Parent Information from the Counseling Department
Important
Dates - Progress Reports Mailed - September 19, November 21, February 6,
& April 24. Quarter Grades Mailed -
October
24, January 9, March 20, and after the last day of school.
SAT and ISAT Testing
Sat 10 Testing for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders will be Monday, September 8th - Friday, September 12th
OLSAT Testing for 7th graders will be Monday, September 8th - Friday, September 12th
ISAT Testing for all grades will be Monday, March 2 - Friday, March 13th
Tutoring Opportunity
Project Dream is offering a free tutoring program. The purpose of this program is to foster educational excellence through tutoring and promote character enrichment. It will be on a first come - first serve basis. It is open to the entire community of Bloomington/Normal. The students will take place every Friday from 5 to 7:30 pm.
The Grand Opening will be September 19th with registration begining at 5:00 pm at Heartland Community College, 1500 West Raab Road, Normal, IL 61761.
8th Graders Registering for High School Classes Parent Information
The high school counselors from NCHS and NCWHS will be at Kingsley on Thursday, December 18th from 9:00 to 10:00 am to talk with our 8th grade students about registering for their freshman classes. Out students will be divided up by the high school they will attending. Course description books and general information will be passed out at that time.
The KJHS 8th graders will be registering for their freshman classes January 13th through January 16th. Prior to registration, your student will be receiving recommendations from their 9th grade math, science, and foreign language placement (if applicable). Please feel free to have your student go to www.unit5.org/diambrid/KingsleyFreshmanScheduleBuilder.html to practice putting together their class choices for the school year 2009-2010.
Freshman Orientation Meetings for our current 8th Graders
The Freshman Orientation Meetings for NCWHS and NCHS will be on Wednesday, January 7th. The NCWHS Meeting will be from 7:00 to 8:45 p.m. and the NCHS Meeting will be from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
4 Year Plans -
8th graders schedule your 4 year plan for high school
with your counselor starting in January. The 4 year plan meeting will
cover courses that you may want to take for a specific career choice and/or
college program. The 4 year plan meetings will take approximately one
hour.
Honor
Roll - The Honor Roll is posted after each
nine-week grading period. It is posted in each classroom and
students will be receiving a little award of accomplishment. Students
must attain all A's for High Honors and A's & B's for regular Honors.
Career Cruising
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Career Cruising is a comprehensive and interactive career guidance resource.
It includes in-depth profiles of hundreds of different careers, detailed
information on colleges and universities, and multimedia interviews with real
people in every career. Students may also want to check out
Exploring Career Information from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
Career Cruising - Username: Kingsley Password: careers
Counselor Appointments
- The best time for students to see a counselor is before
or after school, homeroom, study hall, and lunch time. Parents can call
(309-888-6910) to set individual appointments.
Middle School Web Resources
- National Middle School Association,
It's My Life,
Young Minds,
&
The Parent Institute.
Classroom Visits
- The counselors visit each classroom to get acquainted
with our students and explain the services that the counseling office
provides. In addition counselors attend weekly team meetings to assist in
the academic achievement of all students.
Student-Parent Handbook (PDF)
- Detailed information about policies, student
behavior and academic expectations, consequences, transportation, attendance
policies, and co-curricular activities.
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