/ King City Secondary School
E-Bulletin
March 4th, 2013
In This Issue
  • Host a Student
  • Cross-Curricular Literacy and the OSSLT at KCSS
  • Upcoming Events
Contact Us
King City Secondary School
2001 King Road
King City, Ontario
L7B 1K2
(P) 905-833-5332
Extensions:
Reception - 150
Attendance - 176
Guidance - 106
Busing - 152
(F) 905-833-3750
king.city.ss @
yrdsb.edu.on.ca
KCSS Website
Course Moodle Site /

Host a Student Visiting from Abroad

Can you offer ...
• a caring and secure environment
•an English speaking home
•a private room
•three meals (and snacks) daily
•a home within reasonable distance to a YRSDB school
Families are compensated $800/month to cover the cost of hosting.
School year and summer placements are available.

905 884 2046 ext 254

Cross-Curricular Literacy and the O.S.S.L.T. at KCSS

The Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) will be written onApril 11, 2013. The students who will be writing this test are currently in grade 10 or are others who have not yet completed this graduation requirement. The OSSLT is a provincial test of literacy (reading and writing) skills students have acquired by Grade 10. It is based on the literacy skills expected in The Ontario Curriculum across all subject areas up to the end of Grade 9.
The following link leads to our moodle page which contains many resources for practice . Parents may login with their child’s school username and password and find the course called “KCSS Literacy Learning”. The page has numerous resources including: notes, tips and practice quizzes. For support with the use of this resource, please contact our literacy teachers, Ms. Kofalvi and Ms. Georganas.
In addition to these school supports parents may be interested in examining released test items directly from EQAO. These materials can be found at the following website:
Students have been receiving ongoing support in literacy throughout the school year and will have additional opportunities to get ready through explicit instruction throughout the days leading up to the test. There will also be an assembly on March 25th. in order to ensure students are familiar with the test requirements and types of tasks they will encounter on the test. Parents may also access a student preparation guide on the EQAO site:

Upcoming Events

March
1 KCSS Award Applications available in Guidance
11 - 15 March Break (no classes)
21School Council Meeting - 7 pm
21 Interim Report
28 Earth Hour
29 Good Friday (no classes)
April
1 Easter Monday (no classes)
4 Parent-Teacher Interview Night
4 Art Show
4Post Secondary Planning for Gr. 11 Parents
4, 5 Ring Day (Front Foyer @ lunch)
11 Grade 10 Literacy Test – Diploma requirement