classes - senior syndicate

Religious Education	Prayer/ Karakia - both traditional and Imaginative prayer allow the children to develop an understanding of devotional, traditional, liturgical, imaginative prayer and meditation. Sacrament/Hakarameta strand - we look at the act of anointing and how Jesus brings healing to the people. When looking at the Church strand, we research the Community of Disciples and look at and respect the dignity of all people and recognise why the Eucharist is central to the life of the Church. Our Marist Heritage celebrations this year will include a school Mass and our fun filled Mission Day - 16^th September.
Mathematics	Fraction, Decimals and Money. Measurement - length, weight, volume, area and time.
English – Reading	Each class continues to develop reading strategies and skills with their own class resource. We will research early immigration to New Zealand and diaries written by early settlers.
English –Writing	The diary entries, narratives and ballads that we write about early immigration, will convey to others what our studies have revealed about these times and events. We continue to focus on increasing vocabulary, enabling our writing to be rich and expressive.
English – Oral	Last term we prepared our speeches. We now have class speeches and from these, three from each literacy class are chosen to be school speech finalists. Our winner will represent Marist in the Eden/Albert Zone Speech Competition.
English – Visual	Children will produce either a poster, pamphlet or brochure montage summarising the reasons for immigration and the difficulties encountered.
Social Studies	Early European immigrants to New Zealand (1860–1900) is our focus this term. We look at what brought these people to New Zealand and what they had to endure en route.
Science	N/A.
Physical Education	Large ball – Netball, Soccer, Rippa. With a netball tournament, a soccer tournament and the Rugby World Cup it seemed only sensible to focus on large ball activities. The Rippa rugby involves skills development followed by a school based challenge.
Health	Personal health this term looks at the benefits of, and our attitude to, physical exertion in regards to team sports.
Technology	N/A.
Maori	Children will be able to ask, and respond to, a simple question using Te Reo.
The Arts – Visual Art	Pottery tiles. The children will develop practical knowledge and ideas about working with clay. They will be able to talk about their images and the work of other artists in this field.
The Arts – Music	N/A.
The Arts - Drama	The drama unit is linked to our Social Studies. A ‘Garden of Thoughts’ is an early settler’s account, expressing ideas, feelings, emotions and hardships, encountered in the journey from an original home to New Zealand.
The Arts – Dance	N/A.