1. Welcome to Saint Benedict

2. After School Today Wednesday, September 7 2:30pm Junior Boys Football tryouts 2:45pm Varsity Girls Field Hockey meeting 2:45pm Senior Girls Basketball 2:45pm Cross Country training begins

3. After School Thursday Thursday, September 8 2:45pm Varsity Girls Field Hockey tryouts 2:45pm Junior Girls Basketball Tryouts 2:45pm School Musical information meeting 2:45pm Outers Club 2:45pm Jr. Boys Soccer tryouts

4. Information • Teacher: Mrs. Wittmann English Workroom (3rd floor) • Phone: 621 – 4050 ext.725 • Email: denise.wittmann@wcdsb.ca • ClassNet: http://classnet.wcdsb.ca

5. Units of Study • Unit One: All about Me (Learning Styles) • Unit Two: Study Skills • Unit Three: Working Together (communication skills, conflict management, problem solving) • Unit Four: Planning for the future andISU (15%) • On-going: Numeracy and Literacy • Final Examination – worth 15% of the mark

6. Assessment • Categories: Knowledge/Understanding 25%, Thinking/Inquiry 25%, Communication 25%, Application 25% • Overall Breakdown: Term 70%; Culminating Activity 15%; Final Exam 15% • Learning Skills: Responsibility, Organization, Independent Work, Collaboration, Initiative, Self-Regulation