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When planning your course for the year, you, your parents and your whānau teacher need to think about how you have done last year and what is a reasonable course for you to take. You need to have balance, with a wide range of courses, challenge (a few things that might be more difficult), some exercise and lots of fun. These courses are designed to help you to develop the skills you need to learn as you get older, while keeping your motivation and interest up as well. Your whānau teacher has more time this year to help you to work on goals for succeeding in your courses and your parents will also get more information on your progress.
But quite a lot is now up to you. You need to make sure you are developing the skills you need, and in particular developing what we call "key competencies" in the curriculum. This means you need to work by yourself and with other people, get along with other people so you don't interfere with their learning and they don't interfere with yours, get your head around the new challenges you face and learn new words and ideas and take a real part in making sure that you learn a lot this year and get the habits you need for the future. Yes, you have to do homework, and yes, you have to learn some things before you get to the real challenges.
What you choose now will set the framework for the year, but you also need to know that if you fail your assessments, you may not be able to take some of the courses offered later in the year, so there may be some change to what you have chosen now. If you are still failing things at the end of trimester two, you will be taking a course called "Academic Catch-up" in trimester three. If you don't make a success of that, you will not be able to move into the senior school in some or all subjects, and year nine students in that course may not be able to take some of the advanced courses for 2013.
Year ten students need to make sure they choose courses that will prepare them well for NCEA next year. Look out for words like "pre-requisite", which means you have to take this course to get into the level one courses. In some courses there are NCEA units suggested, and these courses will extend students who are ready and able to do them.
You must choose ONE subject from EACH column made up of the following subjects:
Click here for a downloadable version of the course selection sheet.
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Column Five |
Column Six |
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Mathematics — Size and shape (geometry and measurement) (advanced) Mrs Cameron |
English — Journalism 101 (advanced)
Mr Waller |
English — Journalism and aspirational English
Mrs Garside |
English — Research journalism English
Mr Meissel |
English— Back to basics journalism
Mrs Garside |
English — Text analysis (advanced)
Mr Waller |
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Computing — Games
Mrs Davies |
Mathematics — Use your brain as a calculator (number and algebra) Mr Collins |
Textiles — Applied Design
Mrs Chinn |
Mathematics — Maths for living (number, measurement and geometry) |
English — Practical journalism
Mr Meissel |
Music — NCEA preparation
Mr Shawcross |
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PE/Health — Athletic safety Ms Paul |
Social Studies — History of Sport
Mr Wickett |
Mathematics — Maths for living (number, measurement and geometry) Mr Collins |
Mr Garside |
Music — Group performance
Mr Shawcross |
PE/Health — Athletic safety Mr Hannan/Miss Bateup |
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Metal Technology — Household Item
Mr Anderson |
French — Beginners and advancing students Ms Oldham |
Drama — Stage challenge
Mr Meissel |
Social Studies — Civics
Mr Wickett |
Science — Forensics and Cook Mrs Bower |
Mathematics — All about letters (advanced algebra) Mr Collins |
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Social Studies — Psychology Mr Mitchell |
Science — A and E and extinction Ms Wilson |
Social Studies — Ms Oldham |
Science — Flight
Mr Manuel |
Technology Wood — CO2 car Mrs Paton |
Science — Species at war/Live and Kicking Miss Wilson |
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Mr Wickett |
Food — One Pan Dinners
Mr Crocker |
PE/Health — Athletic identity Mr Hannan/Miss Bateup |
Visual Art — Printmaking
Ms Oldham |
Social Studies — The Real Game Mrs Davies |
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Mrs Weepu |
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Column One |
Column Two |
Column Three |
Column Four |
Column Five |
Column Six |
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Metal Technology — Storage unit
Mr Anderson |
English — Text analysis (advanced)
Mr Waller |
English — Aspirational English
To be confirmed |
Visual Art — Painting
Ms Oldham |
Music — Music and pictures
Mr Shawcross |
English — Journalism 101 (advanced)
Mr Waller |
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Mathematics — Use your brain as a calculator (number and algebra) Mrs Cameron |
Food — One Pan Dinners
Mr Crocker |
Mathematics — Size and shape (geometry and measurement) Mr Collins |
English — Back to basics reading and writing Mr Meissel |
English — Practical reading and writing
To be confirmed |
PE/Health — Body Balance Mr Hannan/Miss Bateup |
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Computing — Digital web design
Mrs Davies |
French — beginners and advancing students Ms Oldham |
PE/Health — Relating to Others Mr Hannan/Miss Bateup |
Mathematics — Statistics and Probability (basic) Mr Straker |
PE/Health — Relating to Others Ms Paul |
Mathematics — Trig and Transformations Mr Collins |
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PE/Health — Body Balance
Mr Hannan/Miss Bateup |
Graphics — Basic
Mr Anderson |
Social Studies — History of Food Ms Oldham |
Mr Garside |
Science — Electromancer and Alien
Mrs Bower |
Science — Species at war/Live and Kicking Miss Wilson |
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Social Studies — Geography and Geology
Mr Mitchell |
Science — A and E and Extinction Ms Wilson |
Drama — Film
Mr Meissel |
Science — Pyrotechnics and Catastrophe Mr Manuel |
Mrs Davies |
Social Studies — Myths and Legends Ms Oldham |
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Visual Art — Design Mrs Paton |
Social Studies — Psychology Mr Mitchell |
Textiles— Community project Mrs Chinn |
Social Studies — History of Sport Mr Wickett |
Food — Sweet Treats Mr Crocker |
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Mrs Weepu |
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Column One |
Column Two |
Column Three |
Column Four |
Column Five |
Column Six |
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Social Studies — Geography and Geology Mr Mitchell |
English — Poetry writing anthology(advanced) Mr Waller |
Drama — Production
Mr Meissel |
English — Back to basics media Mr Meissel ENGMDB |
Academic catch up. Students who did not complete required assessments in Trimesters 1 and 2 |
English — Poetry writing anthology(advanced) Mr Waller |
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Mrs Davies |
Food — Sweet Treats Mr Crocker |
English — Media aspirational English To be confirmed |
Mathematics — Is there any difference? (advanced statistics) Mr Straker |
English — Practical media
To be confirmed |
Mathematics — Maths for living (number, measurement and geometry) Mr Collins |
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Metal Technology — pewter jewellery Mr Anderson |
French — beginners and advancing students Ms Oldham |
PE/Health — Striking Fit Mr Hannan |
Visual Art — Design Ms Oldham |
Mrs Davies |
Mathematics — Statistics and Probability (basic) Mrs Cameron |
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PE/Health — Striking Fit Mr Hannan |
Science — A and E and extinction Ms Wilson |
Mathematics — All about letters (advanced algebra) Mr Collins |
OUTED |
Science — Forensic and Cook Mrs Bower |
Music — Popular music
Mr Shawcross |
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Mathematics — Trig and Transformations Mrs Cameron |
Mathematics — Use your brain as a calculator (number and algebra) Mr Collins |
Textiles — Individual Project
Mrs Chinn |
Science — Flight
Mr Manuel |
Music — NCEA preparation
Mr Shawcross |
PE/Health — Flying Fit
Mr Hannan |
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Social Studies — Civics
Mr Wickett |
Social Studies — Human Rights Ms Oldham |
Mr Wickett |
PE/Health — Flying Fit
Ms Paul |
Science — Species at war/Live and Kicking Miss Wilson |
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Mrs Weepu |
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Graphics - Advanced
Mrs Paton |
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