Weekly outline

  • General

  • Term 1 Week 1

    Learning intentions:

    We are learning the classroom rules.


    Success Criteria:

    - I have written the classroom rules into my book.

    Classroom rules:

    - Respect and listen to your classmates.

    - Respect and listen to the teacher.

    - Raise your hand to speak.

    - Be prepared for class.

    - Be quiet when the teacher is talking.

    - Be quiet when classmates are talking.

    - Share new ideas. 

    Consequences:

    “Fix what you break”

    If you upset someone because you didn’t respect them or their belongings, apologize and try better next time.


  • Term 1 Week 2

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA


    Learning Intentions: 

    We are learning to ride bikes. Bike course at school.


    Success Criteria:

    - I have spent time practising bike riding.

  • Term 1 Week 3

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING...number strategies by investigating a range of additive and multiplicative strategies.
    • We are EXPLORING...number strategies by investigating a range of multiplication and division facts.


    Success Criteria

    - I can use various strategies to solve multiplication problems

    - I can draw diagrams and drawings to help me solve problems

    - I can use the guess and check method to solve problems


    Activities:

    - Multiplication worksheet: https://classroom.google.com/c/NDU3ODY2Njg5ODI0/m/NDY4Nzk2NzM3OTc2/details 

    - Mighty multiplication: https://classroom.google.com/c/NDU3ODY2Njg5ODI0/m/NDcwMzIzODMyMTM0/details



  • Term 1 Week 4

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING...number strategies by investigating a range of additive and multiplicative strategies.
    • We are EXPLORING...number strategies by investigating a range of multiplication and division facts.


    Success Criteria

    - I can use various strategies to solve multiplication problems

    - I can draw diagrams and drawings to help me solve problems

    - I can use the guess and check method to solve problems



    Activities:

    - Problem solving tasks: https://classroom.google.com/c/NDU3ODY2Njg5ODI0/a/NDcwMzQ4Nzg2MTcw/details

    https://classroom.google.com/c/NDU3ODY2Njg5ODI0/a/NDcwMDE4NTc0ODA4/details


  • Term 1 Week 5

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING...number knowledge by investigating problem solving.


    Success Criteria

    - I can use various strategies to solve multiplication problems

    - I can draw diagrams and drawings to help me solve problems

    - I can use the guess and check method to solve problems



    Activities:

    - demonstrations of guess and check method of solving problems
    - practice using guess and check method
    - demonstrations of drawing a diagram method of solving problems
    - practice using drawing a diagram method

  • Term 1 Week 6

    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on statistics by doing an investigation into paper plane flight.
    • We are FOCUSING on measurement by investigating how various plane wingspans affect flight length.


    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    - convert between different units of measurement

    - identified a variable to change that could make paper planes fly longer.

    - carry out a statistical investigation to find out what makes a paper plane fly the longest.

    - estimate lengths

    - measure lengths using a measuring tape

    - compare my estimate to the actual measurements



    Activities:

    Measurement: Length and Paper Planes

    - making paper planes of various wingspans

    - measuring their flight length using tape measures

    - practice converting between meters and centimeters, between seconds and minutes.


    Test our different paper planes. 

    Writing results in tables.

    Make graphs with data

    Extension: try to conduct investigation with speed and accuracy. In report writing, include sources of error and how it could be done differently to reduce these.


  • Term 1 Week 7

    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on statistics by doing an investigation into paper plane flight.
    • We are FOCUSING on measurement by investigating how various plane wingspans affect flight length.


    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    - convert between different units of measurement

    - identified a variable to change that could make paper planes fly longer.

    - carry out a statistical investigation to find out what makes a paper plane fly the longest.

    - estimate lengths

    - measure lengths using a measuring tape

    - compare my estimate to the actual measurements


    Estimating various lengths around the classroom

    Measuring the lengths using a tape measure

    - how accurate were your estimates?


    Metric measures codebreaker on Google classroom

    Practice worksheet: measuring problems to solve on Google Classroom

  • Term 1 Week 8

    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on developing our knowledge of calculating areas of rectangles, triangles, trapezia, and parallelograms
    • We are FOCUSING on measurement and units of measurement


    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    - calculate the area of rectangles

    - calculate the area of triangles

    - calculate the perimeter of rectangles

    - calculate the perimeter of triangles

    - calculate the area of parallelograms

    - calculate the area of trapeziums

    - calculate the area and perimeter of composite shapes


    Activities:

    Introduction into how to calculate area of rectangles

    Practice questions on "sensible flats" worksheet and "area of rectangles"

    Maths bingo

    Measurement: area and perimeter worksheets

  • Term 1 Week 9

    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on developing our knowledge of calculating areas of rectangles, triangles, trapezia, and parallelograms


    Success Criteria: I can/have... 

