This document outlines the goals, curriculum, routines, and expectations for Room 19, the Year 7/8 classroom at Snell Primary School in 2014. It details the classroom timetable, homework expectations, specialization courses, behavior management plan, and upcoming camps. The teacher, Miss Justine Milne, provides information to students and parents about the year's focus on reading, writing, and math skills development.

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?