2019 HANDBOOK MIDDLE SCHOOL DIPLOMA - Patea Area School
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MSD
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MIDDLE SCHOOL DIPLOMA
HANDBOOK
GROWING GOOD PEOPLE FOR A CHANGING WORLD
2019
NAME:
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4 A WARM WELCOME Welcome to our 21st Century Curriculum for 2019. Significant research and strategic planning has taken place to ensure we are providing an exciting and cutting-edge learning programme across all levels. At Patea Area School we have a holistic approach to learning. Our student’s goals, passions and aspirations sit at the centre of all we do. Teaching and Learning is inquiry based. Our programmes are not fixed, but fluid. They are designed to be authentic and experiential in nature with a focus on equipping our young people with the skills needed to be successful in a changing world. 21st Century pedagogy and tools are an integral aspect of who we are, as is an invested commitment to sustainable based studies under the umbrella of STEAM: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING ARTS MATHS A TYPICAL LEARNING PROGRAMME: 7.30.8.30: HEALTHY BODY, HEALTHY MIND For nine days out of a ten day programme, Year 7-13 students are able to take part in a fitness programme from gruelling workouts to yoga. Junior students must be accompanied by an adult; family members are invited to attend. 8.40-9.00: MENTOR GROUP TIME: YR7-13 With a 1:12 teacher to student ratio students receive extensive academic mentoring from a staff member who will become a key part of their support network. The school values of PRIDE and the Key Competencies are also an integral part of the learning during MGT. Year 1-6 will start their day at 9am. A: 9AM-10AM: NUMERACY B: 10AM-11AM: LITERACY C WED (YR7-8); TUE & THU (YR9-10): S T E A M TASTERS & COURSES: To maximise the use of time, many of our practical based courses will run in two to three hour blocks. This will give students the opportunity to fully engage in hands-on learning. These courses are:
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YR7-8: TASTERS YR9-10: COURSES
• Take More Chances: Dance • Build: Hard Materials
• Let’s Cook • Ethics and Aesthetics: Art
• There is no Substitute – Hard Work • From Page to Stage
with Hard Materials • Haka Fusion
• Project Runway • Innovation Station
• Junior Master Chef • Our Café
• Innovation Station • Take More Chances: Dance
• Junior Einstein • Too Glam to Give a Damn: Wearable Art
• Bringing Imagination to Life – Visual Art • Treble Cleft: Music
• SportX
D: MON, TUE, THU, FRI (YR7-8); WED, FRI (YR9-10): IMPACT LEARNING
E: 2-3 HOURS PER WEEK: HEALTH/PE
F: POP-UP COURSES:
During the year, pop-up courses will provide our young people with specific skills. These courses
may include, but are not limited to:
• Barista • Marine Radio
• Blue light • Manu Korero
• Ceramics • Photography
• Communication • Radio media
• Driver licencing • Redshirts
• Electronics / Robotics • Wearable Arts
• Kapa Haka • Young Enterprise
We look forward to working with you on these exciting learning opportunities.
