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Year 11 EnglishYou will study:
• Novels, Poems, Short
Stories, Lyrics
• Films, Posters
And you will create:
• Visual presentations
• Speeches
• Stories, poems, opinion
pieces
See Ms Dick or your English teacher for
further information
In English at Year 11 you will have a mixture of internal
assessment and external examinations
Intermediate ESOL
Aim
-Improve your listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in English to help mainstream subjects.
-Work towards Level 1 Literacy
Topics
• Reading for information and instructions.
• Write information texts and recounts.
• Wide reading.
• Give a presentation to an audience.
Assessments
• -ESOL unit standards (Levels1 and 2)
• English unit/achievement standards (Level 1)
• -Speech New Zealand OCESOL (Oral Communication in English for Speakers of Other Languages)
• -City and Guilds International ESOL exam
• -ESOL exam (school)
*** You will do work and assessments at your level. We understand that students
of the same age can be at differing English levels. Hours of ESOL depend on
your level of English.
Year 11 MathematicsIn Year 11 Mathematics is compulsory. The course you will be
in will depend on the class you are time tabled for
There are 3 courses in Year 11.
Year 11 Maths with algebra study algebra, number, statistics
and geometry. Assessment is three external achievement
standards with four internal Achievement standards
Year 11 Maths with Measurement course is similar to Maths
with Algebra but measurement is also studied. More
assessment is internal assessed and there are only two
external standards
Year 11 Maths Numeracy look at number, measurement,
statistics and probability. This course is all internally assessed.
See Ms Chapman, Miss Martin, Mr Adams, Miss Spence or
Miss Young for further information
Mathematics is the study of patterns and is a required
skill for many career choices.
Year 11 Science
Topics are selected from:
• Genetics
• Investigate Electricity
• Investigate Micro-organisms
• Mechanics
• Investigate Heat
• Acids and Bases
• Investigate Metals
(compulsory)
Year 11 Science is an explosive good time!
See Mr Richards or Dr Phillips for further
information
Assessment is both external and internal. It includes
experiments, research and scientific reports. Science
splits into Biology, Chemistry and Physics in Year 12.
female
dominant
Year 11 Physical
EducationTopics
• Tchoukball
• Self Defence, sports
massage
• Sports science
• Inline Skating
• Drugs and Alcohol (external exam)
See a PE teacher for further information
Year 11 PE is about having fun with your classmates. It
is a practical subject with a variety of activities to suit
everyone.
Year 11 Outdoor
EducationTopics
•Rock climbing
•Kayaking
•Mountain biking
•Orienteering
•Day Tramps
•Camping
•Safety in the
outdoors
• Insert rock climbing
See Miss Todd for further information
Year 11 Outdoor Education is about challenging yourself in the
outdoors in a variety of different activities.
Year 11 Maori
• Achieving social
competence in te
reo Māori
• Extended family
• whakapapa
• Protocols
• The natural world
• Human qualities
Year 11 Maori• Internal
assessments
• Crafted writing
• Speech
• Listening
comprehension
• External
assessments
• Writing
• Reading
• ...See Ms Hunter
Year 11 FrenchTopics covered:
•School Life
•My Town
•Future Plans
•Health
•Holidays
•There is an opportunity to
go on an exchange at the
end of Year 12 to either
France (6 weeks) or Tahiti
(4 weeks)
See Mrs Holmes for more info!
NCEA Level 1:
There are 24 credits
available in French
Assessment:
•Internally assessed
portfolios for speaking and
writing
•External exam at the end
of the year for Listening
and Reading
Year 11 Japanese
Topics
• Town & Around
• Party Time
• Travel to Japan
• School Days
• Assessment is a mixture of internal &
external with 24 credits available.
*Internal assessment is portfolio based
and includes oral interactions & written
tasks.
*External assessment is listening &
reading comprehension tasks
See Miss Ware for further information
Heaps of opportunities to go to
Japan! • Japan Trip (next one in 2011)
• Exchanges to our sister schools in Tokyo &
Hiroshima
Spanish Year 11!
