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FAHS-FEILDINGHIGHSCHOOL

2018Year9CourseInformation

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CONTENTS

3. Introduction4.6.7.8.9.

2018AcademicCurriculumNZQA-NCEACertificatesandEndorsementUniversityEntranceScholarshipVocationalPathwaysCertificate

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Year9coresubjects:English,Mathematics,PhysicalEducation,Science,SocialStudies,HealthChoosingyourYear9optionsubjects

2018Year9ProposedOptions17. 9AGR Agriculture 18. 9ART Art19. 9BUS BusinessStudies20.21.

9DVC9DTE

DesignandVisualCommunication(Graphics)DigitalTechnology

22. 9DRA Drama23. 9FTE FoodTechnology24.25.

9FRE9FRX

FrenchIntroductionFrenchExtension

26. 9GEO Geography 27. 9HIS History28. 9HRT Horticulture29. 9JPN JapaneseIntroduction30.31.32.

9JPX9MUS9MAO

JapaneseExtensionMusicTeReoMāori

33. 9THM TechnologyHardMaterials34. 9TTE TechnologyTextiles

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INTRODUCTIONThefollowinginformationhasbeenpreparedtohelpyouunderstandthecoursestructureatFAHS-FeildingHighSchoolandtohelpyouselectyourYear9optionsubjectsfor2018.Youwillbemakingyourselectiononyourenrolmentform.GROUPCLASS

• StudentswillbeplacedinaGroupclassfordailyadministrationeachmorning,andforReadingeachafternoon

• EachGroupclassincludesstudentsatalllevels:Year9-Year13• EachGroupclassisoneofsixineachoftheschool’seightHouses

CORECLASS

• Afterconsultationwiththeircontributingschool,astudentwillbeplacedintoacoreclassofYear9students.

• Thiscoreclassmaybeatopbandclass,amidbandclass(twoofwhichwillhaveteacheraidesupport)orahomeroomclassforstudentswhohavesignificantlearningneeds.

• Youwillbeinthesamecoreclassforallofyourcoresubjects:English,Mathematics,PhysicalEducation,ScienceandSocialStudies.

• ForPhysicalEducationyouwillhavetwolessonsperweek,andforeachoftherestofyourcoresubjectsyouwillhavefourlessonsperweek.

OPTIONCLASSES

• Youwillalsobetakingeightoptionclassesthroughouttheyear-twoeachterm.• Inyouroptionclasses,youwillnotbeinyourusualcoreclass;therewillbestudentsfromdifferent

Year9coreclassesineachoptionclass.• Foreachoptionclassyouwillhavefourlessonsperweek.• Youroptionclasseswillchangeeverytenweeks.• Healthisacompulsoryoption.• Youmustselectsevenoptions(andareserve)fromthesubjectsonyourenrolmentform.

Ifyouhavequestionsorconcernsaboutselectingyouroptions,contactoneoftheYear9Deans-MrsCecileElleryorMrsAnne-MarieDawson.Pleasenote,allinformationinthisbookletmaybesubjecttosomechangebeforethestartofthe2018schoolyear.Wewilltrytofulfilthewishesofstudentsandparentsinselectingcourses,buttheschoolreservestherighttolimitormodifyclassesaccordingto: - Theabilityandneedsofthestudent - Availablestaffing - Availablefacilities

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2018ACADEMICCURRICULUM KEY: Underlined-CompulsorySubject; (S)-SemesterCourse; #-ApprovedSubjectforUE; *-ScholarshipExaminationavailable

YEAR9 YEAR10 YEAR11 YEAR12 YEAR13ARTS

Art Art ArtPractical PracticalArt ArtPainting*# ArtDesign ArtDesign*# Photography Photography*# Drama Drama Drama Drama Drama*# Music Music Music Music Music*# PerformanceTechnology PerformanceTech1(S) PerformanceTech PerformanceTech2(S)

LANGUAGES

English English EnglishA EnglishA EnglishA*# EnglishStudies EnglishStudies EnglishStudies# EnglishSkills EnglishSkills EnglishSkills EnglishLanguageLearning EnglishLanguageLearning MediaStudies MediaStudies MediaStudies MediaStudies*# FrenchIntroduction FrenchExtension French French French French*# JapaneseIntroduction JapaneseExtension Japanese Japanese Japanese Japanese*# TeReoMāoriIntroduction TeReoMāori(FullYear) TeReoMāori TeReoMāori TeReoMāori TeReoMāori*# TikangaMāori

