February Provincial Exams

For students who are taking provincially examinable courses, the next exam dates are coming up in early February.  Science 10, Math 10, English 10, Social Studies 11, English 12, Communications 12 are the provincially examinable courses offered through ConnectEd.  If you are a school aged student then you need to write the provincial exams for theses courses in order to graduate. 

If you think you will be finished your coursework by the end of January, please contact the ConnectEd teacher for that course so that they can ensure that you are ready for the provincial exam and that we are ready for you when you show up to write it.

Full time ConnectEd students will write their provincial exams at ConnectEd.  Blended students (those taking most of their courses in one of the district highschools) will write their exams at their home school.  Blended students will still need to let us know that they are ready to write the exam as we need to inform the home school.

Here is the exam schedule for the Math and Science courses that I teach:
AWMath 10     Monday February 2nd from 9am - 11am
Science 10        Wednesday February 4th from 9am - 11am

Please bring photo ID with you to the exam.

So if you take AWMath 10 or Science 10 and believe you will be ready to write the provincial in February, please contact me as soon as possible at (250)770-7718 ext 6283 or cthompson@summer.com.  If you have any questions about the provincial exams please let me know.

Introductions 2014/2015

Welcome! My name is Claire Thompson and I teach at ConnectED Distributed Learning. This year I am teaching Science 8 - 10, AW Math 11 & 12, and Biology 11 & 12. I've created this blog to provide my students with information on the courses I teach as well as other links and ways to get in touch with me. Please check out the tabs at the top of the page for more information. I look forward to working with you this year!

2012/2013 School Year

Welcome Back!

Provincials
If you wrote provincials in June or August, the results are now available.  Students can access their exam results on the Student Secure Web at www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/tsw/tsw/student/welcome.jsp .  See this post for more info on accessing exam results.

Goodbye
It seems odd to have 'Goodbye' as a heading for a Welcome Back post, but I am moving on to a new teaching position and am no longer with ConnectEd.  If you have started courses with me and are planning on continuing working on them you may do so.  In most instances the new teacher in charge of your course will be Mr. Ken Ireson.  Mr. Ireson has an extensive math and science background and has worked with students in online courses for many years.  He can be contacted at kireson@summer.com or if you have questions you can contact ConnectEd's new principal, Mr. Doug MacDonald at dmacdonald@summer.com  Both Mr. Ireson and Mr. MacDonald can be reached at (250)770-7718.

I have enjoyed working in online and distributed learning and I wish all my past students success in the future.

Summer Information

ConnectED Summer Information

Report Cards

Reports cards are being mailed out this week.

 

Summer Hours

ConnectED will be open for a number of days during the summer for students to drop off work and/or to write tests.  Mrs. Reeder and Ms. Thompson will be on duty and will be able to invigilate tests for any of the courses that they teach as well as tests for any of the online courses taught by Mr. Ireson & Mr. Lindsay.

Below is the location as well as the dates and times that ConnectED will be open:

Location

ConnectED Junior Programs Building 

274 Eckhardt Ave East

Penticton, BC

Dates

Wednesday, July 18th  9:30a - 3:30p

Tuesday, August 7th  9:30a - 3:30p

Wednesday, August 22nd  9:30a - 3:30p

*Note: Summer hours are intended to allow students to drop off work and to write tests.  We will not be starting students on new courses and new registrants will not be taken at this time. 

Moodle Access Over the Summer

Students who are taking online courses can still access them through Moodle over the summer.  Please be aware that over the summer the school district technology department will be resetting student passwords.  We have requested that they do not reset ConnectED student passwords.  If your password is reset in error you will not be able to access Moodle.  If this occurs please contact the School Board office at (250)770-7700 and ask to speak to someone in District Technology Support.

Student Space on the School District Computer Network

Over the summer the school district technology department will be cleaning out (ie deleting) elementary and middle school student space on the district’s computer network.  Students are responsible for backing up any important files that they have on the system.

Registration

A reminder that all students in grades K – 9 who plan to return to ConnectED / Home Learners' in the fall need to register again with the school.  The registration form can be downloaded from our website: http://67connected.ca/wp/contact-us/registration/

August Provincial Exams

Students may write provincial exams during the August session if they have completed the coursework for their course.  Exams will be written at Penticton Secondary School.  Students must bring a piece of ID with them as well as their term 4 report card.  The term 4 report will indicate that you are registered in the provincially examinable course and it has your Provincial Education Number or PEN which is needed to write the exams.  Below is the schedule for the exams.  Contact Mr. Todd Manuel if you have any questions; tmanuel@summer.com or (250)770-7750.   

