Term 1: Week 11

EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

• We are EXPLORING Matariki as a rich context for rounding and multiplying/dividing by 10, 100 and 100
• We are EXPLORING Matariki as a rich context for understanding fractions, decimals & percentages in everyday use
• We are EXPLORING Matariki as a rich context for finding fractions, a fraction of a quantity, and equivalent fractions
• We are EXPLORING Matariki as a rich context for writing fractions as decimals, and fractions as %'s, and vice versa.
  
  

We are off to the Matariki Marae this Friday from 9:15am to 12:30pm.  We shall look forward to sharing our Pepeha and Waiata and having a wonderful last day of term.  School concludes at 1pm on Friday 16th April. 

Whakataukī: “He waka eke noa!”
Metaphorical: A waka we are all in together. We rise together, fall together, work together and keep going together!
Literal: Working in unity and leaving no-one behind.

Authentic Outcomes:  Matariki, Stardome Observatory and Camp Adair.

Success Criteria:  I can...
• Add fractions with common denominators
• Add fractions with different denominators

• Recall my basic + , - , x and ➗ facts

Do Now:  Numeracy Ninjas
Mental Strategies, Timetables and Key Skills revision. 

Class Activities:   Number & Statistics

1.  Students will complete their Numeracy Ninja 'Do Now' Task.  Mark as a class. 

2.  Revision of 'Adding Fractions with Common Denominators'.  Introduction to 'Adding Fractions with Different Denominators'.  Connect to camp context and Term 1 maths assessment.  

3.  Fast finishers can complete their current 'Fractions' Maths Buddy tasks. 

Homework:   
Thank you for completing your 'adding fractions' tasks on Maths Buddy to reinforce our class learning this week.  You also have received one 'Weekly Revision' task.  The purpose of this revision activity is to keep revising the wider strands beyond Number and Algebra to maintain past learning eg Geometry & Measurements, + Statistics & Probability.