MATHEMATICS

Mathematics Mathematics MathematicsA Mathematics Calculus*# MathematicsStudies MathematicsStudies Statistics*# MathematicsSkills MathematicsSkills Mathematics#

PHYSICALEDUCATIONANDHEALTHPhysicalEducationHealth

PhysicalEducationHealth

PhysicalEducation&Health RecreationalPE(S) FitnessforSport1(S)FitnessforSport2(S)

Health(S) SportScience SportScience SportScience*# SportCoaching(S) OutdoorAdventure OutdoorLeadership OutdoorEducation OutdoorManagement DriverEducation(S)

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2018ACADEMICCURRICULUMcontinued…

YEAR9 YEAR10 YEAR11 YEAR12 YEAR13SCIENCEScience Science ScienceA Science ScienceStudies Biology Biology*# ScienceSkills Chemistry Chemistry*# Physics Physics*# Chemistry-Biology Chemistry-Physics Agriculture Agriculture Agriculture Agribusiness Agribusiness*# Agriscience Agriscience*# Horticulture Horticulture Horticulture Horticulture PrimaryIndustries PrimaryIndustries LandSkills LandSkills LandSkills

SOCIALSCIENCE

SocialStudies SocialStudies SocialStudies(S) SocialStudies*# Geography Geography Geography Geography*# History History History History*# Tourism

Psychology

Tourism

BusinessStudies

AccountingBusinessStudies(S)Accounting

Accounting*#

Economics Economics Economics*# FinancialBeginnings(S)

TECHNOLOGYDigitalTechnology DigitalTechnology DigitalTechnology DigitalTechnology DigitalTechnology*# ComputerSkills ComputerSkills Food Food FoodandNutrition FoodandNutrition FoodandNutrition*# Hospitality Hospitality Hospitality FoodTechnology*# Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles DesignandVisualCommunication

DesignandVisualCommunication

DesignandVisualCommunication

DesignandVisualCommunication

DesignandVisualCommunication*#

HardMaterials HardMaterials HardMaterials Building Building Engineering Engineering Automotive(S)

VOCATIONALPROGRAMMES Gateway Gateway SPEC SPEC SPEC Transition Transition Transition

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NZQAQUALIFICATIONSANDAWARDS

WeofferarangeofNZQAqualifications:NCEACertificatesatLevels1,2and3,andUniversityEntrance,aswellasanumberofNationalCertificatesinspecificsubjectareas:Cookery,CoffeeAppreciation,Building,PrimaryIndustries,TravelandTourism.Manyofoursubjects(especiallyatYear12)offercreditstowardsthenewVocationalPathwaysCertificatesatLevel2.

ScholarshipisalsoavailableinmostYear13courses(seeTable2onpage12).

NCEACERTIFICATESNCEALevel1Certificate� 80creditsatLevel1orhigher

� Mustinclude -10literacycredits(English,TeReoorspecificstandardsinothersubjects) -10numeracy(Mathematicsorspecificstandardsinothersubjects)

NCEALevel2Certificate� 80credits 60atLevel2orhigher 20maybeatLevel1• StudentsmusthavemettheLevel1literacyandnumeracyrequirements

NCEALevel3Certificate� 80credits 60atLevel3orhigher 20maybeatLevel2• StudentsmusthavemettheLevel1literacyandnumeracyrequirements

ENDORSEMENT CertificateEndorsement

Level1,2and3NCEACertificatesmaybeendorsed‘WithMerit’or‘WithExcellence’.

• ‘WithMerit’endorsementrequires50creditsatMeritorhigheratthelevelofthatcertificateorhigher.

• ‘WithExcellence’endorsementrequires50creditsatExcellenceatthelevelofthatcertificateorhigher.

SubjectEndorsementSubjectendorsementalsoappliestoeachsubjectatallyearlevels.

• TogainaMeritendorsementforasubject,youmustgain14creditsatMeritorhigherinthatsubjectinthesameyear,andatleast3creditsmustcomefrominternalassessmentand3creditsfromexternalassessment.

• TogainanExcellenceendorsementforasubject,youmustgain14creditsatExcellenceinthatsubjectinthesameyear,andatleast3creditsmustcomefrominternalassessmentand3creditsfromexternalassessment.

