Grade 7 IBT - Open House
Welcome Parents!
It's Going to Be an Exciting Year!
Thank you for visiting us and our SMORE to learn about your child's grade 7 IBT program this year. We are happy to share our mission and vision as well as provide you with useful resources to help support your child's learning and success.
Since the purpose of this evening is a "meet and greet" and not intended for interviews, if you would like to discuss your child's progress or other concerns, we invite you to contact either of us at any time throughout the school year.
The Program
Our Promise
To challenge, engage, and inspire our students to become critical thinkers, strong communicators and responsible citizens through the use of 21st Century Teaching and Learning Strategies.
Our Hope
To provide our students with meaningful learning experiences that will enrich their skills and knowledge and prepare them to contribute to their future global society.
What's Important
- Care for self and others
- Cooperation and Collaboration
- Honesty
- Inclusivity
- Respect
- Responsible Behaviour
Who We Are
Your Teachers
- IS for 7I
- French for 7I and 7J
Mrs. L. Giannini:
- IS for 7J
- Language (Reading and Writing) for 7I
Mr. R. Giroux:
- Music for both IBT classes
Mrs. T. Corry:
- PhysEd for 7J
- PhysEd for 7I
Mr. M. Forestieri:
- Health for 7J
Big Ideas and Guiding Questions
"How do Canadian Ideals Affect Corporate Behaviour?"
Term 2: Accountable Corporations
"How do Corporate Behaviours Affect the World Around Us?"
IBT Concepts
Weekly Presentations
- Led by students
- Foster discussion and critical thinking
Curriculum Focus
- Integrated IBT concepts
- Inquiry
- Project Based - promote collaboration
Use of Technology
- Proper use
- Digital citizenship
- Access to tech
Student BYOD Page
- PDSB email, school computer files, personal blog, Office365, OneDrive, Desire2Learn ePortfolio and MyClass
- With Office365 and OneDrive students can create, share and collaborate on documents, receive feedback from one another
- Will be using the ePortfolio tool for digital portfolios
Student Resources
- library resources available from home (encyclopedia britannica, science and history reference databases, etc.)
- BitStrips for schools
- Mathville
- HomeworkHelp
Parent Portal
http://myclass.peelschools.org
- See class announcements, resources, homework folders
- For security reasons, as it is a "public" site, you are not able to see class pictures, discussion boards, etc.
Mrs. Giannini
Email: P0077031@pdsb.org
Phone: (905) 785-0105 (105)
Ms. Coit
Email: P0088978@pdsb.org
Phone: (905) 785-0105 (106)