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HAVERGAL COLLEGE
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Course Calendar 2017–18
Content Standards
describe the knowledge and skills
students are expected to develop and demonstrate and on
which their achievement is assessed and evaluated
(p 16)
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Diagnostic Assessment
is the gathering of evidence that
reflects students’ prior learning. This type of assessment
often occurs at the beginning of instruction. It is used
to determine students’ strengths and needs and to plan
instruction. It is not used in determining the report card
grade.
Evaluation
is the process of judging the quality of student
work on the basis of established criteria and assigning a
value to represent that quality.
Levels of Achievement
(p 18)
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Level 4
The student demonstrates the specified
knowledge and skills with a high degree of
effectiveness. Achievement at Level 4 does not mean
that the student has achieved expectations beyond
those specified for the grade/course.
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Level 3
The student demonstrates the specified
knowledge and skills with considerable effectiveness.
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Level 2
The student demonstrates the specified
knowledge and skills with some effectiveness.
Students performing at this level need to work on
identified learning gaps to ensure future success.
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Level 1
The student demonstrates the specified
knowledge and skills with limited effectiveness.
Students must work at significantly improving
learning in specific areas, as necessary, if they are to
be successful in the next grade/course.
Performance Standards are described in the achievement
chart categories and refer to four broad categories
of knowledge and skills that are common to both the
elementary and secondary divisions and to all subject
areas and disciplines. The categories represent four
broad areas of knowledge and skills within which the
expectations for any given subject can be organized.
Teachers address these categories when planning
program and developing assessments in order to
provide balanced programs and to encourage students
to develop higher cognitive and creative thinking skills.
The categories are: Knowledge/Understanding, Thinking,
Communication and Application
(pp 16–17)
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ATTENDANCE PRACTICES AND
PROCEDURES
At Havergal we expect engaged participation in the full
life of the school. Havergal students are expected to
be committed to their academic responsibilities and to
their co-curricular commitments. Regular attendance at
school is critical for student learning. The school makes
accommodations where possible and appropriate for
elite athletes and exceptional family requests. In such
cases, parents must advise the school well in advance
of the anticipated absences, where possible, so that the
appropriate arrangements for academic support can be
put into place.
House/Form Attendance
Attendance is taken in Form or House on Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. On Wednesday, attendance
is taken in first period classes. All faculty and students
must be in either Form/House or their Period 1 class by
8:20 am. Teachers record absences and late arrivals as of
8:20 am.
Subject Attendance
Each period, teachers record absences and late arrivals
electronically. Students and parents are encouraged
to make appointments for times other than during the
academic day. Students who are late for class must first
sign in at the Day School Office (DSO).
Student Absences
Parents of Day Students are requested to telephone or
email the Day School Office (DSO) before 8 am when their
daughter is absent or late. The DSO will call home if no
call or email is received. Boarding School Dons inform the
DSO about Boarder absences.
Note:
The Day School Office hours are from 7:30 am to
4:00 pm, Monday to Friday.
DSO Telephone Number: 416.482.4723
DSO Fax Number: 416.483.5789
DSO Email:
dso@havergal.on.caWhen students are absent during the school day or for
several days, upon their return, they must present a note to
the DSO from parents or from Boarding School Dons clearly
stating the reason for the absence(s). Students who miss
exams must bring a doctor’s note upon their return. If a