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UNIVERSITYENTRANCE

TobeawardedaUniversityEntrancequalification,youmusthaveachievedallofthefollowing:• NCEALevel3Certificate• 14creditsatLevel3ineachofthreeapprovedsubjects(seeTable1,page12)• UEnumeracy-10creditsatLevel1orhigherfromspecificachievementstandardsacrossa rangeofsubjects,orallthreespecificnumeracyunitstandards• UEliteracy-10credits(fiveinreadingandfiveinwriting)atLevel2orhigherfrom specificstandards.

TobeenrolledinauniversityyoumustmeettheirentryrequirementsUniversitiesarenowsetting -theirownentryrequirements -theirownLiteracyrequirementsSomecoursesmay -havespecificsubjectprerequisitesi.e.specificY13courses -havespecificrequiredstandards -havehigherentryrequirementssuchasagreaternumberofMerit andExcellencegrades -beselectiveandchoosethehighestachievingstudentsFormoreinformation,contactCareersAdvisors Deans Universityliaisonofficers.APPROVEDSUBJECTSFORUNIVERSITYENTRANCE

CoursesthatareofferedatFAHS-FeildingHighSchoolandareAPPROVEDSUBJECTSforUniversityEntrance

Pleasenote:-acombinationoftheSciences(BIO,CHE,PHY)mayprovideanadditionalApprovedsubjectScience-acombinationoftheMathematics(CAL,MAT,STA)mayprovideanadditionalApprovedsubjectMathematics-acombinationoftheTechnology(DTE,DVC,FTE,TTE)mayprovideanadditionalApprovedsubjectTechnologyAccountingACCAgriculture/HorticultureAGBUAGSCBiologyBIOCalculusCALChemistryCHEDesignandVisualCommunicationDVCDesign(PracticalArt)DESDigitalTechnologyDTEDramaDRAEconomicsECO

EnglishENGENSFrenchFREGeographyGEOHistoryHISHomeEconomicsFNUJapaneseJPNMathematicsMATMediaStudiesMEDMusicStudiesMUSPainting(PracticalArt)ARP

Photography(PracticalArt)PHOPhysicalEducationSPSPhysicsPHYSocialStudiesSSSStatisticsSTATeReoMaoriMAOTechnology-FoodFTE-TextilesTTE

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SCHOLARSHIP

• Assessedinanextraexamforeachsubject,otherthanforSportScience(areportisrequired)andfor

thoseforwhichanextraportfolioissubmitted

• OnlyoneportfoliomaybesubmittedinPracticalArtorinTechnology

• ScholarshipFoodandNutritionisavailableasScholarshipPhysicalEducation

Table2: SCHOLARSHIPSUBJECTS

SCHOLARSHIPSUBJECTSofferedatFAHS–FeildingHighSchoolAccountingACCAgricultureAGSCBiologyBIOCalculusCALChemistryCHEDesignandVisualCommunicationDVCDigitalTechnologyDTEDramaDRAEconomicsECOEnglishENAFrenchFREGeographyGEOHistoryHISHomeEconomics(FNU)(assessedasPESchol)

JapaneseJPNMediaStudiesMEDMusicStudiesMUSPhysicalEducationSPSFNUPhysicsPHYStatisticsSTATeReoMaoriMAOTechnology(oneoption)-FoodFTE-TextilesTTEVisualArts(oneoption)-DesignDES-PaintingARP-PhotographyPHO

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VOCATIONALPATHWAYSAWARDSixVocationalPathwayssectorshavebeenestablished ConstructionandInfrastructure CreativeIndustries ManufacturingandTechnology PrimaryIndustries ServiceIndustries SocialandCommunityServicesWithineachsector,specificAchievementStandardsandUnitStandardshavebeenidentifiedaseitherrecommendedstandardsorsectorrelatedstandards.Standardsyouhaveachievedmay showyouwhereyourstrengthslie showemployerswhereyourstrengthsandabilitieslieThestandardsachievedmaycontributetowardsoneormoreVocationalPathwaysAwardsthatmaybeinanyoneofthesixsectorslistedabove.ToreceiveaVocationalPathwaysAwardyoumust� AchieveNCEALevel2� MeettheNCEALiteracyandNumeracyrequirements� Gain60Level2creditsfromrecommendedstandards� Ofthe60credits,20Level2creditsmustbefromsectorrelatedstandards

AtpresentyoucanachieveaVocationalPathwaysAwardonlyatLevel2. Thecourseoutlinesthatfollow,showwherestandardsassessedagainstmaycontributetowardsaLevel2VocationalPathwaysAward.YoucancheckyourprogresstowardsanyoftheVocationalPathwaysAwardinyouracademicrecord.FormoreinformationaboutVocationalPathwaysAwards,logonto http://youthguarantee.net.nz/vocational-pathways

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YEAR9CORESUBJECTS Youwillstudyfivecompulsorycoresubjectsinyourcoreclass.Ineachofthesesubjects

• youshouldbeinthesameclasswiththesamegroupofstudentsforthewholeyear.• youwillhavefourlessonsineachweek.• youwillhaveeachsubjectinadifferentroom.

