Welcome to
Oamaru Intermediate
Technology Programme
for Client Schools
2011
Enclosed in this package is an overview of the programme that your students will undertake while here in our Technology Classes. Hopefully this is an ‘all questions’ answered booklet, that allows all information regarding our organisation and programme to be outlined.
Please direct any queries involving your students or programme to me.
Deidre
3
Introducing our Staff
Mrs Sue McLean
Mr Richard Savage
Art
Electronics
Mr Russell Cundall
Ms Jo Thomas
Hard Materials
Fabric –Term 1
Miss Paula Christensen
Fabric – From Mid Term 1
Teacher in Charge of the Technology Programme: Mrs Deidre Senior
Deputy Principal
2011 DATES
CLIENT SCHOOLS TECHNOLOGY ROTATIONS 2011
Group
Year 7
Year 8
Year 7
Year 8
Rural
Ter
m 1
Art
Fabric
Electronics
Hard
Materials
Ter
m 2
Electronics
Hard
Materials
Art
Fabric
Mixed
Art
Fabric
Electronics
Hard
Materials
Electronics
Hard
Materials
Art
Fabric
West
Electronics
Hard
Materials
Art
Fabric
Art
Fabric
Electronics
Hard
Materials
Year 7
Year 8
Year 7
Year8
Rural
Ter
m 3
Art
Fabric
Electronics
Hard
Materials
Ter
m 4
Electronics
Hard
Materials
Art
Fabric
Mixed
Art
Fabric
Electronics
Hard
Materials
Electronics
Hard
Materials
Art
Fabric
West
Electronics
Art
Art
Electronics
RURAL GROUP Hampden Kakanui, Maheno Ardgowan Duntroon Totara MIXED GROUP St Joseph’s Glenavy WEST GROUP Weston Five Forks Papakaio
Term 1
Feb 21-24
Feb 28-March 3
March 7-10
Term 2
May 9-12
May 16-19
May 23-26
Term 3
Aug 15-18
Aug 22-25
Aug 29-Sept 1
5
Other Information
Classes start at 9.10am and finish at 2.15pm.
We ask that children finding their own way to OIS (ie not on buses) arrive between 9.05 and 9.10.
Sessions are 9.10-10.40, 11am-12.30pm and 1.15-2.15.
Please inform us of any learning (particularly literacy) or behaviour needs that our technology teachers need to be aware of.
Cell phones became quite an issue later in 2010 with Client Students. Cell phones are
not permitted at OIS. If for some reason a student needs to bring a phone it needs to
be handed into the school office on arrival, and collected before leaving OIS. Any phones found on students while at OIS will be confiscated (in line with our school policy). Parents/Caregivers will be able to collect the phones at the end of that week.
PLEASE COMMUNICATE THIS CLEARLY TO STUDENTS.
‘Bus books’ are a valuable way of communicating with technology teachers. Please note any student absences that you are aware of in this book, or ring our school office. Our office will make contact with you in regards to any absences not explained.
Any students who are not returning to your school on the bus need to have a note with them in regards to who is picking them up at 2.15pm. Teachers are often in meetings after Client Tech sessions and are not available to supervise students staying late.
On any particular day where you don’t have any children attending out technology programme (through illness, or other events happening) please make direct contact with the bus company yourself.
Canteen. We have a canteen in operation that your children can use at Morning Tea time or to order their lunch from. Enclosed in this pack is a Canteen list. If children wish to order lunches please have them place their order in an envelope, clearly labelled
with their name and tech group (eg M1, R2) etc into the Technology Lunch order box
Client Schools Technology Programme in 2011
Since 2009 technology teachers have been involved in intensive professional development in the delivery of the Technology Curriculum in line with the Revised New Zealand Curriculum. The changes that we implemented in 2010 were viewed as positive for teaching and learning in
technology at OIS and will continue into 2011. Further changes this year are the timetable change with schools coming for a week (Mon-Thurs) each term, and the change in the Food/Fabric area. On reflection on the previous Food/Fabric programme it was felt that splitting this programme over the year, each year, meant that students received a ‘taster’ each year, but never fully developed ideas and skills in each area. Therefore in an effort to increase the benefits of each area, students will have two blocks of fabric in an odd year, and two blocks of food in an even year. We will look to review this at the end of 2012.
Our programme delivery continues with the emphasis on Technological Practice across all contexts:
The focus for each term will be:
Term One: Brief Development
Term Two: Planning for Practice
Term Three: Outcome Development and Evaluation
Term Four: The entire ‘Technological Practice’ process. These areas will be covered in the contexts of:
First Half of Year Second Half of Year
FABRIC YEA R 7 Cosy cushion YEA R 8 Bag it Up YEA R 7 Funky Aprons EA R 8 TBC HARD MATERIALS Kitchen Utensils
Garden Item Wire works Coin Holder
Cup Tray Carving
ART Personalised Books
Printmaking 1 Pasifika Art Printmaking 2
ELECTRONICS Intro to
Electronics
Key light Intro to Electronics 2 It’s Alarming
Music maker
REPORTING:
Reports will be enclosed with student’s books at the end of the year, based on Technology in the NZC, over all contexts within our Tech Centre.