Principal
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CONTENTS STILL TO DO
A Warm Welcome 4
Instruccons: How to use this Handbook 7
Course Descripcons Explained 7
Timetable Samples 8
MSD Curriculum Outline: 2019 9
A: Numeracy 10
B: Literacy 10
C: STEAM: YR9-10
Build a: Hard Materials 11
Ethics & Aestheccs: Art 11
From Page to Stage: Drama 12
Haka Fusion: Kapa Haka & Te Reo 12
Innovacon Stacon: Digital Technologies 13
Our Café: Hospitality 13
SportX: Sport, PE & Health 14
Take More Chances: Dance 14
Too Glam to Give a Damn: Wearable Art 15
Treble Clef: Music 15
C: STEAM Tasters: YR7-8 16
D: Impact 17
E: Health / PE 17
Your MSD Programme: YR9-10: 2019 18
Pop-Ups: YR9-10: What Excites You? 19
Appendices:
Introduccon 21
Student Support: Contacts 21
An Introduccon to MSD 23
Course Outlines 24
Digital Fluency 24
Finding Out About MSD Credits 26
Key Terminology 26
Literacy & Numeracy 26
Resubmission of Assessments: (Resub) 27
What Else do We Need to Know? 27
Inquiry: The Spiral of Inquiry 28
The 5 Key Competencies: From the NZ Curriculum 28
Vocaconal Pathways: Career Opportunices 297
INSTRUCTIONS: HOW TO USE THIS HANDBOOK
1. Please read through all of the course descriptions
2. Complete the Your Choices sheet on p.20
3. Once you have made your choices, discuss these with your parents/carers and your Mentor at
IDP day
4. Your mentor will pass your selection sheet onto Bruce Johnson who will enter your choices
onto KAMAR for you. Numbers are restricted, so get your selections made ASAP, preferably on
IDP day
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS EXPLAINED
KAMAR code The ctle of each course Vocaconal (or career)
Pathways
The skills you can expect to learn. NB the links
between curriculum areas and cross curricular
assessments that may be possible8
TIMETABLE SAMPLES:
YR7-8
MON TUE WED* THU FRI**
900-1000 1 NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM
1000-1100 2 LIT LIT LIT LIT LIT
1100-1120 MORNING BREAK
1120-1220 3 IMPACT IMPACT STEAM IMPACT IMPACT
1220-1320 4 IMPACT IMPACT STEAM IMPACT IMPACT
1320-1400 LUNCH BREAK
1400-1500 5 PE/HEALTH IMPACT UTILITY IMPACT PE/HEALTH
YR9-10
MON TUE WED* THU FRI**
900-1000 1 NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM
1000-1100 2 LIT LIT LIT LIT LIT
1100-1120 MORNING BREAK
1120-1220 3 STEAM STEAM IMPACT STEAM IMPACT
1220-1320 4 STEAM STEAM IMPACT STEAM IMPACT
1320-1400 LUNCH BREAK
1400-1500 5 PE/HEALTH STEAM UTILITY STEAM PE/HEALTH
* Wednesday: cmings differ from other days
** Friday: every second Friday are Whole Day Courses, starcng in late March 20199
MSD CURRICULUM OUTLINE: 2019
Dance, Drama, Maori Performing Arts, Music,
ARTS Visual Arts
DIGITAL FLUENCY Compucng, Digital Technologies
HEALTH/PE Fitness, Health, SportX
LITERACY English Literacy, Mandarin, Te Reo Maori
NUMERACY Mathemaccs
Agriculture, General Science (biology, chemistry,
SCIENCES physics), Horcculture
SOCIAL SCIENCES Geography, History, Social Studies
TECHNOLOGY Hard Materials, Hospitality10
A: NUMERACY
The study of numbers, like the Nile, begins in minuteness, but ends in magnificence. Together, we will crack
the code and conquer numbers, taking us to infinity and beyond. Choose from a range of themes, including
science, technology, real life scenarios and pure Maths. This curriculum area is essential for all forms of
employment, all parts of life.
NUMERACY CONSTRUCTION
SERVICE
CREATIVE
COMMUNITY
PRIMARY
TECHNOLOGY
(NUM)
B: LITERACY
Welcome to the world of literacy where together we will spark a revolution through the combination of words,
art and your own voice. We’ll ask some big questions and devise some even bigger answers, embracing
diversity of thought, actions and places. Through art, digital fluency and different forms of communication,
you will express your own viewpoints, shape your own journey and get real world ready.
LITERACY CONSTRUCTION
SERVICE
CREATIVE
COMMUNITY
PRIMARY
TECHNOLOGY
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C: STEAM: YR9-10
CHOOSE 3 FROM THE FOLLOWING STEAM COURSES
Middle School Diploma STEAM courses give you foundation skills that follow through to NCEA. Each course
comes with credits. Your teachers will give you a course outline for the year.
BUILD A: HARD MATERIALS
(BILD) CONSTRUCTION CREATIVE PRIMARY
SERVICE COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY
TEACHER: BJO
Design, produce working drawings and manufacture a piece of furniture/product of your
choosing from a common theme. Credits are theory based, not practical based. You will also
DESCRIPTION:
practice ecological sustainability when you create furniture/ product from pallets and other
recyclable materials.
