Timetable

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Level 4: years 7-8
Level 5: years 8-10
Level 6: year 11
Level 7: years 12
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Timetable 2022

Room Layout

	LA	Levels		Code
Life of a dancer...	SARM	6, 7, 8	This course will run during homebase time on Thursday and Friday.	678DAN

Red
	LA	Levels		Code
Minglish Level 1 - Reading!	RICP	6	('Minglish' is a combination of 'Media' and 'English')	6MNG
Energy and the Earth	MATP, TERA	5, 6, 7	From the beginning to the end.	678sci
Number and Measurement	MICV	5	This course will suit students who are planning to take an NCEA Level maths course next year.	5MATc
Not English English	MEGW	5, 6	Not English English is a chance for you to lead your English learning.	5ENGb
ADVANCED MUSIC 1; NCEA LEVEL 1	MATD	6, 7	PRE-REQUISITES	6MUS
NEW PE CLASS Let's play	SARO	6, 7, 8	Let's take some time in our busy days to become physically active.	678PE
Astronomical spectroscopy // alkynes of fun with organic chemistry	ZACW	8	ASTRONOMICAL SPECTROSCOPY (weeks 1-5)	8CHEM
ADVANCED MUSIC 1; NCEA LEVEL 1	MATD	6, 7	This course is designed to support students wanting to achieve music standards in NCEA at level 1	6MUS
5 Maths Term 1 2022	JESD	5	This course will suit students who are planning to take an NCEA Level 1 maths course next year.	5MATb
Philosophy: Science - Good, Bad, Bogus	BRES	7, 8	Did you know that reality might differ from what your sense perceptions tell you?	78PHL
Memory	LAUB	7, 8	Memories form us, but they also shift and change. They are formative, but unreliable.	78ENG
The future of energy	ZACW	8	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (weeks 1-2)	8CHE
Philosophy: God, Science, and Ultimate Questions	BRES	7, 8	Where did the universe come from? Why is there evil in the world?	78PHL
Measurement and Number Knowledge	GREO, DERT	5	Mahi ine me te nama.	5MATa
What is a triangle? What is the probability I will be attacked by a cow vs a shark? And other important questions.	JESD	5	This course will suit students who are planning to take an NCEA Level 1 maths course next year.	5MATb
Tourism - World Tourism Destinations	CRPE	7, 8	This course is designed for senior students who are interested in learning about or working in th	78TOU
Pythagoras, Trigonometry and Statistics!	MICV	5	This course will suit students who are planning to take an NCEA Level maths course next year.	5MATc
Mā te Mārama (Senior Te Reo Māori)	ABBR	6, 7, 8	Nau mai, haere mai ki ngā tuākana o Ao Tawhiti!	6MAO
TRIGONOMETRY and PROBABILITY METHODS	LOUW	7	TRIGONOMETRY gives us a way to relate the lengths of a triangle's sides with the triangle's angle	7MAT
Tourism in New Zealand	CRPE	7	With the borders re-opening, NZ is set for a Tourism boom.	7tour
Writing Workshop	MEGW	5	In this level five English class we will practice descriptive writing skills, as well as brush up	5ENGb
7 and 8ART studio residency year two and Three	JONJ	7, 8	This course runs for a full year and ends at the beginning of term 4.	78ART
PROBABILITY METHODS / ALGEBRA	LOUW	7	The Probability Methods topic continues from Term 1.	7MAT
Minglish Level 1 - Reading!	RICP	6	('Minglish' is a combination of 'Media' and 'English')	6MNG
When Rūaumoko grows restless	MATP	6, 7	IF the Earth is the only place in the Universe that life exists, then we need to get a better und	678sci
78 Art	JONJ	7, 8	Term two - this course is for the whole year and started in term one.	78ART
Project English: Enjoying Books and Movies	GEOM	5	This course is for students who enjoy reading and watching movies.	5ENGa
Statistics and Probability	GREO, DERT	5	This term you'll plan your own statistical investigation.	5MATa
Project English: Understanding The Science	GEOM	5	This course is for students who enjoy working on their own research projects.	5ENGa
Ko ngā Ākonga Tuākana (Senior Te Reo Māori)	ABBR	6, 7, 8	Nau mai, haere mai ki ngā tuākana o Ao Tawhiti!	6MAO
5/6 Earth Space Science: Let’s get ready to rumble!	TERA	5, 6	What is that rumble? The earth is moving!	56ESS

