Location
Staff and Students
Programming
Funding
Strengths
100
In what neighborhood is west mount located?
What is west mount (2006, Westmount).
100
_______number of teachers and __________ number of students are registered to west mount school.
What is 13 teachers and 218 students (2013-2014, Westmount junior high: student handbook).
100
What is 7-1, 7-2, and 7-3 stand for?
What is regular, special needs, and honors
100
Which form of government provides the majority of school funding?
What is Provincial
100
How many health days are there in one year and how are these a strength?
What is 8 and this is a strength because it allows the students to have a day away from regular schooling where they can learn about health in an informative and fun way.
200
What neighborhoods do the students of West mount live in?
What is West mount and Glenora.
200
On average how many subjects does each teacher teach?
What is an average of 2-3 subjects including one core and one option.
200
List at least 3 option courses that the school offers.
What is music, art, foods, construction, drama, leadership, outdoor education, and sports performance.
200
What type of funding do junior high schools receive? a) Block funding (peer puple funding) b) Funding based on credits c) Funding based on courses offered d) Funding based on being healthy
What is block funding or peer puple funding
200
How are the staff members considered a strength of the school?
What is...The staff goes to extra lengths to help the students such as organizing events (like the 100th anniversary), organizing sports teams and various groups, and spending extra time tutoring the students during peer support at lunch.
300
In what year were most of the residential structures built (not including the apartments)? Answer is 19_0 (the blank is a number between 0-9).
What is 1950 (2006, Westmount).
300
How many educational assistants does the school have?
What is one (2013-2014, Westmount Junior High: Student Handbook).
300
Name five of the school teams (Name the sport or club)
What is soccer, cross country running, volleyball, basketball, curling, badminton, track & field, softball, rugby, hiking, leadership, choir, games club, and drama club (2013-2014, Westmount Junior High: Student Handbook).
300
What percent of the school's budget goes to paying staff members?
What is 90%
300
What makes the principle and vice principle a strength to the school?
What is the principle and vice principle frequently help out the students and are involved in the school activities. They are also approachable, which makes students more willing to come to them with problems.
400
The mean household income in West Mount is __________ compared to Glenora where the mean household income is 84, 737. (To get the points you need to be within 10,000).
What is 48,020 (2010, Westmount:neighborhood indicators).
400
List one of the six students rights and responsibilities (located in the west mount student handbook)? For example, students shall be treated with______________.
What is Students shall be treated with dignity, respect, and fairness by other students and staff. Students shall be provided with a learning environment that is free from physical, emotional, and social abuse. Students and parents shall be informed of the board's and school's expectations for student behaviour within the school, the school grounds, and during school activities. In the event of student misbehaviour, students and parents shall have the right to offer an explanation, and to be informed about consequences of misbehaviour. Students shall exercise their responsibilities to: a) use their abilities and talents to gain maximum learning benefits from their school experiences; b) contribute to a climate of mutual trust and respect conducive to effective learning, personal development, and social living; and c) attend school regularly and punctually. Appropriate opportunities for student consultation and involvement in student related matters shall be provided. (2013-2014, Westmount Junior High: Student Handbook).
400
What does FSG stand for and when does it occur?
What is family support group and it occurs right after lunch (before block 5) (2013-2014, Westmount Junior High: Student Handbook).
400
In total including teachers salaries what is the school's yearly budget?
What is 1.6 million
400
Why are the school teams and clubs considered to be a strength of the school.
What is the school clubs allow these adolescents to get to know each other and to learn the valuable skill of working as a team. Since there is a wide variety of school clubs the students will be more likely to join at least one of these activities.
500
In both Glenora and West mount neighborhood where do most people live (in what structure).
What is single detached home or an apartment building (2006, Westmount;2006, Glenora).
500
According to West mount student handbook students must show respect for ________(list two of the nine things).
What is school authority; others and their property; ethnic, racial, religious, and gender differences; school attendance and punctuality; work habits, assignments and homework; school property; textbooks and equipment; fire alarms and safety equipment; and district policies relating to smoking, alcohol, drugs and inhalants (2013-2014, Westmount Junior High: Student Handbook).
500
According to the west mount web site what was renovated during the year 2000? Guess at least one of the rooms (Note if you get one wrong you get no points)
What is a new music room, art room, foods lab, sewing lab and construction lab to the basement. Reference Westmount Junior High School. Retrieved from http://westmount.epsb.ca/
500
How much money on average does the parent council contribute to the school? Note this money is used for school trips, scholarships, camps, ect.
What is 33,000
500
What is the main theory that the school instills into the students in order to enhance their leadership skills. How is this a strength?
What is the leader in me program. This is a strength because it teaches things like win-win, communication, creativity, responsibility, problem solving, and many others. All of which are skills that these students will need to use in the future.
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