you change?  What could be added or taken away from this calculator?
3. Finish your environmental project

In response to your questions:

  1.  If a student gets removed from the trip by the school because of their mis-behaviour will the money be refunded?
  2.  If a student gets sick and needs to leave early or stay later is the teacher covered/staying with them?  What happens to the chaperone to student ratio of the group that is left behind?
  3.  Can they use debit in Europe?
  4.  Do they need any immunizations?
  5.  How much can they buy in Europe and bring back without penalty?

Answers:

1) No, this not a covered reason to cancel. Standard cancellation policies apply, however if they are being replaced by another student, the cancellation fee is reduced. If the traveller/family upgrades to the PLUS travel protection plan, they could claim 75% of the cancellation fee through the 'cancel for any reason' cover.

2) If a chaperone needs to fly home with a student, they would need to have travel protection too (for the flight cost to be covered). In the case of this tour, there would still be enough board-approved chaperones to look after the remaining students, even if a particular school's ratio dropped down from such an incident. If a student is hospitalised and the tour needs to continue to the next destination, the plan actually covers the cost of an adult family member to fly over the Europe to be with the student.

3) Yes, debit cards are accepted. I would just be careful about how many times you would use them. ie. don't rely on interac/eftpos for every transactions or purchase, as the Canadian bank will likely charge you $5 every time! Instead, use it to withdraw Euros once or twice during the tour. This sort of thing is included in our pre-departure information, so we'll go through all this in 12-15 months time.

4) No vaccines are required for the countries you are travelling to, however it is recommended that travellers are up to date with their standard shots (measles, tetanus, the flu shot is usually a good idea too)

5) $800 worth of goods is the limit for overseas purchases, before you may have to pay duty. This amounts may change between now and when you travel.

1. Use Photoshop and the line tool to connect your shape (you can also just wait until having it in Tinkercad and put a block underneath). Export as a JPEG
   
2. Use http://picsvg.com/ to convert the jpeg to SVG
3. Use https://www.tinkercad.com/ Click "import" choose the svg file
4. Tinker your design - maybe add a box underneath to hold the pieces together
5. Export your design as STL
6. Use Matter Control software to print (it uses gcode lol)