Meet The Teacher

1. Room 19
Year 7/8
2014
Miss Justine Milne

2. Goals for 2014
• Continue to provide the students with challenging, engaging and exciting educational learning
experiences.
• Ensure we are providing the necessary support for the students to progress and achieve
• Continue to expect high standards of learning.
• Ensure our students are aware of their strengths and growth areas by setting learning goals and
getting them further involved in what they are learning.
• Continue the drive to implement SOLO thinking.
• Continue developing strong partnership teacher / student / parent
• E-Learning which means electronic learning. We will integrate devices within the classroom to
support teaching and learning.

3. Being in Year 7/8
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Level 3/4 Writing/Reading/Numeracy
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Homework 5 nights per week
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Camps for both year 7/8- Year 7 camp 14th-17th April
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Specialisation
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Streamed Numeracy classes
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Swimming sports- Tuesday 25th Feb
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Health-Understanding changes/Puberty
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Leadership opportunities - Leadership Council / Peer Mediation / Enviro team / House Captains / different Specialisation (careers)
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- continued differentiation from Year 6- Year 8
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- Further jobs and responsibility – staffroom / flag / bell
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- Exciting camp opportunities
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- Preparation for high school

4. Weekly Timetable
Timetable Snell Term One
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
Roll/Admin/
Fitness
Roll/Admin/
Fitness
Roll/Admin/
Fitness
Roll/Admin/
Fitness
Roll/Admin/
Fitness
Oral/Language/
Reading
Oral/Language/
Reading
Oral/Language/
Reading
Oral/Language/
Reading
Oral/Language/
Reading
Writing
Writing/Homework/
Spelling
Maths
(Cross Grouping)
Strategy/NK
Maths
(Cross Grouping)
Strand
Specialisation
School Assembly
BREAK
Writing/Spelling
Writing
Writing/Spelling
BREAK
Maths
(Cross Grouping)
Strategy/NK
Maths
(Cross Grouping)
Strategy/NK
Maths
(Cross Grouping)
Strategy/NK
BREAK
Topic
Specialisation
Topic
Team Sport
Senior School Assembly
P.E-WILL NEED TO BE COVERED ONCE PER WEEK. THIS WILL EITHER BE CRT OR ROTATED AROUND THE CORE TEACHING BLOCKS ONCE PER WEEK.
SPELLING-THREE TIMES PER WEEK FOR 10 MINUTES
THE KOHI WAY- FIRST MONDAY OF EVERY TERM FOR 30 MINUTES THEN ONCE A WEEK FOR 10 MINUTES.
TE REO- AT LEAST ONCE PER WEEK

5. Class expectations/Routines
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Still important work is set out correct / neatly and within the school
Students expected to help with jobs around the room
Working together in collaborative groups
Working individually
Peers
Weekly Homework/Oral language
Using devices sensibly/responsibly

6. Curriculum
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Year 7/8: Curriculum Level 4
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Term 3: Communication: Social Sciences
Main Focus – Reading / Writing / Mathematics
Term 1: Communication: Social Sciences: Formal groups and how you communicate.
Term 2: Communication: Life processes-recognise that there are life processes common to all living things and that
these occur in different ways.
Term 4: Science
Health: Term 2 Understanding Change/Puberty
School wide assessments 2-3 times a year- Probe reading / Number Knowledge tests IKAN/ Gloss Math's – 2 times a year
/ Personal Experience Writing –twice a year
• P.A.Ts Weeks 5/6

7. Gate / Reading & Math's Interventions
• These will be happening this year- Math’s intervention and Literacy
interventions will start week 2.
• Gate programme- Parents will be notified when their children have been
selected for this programmes.

8. Snell’s Positive Reward System
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Mini certificates
House Points
Greenies
Other in- class rewards

9. School Behaviour Management Plan
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Teacher Gives student verbal warning/Redirection
Name on the board after first warning
Child sent with a consequence form to buddy class
Child to fill in form and take home for parents to sign
Parents notified and work with teacher to best support students
learning/behaviour
• Zero tolerance to violence- Sent straight to management

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Year 7: 45 minutes Year 8: 50 minutes
Homework
This daily time is expected to include the following:
Year 6, 7, 8
Spelling: At least 5 minutes practising their weekly spelling words either by
writing the words out or by completing a short activity
• Reading: At least 15 minutes independent reading or reading to someone.
comments each night in their reading log.
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Year 7/8- to record books read in a chart in their homework book.
Mathematics: At least 10 minutes on Mathletics
Year 7 (All year)
As above as well as 15 minutes per night working on their mini learning tasks.
Year 8 (All year)
As above as well as 20 minutes per night working on their mini learning tasks.
being tested,
Year 6- to write

11. Specialisation
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Been a Snell team programme since 2008
There are 5 cycles throughout the year including blocks for the production.
Happens in 4 week blocks happens 2 x per week on Tuesday & Thursdays.
At the beginning of each cycle a blurb will go home.
Year 6: Robotics, elite P.E, Visual Arts, Productions & Processes and Media Studies
Year 7 & 8 Careers, Food Technology, structures and Mechanisms, Visual Arts and
Mandarin.
• Everyone: Performing Arts- During term 3 when the production is on.

12. Communication / Parent involvement
• When it’s a good time to meet- after school is usually best (Wednesdays/Thursdays)
• Class blog-Friday-Sunday
• Newsletters (Tuesdays) / email mainly for information / major issues to be sorted
by phone or in person
• School works on a policy of ‘no surprises’ so parents will be told early if there are
any concerns with behaviour or learning.
• PTA coordinators

13. Camp-EOTC
• Yr. 6/7 Term 1 – Week 11- April 15th-18th
• 4 days 3 nights- Carey Park Camp Henderson Valley
• Yr. 7- Mountain biking / Tree Adventures / different activities from Year 6
• Cost – Year 6/7 $230
• Yr. 8 /Term 4 – Week 5/6 12-23rd November
• 1 week’s excursion to Tongariro National Park
• Cost – Year 8 – 480-$500

14. Absentees
• Being onto time to school is really important otherwise marked Late on the
electronic roll
• Please remember to the inform office when going away so it can be signed
off by the Principal so the absentee is recorded correctly
• If you are going away on holiday please send me/Diane Manners a
email/Letter stating when and where you will be going and for how long.

15. Other Information
• Uniform- wearing black shoes, P.E gear
• Cell Phones- All students must have permission from Diane Manners
• Any other questions?