Topics
• Ordering food in a
restaurant
• The body and sickness
• Making comparisons
• Talk about your typical day
• Write stories
• Part time jobs
• Chores
• Holidays
Activities•Watch the TV series “mi vida
loca”
•Write to your penpal in Spain
•Role plays
•Learn more songs
•Listen to popular Spanish
music
¡Spanish!• Continue Spanish to have the
opportunity to travel to Argentina and
Chile
• 400 million people speak Spanish –
join them!
• Learn about Spanish culture through
dance, song, movies and drama.
Credits:
24 credits
Internals: presentation, interaction and writing with
resources
Externals: reading, listening
Year 11 Geography
Geography is the study of the world
around us. It is a study of the earth and
the different people who live on it.
Year 11 Geography
Topics:
• Tsunami
• Population
• Dairy Farming
• Skills
• Current Issue
• Global Pattern
• Mount Cook
Research (one
week field trip)
GEOGRAPHY IS ALL AROUND US
For more information see
Mrs Davidson, Mrs Lynch
or Ms Geddes
Year 11 History
• History is about the study of past events, people, places, issues,
movements and much much more. In History we investigate
what has happened in the past to help us understand the world
today.
• In 2011 we will investigate key moments in world history from
ancient times to today. This will include a detailed study of 20th
century events that shaped the world.
Year 11 History
• Topics we study include:
– Conflict - major wars of the
20th century (WW1, WW2,
Vietnam)
– Social Issues – Black Civil
Rights, Women’s Rights,
Human Rights, Protest
movements , Apartheid,
Slavery
– New Zealand and the World
- Key moments that have
shaped New Zealand’s
History
Assessment = internally assessed research and externally assessed paragraphs , cartoon and resource interpretation and one essay
See Miss Speight or Mrs Roy for further information
Accounting
• A new subject
• Exciting
• Useful for you - now and in the future
» $$$$$$$
• Learn this game of two halves where to
win the score must be equal
The topics you will cover include
• What accounting is and how it helps you, your family,
club or a business
• How accountants record events
• How to do financial statements – a great challenge,
loads of fun!
• How to make and look after $$$
• For more details, see Ms Babbage or Mrs Wright
BUSINESS STUDIES
• A new subject- follow on from SELL or
Year 10 Market Day – earn 6 credits for
this activity alone!
• Want to design, make a product and sell
it to earn some $$$$
• Want to become a CEO, then business
studies is for you!
The topics you will cover include
• Marketing
• Human resources
• Finance
• How to make and look after $$$
• For more details, see Mrs Wright or Miss Park
Year 11 EconomicsIn Year 11 Economics: In Demand we examine the
problem of getting enough income to buy all the goods and
services that we think we need and want. We look at how we
make choices and what factors influence our choices.
Our other two externals examine how Producers decide what
to supply to Consumers and how the Government impacts on
both Producer and Consumer decisions.
See Mrs Lynch or Mrs Wright or Miss Park
for more details
We have three Internal
papers
*Understanding how producers chose to make their
products?
*Complete an inquiry into Government decision making
*Describe how sectors of the economy are
interdependent.
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
• Level 1 NCEA
• Level 2 NCEA
• Level 3 NCEA
• Digital Technology allows students to
use digital media and technologies to
explore their environment and become
techno literate for their future careers
Digital Information
• Focuses on the use of productivity software, case studies and the use of digital technologies to support everyday life.
Digital Media• This looks at a number of different areas of
knowledge, such as web design, interactive media, animation, and graphic design. Students would be expected to produce solutions that communicate effectively through one or more digital media applications.
Year 11 Computer
ScienceThere are BIG changes in this
subject next year!
• No more Unit Standards, it will be all
Achievement Standards – so you can get
Merits and Excellences.
• There will be a mixture of in-class
assessments and exams.
• You can get a real understanding of how
computers work.
• Learn the basics of programming using Lego
Mindstorm Robots.
• Find out the fundamentals of the Web and
Web Design including using Photoshop.
• It will give you excellent skills and knowledge
in an ever growing and expanding field with
lots of career opportunities.