    - calculate the area of rectangles

    - calculate the area of triangles

    - calculate the perimeter of rectangles

    - calculate the perimeter of triangles

    - calculate the area of parallelograms

    - calculate the area of trapeziums

    - calculate the area and perimeter of composite shapes


    Activities:

    - how to calculate area of parallelograms

    What goes around pdfs on Google Classroom

    Extension: area and perimeter in algebra

    If you finish early: help other students who are struggling.

  • Term 1 Week 10

    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on developing our knowledge of calculating areas of rectangles, triangles, trapezia, and parallelograms
    • We are FOCUSING on measurement and units of measurement


    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    - calculate the area of rectangles

    - calculate the area of triangles

    - calculate the perimeter of rectangles

    - calculate the perimeter of triangles

    - calculate the area of parallelograms

    - calculate the area of trapeziums

    - calculate the area and perimeter of composite shapes



    Activities:

    - how to calculate area of trapezia: https://classroom.google.com/c/NDU3ODY2Njg5ODI0/a/NDk5MTQzMzM5MzAy/details

    Finish calculating area of shapes: https://classroom.google.com/c/NDU3ODY2Njg5ODI0/a/NDkzNTM0OTM3NjA1/details

    Extension: parallelograms handout

    Area and perimeter Maths Murder Mystery: https://classroom.google.com/c/NDU3ODY2Njg5ODI0/a/NDk4ODc1MDI3NzMw/details

  • Term 1 Week 11


    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING on creating a visual depiction of geometric shapes so that we can calculate their areas and perimeters to demonstrate our learning.


    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    - calculate the area of rectangles

    - calculate the area of triangles

    - calculate the perimeter of rectangles

    - calculate the perimeter of triangles

    - calculate the area of parallelograms

    - calculate the area of trapeziums

    - calculate the area and perimeter of composite shapes

    -  demonstrate my ability to calculate area and perimeter by creating chocolate packaging of various shapes. 

    - create artwork of symmetrical shapes


    Activities:

    - Maths art and geometry: artwork with shapes, snowflake symmetry

    - Maths games involving fractions, addition, subtraction, multiplication

    - building packaging for items of food that involves measurement and geometry


  • School Holidays

  • School Holidays

  • Term 2 Week 1


    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING on creating a visual depiction of geometric shapes so that we can calculate their areas and perimeters to demonstrate our learning.


    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    - calculate the area of rectangles

    - calculate the area of triangles

    - calculate the perimeter of rectangles

    - calculate the perimeter of triangles

    - calculate the area of parallelograms

    - calculate the area of trapeziums

    - calculate the area and perimeter of composite shapes

    -  demonstrate my ability to calculate area and perimeter by creating chocolate packaging of various shapes. 

    - create artwork of symmetrical shapes


    Activities:

    - practice worksheets for calculating area of trapeziums: https://classroom.google.com/c/NDU3ODY2Njg5ODI0/a/NTEwNzc4MzMwNjk3/details

    - making posters with geometric shapes that have been drawn with rulers and compasses and cut out with accuracy.

    - calculating the areas of the shapes on our posters. 

  • Term 2 Week 2

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING water safety by reading rips and looking at drowning data.
    • We are EXPLORING orienteering by reading maps and coordinates.
    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on skills to survive in the water.
    • We are FOCUSING on creating tables and graphs from data written up by Water Safety NZ


    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    - generate investigative questions about drowning data.

    - interpret data from tables made by others.

    - use information written by Drowning Report on 2021 data to create tables and graphs

    - use the 2021 drowning data to write a short statistical report on drowning



    Activities:

    - brainstorming investigative questions about drowning data from Water Safety NZ: https://drowningreport2020.watersafety.org.nz/

    - analysing data tables made by Water Safety NZ and creating our own

    - constructing graphs with the data from our tables


  • Term 2 Week 3


      PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

      PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

      • We are PLANNING to write a short statistical report on drowning data from 2021 so that we can promote water safety.

      • Success Criteria:

        - generate investigative questions about drowning data.

        - interpret data from tables made by others.