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Year9English 9ENGTheYear9EnglishcourseisdesignedtointroducestudentstosecondaryschoolEnglish.Topicscoveredinclude

• novel• poetry• film• staticimage• speech

Teacherswillalsoworkwithstudentstoreinforcefundamentalspelling,grammarandpunctuationskills.Essay,formalandcreativewritingwillallbecoveredinthecourse.Therewillbeopportunitiestoextendgiftedandtalentedstudentsandsupportcanbeputinplaceforthosestudentswhoneedsomeextrahelp.ThisisadiverseandenjoyablecoursethatwillpreparestudentsforfurtherstudyinEnglish.

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Year9Mathematics 9MATStudentswillconsolidatetheirmathematicalknowledge,developtheirproblemsolvingskills,andexploreandextendnewmathematicalconcepts.TheYear9Mathematicscoursecovers

• numberandalgebra• geometryandmeasurement• statisticsandprobability

Studentswilllearnthroughavarietyofclassroomactivitiesaswellastheintegrationofe-learningtools.TheschoolprovidestwoweeklymathematicstutorialsandaccesstoMoodletocomplementstudentlearningbyprovidingextrasupport.Successintheseniorschoolisverymuchdependentontheskills,habitsandroutinesstudentsdevelopinthejuniorschool.

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Year9PhysicalEducation 9PEH9PhysicalEducationisacompulsorycoresubject.Studentswillhave2lessonsperweekthroughouttheyear.InYear9PhysicalEducationstudentswillstudyarangeofdifferentactivities.Theunitsofworkandactivitiesweofferinclude:

• Strikingandfieldinggames• Crosscountry• Aquatics• Invasiongames• Adventurebasedlearning• Movement–gymnastics/dance

Studentslearnaboutteamwork,leadershipaswellastheirbody’sresponsetoexercise.

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Year9Health 9PEHYear9Healthisacompulsoryoption.Studentswillhave4lessonsperweekforoneterm(10weeks).Studentswillstudyarangeoftopics:

• Puberty• Healthyrelationships• Bullying• Drugsandalcohol• Cybersafety

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Year9Science 9SCIInYear9Sciencestudentswillstudythefollowingunitsofwork:

• Scienceskills• Chemistryofmatter• Chemistry-physicalandchemicalchange;separatingsubstances• Classificationinbiologyandecology• Humanbody:bloodandcirculation• Humanbody:foodanddigestion• Physicsoflight• Motionandforce• Astronomy

Studentsbeginbybecomingfamiliarwiththelaboratoryequipment.Theywilldevelopscienceskillswhichincludeinvestigating,planning,collectingdataandanalysingit.Thecoursehasastrongpracticalcomponent,wherepossible.Thetopicscoveredduringtheyearwillhelpdevelopabroaderknowledgeandunderstandingofbiology,chemistry,physicsandastronomy.Someclasseswillhaveextensioninsomeareasduringtheyear,whileotherclasseswillfollowamodifiedscienceprogramme.Fees:$7.00

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Year9SocialStudies 9SST Year9socialstudiesisabouthowsocietiesworkandhowpeoplecanparticipateascritical,active,informedandresponsiblecitizens.Awiderangeoftopicsisstudiedtohelpstudentslearnaboutthewaytheworldworks.Thesetopicscanbefromthepast,present,andfutureandfromplaceswithinandbeyondNewZealand.Studentslearnaboutconceptsorbigideasthataffectusall.Theseincludebutarenotlimitedto:

• ResourcesandSustainability• Wealth,PovertyandInequality• Government• HumanRights• CulturalIdentityandCulturalInteraction

Studentswilllearnthroughacombinationofin-classactivitiesandinquiry.Fieldtripsmayalsoruntoreinforcelearningfromtheclassroom.Fees:$5.00

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CHOOSINGYOURYEAR9OPTIONSUBJECTS • Youmustchoosesevenoptionsfromthosedescribedonthefollowing

pages;Healthistheeighthandcompulsoryoption.• Thefirstfivemustbechosenasdirectedontheenrolmentform:onefrom

Languages,twofromArtsandtwofromTechnology.• Youmusttheselectafurtherthree(andaspare).Youshouldenterthem

onyourenrolmentforminrankorder–1isyour1stfirstchoiceto4foryour4thchoice.

