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Changes for Teachers

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Overview of Term 3

21stCentury Concept Change is a normal part of life.

ScienceChemistry

Hands onfun withscience,investigatingwhy things

happen.

EnglishReading and

writingclassroom

programmeslinked

specificallyto virtues

and the ideaof change.

HealthKey CompetencyManaging Self

Virtues*Resilience

*Responsibility

Year 7Coping withChange 1Year 8Coping withChange

PEOld fashioned

games andrules along

side PEprogramme

The ArtsFootnote

Social

Studies

Currentevents

GeneralKnowledge

Higher OrderThinking

When life knocks me down I need to pick myself up and have another go.I need to take responsibility for making my own positive choices.

I need to develop my higher order thinking skills, such as analysing, evaluating and creating.

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Not that long ago.

Pizzas were not delivered to our home... Butmilk was.

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Avon is going to create for us a range on interactive and funexperiments, aimed to engage students in Science.

The aim is for hands on investigation into scientific concepts withinthe context of chemistry.

Science Main focus this term

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HealthOur main focus on Change is the key concept and thinking behind healththis term.Students need to understand that change is a normal part of life andcoping with change is an essential life skill.

Yr 7 Coping with Change

The key concept is emergingadolescence will experience awide range of changes in theirlives and need to develop thestrategies to cope with them whilebeing confident about being

themselves.Especially:

Peer relationshipsSocial changesChanging emotionsPhysical changes

Yr 8 Coping with Change 2

The key concept of this programme isto prepare students for changes thathappen as they mature and move onto college.

Especially:Risk taking attitudes andbehavioursResponding to peer pressureDecision makingKeeping ourselves safe

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Not that long ago.

The only phone was on a party line.

Before you could dial, you had tolisten and make sure some peopleyou didn't know weren't already

using the line.

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English

Reading:*use asTTle end of term 2 data formatively* Availll for classes registered*guided reading related to Change theme and key competencies (Link)*asTTle exit week 10

Writing:

*asTTle writing to persuade exit week 5*writing speech to inform or persuade the audience*writing purposes could include to recount demonstration ofResilience/Responsibility, to analyse, to comment, to describe, todiscuss, to enquire, to enjoy, to entertain, to explain, to hypothesise, toinstruct, to justify, to narrate, to present, to question, to reflect, to report, to

summarise, to socialise

Speaking: (Link)

*Finals Year 7: 23rd Aug, Year 8: 26th Aug

Term 3 Action Plan: (Link)

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Not that long ago.

My parents never drove me to

school. I had a bicycle thatweighed probably 50 pounds, andonly had one speed, (slow).

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MathsNumeracy:

Fractions and Decimals weeklyteacher planning, based onGloSS dataIKAN Week two this link will take you tothe online power point this term we will use ppt2

Probability:

AO: Investigate situations thatinvolve elements of chance bycomparing experimentaldistributions with expectations

from models of the possibleoutcomes, acknowledgingvariation and independence.

AO: Use simple fractions andpercentages to describe

probabilities.

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Social Studies

MAPPING

Geography Shield- Extend the work you have already

covered to the rest of the world.

CURRENT EVENTS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

5 questions published on Daily Notices each

Monday. You and your class are welcome to

contribute 5 questions please get them to me with

answers as soon as possible.

These questions will make up most of the test to be

given in week 9. A total of50 questions for the test.

USEFULLINKS / RESOURCES

http://www.nelsonsecondary.co.nz/2/294/8/events_qu

iz.pm

http://mrswilsonsyear8.wikispaces.com/

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P.E

Weeks 1-4 NETBALLWeeks 5-8 VOLLEYBALLWeeks 9-10 Old Style Games

Link to planning overview term 3 2010

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Languages

As with previous terms:

International Languages to run parallel to music programme

Maori Programme to show progression over the year, in both level andcontent of learning.

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The Arts

Footnote: 3rd 6th August (week 3)*Self Reflection worksheet provided for PPF consider adding somephotographs

*All students need to pay $7 to cover tuition costs to the school

Drama: Tricks of the Trade drama presentation 20th July (no cost tostudents)*Worksheet will be provided for PPF

*Teacher notes available