TECHNOLOGY (HARD MATERIALS):
• Generate by creacng technically sound solucons to human-centred design issues
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: • Explore through funcconal modelling and the design process
• Evaluate by cricquing our own and others’ work and how these communicate ideas
and meet a brief
ETHICS & AESTHETICS: ART
(ART) CONSTRUCTION CREATIVE PRIMARY
SERVICE COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY
TEACHER: MAK
Art is the soul of life. It is the thing that makes us human. Through drawing, painting,
sculpture, photography and multi-media, we can make sense of ourselves, our communities
DESCRIPTION:
and the world. Through art, we create beauty and meaning where there was nothing before.
Spark discussions about how art can make a change, bring awareness and inspire accon.
VISUAL ART:
• Explore by invescgacng and using materials, processes, techniques and convencons
• Focus by planning artworks in response to a range of ideas
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Generate by creacng artworks which communicate ideas
• Refine artworks and ideas by incorporate feedback
• Evaluate by cricquing your own and others’ artworks and how these communicate12
FROM PAGE TO STAGE: DRAMA
(STGE)
CONSTRUCTION CREATIVE PRIMARY
SERVICE COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY
TEACHER: KPA
Explore your inner actor and the issues of our world by scripcng and applying drama
DESCRIPTION: techniques to your very own dramacc works that inspire change, celebrate peoples and
provoke a response. Be a part of a group produccon, build confidence and shake the room.
DRAMA:
• Focus by performing drama scripts to communicate ideas
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: • Focus by planning ideas to develop performance for a specific purpose
• Generate by creacng drama works which communicate ideas
• Refine by developing devised drama ideas with purpose
HAKA FUSION: KAPA HAKA & TE REO
(HAKA)
CONSTRUCTION CREATIVE PRIMARY
SERVICE COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY
TEACHER: AHA
Combine your understanding of ckanga and performance to present haka and other Maori
DESCRIPTION: performances. From novices to experts, this course will help to build your confidence and
understanding of some of the complexices of Maori performance.
DANCE:
• Prepare, rehearse, and perform dance with an awareness of produccon technologies
• Reflect on and describe how choreography communicates ideas, feelings, moods, and
experiences
• Select and use choreographic devices, structures, processes, and technologies to
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
develop and give form to dance ideas
TE REO:
• Make sense by describing the protocols and roles associated with pōwhiri in
accordance with ckanga and/or kawa
• Make sense by explaining roles of atua Maori and their influence on iwi13
INNOVATION STATION: DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
(INNO)
CONSTRUCTION CREATIVE PRIMARY
TEACHER: TBC SERVICE COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY
What is the world without digital technology? It’s literally in every part of our lives. In this
DESCRIPTION: course, you will develop skills needs in all careers. You will create and manipulate documents,
spreadsheets and websites as you increase your digital fluency.
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES:
• Make sense by understanding basic computer science concepts
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
• Test by implemencng advanced computer programming concepts
• Evaluate by cricquing your own and others’ work and how these communicate
OUR CAFÉ: HOSPITALITY
(CAFÉ)
CONSTRUCTION CREATIVE PRIMARY
TEACHER: ASI SERVICE COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY
The Swell Café is a senior hospitality course led by an experienced chef from the
industry. Learn to cook from an expanded menu featuring a variety of fresh healthy meals
DESCRIPTION:
including vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options. Learn service skills for the hospitality
industry. Develop menus, create a budget and make a profit. Get real world ready.
HOSPITALITY:
• Evaluate by cricquing our own and others’ dishes
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: • Develop and refine culinary dishes that suit a purpose and an audience
• Explore by invescgacng the nature and principles of design and presentacon in a
range of contexts14
SPORTx: SPORT, PE & HEALTH
(SPRT)
CONSTRUCTION CREATIVE PRIMARY
SERVICE COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY
TEACHER: AHA
Physical exercise is good for mind, body and spirit. This course highlights the benefits of PE,
DESCRIPTION: Health and knowledge of biomechanics. You will also learn about accountability, dedication
and leadership. Create a winning combination.
HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION:
• Make sense of performing physical accvity by understanding motor skill learning and
methods of training
• Make sense by understanding influences on parccipacon and physical accvity
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: • Generate by designing physical accvity programmes to create change in
performance, parccipacon and wellbeing
• Focus by idencfying how to keep safe in a risky outdoor accvity
• Make sense by understanding how a physical accvity impacts on self, others and
society
TAKE MORE CHANCES: DANCE
(DANC) CONSTRUCTION CREATIVE PRIMARY
SERVICE COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY
TEACHER: TBC
Learn to dance a range of genre where music is made visible, where each movement is a word
DESCRIPTION: of poetry. Newton’s laws of motion do not apply to this course. You will learn different dance
techniques and build your confidence as you explore the poetry of motion.
DANCE:
• Prepare, rehearse, and perform dance with an awareness of produccon technologies
• Reflect on and describe how choreography communicates ideas, feelings, moods, and
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
experiences
• Select and use choreographic devices, structures, processes, and technologies to
develop and give form to dance ideas15
TOO GLAM TO GIVE A DAMN: WEARABLE ART
(GLAM)
CONSTRUCTION CREATIVE PRIMARY
TEACHER: TBC SERVICE COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY
This is a course for those for those who have a passion for fashion. You will sketch, design and
DESCRIPTION:
create your own wearable arts. You will learn self-promotion and design skills.
SOFT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY:
• Make sense by understanding how materials are selected, based on desired
performance criteria
• Make sense by evaluacng your own and others’ planning praccces to inform the
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
seleccon and use of planning tools
• Create and refine by producing a porrolio of texts which develop and structure using
language features appropriate to purpose and audience
TREBLE CLEFT: MUSIC
(TREB)
CONSTRUCTION CREATIVE PRIMARY
TEACHER: TBC SERVICE COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY
Shakespeare wrote that “if music be the food of love, play on”. Music is soul food and more
accessible than all of the arts. What are we without music? We are just another organism,
DESCRIPTION:
existing rather than living. In this course, you will compose and perform music, building your
self-belief, expressing your ‘soul’ thoughts.
MUSIC:
• Focus by performing music to communicate ideas
• Test by applying knowledge of composiconal techniques, devices, melody and
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
harmony
• Generate by creacng music to communicate ideas
• Make sense by analysing contrascng music works to find meaning16
C: STEAM TASTERS: YR7-8
WHAT TERM? WHAT WILL I BE DOING? TEACHER?
TAKE MORE CHANCES: DANCE
TBC
Learn a range of dance styles as you choreograph and vlog dance
1
routines
LET’S COOK: HOSPITALITY
Learn about a range of food sources and cooking styles as you ASI
create tasty dishes.
THERE IS NO SUBSITUTE: HARD MATERIALS
Build lifelong skill, develop your design and technical expertise, BJO
crafting take-home projects
2 PROJECT RUNWAY: WEARABLE ARTS
Develop sustainability and environmental skills as you create FMP
wearable works of art
JUNIOR MASTER CHEF: HOSPITALITY
Take on some local experts in a friendly cooking competition ASI
environment
3 INNOVATION STATION: DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
Create animation games, go on QR scavenger hunts and learn TBC
about other innovative digital tools
JUNIOR EINSTEIN: THE SCIENCES
Discover the wonderful world of Science through hands on FMP
learning and experiments.
4 BRINGING IMAGINATION TO LIFE: VISUAL ART
Explore your creativity as you design, develop and execute visual TBC
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D: IMPACT
This is an integrated inquiry based learning programme where students learn the skills of research and inquiry.
Our learners will pose challenging quescons and develop their own projects, both individually and as part of a
team.
E: HEALTH/PE
It is well known that health and physical education helps to build and maintain healthy bones and muscles
and reduces the risk of developing health related diseases. We invite you to learn new skills, take managed
risks, become leaders and participate.