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AGRICULTURE 9AGRAgricultureispartofourprimaryindustriesandthereforeisoneofourmostimportantindustries.WhatIwilllearn:

• PrimaryindustriesinNZ:whattheyareandtheirimportancetousasacountry.Thisincludespastoralandnon-pastoralfarminginNZ.

• LivestockclassesinNZ:thiscouldincludesheep,cattle,deer,pigsandgoats.• Nutrition:howwefeedourstockwithparticularemphasisonpasturesandcrops.• FAHSfarms:ManawanuiandNgakauanui

HowIwilllearn:

• Classroomlessons• Visitstotheschoolfarms

Fees$5.00

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ART 9ART 9Artteachesstudentshowtomakeartworksandcommunicateideasusingtheprocessesandproceduresofart.WhatIwilllearn:Studentswilllearnhowtorespondtoandreflectontheirownandothers’workusingthelanguage,symbolsandtextthatarespecifictooursubjectHowIwilllearn:Skillswillbeobtainedthroughpracticalworkwithvariedmediaandbyparticipatingin,andcontributingto,classandgroupactivitiesdemonstratingthevaluesthatareimportanttothissubject.Otherdetail:Thefeeassociatedwiththecoursecoversthecostofthestudents’take-homematerials.Fees:$10.00

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BUSINESSSTUDIES 9BUS Consumerstudiesisanintroductorycoursestudyingeconomicandfinancialmattersthataffectusall.WhatIwilllearn:

• Importanteconomicconceptsthataffectourdailylives,suchasscarcity,decisionmakingandopportunitycost.

• AnunderstandingoftheroleoftheGovernmentinourlives,inparticulartaxesandgovernmentspending.

• Basicfinancialliteracytoolstohelpusmanageourincome,suchassaving,budgetingandinsurance.HowIwilllearn:Thecontentandskillsinthiscoursewillbelearntthroughacombinationofstructuredbookwork,classdiscussionsandpracticalactivities.Fees:$5.00

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DESIGNANDVISUALCOMMUNICATION 9DVCDesignandVisualCommunicationisthestudyofdesignandvisualcommunicationWhatIwilllearn:Studentswilllearnhowtousethedesignprocesstocreateanddeveloporiginalideastosolveadesignproblem.Theconstructionandpresentationoffreehandandinstrumentaldrawingsistaught,allowingstudentstocommunicatetheirideasinthebestwaypossible.HowIwilllearn:Studentswillcarryouttheirworkusingarangeofmediaincludingpaper,computers,portfoliosandmodelmaking.TherewillbeamajorprojectwhichwillenablestudentstodeveloptheirpresentationandcommunicationskillsFees$10.00

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DIGITALTECHNOLOGY 9DTEDigitaltechnologiesimpactoneveryaspectofourlivesandarevitallyimportantinourrapidlychangingsociety.WhatIwilllearn:Studentswill

• learnhowcomputersciencehasevolved• explorethefundamentalsofcomputerprogramminglanguages• learnhowtouseWeb2.0andpresentationtoolstocommunicateandenhancestudyskills• becomeconfidentdigitalcitizenswhosafelyusedigitaltechnologies

HowIwilllearn:Skillswillbelearnedthroughthecreationofdigitalmedia,useofbasicprogramminglanguagesandpresentations.Fees:$8.00

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DRAMA 9DRA9Dramahasaspecialfocusonexploringcorephysicalskillsofperformancewhilebuildingsocialskillsandtheabilitytoworkeffectivelyaspartofateam.WhatIwilllearn:StudentswilllearnhowtoeffectivelycreatetheelementsofDramainperformancethroughtheiruseofbody,voice,movementandspace.Theywillexplorephysicalstorytellingandlearntheactors’‘tricks’forcreatingrole,tension,focusandaction.Thecourseisdesignedforabsolutebeginnersthroughtostudentswhohaveextensiveperformanceexperience.HowIwilllearn:Skillswillbeobtainedthroughpractical/physicalworkshopsdoneasaclassoringroups.StudentswillalsolearnthelanguageofDramabykeepingaweeklyjournal.Thereisnorequirementofstudentstoperformpubliclyinthiscourse.Otherdetail:StudentsmaybeinvitedtoattendliveperformancesaspartoftheDramaDepartmentwhereappropriate.Thefeeassociatedwiththecoursecoversthecostofphotocopyingforthestudents’take-homejournal.Fees:$3.00

