Guidance

Guidance

Grade 8 to 9 Transitions Information Meeting 

Thursday, November 7, 2024

6:00 - 7:00 pm


Grade 8 - Transition to Secondary Schools

Below are links to important information about your grade 8 student's transition to High School, including the registration for the online sessions next week. 

We will be hosting our own Queen Alexandra Information Session on November 7, 2024, from 6 to 7 pm.  More information will follow next week.

General Information and Timelines for Student Interest Programs, Out of Area and Secondary Schools without Boarders applications:

 https://www.tdsb.on.ca/High-School/Going-to-High-School/Beyond-8

Registration links for the Preparing for High School webinar series

1.                 General Information on October 29, 2024 ( 7-8:30 pm)

2.                 Student Interest Programs on October 30, 2024 (7-8:30 pm)

Parents/guardians can indicate if they require interpretation services. 

Recordings of the information sessions will be made available.

Open House Dates and links to school information : https://www.tdsb.on.ca/High-School/Going-to-High-School/Open-Houses-and-Information-Nights

Please direct any questions to Sue Domenico at susan.domenico@tdsb.on.ca

Thank you.

•    TDSB Grade 8 Course Selection with myBlueprint site

Please find some useful information below:

Free Tutoring resources:

https://tvo.org/education

https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/teens/learning.jsp


As well the TDSB offers an updated Parent site with some good resources around schools and mental health:

http://www.tdsb.on.ca/About-Us/Innovation/ForParents

Mental Health: http://kidshealth.org/en/teens/anxiety-tips.html

Homework Help and Online Tutoring: https://tvo.org/mathify-reg

 

Applications

Students moving to grade 9 need to set up their courses in MyBlueprint (MBP):

Students can activate their MBP accounts by going to: www.myblueprint.ca/tdsb

JANUARY – Grade 8 Course Selection Opens students can submit course selections including schools applied for through Speciality Schools (see due dates of each school)

FEBRUARY – Deadline to complete all course selections in myBlueprint (see due date of school)

 

Applying to Queen Alexandra Middle School 2025 - 2026

See Registration Tab.

Begins Monday, January 6, 2025 until Wednesday, January 29, 2025 online.  Further Information through your child's current school.