Queen Margaret College

Year 9 Te Reo Māori Programme 2023

Levels 1-2 of the New Zealand Learning Languages Curriculum

Phase 1 of the Middle Years Programme International Baccalaureate

Unit Title

He kākano ahau

Hokia ki ngā maunga

Ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga

Ngā motu (interdisciplinary)

Ngā haerenga

Course details

Proposed assessment date

In the final two weeks of each Term, Students will be assessed on the language skills they have developed throughout the unit. Listening, reading, writing, and speaking will each be assessed twice during the year.

During the course of the year, students learn how to talk about themselves and others in a range of familiar situations. They develop their knowledge of the present tense, pronouns, prepositions and are introduced to possessives. An understanding of tikanga Māori will also be a key part of the course. In class, students are encouraged to speak te reo Māori and work toward improving the other key skills of reading, writing and listening. In addition, they engage in e-learning, using their laptops to work on OneNote and to access various language learning resources. Students will study the following topics:

• He kākano ahau o Greetings and farewells o Introducing yourself (pepeha) o Family tree (whakapapa) o Numbers from 0-100, age and birth dates o Description of self, family members, friends and pets o History of Te Whanganui-ā-Tara

• Hokia ki ngā maunga o Description of house and kitchen o Activities at home o Whare Tīpuna/Marae complex o Location of items inside and outside the home

• Ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga o Subjects and opinions o Daily activities and telling the time o Morning and after school routine

• Ngā Motu (interdisciplinary) o Describing a digital location place o Use whakataukī o Use digital design tools alongside second language skills

• Ngā haerenga o The weather o Basic directions

Course Information:

• In 2023 Year 9 te reo Māori is an option subject.

• Each class has 5 lessons per 10-day timetable for the whole year.

Homework expectations

Students are expected to complete some homework during the week. Your child should be learning at home for a total of at least 60 minutes per weeknight across all subjects. The key to language learning is ‘little and often’.

Homework might include:

• Learning a number of words, verbs or phrases

• Learning prayers (karakia), songs (waiata) and proverbs (whakatauki)

• Reading and grammar exercises or a short paragraph to write

• Watching te reo Māori language programmes on Māori Television

• Before an assessment, students will be expected to revise their notes or to practise their spoken te reo Māori

• Revision of vocabulary learned in class with www.educationperfect.com, www.linguascope.com and Tipu

• Catching up on work missed due to absence

Students will also be subscribed to Tipu, an app which will allow them to direct their own language learning in te reo. There will be one single charge of approximately $20.

Head of Learning Area: Caroline Harding

Queen Margaret College

Year 9 Visual Arts 2023

Level 4-5 of the New Zealand Curriculum

Year 3 of the Middle Years Programme International Baccalaureate

Term 1 and 2

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Unit Titles and Skills Taught

Food for Thought’

INQUIRY: Drawing Fundamentals; Skills and Techniques

Intermediate observation and drawing skills

Colour theory

Experimenting with a range of medias

Students will explore their skills in final works;

Printmaking

Acrylic Painting

Photography

Term 3

Sculpture

Working in 3D

Thinking conceptually

Exploring a range of media in 3D

All Units

• Ongoing workbook exploration which includes, notes, sketches, plans, etc.

• Evaluation of own and other students’ artworks using art terms

• Discussion of artist models and artworks using appropriate art terminology

Course Information

• In 2023 Year 9 Art is a compulsory subject.

• Each class has 3 lessons per 10 day timetable.

Proposed assessment date

Summative assessment at end of Term 2 and Term 3

• Each class will rotate through three different wet and dry medias over the year.

• Students are assessed on 4 key skills. These are Knowing and Understanding , Developing Skills, Thinking Creatively, and Responding

• There is a consumables fee of $75 which will be charged to the student’s account.

Course details

The aim of this course is for students to develop an enthusiasm for and a confidence in art making, building on the skills acquired in each successive year. The Year 9 Visual Arts course is a practical course of study that introduces the students to Year 4-5 of the MYP framework. The artistic fundamentals that students develop form a foundation on which to build further skills and understanding of the MYP Arts Curriculum. They will be encouraged and enabled to:

• create and present art

• develop skills specific to the discipline

• engage in a process of creative exploration and (self-)discovery

• make purposeful connections between investigation and practice

• understand the relationship between art and its contexts

• respond to and reflect on art

• deepen their understanding of the world.

Homework expectations

Your child should be learning at home for a total of at least 60 minutes per weeknight across all subjects. To achieve at a high level in this subject, students may be expected to complete some work outside of class time.

This work may include

• Completion of assignments already worked on in class

• Catching up on work missed due to absence

• Researching on the internet

• Completing a formative or summative reflection sheet that enables the student to assess her own projects

Teacher in Charge of Visual Arts: Anna Faulknor