Yellow
	LA	Levels		Code
To the Beach!	KATA	7, 8	Sustainability? Too boring, too vague, too late? A government greenwash or a survival plan?	78EFS
5/6 NZ Certificate in Foundation Studies	ANNH	5, 6	A personalised approach where you will develop and extend your own subject interests and critical	56CFS
Philosophy: Death to Socrates	BRES	6	CONTENT R13 - due to essential video material.	6PHL
Measurey maths and shapey stuff - what's your angle?	MATP	4	Time to pull out the stopwatches, scales, thermometers and measuring tape.	45MAT
Taking Action for Social and Environmental Justice	KATA	7, 8	This term we look into social and environmental justice and answer the following questions:	78EFS
Commedia dell'Arte	EMKN	7, 8	This course is focusing on the study of the Italian theatre form Commedia dell’Arte.	78DRA
668, Neighbour of the Beast	MATP	4, 5	45Maths is a core numeracy course.	5MATb
New PE class Invasion Games	SARO	5	We will focus on the sports of tchouckball and ki o rahi and develop offence and defence tactica	5PE
Organic chemistry: it's alkynes of fun!	ZACW	7	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (weeks 1-7)	7CHEM
Philosophy: Origins, Space, Time	BRES	6	Where did the universe come from? Could it have started from Nothing?	6PHL
The name's Bond...Ionic Bond: Chemical Bonding, Structure, and Reactivity	ZACW	7	QUANTITATIVE CHEMISTRY (weeks 1-2)	7CHE
JAZZ BAND: TERM 1	MATD	6, 7, 8	This course is designed for experienced musicians working at NCEA level music who are wanting to	678JAZZ
MEASUREMENT	LOUW	5	MEASUREMENT	5MAT
NUMBER and MEASUREMENT	LOUW	5	NUMBER - all those essential skills to be numerate -	5MATa
JAZZ BAND: TERM 2	MATD	6, 7, 8	This course is designed for experienced musicians working at NCEA level music who are wanting to	678JAZZ
Calculus	DERT	8	This is normally a full year course for students who have completed level two mathematics.	8MAC
Probably Stats Equations, Graphs and Tables	GREO	6	We'll start by finishing our work towards the probability external.	6MAT
Calculus - Differentiation, Integration	DERT	8	This is normally a full year course for students who have completed level two mathematics.	8MAC
Chancy Measurement	GREO	6	This term we will start working towards the internal in measurement.	6MAT
True Crime Literacy	STMA	5	In the year 1999, high school student Hae Min Lee, disappeared without a trace.	5LITb
Individual Pathway English	GEOM	5	This course is for students who want to develop their literacy and/or English skills.	5ENG
6 ENG: Coming of Age Stories	MEGW	6	We will read some 'coming-of-age' stories, and do some creative writing.	6ENG
True Crime	STMA	5	In the year 1999, high school student Hae Min Lee, disappeared without a trace.	5LITb
The Joy of Reading (cont.)	RICP	5	In this block, we will be reading a bunch of short stories. So many short stories!	5LITa
ARE YOU CRAZY? NO I’M ABSURD!	EMKN	7, 8	This course is focusing on the ADVANCED skills for TWO/THREE person scenes.	78DRA
Individual Pathway English	GEOM	5	This course is for students who want to develop their literacy and/or English skills.	5ENG
The Big Big Think	MEGW	6, 7, 8	Plan and complete a 'big think' project that combines different NCEA assessments.	6ENG
Find Your Favourite Reading Genre	RICP	5	In this block, we will be reading a bunch of books. So many books!	5LITa
Neoliberalism as Historic Force	RICM	7, 8	This course will explore the historical significance of Neoliberalism for NZ.	78HIS
History, Sociology and The Dawn Raids of the 1970s	RICM	7, 8	This course is an introduction to the study of both History and Sociology for NCEA assessments at	78HIS

