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Wednesday Mornings

PLC, PP, SST, PD, DM, SM

Classes start at 10:15

PLC – Personal Learning Community - From 8:50 to 10:15 every Wednesday morning the teachers are involved in one of the following:

P.P. = Personal Planning – Teachers have time to plan for the following weeks and also meet with their subject sections.

S.S.T. = School Support Team - Internal meeting of admin, guidance and support staff

P.D. = Professional Development – Teachers are involved in meetings.

D.M. = Department Meetings – Teachers meet with their departments.

S.M. = Staff Meeting – Full staff meeting with all teachers and administrators.

Assembly Day

Period 1 is extended for school assemblies

Calls Home

Teachers call the parents or guardians of any of their students who may be in jeopardy of not receiving a credit in their course.

CL/ACL Meeting

Department Heads are called “Curriculum Leaders” and “Assistant Curriculum Leaders”. This meeting takes place after school and includes all the CL’s, ACL’s and the Administrators for the school

CW Open House

Claude Watson Program’s Open House

D.E.A.R.

Drop Everything And Read – All classes stop and students read for 20 minutes. This happens at 10:05 every Tuesday and Thursday from October to May

HR

Home Room schedule with extended period 1

IST Meeting

IST = In School Team – School admin and guidance meeting

Moratorium

No tests are allowed on these days before exams.

OCAS Transmission

  Date for transmission of grade 12 marks for college applications

Options Fair

Subjects promote their courses during the lunch periods in the main hall.

OUAC Transmission

 Date for transmission of grade 12 marks for university applications

SAC/LC Retreat

This is an overnight trip for student executives on the Student Activity Council and the Leadership Council.

SOPPS Assembly

School spirit assembly

Spirit Week

Students organize activities for the week to raise school spirit.

Tutorial Day

Class schedule is modified to allow for tutorials