St Patrick’s Catholic School,

Te Awamutu

Year 7 & 8 Programmes

Welcome from Brian

Year 7 The Journey Forward- Te Wa

Excellence - integral part of the Christian message- vision of human life and well being

A Culture of Love - develop inner autonomy of self love, self discipline and self direction - enables them to love themselves, others and God - respect the rights, freedom and intrinsic worth of all other people

Religious Education programmes - challenge each student to think about their actions- deepen their understanding of Catholic teaching and life- Inclusive- develop individual’s unique talents- Treaty of Waitangi- multicultural

Service- contributes to the development ofvalues and the well being of school and the wider community.

Co-operation and solidarity- builds up community - supports students, parents and teachers.

Social Justice - understanding discrimination-commitment to the poor at the local, national and international levels Vinnies Missions

Leadership- enhances the well-being of the student and their school community.

May God Bless you

Special Character

Leadership Roles

• Head Boy & Girl• House Leaders• Student Librarians• Wet Day Monitors• Road Patrol• Leadership Training (Year 8)• Bus Monitors• Vinnies Programme• Liturgical Team• Assembly Team

Sport & Cultural

• EOTC Programmes – Sports Camp at Totara Springs, Karapiro, Maungatautari, Pirongia,

Museum, Beach Safety, Waimarino

• Waikato Full Primary Events– Swimming, Cross Country, Athletics, Speech, Art

• Catholic Interschool Events– Swimming– Basketball– Cross Country– Te Aroha– Athletics– St John’s Sports Skills Day– Umpiring events for younger students (sports exchanges)

Sport & Cultural

• Guitar Lessons• Production (biennially)• Choir • School Sport Teams

– Netball, Basketball, Touch (coached and organised by the school)

Technology Programme• 2 terms at Te Awamutu Intermediate working on

Cooking, ICT, Materials Technology (Sewing etc), Science, Hard Materials (Wood, Metal & Circuits)

• Students bus up and back, leaving school at 8:45am and return at 12:40pm

• Monitored by St Patrick’s Staff (spot visits!)

Additional Opportunities

• Literature Quiz (Term 2)• Wai Maths (Term 3)• Vinnies (Junior Branch of St Vincent de Paul

Society - year long)• Otago Problem Solving• ICAS Testing

– Maths, Science, English, Computers, Spelling, Writing

Cluster Classes• Weekly• Classes split and multilevel teaching (split in 2010

between 5 teachers = approx 20 students per teacher)

• Opportunities offered this year– Maths Extension– Technology– ICT– RE / Creative Writing

• Possibility of Introducing Music in 2010

NIWA Science Fair

• Term 2/3 focus on Fair Testing & Presenting using Charts

• Observational Drawing• Photography

Learning Languages

• Spanish offered in 2008 & 2009• Looking at introduction to 2 languages offered

in 2010 (Te Reo + 1 other)

Eco Gardening & TFS

• Eco Gardening– School Garden– Worm Farm

• Trees for Survival Scheme– Partnership with local business (Fonterra) and

community group (Lower Mangapiko Stream Care)

– Planting seedlings, potting on, planting onsite (Montefiore Reserve)

St Patrick’s Online Presence

• SPLICE Project Involvement• Involvement with WDC ICT Department• Wikis, Blogs, Learning Caves (view in Room 9)

• Student Presentation

Learning Support

• Students with learning needs identified • Individual’s existing programmes can continue

seamlessly• Specialist staff with skills and experience in

teaching literacy and numeracy skills at foundational levels

Gifted & Talented Learning

• Students already identified • Individual’s existing programmes can continue

seamlessly• Specialist staff with skills and experience in

teaching literacy and numeracy skills at accelerated levels