HEALTH/PE CONSTRUCTION
SERVICE
CREATIVE
COMMUNITY
PRIMARY
TECHNOLOGY
(HELP)18
YOUR MSD PROGRAMME: YR9-10
MENTOR:
NAME:
YEAR GROUP:
TITLE KAMAR CODE CURRICULUM AREAS TICK
A: NUMERACY NUM NUMERACY ü
B: LITERACY LIT LITERACY ü
C: STEAM: YR9-10: PLEASE CHOOSE 3 FROM THE FOLLOWING STEAM COURSES
BUILD A BILD HARD MATERIALS
ETHICS & AESTHETICS ART ART
FROM PAGE TO STAGE STAGE DRAMA
HAKA FUSION HAKA KAPA HAKA
INNOVATION STATION INNO DIGITAL TECH
OUR CAFÉ CAFÉ HOSPITALITY
SPORTx SPRT SPORT, PE & HEALTH
TAKE MORE CHANCES DANC DANCE
TOO GLAM TO GIVE A DAMN GLAM WEARABLE ART
TREBLE CLEFT TREB MUSIC
SECTION D: PE/HEALTH PEH PHYSICAL EDUCATION ü
Once you have made your choices, hand this completed form to your Mentor Group Teacher.19
YR9-10 POP-UPS: 2019: WHAT EXCITES YOU?
YR9-10: These short courses may be available during the year, depending on interest. We are interested to know what you’d like
to try. Many of these will come with NCEA credits.
Once you have made your choices, hand this completed form to your Mentor
STUDENT NAME:
YEAR GROUP: MENTOR:
TITLE CURRICULUM AREAS TICK
BARISTA HOSPITALITY
BLUE LIGHT LEADERSHIP LIFE SKILLS
CERAMICS VISUAL ART
COMMUNICATION / TEAMWORK WORK READY / LIFE SKILLS
ELECTRONICS / ROBOTICS TECH
KAPA HAKA PERFORMING ARTS
MARINE RADIO LIFE SKILLS
MANU KORERO LITERACY
MEDIA (RADIO / LIVE STREAMING) SOCIAL SCIENCES / TECH
PHOTOGRAPHY VISUAL ART
WEARABLE ART VISUAL ARTS / TECH
YOUNG ENTERPRISE BUILD A SMALL BUSINESS20 APPENDICES
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INTRODUCTION
This handbook contains essential information on all MSD courses offered at Patea Area School in
2019. Choosing learning or curriculum areas for a student’s pathway is important, so that their
course of study suits their individual abilities, interests and specific learning needs.
STUDENT SUPPORT: CONTACTS
MENTOR GROUP TEACHERS
The first link in the guidance network is the Mentor Teacher. All students are assigned to a
mentor class and the teacher is their first point of reference. The mentor group teacher has a
special responsibility for the welfare and progress of the class. Routine notes about absence,
health matters, uniform, homework etc should be addressed to the mentor group teacher.
Mentor group teachers have a wealth of knowledge about the progress and behaviour of
students in their class.
CURRICULUM LEADERS
These are teachers in charge of curriculum areas. Queries related to a specific subject or course
may be directed to the curriculum leader concerned.
• Gateway • STEAM Science
Jason Wright Fiona McRae-Plumtree
wrightja@pateaarea.school.nz mcraefi@pateaarea.school.nz
• Junior School: Yr1-6 • Inquiry
Hirangi Dobson Katrina Fraser
dobsonhi@pateaarea.school.nz fraserka@pateaarea.school.nz
• Literacy • STEAM Technology
Kate Paris Bruce Johnson
pariska@pateaarea.school.nz johnsonbr@pateaarea.school.nz
• Numeracy
Raveena Lal
latara@pateaarea.school.nz
• Physical Education & Health
Anaru Haerewa
haerewaan@pateaarea.school.nz22 CAREERS ADVISOR Parents/carers and students at any level may gain careers direccon and support. Raveena Lal latara@pateaarea.school.nz MIDDLE SCHOOL LEADER Parents/carers and students in Yr7-10 can seek academic or pastoral support. TBC PRINCIPAL’S NOMINEE (NZQA LINK) Parents/carers and students in YR11-13 can seek NCEA support. Raveena Lal latara@pateaarea.school.nz SENCO Parents/carers and students at any level can seek academic, pastoral or personal support. Hirangi Dobson dobsonhi@pateaarea.school.nz VISITING HEALTH NURSE Advice on health matters may be obtained from the visiting health nurse. She can refer students if more specialised treatment is required. Appointments and a drop in service are available each Thursday morning. Appointments can be made through the office. The school will be notified when the drop-in service is available.