Green
	LA	Levels		Code
Silence Is Golden	EMKN	4	Learn about the ‘Golden Age’ of cinema - the Silent Movie era.	4DRA
6ENG	BetM	6	In this course, we will study a range of texts (written and film) through the lens of English.	6ENG
ADVANCED MUSIC 2; NCEA LEVELS 2 and 3	MATD	7, 8	PRE-REQUISITES	78MUS
Senior Minglish - Reading!	RICP	7, 8	In this course, students will study written and visual texts closely, then choose their own asses	78MNG
What's the matter?	SUZL	4	Matter is all around us.	4SCI
The biology of movement	MICV	5	In the first part of the term we will be investigating all of the body systems involved in moveme	5SCI
6 Maths Term 1 - Numbers with Jess	JESD	6	This course is set up for students who are aiming to obtain 10 NCEA Level 1 numeracy credits.	6MAT
Our Backyard: Te Moana Nui A Kiwa / The Pacific	KATA	4	Last year was Aotearoa New Zealand.	4SOC
The Cooking Community II	STMA	4, 5	“Food is not just about fuel.	45HOS
Measurement with Jess	JESD	6	This course is set up for students who are aiming to obtain 10 NCEA Level 1 numeracy credits.	6MAT
You are what you eat	SUZL, TERA	4	Why do we need to eat? What is a balanced diet? What makes up our food?	4SCI
6ENG	BetM	6	In this course, we will study a range of texts (written and film) through the lens of English.	6ENG
Climate change: around the world, here at home	ZACW	5, 6	Students are strongly encouraged to take both the green and blue colour block 56CLI classes as pa	56CLI
Training for improvement	ALEM	7, 8	For term two is all go for level 2 and 3!	78PE
Revolving Rotations	GREO	8	This term we'll finish Mechanics and (hopefully) square away the remaining internals.	8PHY
It's on like Ping Pong!	STEH	5	Table tennis is a great sport for all!	5PE
Climate change: Science in the field (ecology, physics)	ZACW	5, 6	In Term 1, we learned how about the role of human activity in the carbon cycle, and we examined a	56CLI
Movement for Badminton	ALEM	7, 8	In term one you will be learning about the biophysical principles (anatomy, biomechanics, skill l	78PE
How to Adult 2022 term 2	KIRM	6, 7, 8	In term 2 we will focus on: life beyond school work and study - this will include:	678CAR
THE SIX O’CLOCK NURSERY RHYME NEWS	EMKN	4	This Drama Course will focus on building confidence by collaborating in Drama games and learning	4DRA
Connections to Europe	KATA	4	In term two, we move from our home in Te Moananui a Kiwa to Europe.	4SOC
Business Studies and Enterprise 1	GEOM	5	Business Studies 1 is mainly project based and aims to develop students into independent thinkers	5BUS
Senior Minglish - Reading!	RICP	7, 8	In this course, students will study written and visual texts closely, then choose their own asses	78MNG
How to Adult 2022 term 2	KIRM	6, 7, 8	In term 2 we will focus on: life beyond school work and study - this will include:	678CAR
1984	MEGW	7	We begin the year reading and discussing George Orwell's novel, 1984,	7ENG
Modern Physics and then a start on Mechanics	GREO	8	Modern Physics (3 credits - internal)	8PHY
Softball	STEH	5	Softball is New Zealand's second most popular summer sport and we have been World Champions six t	5PE
The Future is a Nightmare	MEGW	7	Read some dystopian short stories: Harrison Bergeron, The Lottery, The Ones Who Walk Away From Om	7ENG
Historical Research and Perspectives	RICM	5, 6	This course focuses on successful historical research, students’ goal setting, self-management an	56HIS
Art and Ideas in the Spanish Civil War	RICM	5, 6	This course is an introduction to the study of both History and Art History for NCEA assessments	56HIS
Sew What - I can make that.	TERA	4, 5	Have you always wanted to learn how to sew?	45Sew
Business Studies and Enterprise 1	GEOM	5	Business Studies 1 is mainly project based and aims to develop students into independent thinkers	5BUS
ADVANCED MUSIC 2; NCEA LEVELS 2 and 3	MATD	7, 8	PRE-REQUISITES	78MUS

