Lord Byng Secondary School

3939 West 16th Avenue

Vancouver BC Canada
V6R 3C9

Our Mission Statement

At Lord Byng Secondary our goal is to provide a safe learning environment that
enables students to challenge their intellectual and creative abilities and allows them to
meet their full potential as citizens.

Equipm ent and Materials needed EACH day in class:

• 3-Ring Binder (2" min) with 4 dividers and extra
foolscap English 8
• 3 spiral bind notebooks, lined and 3 hole ready.
• pencil case
• at least 2 pens (dark blue or black ink) Teacher: Ms. A. E. Hughes
• at least 2 pencils (HB #2)
• eraser (white recommended) Course Content
• small ruler EN 8 will include the following areas of study:
• Student Agenda (intact and unaltered)
• Silent Reading Book • Novels, short stories, poetry, Shakespeare, language
• Text book currently being used and usage, creative and expository writing, and oral
Course Fee presentations.
No set course fee, though students may be asked to • Critical analysis or works studied
participate in events or activities for which payment will • W ritten response to literature and introduction to
be requested. analysis.
Marks for each Report % of Term • Paragraph development.
Citizenship 2.5% • Language and Usage study.
Participation 5% Note: Participation in class discussions is required
Reading Card 5% and expected both in small and large group.
Reading Self-Assessment 5%
W ritten W ork (In-class) Min. 35% Goals
Home & Class W ork 12.5% Students will have opportunities to develop and demonstrate
SUBTOTAL ............................. = 65 that they can:
The balance of each term will be 35% • communicate effectively in written, spoken, and
made up of projects, written visual forms
work, quizzes, tests etc. to • develop positive attitudes toward language learning
provide students opportunity to
demonstrate learning and • make connections to other areas of study and to life
understanding of material taught. outside the classroom
TOTAL...................................... = 100 • think critically, creatively, and reflectively
Final Report % of Year • appreciate their own culture and the culture of
Report 1 26% others
Report 2 38% • use technology
Report 3 26% • For more info on EN 8 see:
Mid Year Exam 25% Term 2 http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/ela_grd8_2007.pdf
Final Exam 10%
Total 100% Policies and Procedures
The above are the expected term breakdowns.
The following also appear in the Student Agenda; please be
familiar with all school expectations and policies.
• The Code of Conduct applies to our classroom.

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• W hen handing in work for me to mark, use YOUR
STUDENT NUM BER ONLY and follow format
provided including Date and English Block..
Attendance: See policies in the Lord Byng Student Agenda
and in Ms. Hughes's Citizenship Rubric.
Punctuality: Students are expected to arrive on time. If you
arrive late and the door is closed, knock quietly and wait.
Activities missed at the beginning of class will result in a
loss of marks. Tardiness will affect your citizenship mark.
Skipping: If you are found to have "skipped" my class, you
will receive a zero on work missed and a zero for
citizenship that term.
Assignments:It is your responsibility to have assignments
completed on time. See Student Agenda for policies.
Late penalty is 10% per calendar day. (incl. Sat/Sun).
Tests
• Notify me in advance, if you know that you will be
absent for a test. Some tests may only be written on
the day that they are written by the class; in certain
situations a make-up opportunity may not be
available; excuses will be considered on an individual
basis.
• Your parent or guardian must notify me by
phone, if you are sick on the day of a test.
• Contact me the first day you return to school to
arrange for a make up test in English Exam Hall.
• Be prepared to write the exam or missed work during
the FIRST English Exam Hall after your return.
English Exam Halls take place on Fridays at 1:50 PM
in A225. Students who fail to attend English Exam
Hall as scheduled and agreed upon will receive
ZERO (0) on the task that was to be made up and not
further task will be provided to offset this.
Note: Scheduled in class essays are tests !

Note: Assingments will only be accepted up to 1 week
after initial due date or term cut off, which ever comes first.
Extra help: Available by appointment; see office hours on
Ms. Hughes's Blog at http://bynghughes.blogspot.com
Tutors
Guidelines for working with a tutor are available upon
request. It is strongly recommended that you use guidelines.
Tutors are NOT allowed to assist you directly with work
that will be collected by the teacher, as this would constitute
plagiarism.
Cheating, which includes plagiarism , is a serious offence
and will result in a score of zero. Helping som eone
cheat is also cheating.
Students and their parent(s)/guardian(s) are required to read
and sign the handout on plagiarism provided on M s.
Hughes' blog (http://bynghughes.blogspot.com/) and
return it to M s. Hughes no later than October 1st of the
current school year.
Notes for absences: M UST
• be received in addition to a phone call
• be received within a calendar week of return
• be signed by teacher and submitted by student to
grade counsellor
W ORK M ISSED M UST BE M ADE UP!

Dear Student,

Please read these expectations carefully and share them with your parent/guardian. I suggest you take some time to
actually discuss what you have read. W hen you have read and understood the content of this hand out, sign your
name in the space provided and have your parent/guardian do the same.

DO NOT TEAR OR CUT THIS FORM !. W hen you and your parent/guardian have signed your names, place the
document into your English binder for future reference throughout the year. Notebook checks will require it to be
present and neatly stored.

Sincerely,

Ms. Hughes

English Teacher
English Department Head
ahughes@vsb.bc.ca

Student signature: _____________________________________ Date signed: ______________________

Parent/Guardian signature: ______________________________ Date signed: ______________________
Dear Student,

Please read these expectations carefully and share them with your parent/guardian. I suggest you take some time to
actually discuss what you have read. W hen you have read and understood the content of this hand out, sign your
name in the space provided and have your parent/guardian do the same.

DO NOT TEAR OR CUT THIS FORM !. W hen you and your parent/guardian have signed your names, place the
document into your English binder for future reference throughout the year. Notebook checks will require it to be
present and neatly stored.

Sincerely,

Ms. Hughes

English Teacher
English Department Head
ahughes@vsb.bc.ca

Student signature: _____________________________________ Date signed: ______________________

Parent/Guardian signature: ______________________________ Date signed: ______________________