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High School Counselor’s Notes QUESTIONS FOR THE COUNSELOR? Email KCarolineStrange@isstavanger. no or call 51 55 43 13 12th GRADE STUDENTS – Don’t forget! Deadline to get UCAS applications in is November 30th. Also, any student who will be applying to a university whose deadline is Jan 15th or earlier must get their information to Dr. Kim by November 30th. Please do not put this off. A half-way done application will only be evaluated half-way. If students don’t take it seriously, neither will the admissions committees. NOTICE TO ALL ELE VENTH GRADE STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS: If you are planning to apply to a US or Canadian College/ University it is strongly recommended that you take either (or both) your ACT or SAT Reasoning Test once this next semester and once during the first semester of your twelfth grade year. Check the registration deadlines for international students and make sure your register on line prior to the deadline. Also check to see if the College/University you are planning to apply to requires the SAT II Subject Tests. If these are required then it is recommended that you take these during the fall semester of your senior year. The SAT Subject Tests may not be taken on the same date as the SAT Reasoning Test. More information will be given at the Junior Seminars which will start after the winter break. To register online for the SAT that will be offered here at ISS on May 5, 2012 go to www.collegeboard.com. The registration deadline is April 6, 2012. To register online for the ACT that will be given here at ISS on April 14, 2012 go to www.actstudent.org The registration deadline is March 9, 2012. NOTE: Spaces for these exams fill up quickly. It is recommended that you sign up as soon as possible to ensure that you will be able to take the exams. JUNIOR SEMINAR will be held during last block every ‘Friday 2’ second semester starting January 27, 2012. We shall be discussing the details of the IB Program completion and post graduation plans. INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE- SPRING RE VISION AND SUMMER COURSES 2010 Check out the following websites: • Oxford Study Courses – www.OSC-IB.com • Lanterna IB Courses – www.lanternaeducation. com/ib • Stanford University – www.ibsummerschool.com Have a wonderful, restful Christmas break! Dr. Kim High School Counselor KCarolineStrange@isstavanger.no QUESTIONS FOR THE COUNSELOR? Email KCarolineStrange@isstavanger.no or call 51 55 43 13 10 · The Informer 23 November 2011 www.isstavanger.no
H i g h S c h o o l N E W S ‘If you wanna know if he loves you so .....’ With the end of the first quarter behind us, October comes to an end with our parent teacher conferences on the 3rd & 4th November. As you are aware from our handbooks and the back to school night, this year we have modified our quarter 1 and quarter 3 report cards to be interim reports of progress. These progress reports seek to group assessments together under two main categories namely Interim Summative Assessments (ISA´s) and Significant Summative Assessments. ISA´s are ongoing smaller assessments that take place over the course of the quarter/semester whilst SSA´s are much larger pieces of work, or work that is more consistent with the type of assessments that students may find in external examinations. Students and parents are now able to note their progress in these two areas and with an additional narrative, which seeks to outline strengths as well as areas for improvement. It is intended that these reports provide improved feedback on what students can do to improve their work. For this academic year we have also established reflection rubrics for the two areas that we report on other than academic attainment namely: www.isstavanger.no • Effort, Engagement, Organization & Progress Reporting • Learner Profile & Conduct In these two areas, students are graded using the following nomenclature: M+ = Exceeds Expectations M = Meets Expectations M- = Below Expectations Overall grades are determined by a ´best-fit‘ approach based on assessment evidence and this may not necessarily reflect ´average´ performance over time. Different subject areas may also have a differing number of assessments as different subjects lend themselves to different types of assessment Now that the fall break is behind us and the blue skies of the summer are well and truly gone, students walking or cycling to school should be reminded of the need to ‘be seen’ with the use of reflectors or light coloured outdoor clothing. Safety can be an issue on buses, also, and in recent weeks I have reminded the high school students of the importance of both good and safe behavior whilst travelling to on from school. I am sure that if you attended the recent High The Informer 23 November 2011 · 11
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