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AN INTRODUCTION TO MSD
MSD (Middle School Diploma) is a Patea Area School qualification for Year 7-10 students.
It is designed to put students at the centre of their learning. It gives them the opportunity
to excel in all curriculum areas, including academic, sporting and cultural interests.
Students must gain at least 80 credits. Students must gain at least 10 credits from Literacy,
Numeracy, Science and Social Studies. Each Curriculum Area will offer 24 credits for a
year long course, 12 credits for half a year. Each course will have two assessments per
term, totalling 6 credits.
ASSESSMENT
Each standard has a title and credit value. Students are assessed for each standard and
receive one of four grades.
A ACHIEVED
M MERIT
E EXCELLENCE
N NON ACHIEVED: RESUB
ACHIEVEING A DIPLOMA
To achieve a Diploma, students must accumulate at least 80 credits. These credits will be
to the Achieved standard.
ACHIEVING A MERIT DIPLOMA
A Merit Diploma will be awarded for achieving 50% or more credits at Merit level.
ACHIEVING AN EXCELLENCE DIPLOMA
An Excellence Diploma will be awarded for achieving 50% or more credits at Excellence
level.
JUNIOR DIPLOMA AWARDS
Students and parents will be notified each term regarding progress towards these
Diplomas. Outstanding performance will be recognised in the school newsletter and at
assemblies.24 REWARD DAY Students who have been signed off as being up-to-date with their work for the term by their teachers will attend a Reward Day at the beginning of the following term. If a student’s work is not up-to-date, they could complete catch-up work over the holiday break and present this work within the first week of the new term to the teacher(s) to be signed off. This would enable them to be eligible for Reward Day. CATCH UP DAY Those students who do not qualify for Reward Day will remain at school to do catch up work as an opportunity to cover work that has been missed. COURSE OUTLINES Curriculum Leaders or classroom teachers will provide students with an outline of their course. The school will also post one home with the Term One interim reports. This will include: Unit or Achievement Standard code and title, version, number of credits and vocational pathways. Students will also be informed about the skills and knowledge they can expect to learn during their course. DIGITAL FLUENCY We recognise that the world is changing rapidly and school is now one of many sources of learning. Our students use digital devices as an important tool for their learning and communication outside of school. We want to see those devices being used to enhance their learning within school. To continue our inquiry to integrate learning both inside and outside of school, all students will have access to Google products such as Drive, Classroom, Docs, Sheets and Forms. As a school account user, students have unlimited space to save their work. Over recent years the school has invested significant resources in ensuring that we have the very best infrastructure to allow us to move into this new age.
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DRIVE
CHROME CLASSROOM
DOCS FORMS
SHEETS MAIL
SCHOOL APP
Download the PAS App so you can be kept up to date with all of the latest informacon,
newslezers and our school calendar. You can also send absence notes and update your
own contact details.
KAMAR APP & PARENT PORTAL
Download the KAMAR App so you and your parents can be kept up to date with your
MSD credits, azendance and cmetable. Reports will also soon be available on the
KAMAR app. See the office for login details.
SEESAW: YR1-8
This is a digital platform that we use to share children’s learning journeys with their
parents through individual accounts. From there, images and videos can be saved for
future reference. Teachers will comment on the work they have recorded, giving parents
a robust and easily accessible record of learning.26
FINDING OUT ABOUT MSD CREDITS
Throughout MSD programmes, teachers will be talking with their students about how
many credits they have and ways that they could get more.
Teachers will use KAMAR to look at student credits. Teachers may provide students with
printouts from KAMAR, but students can also find out about their credits in other ways:
• School engagement reports
• IDP meetings
• KAMAR parent portal
KEY TERMINOLOGY
ASSESSMENT:
These are ways a school measures your progress. For example: tests, doing research,
making a poster, videoing your ideas, making a speech.
CREDITS:
These are the number of points you get when you are successful in an assessment. Each
assessment will have a set number of credits. You will be able to gather credits
throughout the year as you complete assessments. Parents will be informed of the
number of credits achieved by each student every term.
STANDARDS:
Each curriculum area has standards that describe what you can do.