Blue
	LA	Levels		Code
Planetary exploration - Rockets, rovers, satellites, drones and probes.	MATP	5	It might be cool to send humans out into outer space, but the brutal truth is that it is a LOT ch	5SCI
6 MAT - work place maths with John - Apply measurement in solving problems	JOHS	6	We all use some sort of measurement in our lives whether it is associated with time, distance, we	6MAT
Are you a Hero or a Villain?	EMKN	5	This course is all about the theatre form of Melodrama with its stock characters and ‘over the to	5DRA
Blue Climate Class: Hauora, Living Lightly, Manaakitanga, Rights and Justice	KATA, BRES	5, 6	What can we do about te huringa o te āhuarangi / climate change and adapting to a low-carbon futu	56CLI
Experiments and Chemistry!	MICV	6	We will start the term looking at how to conduct and document valid scientific experiments.	6SCI
Demonstrate movement and improve your performance	ALEM	6	For term two we have three awesome learning opportunities available.	6PE
Flash fiction	LAUB	4	Flash fiction is a form of micro fiction, where every word counts.	4ENG
CHANCE and DATA / LINEAR ALGEBRA	LOUW	6	We will work on the Statistics component of the Chance and Data topic for the first half of the t	6MAT
Personal Movement & Fitness - Athletics, Gymnastics, Olympic Weightlifting	DEAC	4, 5	Context - athletics, gymnastics, fitness, Olympic weightlifting.	4PE
Poisoning Paradise? - How to protect our forests	CRPE	7	Poisoning Paradise? - How to protect our forests	7GEO
6/7/8MAT Maths for Work Placements	JOHS	6	This course will run from the start of 1.1	78NUM
Redzone rebirth	MATP	5	“The highest function of ecology is understanding consequences.”	5SCI
Statistics	DERT	8		8MAS
Rainforests: The lungs of the Earth	CRPE	7	This course is all about exploring the Global pattern of Rainforests.	7GEO
FOUNDATION MUSIC 1: Understanding Music	MATD	4	This course is designed for musicians of all levels, from beginner up.	4MUS
MEASUREMENT and CHANCE and DATA	LOUW	6	MEASUREMENT -	6MAT
Mile high mechanics	GREO	7	This term we'll finish the material for the mechanics external and work towards completing the se	7PHY
FOUNDATION MUSIC 1: Understanding Music 2	MATD	4	This course is a fun and varied music class, designed for students working at level 4 of the New	4MUS
Statistics	DERT	8		8MAS
Business Studies and Enterprise 2	GEOM	7, 8	Business Studies is mainly project based and aims to develop students into independent thinkers a	78BUS
Genetic Variation	MICV	6	In this course we will investigate the genetics behind inheritance and the importance of genetic	6SCI
Psychology in Forensic Science	JESD	4	What are memories? Is it possible to falsify someone’s recollection of an event?	4SCI
Blue Climate Class: Beliefs about nature and "stuff"	KATA, BRES	5, 6	Climate change is one of the biggest issues facing humanity, but why is it so hard for government	56CLI
YOU DIRTY BEAST!	EMKN	5	This course is all about creating interesting characters and you will learn various techniques an	5DRA
Healthy & Delicious	STMA	5	Do you want to make healthy choices with your eating habits but aren’t sure how?	5HOS
Atomic and Nuclear Energy (and some history!). And Maniacal Mechanics	GREO	7	Nuclear internal (3 credits):	7PHY
Ultimate Frisbee and Interpersonal Skills	ALEM	6	What better way to start the year, than with some teamwork, more specifically interpersonal skill	6PE
Forensic Science - Every Contact Leaves a Trace!	JESD TERA	4	Have you ever watched a detective/police tv show or movie and thought that one day you wanted to	4SCI
Gothic Short Stories	MEGW	8	Read some scary short stories: The Fall of the House of Usher, The Outsider, Jekyll and Hyde.	8ENG
Business Studies and Enterprise 2	GEOM	7, 8	Business Studies is mainly project based and aims to develop students into independent thinkers a	78BUS
It's Dough Time!	STMA	5	It's Dough Time!	5HOS
8ENG: Frankenstein	MEGW	8	We begin the year with Mary Shelly's gothic novel, Frankenstein.	8ENG
4/5 Social Action: Do you want to make a difference?	ANNH	4, 5	Embark on a Social Action Project. Further develop your literacy and communication skills.	45INT
Ball Sports - Hand-Eye Coordination	DEAC	4, 5	Sporting Games all around.	45PE

