{"id":97,"date":"2017-09-27T11:35:53","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T15:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nearnorthschools.ca\/chippewa\/?page_id=97"},"modified":"2025-04-17T18:00:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T22:00:31","slug":"grade-8-parent-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nearnorthschools.ca\/chippewa\/grade-8-parent-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Grade 8 Parent Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-97\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-97-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-97-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-97-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>The Next Big Step: High School!<\/h2>\n<p>Moving into high school from elementary school is\u00a0a significant milestone in a student's academic career.\u00a0These transformative years allow students to explore career directions and\u00a0increased elective and extra-curricular opportunities. Different levels of difficulty allow individuals to tailor their learning to their needs and strengths. At Chippewa, students can graduate with confidence, knowing they are prepared for post-secondary learning and work.<\/p>\n<p>A variety of transition activities are planned to help orient your Grade\u00a08 son or daughter during the school year.\u00a0These activities\/actions include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Grade 6\/8 Information Night<\/li>\n<li>Visits by counsellors to grade 8 classes<\/li>\n<li>Grade 8 transition day events such as Discovery Day<\/li>\n<li>IB Information Night<\/li>\n<li>IB Diploma Night for current Exelleravens<\/li>\n<li>Parent Information Night and Course Selection Workshop<\/li>\n<li>And more...<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Through these activities, students will gain a familiarity with their\u00a0school, meet their new teachers and learn more about the extracurricular opportunities available to them. Parents are encouraged to be a part of the transition process and questions are always welcomed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-97-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Next Big Step: High School! Moving into high school from elementary school is\u00a0a significant milestone in a student&#8217;s academic career.\u00a0These transformative years allow students to explore career directions and\u00a0increased elective and extra-curricular opportunities. Different levels of difficulty allow individuals to tailor their learning to their needs and strengths. At Chippewa, students can graduate with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-97","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nearnorthschools.ca\/chippewa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/97","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nearnorthschools.ca\/chippewa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nearnorthschools.ca\/chippewa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nearnorthschools.ca\/chippewa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nearnorthschools.ca\/chippewa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.nearnorthschools.ca\/chippewa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/97\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9460,"href":"https:\/\/www.nearnorthschools.ca\/chippewa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/97\/revisions\/9460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nearnorthschools.ca\/chippewa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}