Grade 9 & 10 Orientation 2021 – Tuesday September 7th, 2021

We are excited to welcome our Grade 9 and 10 students back in school on Tuesday September 8th, 2021.  We have some exciting activities planned to familiarize everyone with the new procedures, help with the transition and make some new friends.  

All Grade 9 and 10 students should have received an email to their WRDSB student email from their homeroom period A teacher. 

On the first day of school students should plan to arrive between 8:15am- 8:30am 

Grade 9’s- Please head to the main field behind the school to meet your homeroom teacher and student leaders.  They will have a big sign with your teacher’s name so they are easy to find. At 8:30am they will lead you into the school to your classroom. 

Grade 10’s- You will head directly to your homeroom and enter the school via your designated entrance. 

Student Entry Points (Same as last year): 

 

  • Students with classes on the FIRST FLOOR will enter through the PHYS-ED HALLWAY DOOR.  Students will make their way to their classes by turning right to access the 1500 wing or continuing straight through the hallway to the gymnasiums or the tech/family studies classrooms.  If you have a class in the PORTABLE (Rooms 1801 – 1808), please line up at your portable and your teacher will have sanitizer in the class for you! 

 

 

  • Students with classes on the SECOND FLOOR will enter through the STAIRWELL FACING ABE ERB SCHOOL IN THE 1700 WING.  There will be two lines here for entrance through the double sets of doors. Students will make their way up the stairwell and enter the second floor, heading directly to their classrooms. 

 

 

  • Students with classes on the THIRD FLOOR will enter through the REAR FOYER DOORS.  There will be two lines here for entrance through the double sets of doors.  Students will make their way directly up the main foyer stairs to the third floor and into their classrooms.

 

Schedule

 

Time  Activity
8:15- 8:30 am

Grade 9’s meet homeroom teachers and student leaders on the main field.  Look for a sign with your homeroom teacher’s name and room number.  

Grade 10’s– enter the school via your designated entrance and proceed to your homeroom.

8:30am- 9:30am

PERIOD A

Orientation led by SJAM Leadership

  • School Tours
  • Icebreaker and team building activities with your homeroom class
  • Trivia Challenge
  • Time Capsule Letters

9:35- 11:00 am

PERIOD A

Orientation led by Homeroom Teacher

  • class policies & procedures
  • washroom protocol 
  • setting up google classroom & drive
  • addressing students questions & concerns
  • course introduction
  • chromebook distribution (cafeteria)- Grade 9’s only
11:00am -11:40 am LUNCH – Students are welcome to eat lunches brought from home in their Period A classroom or leave school/return by 11:40 am.  Please see the “About” Section on the website for the full Return to School Info. Guide

11:40 am- 12:40 pm

PERIOD B

Orientation led by SJAM Leadership

  • School Tours
  • Icebreaker and Team Building Activities with your homeroom class
  • Trivia Challenge
  • Time Capsule Letters

12:40- 2:10 pm

PERIOD B

Orientation led by Homeroom Teacher 

  • class policies & procedures
  • washroom protocol 
  • setting up google classroom & drive
  • addressing students questions & concerns
  • course introduction
  • Chromebook distribution (cafeteria)- Grade 9’s only

 

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