MIDDLE SCHOOL DIPLOMA:
Students earn credits for their achievements in class and for participating in activities
outside the class.
SUBJECT CREDITS: There are 20 credits available in each curriculum area.
LITERACY & NUMERACY
These two curriculum areas are essential for all students and all career pathways. The
first two hours of each day (except for Whole Day Course Fridays) will be dedicated to the
teaching and learning of these vital subjects.
E-asTTle tests are a part of MSD Literacy and Numeracy programmes. They will assess the
following, and can be completed either on paper, iPad or PC:
• Numeracy
• Reading
• Writing27
RESUBMISSION OF ASSESSMENTS: (RE-SUB)
This refers to the opportunity to be reassessed on the same topic or activity. Teachers
will make sure that:
• At least one re-sub opportunity is available for all students
• Resubs are completed in the timeframe given
• Only specific parts of the assessment that need improving are re-subbed
• Teachers can give general feedback, but class feedback should only be given after
all resubmissions have been handed in. General feedback example: You need to
correct your punctuation; You have made some contradictory statements in
these paragraphs; Include further examples; Correct your grammar
inconsistencies etc.
WHAT ELSE DO WE NEED TO KNOW?
• Teachers mark assessments according to special criteria. Teachers will share
these with students
• MSD assessments are moderated by another teacher who specialises in the
Curriculum Area being moderated
• Credits are added to KAMAR. Teachers and Mentors may show students their
own profile on KAMAR
• Twice a year, students and parents/caregivers will receive reports from the
school, showing how well students are doing. The school will also have IDP days
to inform parents/caregivers about their son’s/daughter’s courses and
assessments. At those IDP evenings, Mentors will report on how students are
progressing toward MSD certificates, literacy and numeracy
• Students and parents/caregivers are encouraged to talk with teachers, Mentors
or the DP if there are any specific questions about Curriculum Areas, assessments
or procedures28
INQUIRY: THE SPIRAL OF INQUIRY
THE 5 KEY COMPETENCIES: FROM THE NZ CURRICULUM
T R
5
KCs
P U
M
THINKING CRITICALLY
RELATING TO OTHERS
USING SYMBOLS & TEXT
MANAGING SELF
PARTICIPATING & CONTRIBUTING29
VOCATIONAL PATHWAYS: CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Creative Industries sector
(CR):
Actor, adver_ser, ar_st, author, beauty
therapist, clothing designer, curator,
dancer, director, editor, florist, game Primary Industries sector
developer, graphic designer, jeweller,
Construction and journalist, make up ar_st, photographer,
(PI):
Agricultural/hor_cultural
Infrastructure sector (CI): public rela_ons officer, radio/TV
technician, aquaculture farmer,
Architect, bricklayer, builder, cabinet presenter, screen printer, sculpture, web
developer… arborist, beekeeper, biochemist,
maker, caretaker, civil engineer, crane diary products maker, dog trainer,
operator, driver, driller, electrician, farm worker, fencer, forestry
glazier, interior designer, locksmith, worker, gardener, geologist,
metal worker, miner, painter and grounds person, horde trainer,
decorator, property manager, road hunter, meat processor, saw doctor,
construc_on worker, scaffolder, science technician, shearer…
surveyor, welder…
Manufacturing and Service Industries sector
Technology sector (MT): (SI):
Automo_ve mechanic, baker, brewer, Accountant, aeroplane pilot,
butcher, chemist, jeweller, joiner, light bartender, bank worker, barrister,
technician, meat inspector, printer, bus driver, butcher, café worker,
programmer, recycler/dismantler, debt collector, house keeper, model,
tailor/dressmaker, telecoms engineer, mortgage broker, office manager,
upholsterer, vehicle painter, payroll office, real estate agent,
winemaker, wood machinist… recep_onist, secretary, security
Social and Community officer, sports coach, valuer, vehicle
Services sector (SC): groomer, window cleaner…
Acupuncturist, air force officer, army
soldier/office, audiologist, community
worker, correc_ons officer, counsellor,
dental worker, firefighter, GP,
immigra_on officer, lawyer, librarian,
medical officer, nurse, navy personnel,
physiotherapist, police officer, social
worker, teacher, vet, youth worker…You can also read