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FOODTECHNOLOGY 9FTEWhatIwilllearn:Inthiscourseofstudy,students’willdevelopandextendtheirnutritionalknowledgeandskilllevelthroughtheprocessesofselecting,preparing,cooking,andservingfood.Studentswillhavetheopportunitytodeveloptheircreativityandexperienceasenseofaccomplishmentastheygainskillsthatcontributetowell-being.HowIwilllearn:Studentswillhaveregularpracticallessonsdesignedtohelpthemdevelophealthenhancingattitudestofoodandnutrition.Topicscoveredinthiscoursewillinclude

• hauora• foodsafety• foodchoices• productdevelopment

Otherdetail:Studentswillberequiredtoprovidesomeingredientsforpracticallessons.Afeeischargedtoassistwiththesupplyofotheringredients.Fees:$10.00

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FRENCHINTRODUCTION 9FRE

WhenlearningFrenchthefocuswillbeoncommunicationandtheabilitytointeractwitheachother.Atthesametime,youwillbeabletoexploreanothercultureandcompareitwithyourownpersonalworld.

WhatIwilllearnThecoursewillgiveyouarangeofvocabularyanditspronunciationandwillcoveravarietyofthemesfromgreetingstobeingabletointroduceyourself.

Youwilllearnaboutsubjectsthatarerelevanttoyou:family,schoollife,pets,time,andweather.

Bytheendofthecourseyouwillhavestartedtobuildyourconfidencewhetheryouareabeginneroralreadyhavesomeknowledgeandskills.

HowIwilllearn

Youwillbegivenopportunitiestoresearchtopicsandcomparewhatyoufindwithyourownknowledgesotoexpandyourunderstandingoftheworld.

Thecoursewillprovideyouwiththematerialtopractiseandwithsomeinteractiveactivitiestodoinclass.Somehomeworkwillberequiredtoreviewthevocabularylearntduringthelesson.OtherdetailStudentswhowishtostudyFrenchinYear10shouldtaketheFrenchExtensionCourseinTerm4whichisaconsolidationofthethingslearnedearlierintheyear.OtherdetailFees$6.00

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FRENCHEXTENSION 9FRX

Studentswillhavecompletedthe10weekcourseofFrenchIntroductioninTerm1,2or3beforeenteringFrenchExtensioninTerm4.

WhatIwilllearnYouwillcontinuetodevelopyourskillsinlisteningtoandspeakingFrench.Withreadingandwritingshortscriptsyouwillincreaseyourknowledgeoffamilyandschoolandfamilylife.Thethemessuchasdefiningparentsandsiblings,describingthemandwhattheyarewearingwillgivethesupporttolearnandmasterthevocabularyandgrammarstructuresofthenewlanguage.HowIwilllearnYouwilllearnthroughsongs,role-plays,creatingpostersandotheractivities.OtherdetailEntrytoYear10FrenchrequiresstudentstohavecompletedtheFrenchExtensionoption.

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GEOGRAPHY 9GEO Geographyisastudyofthenaturalenvironmentasthehomeofpeople.WhatIwilllearn:

• Howourenvironmentisformedbynaturalprocesses• Howpeopleuseandchangetheenvironment• Basicgeographicskillssuchasmapreadingandconstruction,resourceinterpretationandresearch• Ageographicstudyofsomemajorworldissues,suchaspollution,wateruse,migrationorresources

HowIwilllearn:Throughinvestigatingandresearchingcasestudies,fieldwork,andclassroombasedactivities.Fees:$5.00

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HISTORY 9HIS Historyisastudyoftheawesomeworldofthepast:itstriumphs,terrors,marvelsandmistakes.WhatIwilllearn:Studentswilllearntheskillsofhistoricalresearch,tothinkcriticallyandbecomeaninformedcitizenofthemodernworld.Thefocuswillbeonthe‘stories’ofpastevents,erasandcivilisationswhilebuildingapracticalskillsbaseforfuturelearning.Topics:

- AncientCivilisations- MedievalEurope- NewZealandinthe1960’s

HowIwilllearn:Throughinvestigatinginterestingcasestudies,usingavarietyofwritten,visual,auralandoralup-to-dateresources,classdiscussionsandsimulations.Fees:$5.00

