March into Learning

Rooms 7 and 8

IntroductionO Goals for our Year 7/8 students:

O IndependentO ResponsibleO Leadership opportunitiesO Preparing for collegeO Becoming critical thinkers (thinking around

issues)O Caring O Active contributorsO ConfidentO Risk taking with their learning

What a day usually looks like in Room 7 and 8:

Time

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

9am Roll/FitnessPrayersR.E. Reading

Roll/FitnessPrayersR.E.Reading

Roll/FitnessPrayersR.E.Reading

Roll/FitnessPrayersR.E./GrammarReading

Roll/FitnessPrayersMaths

10.40am

Morning Tea

Morning Tea Morning Tea Morning Tea Morning Tea

11am Maths

Writing

Maths

Writing

Maths

Writing

Maths

Writing

Spanish/P.E.

12.30pm

Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch

1.30pm Roll/ReadingHomeworkSchool Library/Assembly/Inquiry

Roll/ReadingInquiry/Art/Leadership skills

Roll/ReadingInquiry/Art/Leadership skills

Roll/ReadingInquiry/Art/Leadership skills

Roll/ReadingMusic/Drama

MathsO The aim at Year 7 and 8 is to encourage flexible

mathematical thinking. Children should be able to choose from a range of strategies to solve maths problems.

O We use our maths in a range of contexts e.g. finding perimeters and areas of shapes, calculating percentages, and finding the mean, median and mode for statistical problems.

O We encourage problem solving skills and children often work together to share ideas and learn from each other.

Reading/WritingO Our reading programmes vary and

include independent reading, shared reading, guided reading groups and teacher reading to the class.

O In writing we have introduced the idea of ‘Writer’s Notebook’ or ‘Seed’ books. The children gather ideas for writing and develop these before choosing a suitable text type.

Religious EducationO This term we are focusing on the

teachings of Jesus. O Room 8 has been looking at the

Beatitudes and Room 7is reflecting on Jesus’ role as a teacher and leader.

O Our prayer times encourage children to develop their own relationship with God through listening and responding to Bible stories, singing, and personal prayers.

P.E. and FitnessO Everyday we do 10 minutes of high

intensity exercise on the top field to switch the children on for the day.

O Exercise gives us endorphins which help us learn.

O P.E. happens on Friday’s. This term we are learning athletics skills and later will head to the Karori Recreation Centre for Gymnastics.

Turangawaewae UnitO Tūrangawaewae is one of the most

well-known and powerful Māori concepts. Literally tūranga (standing place), waewae (feet), it is often translated as ‘a place to stand’. Tūrangawaewae are places where we feel especially empowered and connected.

O Our school as Turangawaewae – what makes it unique, its history, its people. How we can make it a better place to be.

HomeworkO Homework includes reading and maths.O The Mathsmate programmes contains a

little bit of everything we cover this year and children are not expected to get it all right at the start of the year.

O Reading homework will vary each term.O The Home Learning Challenge is

encouraged. Year 8 children have a separate Leadership Home Learning Challenge.

Other programmesO Languages (Spanish)O TechnologyO MusicO DramaO Recreation Centre programmesO Life EducationO Leadership WeekO Swimming (Term 3)