- Grade 7 English Language Arts curriculum is designed to develop students' knowledge and strategies in the six strands of language arts: speaking, listening, reading, viewing, writing and representing. Experiences with texts are designed to enhance students'
- Use of knowledge and strategies
- Understanding of metacognition and critical thinking
- Awareness of cultural diversity
- Ability to be creative
- Capacity to respond personally
- Grade 7 Français is a second language development program. Intermediate Français enhances French language skills introduced in previous levels and offers students the opportunity to develop an understanding of the values and lifestyles of people comprising la francophonie. Referring to various types of oral and written texts on current issues, the program develops and consolidates students' literacy skills and provides insight into the cultural and linguistic reality of francophones in Canada.
- Grade 9 Mathematics curriculum promotes active exploration of a variety of mathematical ideas in the context of meaningful learning experiences. Students will extend work on square roots and be introduced to powers and exponent laws, as well as to rational numbers. Students will work with linear relations. Units on polynomials and linear equations and inequalities provide opportunities to work with variables and equations, with a focus on representing algebraic expressions in multiple ways. Surface area, similarity and transformations, and circle geometry all provide opportunities to further develop students' sense of shape and space. Students will design and implement a project plan for the collection, display and analysis of data.
2009-10 Program Implementations (Intermediate)
- Grade 9 Science
The new Grade 9 Science is a Pan-Canadian science course that aims to develop scientific literacy. Scientific literacy is an evolving combination of the science related attitudes, skills, and knowledge students need to develop inquiry, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities; to become lifelong learners; and to maintain a sense of wonder about the world around them. The course is composed of four main units: atoms, elements and compounds, reproduction, electricity and space. - Intermediate Music
The Intermediate Music curriculum is a completely new philosophical approach for Music curriculum in Newfoundland and Labrador consisting of common core outcomes which can be met through a variety of musical contexts including Choral, Instrumental, Traditional and Classroom. - Intermediate Energy and Power Module (Technology)
This module of the Grade 9 Technology Program builds on the design and problem-solving knowledge and skills developed in previous modules. Students will get a practical introduction to principles of physics related to work energy and power. Students will work in design teams to complete hands-on projects using the problem solving process. - Grades 2, 5 and 8 Mathematics Program
The 2009-2010 school year marks the second year of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador's three-year plan of new program implementation for mathematics. This year's implementation is scheduled for Grades 2, 5 and 8. Similar to the programs previously implemented for Grades K, 1, 4 and 7 last year, the new Grade 2 , 5 and 8 mathematics programs are modeled after a conceptual framework based on the Western and Northern Canadian Protocol (WNCP).
2008-09 Program Implementations (Intermediate)
- Mathematics (Grade 7)
In September 2008, new mathematics curriculum is being implemented in Grade 7. Implementation will follow in September 2009 in grade 8 and Grade 9 in 2010. This new curriculum has been adopted from the Western and Northern Canadian Protocol's (WNCP) common curriculum framework for K-9 mathematics. New textbooks and resources accompany the new program and professional development for teachers will continue as the program is implemented.The learning outcomes in the program are organized into four strands across the grades K - 9. The strands include Number, Patterns and Relations, Shape and Space, and Statistics and Probability. In addition to the strands, the philosophy of the program identifies seven interrelated mathematical processes that children need to be engaged in to develop deep mathematical understanding. These include: communication, connections, mental mathematics and estimation, problem solving, reasoning, technology and visualization.
- Science (Grade 7, 8)
Grade 7 & 8 Science are Pan-Canadian science courses that aim to develop scientific literacy. Scientific literacy is an evolving combination of the science attitudes, skills, and knowledge which students need to develop inquiry, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities; to become lifelong learners; and to maintain a sense of wonder about the world around them. - Health - Human Sexuality (Grade 9)
The transition from childhood to adolescence is noted for significant developmental changes. The changes brought on by puberty are accompanied by increased autonomy and this independence brings with it an increased responsibility for managing ones own health. Management of personal health requires a level of health literacy. "Health literacy generally refers to the ability of individuals to access and use health information, to make appropriate health decisions and maintain basic health." (Health Literacy in Canada: Initial results from the International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey 2007. Ottawa: 2007, p.3).The revised health curriculum for the grade 9 student focuses on providing students with the knowledge and skills to:
- promote physical, mental, reproductive and sexual health in their daily lives,
- assess the level of risk associated with any given behavior and the implications for one's health now and in the future.
The curriculum is organized around the following components;
- Climate Building and Communication
- Self Concept
- Human Sexuality
- Interpersonal Relationships
A more detailed Course Descriptor can be obtained upon request to your child's school.