Junior English

In the English learning area, students study, use, and enjoy language and literature, communicated orally, visually, and in writing, for a range of purposes and audiences, and in a variety of text forms. Learning about language and literature from Aotearoa New Zealand and around the world enables students to build literacy, walk in different worlds, access the thoughts and perspectives of others, and make linguistic and cultural connections. Engaging with mātauranga Māori through the creation and interpretation of texts provides opportunities to strengthen knowledge and understanding of te ao Māori and Māori perspectives, and to play a part in giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

English is a fun and multi-faceted subject which helps us better understand ourselves and engage in the world around us. We aim to provide a broad programme, which is relevant to student interests, appropriate to needs and responsive to best teaching practice. We believe that learning should be engaging and appropriately challenging, and that students should experience success. We will explore written, oral and visual language.

Each term a thematic module will be studied during which the values and principles of Te Mātaiaho (the Refreshed New Zealand Curriculum, 2023) will be promoted and a range of texts will be studied so that across the year all learning objectives can be met. The aim is for learner-focussed lessons where students are offered choice and are collaborating, reflecting, thinking critically, problem-solving, innovating, using portfolios and connecting learning. It is our aim that we all have an enjoyable, successful and challenging experience in English.