WHAT'S HAPPENING IN IB AT WEST?
April Parent Newsletter
CAREER-RELATED PROGRAMME NEWS
Do you own or work for a business/institution that may be interested in partnering with one of West's new IB Career-Related Programme pathways? Our opening CP pathways will be 1) Health Sciences, 2) Dietetics/Nutrition and 3) Coding. A pathway partnership would mean:
- Your company/insitution would gain public recognition for their partnership with the pathway
- Partner may provide field experts to come speak to our students during instructional time
- Partner may provide a capstone experience for students to physically get into a working environment in their final year of the CP.
- Our community partners will be an integral part of helping West High students to explore a chosen field of focus and serve as a real life example of what it is like to work in that field!
Please contact Shannon Siebe at shannon.siebe@knoxschools.org if you are interested or would like more information.
CAREER-RELATED PROGRAMME AUTHORIZATION TIMELINE
- October 2019: submit Application for Authorization to the IBO
- Spring 2020: IBO Verification Team visits West High School
- Targeted opening date: Fall 2020 we aim to open as an IB Career-Related Programme World School!
CAREER-RELATED CANDIDACY STATEMENT
PERSONAL PROJECT
FRESHMEN: Class of 2022 will be introduced to the Personal Project during English classes after TNReady testing has concluded in May. Please note: The Personal Project will not be optional next year. Next year's sophomores will all be expected to complete the Personal Project and will receive the needed supports through English classes and advisories. More information will be available in the coming weeks.
FULL DIPLOMA SENIORS! IB UPLOADS ARE HAPPENING NOW!
Currently all Fine Arts students are uploading their final assessments! These uploads MUST be complete on or before April 18.
This is a very important process and must be completed before the Easter weekend in order to receive a score from the IB for their Fine Arts course. Please check with your child to ensure they have a plan to upload on time!
FULL DIPLOMA SENIORS AND FAMILIES: STOLE DINNER IS SUNDAY MAY 5TH
If you have lost the RSVP form, please email me your RSVP info. We want to be sure we have an accurate head count.
PLEASE NOTE: Students must have signed off with Mrs. Hodges on CAS requirements before the Stole Dinner! Candidates must have completed all 3 core components of the Diploma Programme to be presented with a graduation stole {Extended Essay, TOK Essay (both done) AND CAS!}
GROUP 4 ALTERNATE DATE APPROACHING
MAY 2019 IB EXAM PAYMENTS
IMPORTANT!! PLEASE NOTE: If students have outstanding fees of any kind, including outstanding IB exam fees, library dues, or cafeteria balances, they will not be able to purchase tickets to prom and will not be allowed to walk at graduation. Please be sure to take care of all IB exam fees and any other financial deficiencies asap. Mrs. Williams in the library has a list of all deficiencies.
MAY 2019 IB EXAM SCHEDULE
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nWsjAWuu-5X8atWPoBJMCUBDHJsIVGh4u4p3aFhk7yE/edit?usp=sharing
Please make note:
- Some locations have changed.
- There are IB exams on graduation day. Students will have plenty of time to get from the Physics exam to Thompson Boling for our 5:30 PM graduation. English exams are that morning. Please plan accordingly.
- IB Exams extend after graduation this year. Please check the schedule before making any travel plans following graduation!
SSPDC= Sarah Simpson Professional Development Center
801 Tipton Ave. Knoxville, TN 37920
Lecture Hall = West High Lecture Hall
Library Classroom= West High Library Classroom
STUDENTS SHOULD ARRIVE 10-15 MINUTES PRIOR TO EXAM START TIME.
PARENT HELP NEEDED- IB EXAM PROCTORS
SIGN UP HERE:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jk9BOPz9S9NxyA75K2RkXxwLxLAbgawrwTUtlee8720/edit?usp=sharing
You may proctor an exam your child is sitting for :-)
All proctors will need to attend a quick proctor training session to inform you of IB's testing environment and procedure expectations. There will be multiple opportunities throughout the week of April 29th. Those dates and times will come to you via email if you have signed up to proctor. You need only attend one training session.
APRIL IB DIPLOMA COURSE HAPPENINGS
LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
English HL Year 2:
Paper 2 is due on April 29th!
We are reading No Country for Old Men and will be finishing this month.
Attendance is still key! Please encourage your student to come to class daily.
SPANISH
Please contact teacher or course syllabus for any other questions about IB Spanish in April .
YEAR 2 SL:
Please feel free to periodically check our daily class schedule for any in class activities, important dates, and homework assignments. https://tinyurl.com/WestSpanSL2s19
YEAR 1 HL: As many of our readings and assessments pop up as we go, please refer to our class daily agenda for important dates, class activities, and assignments.
https://tinyurl.com/WestSpanHL1s19FRENCH
Please contact teacher or course syllabus for questions about April work.
REMINDER OF IB SPANISH DUE DATE NEWS FOR YEAR 2!!!
GERMAN
Please contact teacher or course syllabus for questions about April work.
HISTORY OF EUROPE
Please contact teacher or course syllabus for questions about April work.
NEWS: Please see calendar on Canvas for daily reading schedule for both Year 1 and Year 2
PSYCHOLOGY
NEWS:
Test on April 12th on Sociocultural Approach to Behavior
--Students must keep up with the readings assigned in the textbook. Students have access to the textbook on Canvas.
--We are quickly approaching the IB Psych exam. It is so important for students to stay on top of their readings and homework.
IB Psych Exam-Paper 1-May 10th Paper 2-May 13thWORLD RELIGIONS
Please contact teacher or course syllabus for questions about April work.
GLOBAL POLITICS
Please contact teacher or course syllabus for questions about April work.
BIOLOGY
KREBS:
KREBS YEAR 1 CALENDAR LINK:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A3ktv9nEPtlRFhdREhvFuuw6KOWI-STwiMz7qZXvbjs/edit?usp=sharing
KREBS YEAR 2 CALENDAR LINK: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p-bgxrg-5d76WlORteEtSxSDb2hTfC327t2CQPzNstY/edit?usp=sharing
BELL: Class calendar: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hj0enKTST8JfyePN733dKbV4aaczps1VbehK8pYzQXY/edit?usp=sharing
CHEMISTRY
CHEM HL:
Year 1: Please contact teacher or course syllabus for questions about April work.
YEAR 2 Class calendar: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16n1q1BW75ffrrYjnlg2zA9VtV732Pkt5EPplx6I2554/edit?usp=sharing
PHYSICS
Please contact teacher or course syllabus for questions about April work.
ESS
Please contact teacher or course syllabus for questions about April work.
MATH STUDIES
Please contact teacher or course syllabus for questions about April work.
MATH SL
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MATH HL
Please contact teacher or course syllabus for questions about April work.
IB ART
Please contact teacher or course syllabus for questions about April work.
IB THEATRE
Please contact teacher or course syllabus for questions about April work.
IB MUSIC
Please contact teacher or course syllabus for questions about April work.
TOK
Please contact teacher or course syllabus for questions about April work.