TFS - Canada's International School

Parents' Handbook 2019 – 2020 25 appropriate. You are also encouraged to contact teachers at any time. In order to allow you to follow your child's progress on a regular basis, teachers send home some assignments and notebooks for your signature. If at any time you have concerns regarding your child's progress, please feel free to ask for an interview with the relevant teacher. Should you require additional assistance, the Branch Office will refer you to the appropriate person. GRADE 6 TO LEVEL V Reports are issued twice a year, in January and June, with further communication of academic progress provided in October through a progress report, and parent-teacher interviews in November/December and in February. Specific IB-predicted grades are communicated to the Level V parents in April. DIPLOMAS TFS offers a number of diplomas upon successful completion of coursework within the Ontario and French curricula, and the International Baccalaureate Program. TEST PROVINCIAL DE COMPÉTENCES LINGUISTIQUES (TPCL) On March 31, 2020, all Level II students, and any older students new to Ontario, must write the Test provincial de compétences linguistiques (TPCL). The successful "pass" of this test is required for graduation. Parents should not book any appointments or a vacation day on this date. DIPLÔME D'ÉTUDES SECONDAIRES DE L'ONTARIO (DESO) TFS designs its courses of study to cover the requirements for the DESO (the French equivalent of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma). Students receive a DESO at graduation, upon successful completion of the Ontario curriculum. INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE DIPLOMAS The International Baccalaureate Diploma is pursued by all Level IV and V students. It offers a comprehensive, balanced and highly respected pre-university curriculum, which allows students to develop individual interests and relate classroom experiences to the outside world. All students must take two languages, a social science, a mathematics, an experimental science and an elective, which can include a second science. In addition, all students write an Extended Essay, are involved in CAS (Creativity, Action, Service) and take the Theory of Knowledge course. A bilingual IB diploma may be earned based on specific course requirements in French; students pursuing an additional course delivered in French will also receive the advanced bilingual IB diploma. LE DIPLÔME NATIONAL DU BREVET DES COLLÈGES In Level II, students may elect to sit the Diplôme National de Brevet des Collèges, a program involving external examinations in French, history, geography and citizenship, mathematics and sciences. A challenging program, it allows our students to measure their accomplishments within a network of schools accredited by the Ministry of Education in France throughout the world. TFS uses Brevet results as a formative assessment to inform our teaching and learning in French. TFS DIPLOMAS The school grants a TFS Diploma and a TFS Bilingual Diploma at graduation to those students who qualify. CLASS PLACEMENTS At the end of each school year, teachers, Principals and/or timetabling Vice-Principals place students from JE to Level V in classes for September. Many factors are taken into consideration, including individual needs and characteristics, group dynamics, date of birth, academics, course selection and gender balance. The central focus throughout this process is the academic, social and emotional well-being of our students. Given the thoroughness, fairness and complexity of the class placement process, the school is not able to accommodate parent requests for specific teachers.

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