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HORTICULTURE 9HRTHorticultureisavitalindustrybothinNewZealandandglobally–horticulturefeedstheworld.WhatIwilllearn:StudentswillbeintroducedtotheworldofplantsandtheirsignificancetoboththeNewZealandeconomyandtheregion’seconomy.Studentswillraiseseedlings,propagateplantsfromcuttingsandlearnhowtosuccessfullymanageplantgrowth.Theywillworkinthehorticulturegardenplotsandberesponsiblefortheplantsgrowninthere.HowIwilllearn:Learningwillbeachievedthroughpracticalwork,managingagarden,demonstrationsandbothgroupandindividualprojectwork.Otherdetails:Thereisasmallcoursefeewhichcontributestothepurchaseofseeds,pottingmixandothermaterials.Studentareabletotakehomemanyoftheplantstheygrow.Fees:$5.00

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JAPANESEINTRODUCTION 9JPNStudentsarenotexpectedtohaveanyknowledgeofJapanesebeforeenteringthiscourse.WhatIwilllearn:TheWrittenLanguage:Studentswilllearnthebasicsofthewrittenlanguage,startingwithHiraganathesyllabaryscript.HiraganaisphoneticandasJapanesehasvowelsoundsthatarealmostidenticaltoTeReoMaoriiseasytolearn.Withanewpicturecardsystem,studentscanlearntorecognizeall46lettersofHiraganainaone-hourlessonandinlessthan10weeksbecomeproficientatwritingit.HomeworkconsistsofcompletingHiraganadrillsheetsforeachlineofthechartandtestsareheldweeklytoassessthestudents’knowledge.Thesedrillsheetsarenottime-consumingandeasytouse.StudentswilllearntowritetheirownnamesintheKatakanascriptbutthisisnotgenerallyintroducedtillyear10.TheSpokenLanguage:FromtheoutsetitistheaimtoencouragestudentstointroducethemselvesinJapanese,memorizingatleast10sentencesincludinginformationaboutname,age,school,gradeandlikesanddislikes.ClassroominstructionsareoftengiveninJapaneseandcorrectculturalprotocolandmannersaretaughtandadheredto.HowIwilllearn:StudentswilllearntoreadandwriteJapaneseviadrillsheets,wordfindsandquizgames.Theartofbrushwritingandadvancedtechnologyisalsousedtoreinforcethewrittenandspokenlanguage.DVDs,onlineactivities,quizzesandgamesareusedtomakethelessonsvibrantandinteresting.SkypesessionswiththeircounterpartsinJapanaresometimespartofthisprocessoflearningsorealtimeconversationsinJapanesedooccur.Otherdetail:Agraduationceremonyisheldattheendofthefirst10weeksandstudentsareissuedwithcertificatesandprizes.StudentswhowishtostudyJapaneseinYear10areencouragedtodotheJapaneseExtensionCourseinTerm4whichisaconsolidationofthethingslearnedearlierintheyearandhasmoreofanemphasisonculturalactivitiesandrealuseofthelanguage.Fees:$6.00

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JAPANESEEXTENSION 9JPX

Studentswillhavecompletedthe10weekcourseofJapaneseintroductioninTerm1,2or3beforeenteringJapaneseExtensioninTerm4.

WhatIwilllearn

TheWrittenLanguage

• StudentswillreviseHiraganabothreadingandwritingtorefreshtheirmemoriesandconsolidatewhattheylearnedinaJapaneseIntroductionoption.

• TherewillbemoreintensivelearningoftheHiraganascriptandaCertificateofAchievementwillbeawardedtoallthosewhogeta100%passintheHiraganatestattheendofTerm4.

• StudentswillalsobeintroducedtoJapanesecalligraphy(Shodo/Shuji).• Moreadvancedsentencestructureandgrammarwillbelearned.

TheSpokenLanguage

• TherewillbeanexpectationthatstudentsuseJapaneseduringclasstimewhenaddressingtheteacher,whentalkingtoeachotherorwhenintroducingthemselvestoagroup.

• ConversationroleplayswillbeusedtohelpthemandtoencouragethemtouseJapanesenaturallyinclass

HowIwilllearn

ExamplesofconversationonDVD,theinternetandSkypewillbeusedtohelpstudentsgetusedtospeakingandlisteninginamorenaturalway.Studentswillmeetnativespeakersandengageinconversationwiththemasmuchaspossible.StudentswillwatchJapaneseanimatedvideosinthetargetlanguagewithEnglishsubtitlestohelpthemgetusedtolisteningtoJapanese.