        - use information written by Drowning Report on 2021 data to create tables and graphs

        - use the 2021 drowning data to write a short statistical report on drowning


        Activities:

        - analysing drowning data from 2021 written by Water Safety NZ and creating our own data tables from it

        - constructing graphs with the data from our tables

        - writing conclusions 


  • Term 2 Week 4

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING survival in a zombie apocalypse by investigating area and perimeter of various shapes


    Success Criteria:

    - I can understand the area and square metre of different shapes

    - I can calculate the area of parallelograms

    - I can calculate the area of trapezia

    - I can calculate the perimeter and side of shapes with an unknown side

    - I can create geometric art using my knowledge of different shapes

    - I can use grid coordinates to create drawings

    - I can use bearings to follow and create mazes

    - I can convert between mm, cm, m and km

    - I can do a drawing that is to scale

    I can use specific parameters to create a shape for a box that is abhorrent to zombies

    - I can critique mine and others’ cookie box creations and give constructive feedback 

    - I can use constructive feedback to improve my cookie box plan


    Activities:

    - Problem solving tasks on Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/c/NDU3ODY2Njg5ODI0/a/NTIxMTk1NTUzNzY5/details 

  • Term 2 Week 5

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING survival in a zombie apocalypse by investigating area and perimeter of various shapes


    Success Criteria:

    - I can understand the area and square metre of different shapes

    - I can calculate the area of parallelograms

    - I can calculate the area of trapezia

    - I can calculate the perimeter and side of shapes with an unknown side

    - I can create geometric art using my knowledge of different shapes

    - I can use grid coordinates to create drawings

    - I can use bearings to follow and create mazes

    - I can convert between mm, cm, m and km

    - I can do a drawing that is to scale

    I can use specific parameters to create a shape for a box that is abhorrent to zombies

    - I can critique mine and others’ cookie box creations and give constructive feedback 

    - I can use constructive feedback to improve my cookie box plan


    Activities:

    - Education Perfect task on Finding the Unknown Side of a Composite Shape and Finding the Perimeter of a Shape with an Unknown Side: https://app.educationperfect.com/app/dashboard/homework/6526530

    - Geometric art task on Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/c/NDU3ODY2Njg5ODI0/a/NDk1NzYyNjE2MTA4/details

  • Term 2 Week 6

    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on developing our skills at doing scale drawings
    • We are FOCUSING on developing our skills at reading and listing bearings and grid coordinates
    • We are FOCUSING on discussing units of measurement
    • We are FOCUSING on evaluating how to convert between units of measurement


    Success Criteria:

    - I can understand the area and square metre of different shapes

    - I can calculate the area of parallelograms

    - I can calculate the area of trapezia

    - I can calculate the perimeter and side of shapes with an unknown side

    - I can create geometric art using my knowledge of different shapes

    - I can use grid coordinates to create drawings

    - I can use bearings to follow and create mazes

    - I can do a drawing that is to scale

    - I can convert between mm, cm, m and km

    I can use specific parameters to create a shape for a box that is abhorrent to zombies

    - I can critique mine and others’ cookie box creations and give constructive feedback 

    - I can use constructive feedback to improve my cookie box plan



    Activities:

    - Draw your dream bedroom with everything in the bedroom (bed, cupboard, bedside cabinets) all to scale

    - Connect the Dots: reading the coordinates given to you and using them to make crosses on a cartesian plane, then connecting the crosses to make a drawing

  • Term 2 Week 7

    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on developing our skills at doing scale drawings
    • We are FOCUSING on developing our skills at reading and listing bearings and grid coordinates
    • We are FOCUSING on discussing units of measurement
    • We are FOCUSING on evaluating how to convert between units of measurement


    Success Criteria:

    - I can understand the area and square metre of different shapes

    - I can calculate the area of parallelograms

    - I can calculate the area of trapezia

    - I can calculate the perimeter and side of shapes with an unknown side

    - I can create geometric art using my knowledge of different shapes

    - I can use grid coordinates to create drawings

    - I can use bearings to follow and create mazes

    - I can do a drawing that is to scale

    I can use specific parameters to create a shape for a box that is abhorrent to zombies

    - I can critique mine and others’ cookie box creations and give constructive feedback 

    - I can use constructive feedback to improve my cookie box plan


    Activities:

    - Connect the Dots: reading the coordinates given to you and using them to make crosses on a cartesian plane, then connecting the crosses to make a drawing

    - Zombie Riddle: how to get a group of people across a bridge with certain parameters within a certain time

