SWC Parent/Guardian Correspondence
Posted here are copies of some of the email correspondence, and/or updates from SWC Guidance to our parents/guardians.
Links, attachments, and images which were sent out with the email might not be visible below.
If you would like to confirm or update your email address, please contact the SWC main office (905-684-6349).
Wednesday Sept. 27th, 2023
Hello, Students and Parents/Guardians
For those of you that are receiving this email and are new to SWC, WELCOME!
One of the Ontario High School graduation requirements is to complete 40 hours of Volunteer work in your community. In order to log these hours, you must register for an Hour Republic account. This is the platform in which you will submit the hours and have the organization and parent/guardian verify them.
Students, if you could all please register for your account ASAP that would be greatly appreciated.
You can find the link to the Hour Republic site in the External Tools box in your D2L (please do not go through Google). I have also attached the link to a step-by-step instruction guide on how to register and add hours in Hour Republic.
If you have any questions about registering for your Hour Republic account, please feel free to see a Guidance Teacher.
Thank you,
SWC Guidance Team
Week of September 18-22, 2023
SWC POST-SECONDARY PLANNING/INFORMATION EVENING SLIDESHOW:
EMAIL SENT TO GR. 12 STUDENTS IN P1 SPARE OR ELEARNING:
Good afternoon Grade 12 Students and Parents,
If you are receiving this email, you either have a spare or are in an eLearning course during Period 1.
We are writing to let you know that the guidance team will be holding a Grade 12 assembly on Tuesday, September 26th during Period 1 in the Auditorium. It is important that you are in attendance for this assembly because we will be providing important information about graduation and getting prepared for your post-secondary pathway.
We have reviewed your grad summary and your copy is ready for you to pick up from Me (Ms. Hudak) in the guidance office, on or before Tuesday. You will need these grad summaries with you during the assembly on Tuesday.
EMAIL SENT TO GR. 12 STUDENTS WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED ELEARNING REQUIREMENT:
Hello, Grade 12 Students and Parents/Guardians.
This email is to notify you that your Graduation Summary indicates that the Online Graduation requirement has not been met.
You need to fill in the Opt-out eLearning form and return it to our Guidance secretary Ms. Hudak. The bright green Opt-out form can be picked up in Guidance or you can follow the link below:
EMAIL SENT TO GR. 12 STUDENTS WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED LITERACY TEST REQUIREMENT:
Hello Students and Parents/Guardians,
This email is to notify you that upon reviewal of your Graduation Summary, your Literacy requirement has not yet been met. Therefore, you will be required to write and pass the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) this year in order to graduate.
Our school's literacy team will be reaching out to you closer to the date with more details.
Should you have any questions in the meantime, please feel free to reach out Ms. Desing-McCardle at the school.
EMAIL SENT TO GR. 12 STUDENTS WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED 40 HOURS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT REQUIREMENT:
Hello, Grade 12 Students and Parents/Guardians,
This email is to notify you that your Graduation Summary indicates that the Community Involvement requirement has not been met.
One of the Graduation requirements is that all Ontario Highschool students MUST complete 40 HOURS of volunteer work within their community.
Please complete and submit these hours as soon as possible.
Here is the link to the Community Involvement subsite: https://sites.google.com/dsbn.org/community-involvement/home
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2022
Gr. 11 Post-Secondary Research Presentation
This email was sent to all Grade 11 Students and to the "Primary Email Address" as found in Aspen.
Hello Gr. 11's and Parents/Guardians.
The SWC Guidance Department was very happy to meet with our Grade 11 students this past week to teach you how to navigate post-secondary research websites. Now that you have that information, it is your responsibility to take time over the next six weeks to find out what courses you need to choose in February for your Grade 12 year.
We posted the Powerpoint Presentation in the Gr. 11 Only D2L and you can access it by clicking on the link below.
Good luck with your research!
SWC Guidance Department
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2022
Grade 10 Talk Tuesday Presentation
This email is being sent to all SWC Grade 10 students and to the "Primary Email Address" as found in Aspen (the school's computer system), which should be that of a parent/guardian. Students, please check with your parent/guardian to ensure that they have also received this email message. Please contact the main office if you would like to add/remove an email address. Thank you!
The SWC Guidance Team was happy to visit the Semester 1 Career classes to present "Talk Tuesday with Guidance". We recognize that only half of our SWC Gr. 10's heard the presentation, so we will repeat the same "Talk Tuesday" at the beginning of Semester 2 in all Civics/Career classes (before you pick your courses for 2023-24).
We encourage you to look over the presentation, (link below) with your Parent/Guardians to help you "choose once and choose wisely" in February.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
SWC Parent/Guardian Information Guidebook, 2022-2023
The slideshow of the Sept. 27th Gr. 10-12 Information Session can be found in the Gr. 10-12 D2L shells. Only students can access D2L - please review the session together!
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 - Copy of Slideshow presentation to families new to DSBN