CulturalEmphasis

StudentswillbeintroducedtoJapaneselifestyle,food,festivals,martialarts,traditionalmusicandtechnologicalachievements.“TheLastSamurai”moviewillbeshownandalsoasushipartyheldduringthelastfewdaysofthetermtointroducethemtofood,tableetiquetteandtheuseofchopsticks.

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MUSIC 9MUS9Musicexposesstudentstodifferentgenres,instrumentsanderasofmusic,whileintroducingthemtothedisciplineoflearninganinstrumentbyattendinglessonsandpractising.Thecourseisdesignedforabsolutebeginnersthroughtostudentswhohaveextensiveperformanceexperience.WhatIwilllearn:Studentshavetheopportunitytolearnanorchestralinstrumenttheyhaveneverplayedbeforeandattenditinerantlessons,aswellastheopportunitytoplayguitarandkeyboardinclass.HowIwilllearn:Skillswillbeobtainedthroughpracticalactivities,listeningtomusicandsometheorywork.Studentsareissuedaninstrumentandattenditinerantlessonsinsmallgroupsonceaweek.Inclass,theywilllearnmusictoplaytogether.Thereisnorequirementofstudentstoperformpubliclyinthiscourse.Otherdetails:Studentsmayhaveopportunitiestoattendliveconcertsandworkshopsperformedbyotherstudentsorprofessionals.Thefeeassociatedwiththecoursecoversthecostofinstrumenthireandlessonfeeswhicharehighlysubsidized.Fees:$25.00

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TEREOMĀORI 9MAO/9MOStudentsmaychoosetostudyTeReoMāoriforonetermorforafullyear.ONETERM 9MAOWhatIwilllearn:Year9studentswillstudywhānauinTerm1.Thiswillincludelearningbasicpronunciationofthelanguageandacquiringanddevelopingskillsandconfidenceinlistening,speaking,writingandreadingTeReoMāori.StudentswillalsolearnabouttikangaMāoriandteaoMāori.FULLYEAR 9MO1/2/3/4Furtherstudywillincludetōkukāinga(myhome),temarae,kai,hākinakina,mythsandlegends.Thiswillbuildontheintroductorycoursetofurtherdevelopskillsinlistening,speaking,writingandreading.Allstudentswillparticipateinmahitoi(art)andngāmahi-ā-Rehia(traditionalMāorigames)HowwillIlearn:Byspeaking,listening,readingandwritingandthroughpracticalworksuchasartandcraft,Māoriperformingartsandgames.Otherdetail:Amaraevisitmaytakeplaceduringtheyearandothertripsmayarise.StudentswillbeencouragedtojoinTeRauHuia,theschool’skapahakagroup,andtosupportotherkaupapatheMāoridepartmentisinvolvedinsuchasNgāManuKōrero,PaeRangatahi,Matarikicelebrationsandpōwhiri.StudentswhohavecomefromaTeReoMāoriimmersionprogramme,suchasaKuraKaupapa,maybeassessedtoenterahigherlevelclassifnecessary.Fees:$6.00

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TECHNOLOGYHARDMATERIALS 9THMThiscoursewillintroducestudentstotechnologicalpracticewithinthecontextofmaterialstechnologywithafocusonhardmaterialssuchas,butnotlimitedto,wood,metalandplastic.WhatIwilllearn:Studentswilldeveloptheirtechnologicalpracticeandknowledge.Thiswillbedonethroughproblemsolving,applyingthedesignprocessandusingpracticalskillstoproduceapracticaloutcome.HowIwilllearn:StudentswilllearnbyusingbasictoolsandmachinesandsketchingtoenhancetheirskillsandprojectsFees:$25.00

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TECHNOLOGYTEXTILES 9TTEThiscourseincludescomponentsofdesign,development,mockupandprototype.WhatIwilllearn:Theaimofthiscourseistolearnthebasicsofsewingincludingmachineuse,seams,zips,pocketsandfinishingtechniques.Studentswillalsousearangeofmediatoadddesignfeaturestotheirwork.HowIwilllearn:Studentswillcompleteasampleroftheskillstaughtandthengoontodesignandmakeagarmentoftheirchoice.Otherdetail:Studentsarerequiredtoprovidefabricandothernecessarymaterialsfortheirdesign.Thefeeistoassistwiththesupplyofmaterialssuchoverlockerthread,needles,calico,paint.Fees:$8.00