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**School Life Group 7**
Some children do. Usually five The five year olds class is called the new entrance which is the reception class We finish primary school year 6 standard 4 which is grade 6 Public but some of us going to private colleges/high schools 9:00am to 3:00pm we get two weeks at the end of every term but six weeks at the end of the last term Yes Yes, once every two weeks Yes We have mufti day once a term but every other day we wear uniform For the girls it is a black pleated skirt, a white polo shirt and a maroon jersey. For the boys it is black shorts, grey polo shirt with a maroon collar and the same maroon jersey. On the arms of our jerseys are badges symbolising what we have represented the school in e.g. band, kapa haka and different sports. In the summer we wear Roman Sandals and in winter we wear school shoes with knee high socks or stockings but no other changes are made between seasons. It is optional but not many people do. 445 It varies from about 20 to 30 but we have 33. Not many just a few. India, Philippines, England, Egypt, Pacific Islanders, Japan and China We don’t have many people from outside of Te Awamutu Some classes are attached but we have about 7 different buildings. The classes are made up of mixes between the two years of intermediate children Year 7 and 8. We have tables No She puts us with people we work well with and don’t distract us. Open, no one is afraid to ask questions. Most of us are dedicated to our learning, and we are often having class discussions, which can sometimes get quite loud. nb No but the digital classroom does. English, Maths, Japanese, French, Maori, P.E., Social Studies, Health, Social Dance, and these are the tech arts we take part in twice a week; Design, Music, Art, Fabric, Food and Science Yes Maori, French and Japanese Yes Yes We swap classes for tech arts and languages We change teachers for tech arts and languages Inquiry 9 female classroom teachers, 6 male teachers. In Tech arts we have four female teachers and one male Athletics, Softball, Soccer, Touch Rugby, non stop cricket etc. Yes Normally three but we have eight which includes two laptops. Also, we have a digital class that has 15 computers. Yes No but our local primary does / / / The rest of the school does but we don’t. The only work we take home is unfinished work from school. / / / / Yes. We get inquiries once a term which is kind of like a big project. Yes Sometimes She puts a with people that won't distract us and sometimes a more able student with a less able student. Yes Yes On the computer, orally, or we can put it on a poster depending on the project If your bad you get your name on the board, if you continue to be bad you get a tick by your name which means detention and if you get two ticks that is an after school detention. Look at question above Yes The same thing over again We have detention We don’t know what a planning centre is. / People have been stood down; they can’t attend school for a certain amount of time. Students being violent towards each other, or for bringing inappropriate items to school, such as drugs, or alcohol. Yes No. We get principal awards. Yes We have principals assemblies in which our principal informs us of what will happen during the following week and hands out principal awards for people who have done well. Also any other rewards or achievements are recognised. Student assemblies are hosted by our student council. The student council update the school on recent happenings. We also play some games. We have singing assemblies in which we sing and we have R. I. assemblies (religious instruction) The only assemblies hosted by the students are the student assemblies, but students may play the drums in singing, and our two head students may mention something at the principals assembly Yes, Kapa Haka, Band, Jazz band, Dance, Choir, Guitar, Sports days, Gala days, Discos, Mufti Days and a Year 8 ball Kapa Haka and most of the above. We take part in all of them. Yes. Swimming sports, Cross country, Athletics, and more. What sports can you play through school programs (netball, soccer etc)? Netball, Soccer, Basketball, Rugby, Softball, Touch Rugby, League, Tennis, Hockey, Badminton, Swimming, Squash, Table Tennis, Cross Country, Golf, Cricket, Athletics, Volleyball. Yes Supashake, Krispa Corn chips, Chocolate fix cookies, Primo flavoured milk, Calciyum Chocolate milk, Berry/ Passion/ Orange cool sips, Moosies frozen milk, Large juicies, Sweet and Tangy chips, Buffalo Corn Chips, Potato Sticks, Grainwaves, Golden pash tetra juice, Cool sip bottled water, Fruit hits, Light and buttery popcorn, One dollar cookie time, Lemon lime cool sips water, Small juices, Rookie Cookie, Cookie Bites, Filled Rolls, American Hotdogs, Rapperz, Noodles, Pies, Pizza, Lasagne, Murphies, Yoghurt, Sausage rolls. Yes No No 78.- **When?** / 79.- **How was it caused?** / We haven’t had a fire but we have had drills and a false alarm but we do know what to do. No.
