Register Now for the PIC Family Event!

Posted April 1, 2015

Registration is now open for the Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) Family Event ‘Building Skills to Navigate the School Years’, April 18, 2015, Bluevale Collegiate Institute. This FREE event is open to parents, guardians and the community. Keynote speaker, Lesley Andrews, will share with us her inspiring story of ‘overcoming the odds’ to follow her passion […]

Relay For Life May 1st

Posted March 30, 2015

Relay for Life 7:00 pm on May 1st to 7:00 am on May 2nd

Registration is happening now!

Bring in your registration form and $15.00 to the Cafeteria at lunch. Luminaries are on sale at lunch in the Cafeteria $5.00 each. If you would like to volunteer with Relay leading up to the event or the night of, volunteer forms are now available in the Cafeteria at lunch and/or in the Main office. Survivor forms are now available in the Cafeteria at lunch and/or in the Guidance office for any individuals who would like to be part of the Survivor victory lap.

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March 26th Parent Night

Posted March 25, 2015

We encourage parents of all GCI students to take the opportunity to meet your child’s teachers and discuss your child’s progress. Please join us on March 26th from 6:00 – 8:00 pm in the cafeteria and library.

GCI Parents – Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test

Posted March 25, 2015

Dear Parent/Guardian:

On Thursday, March 26, Grade 10 students will write the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT), as well as senior students who have yet to complete this graduation requirement.

The Literacy Test, administered by Ontario’s Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO), is used to determine whether a student has the literacy (reading and writing) skills required to meet the standard for understanding reading selections and communicating in a variety of writing forms expected by The Ontario Curriculum across all subjects up to the end of Grade 9. The successful completion of this test or the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course is a requirement for the Ontario Secondary School Diploma.

In order to create a positive environment that will optimize the conditions for successful completion of the OSSLT, the instructional school day for all students at Galt Collegiate has been modified. The following is the timetable for March 26:

7:45 a.m. – 8:05 a.m. Breakfast and OSSLT Information Meeting

8:30 a.m. – 11:35 a.m. Literacy Test

11:35 a.m. – 12:35 p.m. Lunch

12:35 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Tutorial Session 1 for Periods A, B and C

1:30 p.m. – 2:25 p.m. Tutorial Session 2 for Periods D and E

It is important to note the following about the day’s structure:

• Students not writing the test will only have access to the cafeteria while the test is in progress, for quiet, independent study. As most school staff will be involved in administering the test, there will be no regular classroom instruction in the morning. The library will be unavailable during the whole day as this space is required to support the administration of the test.

• School buses will run at their regular times.

• Once regular administration of the test has been completed, teachers will be available in the afternoon to provide all students with tutorial assistance in all subjects and at all grade levels. Teachers will announce to their students, and post in their classrooms, the location for their tutorial sessions. Students accessing help during tutorial sessions should report to the main office and sign in. Regular attendance reporting procedures remain in effect for this day, in that any student who does not attend will be marked absent.

These adjustments have been made across the Waterloo Region District School Board in order to facilitate the administration of the OSSLT in a manner that provides for the best conditions possible for the students who are writing. If you have any concerns or questions regarding the Literacy Test, or the schedule for March 26, please feel free to contact our administration.

Sincerely,

Beverly Wood
Principal, Galt Collegiate

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New Pilot Funding Initiative for Schools

Posted March 23, 2015

The Waterloo Region District school board has partnered with My Class Needs, a not-for-profit foundation associated with Curriculum Services Canada, to offer a unique opportunity to support classroom teachers in securing additional resources to support student learning, well-being and achievement. The program provides grants for materials/services up to a maximum of $750 per class. To qualify, […]

PIC Event

Posted March 23, 2015

PIC Event Flyer 2015

Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test: March 26, 2015

Posted March 11, 2015

All grade 10 students who are eligible to take the OSSLT (and those who have not yet successfully completed the literacy requirement) will be writing the test in classrooms on the Morning of March 26th, 2015. Only these students are required to be in attendance.

Please click here Standard Letter – 2015 to find the schedule for the OSSLT on March 26, 2015.
For additional resources and supports, please visit the EQAO website by clicking here
If you have any questions about the OSSLT, please contact Andy Lavell, Vice Principal.

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OFSAA Swimming

Posted March 6, 2015

Two of our students, Ben Moxam and Jennifer Chester, travelled to Etobicoke this week to compete in OFSAA swimming. These students both did extremely well and had personal best times in both the 50 metre freestyle and 50 metre backstroke events. Congratulations on a successful swim season!

Summer School Co-op

Posted March 6, 2015

Complete Summer School Co-op information can be found in our Guidance tab. All summer school co-op forms are fillable.

Congratulations Sr Boys

Posted March 3, 2015

Congratulations to our Sr. Boys Basketball team winning the CWOSSA silver medal. The boys were undefeated in pool play. It was a great tournament. Great job Ghosts!!!

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