See Mr Scott or Ms Gill for further
information on this course for 2011
So if you like problem solving, being creative, finding out how things
work and overall being challenged then:
The course will designed around the following topics
•Electronics (Build your own circuit board)
•Programming and Computer Science (Lego Robots)
•Digital Information (How Microsoft Windows works)
•Digital Media (Adobe Photoshop & Web Sites)
•Digital Infrastructure (How computer parts work together)
Year 11 Textile Design• In the first unit we will be
exploring different sewing
and applied design
techniques, so that you have
the knowledge to make
quality products for the rest
of the year.
Please see Ms Gillies for further
information
•The second
project takes over
two terms.
You design a
garment or textile
item and then
make up a full
scale mock-up of it.
•The third project is
to turn the mock-up
into the
final version.
Year 11 Hard Materials
Technology• Design and make
objects from various
materials.
• Past Projects have
included...
• Recycled furniture
• Jewellery design
Acrylic and pewter box by Rebecca Walker
We try to use a broad range of materials and you get a lot of choice in
what you make. The course is Achievement standard based.
See Mr Pickard if you have questions or
want more information
Bread bin by Nabeelah SaibPuzzle holder by
Sarah Hawker-Lawrence
Year 11 Graphics
• Graphics will
provide you with a
broad range of
design skills.
• Most work is design
brief based. Briefs
include...
• Landscape design
• Lamp design + more
Graphics will help you to draw and
communicate more effectively through
images.
See Mr Pickard for more information
Year 11 Home
Economics – NCEA
• Explore current food issues and
study nutrition.
• Identify and reflect on factors that
influence peoples’ choice of food
and use this knowledge to make
informed decisions.
• Plan, prepare, cook, and serve
food.
• Develop creativity with food and
experience a sense of
accomplishment.
See Mrs Cook for further information
All about food, making informed food choices, preparing
and cooking with food.
Assessment is through internals and externals
Topics•Nutrition and
food choices .
•Food Safe
Practices
•Cultural foods.
•Nutritional
information .
Internal Achievement Standards
• Research & Analyse Art Works
Students research and analyse selected art
works from Maori and other cultural contexts
4 Credits
• Learn Drawing Methods & Skills
Students learn drawing skills using specific wet
and dry media
4 Credits
• Develop work in more than one field of practice
Students apply specific skills to create works in Mixed
Media and Printmaking
6 Credits
Year 11 Art
External Exam – 12 Credits
2 Panel Folio
• Students need to have taken Yr9 & Yr10 Art to go on to NCEA Level 1
• See Ms Robson or Mr Otley for further information
Year 11 Dance
Assessment Activities• Group choreography
• Duet choreography
• Solo choreography
• Perform Bharata Natyam (classical
dance from south India)
• Perform South African Gumboot
Dance
• Perform Salsa partner dance
• Perform as a member of a group in
the dance from France – the
Cancan!!!
Skills•View and respond to a variety of dance
works
•Explore and describe the features and
backgrounds of a variety of dance
genres
•Develop knowledge and confidence in
performing a variety of dance genres
•Select and use choreographic devices
and structures to develop and give form
to dance ideas
11 Dance
• Level 1 dance is a fun filled year which gives
you the opportunity to learn about dance
styles from around the world
• You will also perform in the end of year dance
concert in front of an invited audience of
friends and family
Credits:
28 credits
Internals: choreography and performance
Externals: Interpreting dance/knowledge of a dance
genre/understanding of dance elements and devices
Year 11 DramaTopics
• Theatre form
• Devised drama
• Acting role
• Assessment is portfolio
based, documenting
drama processes and
finishing with a
performance
See Ms Leckie for further information
If you enjoy working with other students to make
decisions and create dramatic roles then Drama would be
a sensible choice for you.
Year 11 MusicYou will work towards gaining 24 credits at Level 1. The course aims to
provide you with opportunities for self-expression through composition and performance, and to assist you with the development of your theoretical
knowledge of the fundamentals of music.
You will gain skills in the following areas:
•Solo and group performance. •Composing material for a specific purpose.•Aurally identifying the elements and features of simple music.•Identify and describe the fundamentals materials of music.