Grade 11
“In Grade 11, roles and responsibilities start to pile up. Students start to think about their plans for graduation and life after secondary school. It is key for students to stay focused and organized to maintain or get ahead of their academics as graduation is only one year away.”
Goals for a Grade 11 Student
- Begin planning for post-secondary plans, such as schools and career options
- Solidify an effective study routine for numeracy and literary exams
- Build and practice public speaking skills for presentations and job interviews
English Curriculum
Expectations of a Grade 4 in English:
✓ Read independently for up to 40 minutes
✓ Summarize a story’s plot, setting and characters
✓ Build vocabulary by reading, and use sentences as context to determine meaning
✓ Write with a clear beginning, middle and end using a variety of sentence forms
✓ Revise own work by adding description and detail and editing for punctuation, spelling and grammar
How Your English Tutor Will Help:
✓ Practice writing in complete sentences with a central idea organized logically
✓ Provide guidance in revising student’s work by challenging their critical thinking skills
✓ Introduce strategies to write with a clear beginning, middle and end
✓ Introduce the analysis of poetry and different forms of written text
✓ Practice spelling common words and using basic punctuation
Mathematics Curriculum
Expectations of a Grade 4 in Math:
✓ Multiply up to three-digit numbers and divide by three-digit numbers
✓ Apply the concepts of measuring and determining the area of 2-dimensional shapes
✓ Compare two and three dimensional figures using shapes, lines, and points
✓ Explain answers verbally, pictorially, and in writing
✓ Develop a spatial sense of geometric shapes
How Your Math Tutor Will Help:
✓ Visualize math concepts such as using fractions and decimals to represent quantities
✓ Challenge student to justify mathematical ideas and decisions
✓ Promote develop mental math strategies
✓ Introduce financial literacy for understanding of real life problems
✓ Introduce technology for exploring mathematics
✓ Introduce strategies for telling time with analog and digital clocks