Purple
	LA	Levels		Code
The Little Big Think	MEGW	5, 6	Plan and complete a 'big think' project combining different learning areas.	5THINK
Earth, Air, Water and Space	KATA	4	As an inhabitant of this pale blue dot, it's important you know a few things about it.	4SCI
Living in a material World	MATP	6	For the first term we will focus on Chemistry (the reactions between different substances) workin	6SCI
My wellbeing... your wellbeing.. OUR WELLBEING -Term 2	SARM	6, 7, 8	During term 1 - we looked at the underlying concepts of health, goal setting and resiliency.	678HEA
Digital Art for Beginners - (focus on film)	RICP	5, 6	Update: due to huge interest in digital art, this course was rebranded to 'Digital Art for Beginn	56ATFS
Clowning Around	EMKN	6	Using ensemble group work, you will study the theatre form of Clowning and devise a performance t	6DRA
Cell Biology	MICV	7	We're made of cells, but how do they operate to keep us alive?	7BIO
Various variations of frenetic genetics!	MICV	7	This term we will start to work on our second external which will focus on genetic variation.	7BIO
Are you up for it?	SARO	4	Wanting to push yourself out of your comfort zone? Give new activities a go?	4PE
4/5 ART 2022	LIBB	4, 5	This is a practical class where we work on skills and knowledge of art making.	45ART
Ko ngā Ākonga Tēina (Junior Te Reo Māori)	ABBR	4, 5	Nau mai, haere mai ki ngā tēina o Ao Tawhiti!	45MAO
Mā te Rongo (Junior Te Reo Māori)	ABBR	3, 4	Nau mai, haere mai ki ngā tēina o Ao Tawhiti!	34MAO
FOUNDATION MUSIC 2: TERM 1	MATD	5	This course is designed for serious students of music, who have an interest in music and already	5MUS
8BIO - Biology Term 1 2022	JESD	8	In 8BIO this term we will learn about Homeostasis - how organisms maintain a stable internal envi	8BIO
Mā te Mōhio (Extension Junior Te Reo Māori)	ABBR	5	Nau mai, haere mai ki ngā tēina o Ao Tawhiti!	5MAO
FOUNDATION MUSIC 2: TERM 2	MATD	5	This course is designed for serious students of music, who have an interest in music and already	5MUS
TRIGONOMETRY and PROBABILITY METHODS (CALCULUS OPTION )	LOUW	7	TRIGONOMETRY gives us a way to relate the lengths of a triangle's sides with the triangle's angle	7MAT
NCEA 78English	GEOM	7, 8	This course is mainly project based and aims to develop students into independent thinkers and le	78ENG
8BIO - Plant and Animal responses to the environment	JESD	8	This term we will be exploring how plants and animals are adapted to their given niche within an	8BIO
Get Active	MEGW	5	In this class we will be playing various indoor sports and games (football, basketball, cricket),	5PE
Chemistry: because it's Au-some	ZACW	5	Let's put on our lab coats and explore the awesome world of chemistry!	5SCI
Life: it's all connected	KATA	4	We have some awesome plant and animal taonga in Aotearoa New Zealand.	4SCI
The Cooking Community	STMA	4	“Food is not just about fuel.	4HOS
The makings of your first Art portfolio	JONJ	6	This course runs for a full year and ends at the beginning of term 4.	6ART
The Cooking Community	STMA	4	“Food is not just about fuel.	4HOS
PROBABILITY METHODS / ALGEBRA	LOUW	7	The Probability Methods topic continues from Term 1.	7MAT
LIFE IS A SONG - ACT IT!	EMKN	6	Using ensemble group work, you will be devising a performance based on a song lyric.	6DRA
"All science is either physics or stamp collecting"	MATP	6	Term 2 will be dedicated to a study of the Physical world (the study of energy and forces).	6SCI
Digital Art for Beginners - (focus on film)	RICP	5, 6	Students in the course will learn the basics of drawing fundamentals, storyboarding and digital g	56DAB
NCEA 78English	GEOM	7, 8	This course is mainly project based and aims to develop students into independent thinkers and le	78ENG
567 Digital Art Advanced	BetM	5, 6, 7	In this class you'll learn cool skills including art fundamentals, how to use a drawing tablet, h	567DAA
567 Digital Art	BetM	5, 6, 7	Welcome to digital art.	567DIGART
My wellbeing... your wellbeing.. OUR WELLBEING	SARM	6, 7, 8	Welcome to our first (well first in the last 5 years or so) senior health class...	678HEA
6 Art	JONJ	6	Term two - this course is for the whole year and started in term one.	6ART
4/5 Art Term 2 - Painting and Drawing	LIBB	4, 5	For term 2 this art class focus is on drawing and painting.	45ART

Other
	LA	Levels		Code
Life of a dancer...	SARM	6, 7, 8	This course will run during homebase time Wednesday - Friday.	678DAN

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