 * 1.Do you go to kindergarten before going to school?**
 * 2.What age do you start school?**
 * 3.Do you start primary school at grade one or at reception?**
 * 4.What grade do you finish primary school?**
 * 5.Are you a private or public school?**
 * 6.What time do you start and finish school?**
 * 7.When do you get off for holidays / go back?**
 * 8.Do you have four terms in a year?**
 * 9.Do you have religious instruction in your school?**
 * 10.Do you have a uniform?**
 * 11.- Do you have to wear your uniform on set days?**
 * 12.- What does your uniform look like?**
 * 13.Do you have to wear hats?**
 * 14.How many students are there in the whole school?**
 * 14.How many students are there in each class?**
 * 15.Do you have many people from other countries in your school?**
 * 16.- What countries do they come from?**
 * 17.Are the students in your schools decided on which school they’re able to go to by what suburb / zone you live in?**
 * 18.Are the classes all in one big building with separate classrooms or are they in different building?**
 * 19.Are your classes made out of two different year levels or is there only one year level in every classroom?**
 * 20.In your class do you have single desks or double (two seated) desks?**
 * 21.- Do you get to choose where you sit?**
 * 22.How does your teacher decide where you sit?**
 * 23.What is your learning environment like?**
 * 24.Do your schools have interactive white boards/ smart boards?**
 * 25.What lessons do you learn?**
 * 26.Do you learn another language?**
 * 27.- What language do you learn?**
 * 28.Does the whole school learn the language?**
 * 29.Do you stay in your own class for all of your lessons or do you change classes?**
 * 30.- What lesson do you swap for?**
 * 31.Do you have different teachers for all your lessons?**
 * 32.What different learning methods are used by teachers?**
 * 33.-** **Do you have more male or female teachers in your school?**
 * 34.-** **What activities do you do in P.E.?**
 * 35.Do you have a computer room or computers in your classroom?**
 * 36.- How many computers do you have in each classroom?**
 * 37.-** **Do you have computers or laptops in your classrooms?**
 * 38.-** **Do you have school values?**
 * 39.- What are they?**
 * 40.- Does everyone follow them?**
 * 41.-** **If you break one, what happens?**
 * 42.-** **Do you get given homework?**
 * 43.- What subject do you get the most homework in?**
 * 44.- How much homework are you given?**
 * 45.- Does your teacher space the homework out for the whole week, or does it change depending on what you do that day?**
 * 46.- If you don’t do your homework, what happens?**
 * 47.Are you given many projects throughout the school year?**
 * 48.- How many are you given to do a term?**
 * 49.-** **Do some projects last the whole term?**
 * 50.- Do you have partner projects?**
 * 51.How does your teacher choose the pairs / groups?**
 * 52.-** **If a project is handed up late, do you lose marks?**
 * 53.-** **Do you present your projects?**
 * 54.-** **How do you present your projects?**
 * 55.-** **What are the punishments given in your class?**
 * 56.- What are the ways you can get punished in your class?**
 * 57.- Do students in your class continue to do the same thing after being punished**
 * 58.- What happens then?**
 * 59.Do you have a planning centre/ detention?**
 * 60.- Why may people be put in planning centre?**
 * 61.- What have they done?**
 * 62.Has your school ever suspended / expelled someone before?**
 * 63.-** **Why?**
 * 64.Do you have weekly awards given to the people that stand out?**
 * 65.-** **Do you get high flyers at the end of each term, for out standing students?**
 * 66.-** **Do you have assemblies?**
 * 67.- What do you do at your assembly?**
 * 68.-** **Do students or teachers host the assemblies?**
 * 69.-** **Do you have any special school activities?**
 * 70.What kind of cultural options are there in schools?**
 * 71.What kind of cultural activities do you take part in?**
 * 72.Do you have a sports / athletics day?**
 * 73.Do you have a canteen?**
 * 74.- What foods does your canteen sell?**
 * 75.- Is your canteen open every day?**
 * 76.- Do you have a maximum spending limit on what you can buy?**
 * 77.Has your school ever had a fire?**
 * 80.- Did everyone know what to do due to the drills?**
 * 81.Does your school have a school song?**