Incoming Panther Parents,

Peninsula High School Counselors will be at your child’s intermediate school on 4/10 (RIS), 11(MIS) and 12(PVIS) for 9th grade scheduling. Your child was given a packet of scheduling materials on 3/27, 3/28 or 3/29. Students from private schools will schedule classes on 4/23 and 4/24 at Peninsula HS in Silver Spur office. Scheduling packets have been dropped at most local private schools. If your child has not brought a packet home, please pick one up at Pen HS. (note: The school is closed 4/2-4/6 for spring break.) Parents received the Parent Orientation booklet during the Parent Orientation Nights on 3/15 or 3/27.

The student packet included two items; a blue scheduling worksheet and a two page yellow packet with information about important dates, PVPHS website resources, graduation checklist and A-G requirements. The parent packet included the same materials as the student packet plus a few other items related to subject requirements, athletics and FAQs.

It is expected that your child will come to school with the scheduling worksheet completed on the day assigned. It is very important that you include all the classes your child would like to request, including whether they want 0 period (item 7), alternate classes if a requested elective class is not available, summer school plans (if any) and a parent and student signature at the bottom of the page. If your child did not bring the blue scheduling sheet home, please have them pick one up from their intermediate school counselor on Monday 4/09/11.

The following links will take you to the PVPHS website and provide detailed information about courses and planning your child’s schedule requests if you need more information.

http://www.pvpusd.k12.ca.us/penhi/pdf/CourseHandbook2011.pdf

http://www.pvpusd.k12.ca.us/penhi/pdf/PlanningGuide2010.pdf (2011-12 Guide will be posted in the near future)

Please do not be overwhelmed by the information contained in these links. Your child’s 9th grade schedule is relatively simple from the standpoint of options and the biggest choice will be related to course levels (regular/honors), electives and language.

We look forward to meeting your child’s academic goals and providing them a well-rounded experience over the next four years. As always, we are here to answer questions but ask that you start with your child’s intermediate school counselor prior to contacting Peninsula HS.

Sincerely,

Greg Puccia, Associate Principal