All exams will run from  9am to 12pm

Monday August 13th

·        English 10

·        Math 10 AWM

·        Math 10 FMP

·        Science 10

Tuesday August 14th

·        English 12 / Communications 12

·        Math 10 AWM

·        Math 10 FMP

·        Science 10

Wednesday August 15th

·        Social Studies 11

·        Math 10 AWM

·        Math 10 FMP

·        Science 10

·        BC First Nations 12

 If you have any questions, please contact the school (250)770-7718, or leave a comment below.  Enjoy the summer!

Important Dates

The end of the school year is fast approaching and there are a few dates of which you should be aware.

Term 4 Cutoff

June 12th is the cutoff date for work to be submitted for term 4.  Work submitted after this date will not be assessed until term 4 report cards have been completed.   If a student has not submitted all of the work for a course prior to June 12th the report card comment will mention something to the effect of " __% of the work for this course has been submitted.  A final mark will be assigned once all of the work is submitted and a report will be issued in the fall reporting period"

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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

• If I do not complete the course by June 12th, will I fail the course?
• No.  Students have 12 months from when they became active in a course to complete it. 
• If I haven't finished my course by June 12th can I continue to work on it through the summer?
• Yes.  In fact, you will not receive a final mark for a course until you have submitted all of the assigned work and tests so it may be necessary to continue working through the summer.
• Are teachers available for help in the summer?
• In the past the answer was no.  This summer we are looking into the possibility of having a handful of days when certain teachers are available at the school for students to come in to get help, write tests, and/or drop off work.  If this plan goes ahead, a schedule of times will be posted.

 If you have other questions, please post them in the comment section at the end of this post.

June Provincial Exam Dates

The June provincial exam session runs from Jun 18th to June 25th.  Below are the dates and times for the different exams.  It is important that you contact your subject area teacher(s) to let them know if you will be ready to write one or more of the exams.

Thursday, June 21st

• 1 pm - 3 pm Social Studies 11

Friday, June 22nd

• 9 am - 11 am English 10
• 1 pm - 2 pm Communications 12

 Monday, June 25th

• 9 am - 11 am English 12
• 1 pm  - 3 pm Science 10

**AW Math 10 and FMP Math 10 can be written at any of the above times, but it is required that you contact Ms. Thompson to reserve a spot.

The ministry of education has posted a bulletin for students with information about the June exams with respect to when marks will be posted, how you can access them, scholarships etc.  You can view the bulletin here or here (pdf).

If you have any questions please contact Ms. Thompson or leave a comment below.

**Correction** When I initially posted this I had mistakenly listed a provincial exam for Social Studies 10.  There is no exam for Social Studies 10; it should have said Social Studies 11.  The information in the post is now correct.  My apologies for the error. 

May Provincial Exams

The May Provincial Exam session is coming up.  Science 10 as well as the Math 10 courses can be written on May 17th and 18th.  If you anticipate having completed Science 10 and/or Math 10 by this time, please contact me and we'll set up the time, date and place for you to write your exam.  For the complete exam schedule go here (pdf).

To help study I recommend checking out the LearnNowBC website.  I've written about the different resources they offer here.  Particularly helpful in preparing for exams is their Success Checker

Another great way to prepare for the exam is to try out past exams.  You can do that by going to the BC Ministry of Education website here.  I also encourage you to get in touch with me and I can talk to you about how to best prepare.

Term 3 Report Cards

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Report cards will be sent out on April 30th for all students enrolled in grades 8 - 12 at ConnectED.  Over the next few weeks I will be writing these up for my students in Math and Science.  If you have work that you haven't submitted yet, please do so as soon as possible so that I have the most accurate picture of where you are at in your courses.   If you finished up a course in term 1 or term 2, your final mark will be reported on this report card.

Right now we are 3/4 of the way through the school year, so ideally you should be 3/4 of the way through your courses.  If you find yourself getting behind or if you have questions about your courses please do not hesitate to contact me.