ENGLISH

English is about the making and creating of meaning.  Learning English encompasses learning the language, learning through the language, and learning about the language using a variety of text types. It is also the pathway to a variety of career options. The ability to communicate clearly in a variety of ways plus to think critically are important skills if students are to be successful in whatever path they follow upon leaving school.
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Understanding, using, and creating oral, written, and visual texts of increasing complexity is at the heart of English teaching and learning. By engaging with text-based activities, students become increasingly skilled and sophisticated speakers and listeners, writers and readers, presenters and viewers. 

English Teacher
- Jan Stark

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PARTICIPATING AND CONTRIBUTING:

You are a part of many communities: your family or whanau; your vertical form; your class; Golden Bay High School; Golden Bay or Mohua; New Zealand; planet Earth.

• What you do within any of these communities has an impact on the community.
• You can take part in discussions and contribute ideas to these communities
• You can actively participate to improve the welfare of these communities.

 

THINKING:

You are effectively thinking when you:

• Build information on to what you already know
• Seek out more or new information
• Evaluate ideas to make or justify a decision

RELATING TO OTHERS:

​You are effectively relating to others when you:

• Understand that there is no right or wrong opinion
• Can follow instructions
• Understand that people see things in different ways; are open to change; recognise that as part of a group your actions impact on that group
• Empathise with other peoples’ point of view and understand that in a good team, everyone has a part to play and works together for the benefit of the team

MANAGING SELF:

​You are effectively managing yourself when you:

• Willingly engage in activities
• Seek to improve what you do
• Can find some things out yourself
• Meet deadlines
• Ask for clarification and direction
• Attempt everything even if you think you may get it wrong, and learn from your mistakes
• Take advantage of extra opportunities
• Recognise your strengths and weaknesses
  
  

USING LANGUAGE, SYMBOLS
AND TEXT:

You are able to demonstrate your ability to:

• Understand and review a variety of texts.
• Produce a variety of written evidence.
• Follow written or oral instructions.
• Use ICT effectively to support learning.
• Communicate clearly, both written and orally