    - Converting between units of measurement worksheet on Google Classroom


  • Term 2 Week 8

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING to design a shape of a cookie box that zombies will not eat


    Success Criteria:

    - I can understand the area and square metre of different shapes

    - I can calculate the area of parallelograms

    - I can calculate the area of trapezia

    - I can calculate the perimeter and side of shapes with an unknown side

    - I can create geometric art using my knowledge of different shapes

    - I can use grid coordinates to create drawings

    - I can use bearings to follow and create mazes

    - I can do a drawing that is to scale

    I can use specific parameters to create a shape for a box that is abhorrent to zombies

    - I can critique mine and others’ cookie box creations and give constructive feedback 

    - I can use constructive feedback to improve my cookie box plan


    Activities:

    - Making observations on a cookie box that will be given to you in groups (this box WILL be eaten by zombies)

    - Creating a plan for a box with a different area but with a similar or smaller paper size that will fit a specific number of cookies

    - Testing and peer reviewing our box plans to see if zombies would eat our cookies by calculating area of box and shape of final box created

  • Term 2 Week 9

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING to design a shape of a cookie box that zombies will not eat


    Success Criteria:

    - I can understand the area and square metre of different shapes

    - I can calculate the area of parallelograms

    - I can calculate the area of trapezia

    - I can calculate the perimeter and side of shapes with an unknown side

    - I can create geometric art using my knowledge of different shapes

    - I can use grid coordinates to create drawings

    - I can use bearings to follow and create mazes

    - I can do a drawing that is to scale

    I can use specific parameters to create a shape for a box that is abhorrent to zombies

    - I can critique mine and others’ cookie box creations and give constructive feedback 

    - I can use constructive feedback to improve my cookie box plan


    Activities:

    - Making observations on a cookie box that will be given to you in groups (this box WILL be eaten by zombies)

    - Creating a plan for a box with a different area but with a similar or smaller paper size that will fit a specific number of cookies

    - Testing and peer reviewing our box plans to see if zombies would eat our cookies by calculating area of box and shape of final box created

  • Term 2 Week 10

    REFLECT / WHAIWHAKAARO

    REFLECT / WHAIWHAKAARO learning intentions:

    • We are REFLECTING on review our learning on geometry and measurement by critiquing our cookie box constructions
    • We are REFLECTING on our learning by creating a new prototype for our cookie box


    Success Criteria:

    - I can understand the area and square metre of different shapes

    - I can calculate the area of parallelograms

    - I can calculate the area of trapezia

    - I can calculate the perimeter and side of shapes with an unknown side

    - I can create geometric art using my knowledge of different shapes

    - I can use grid coordinates to create drawings

    - I can use bearings to follow and create mazes

    - I can do a drawing that is to scale

    I can use specific parameters to create a shape for a box that is abhorrent to zombies

    - I can critique mine and others’ cookie box creations and give constructive feedback 

    - I can use constructive feedback to improve my cookie box plan


    Activities

    - Creating our boxes using our plan and then giving them to a friend to critique

    - When you get given a friend's cookie box plan, calculate its area and the amount of paper used and give them constructive criticism on how to improve their plan

    - Use the constructive criticism you get given to make changes to your plan

    - Creating a poster to display our final cookie box design


  • School Holidays

  • School Holidays

  • Term 3 Week 1

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING how to use fractions in the context of the commonwealth games in a problem solving situation
    • We are EXPLORING how to use decimals in the context of the commonwealth games in a problem solving situation
    • We are EXPLORING how to calculate the probability of dice throws, spinners, and coin tosses.

    Success Criteria: I can/have:
    • write fractions in order
    • interpret multiples of a number
    • use my knowledge of multiples of a number for finding equivalent fractions
    • change a fraction (numerator and denominator) by the same multiple
    • add and subtract fractions with the same denominator
    • add and subtract fractions with different denominators
    • understand how decimals are written
    • understand place value of decimals
    • order decimals
    • add and subtract decimals
    • multiply and divide decimals by 10, 100, 1000
    • describe the chance or likelihood of outcomes happening
    • describe the likelihood of an event as a fraction or percentage

    Activities:
    - fractions prior knowledge quiz
    - order fractions from lowest to highest using coloured rods
    - coloured rod fractions worksheet on Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/c/NDU3ODY2Njg5ODI0/a/NTM3NTA2ODYzMTI5/details 

    Extension: adding/subtracting and multiplying/dividing fractions worksheets on Google Classroom
  • Term 3 Week 2

    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on how to add and subtract fractions.
    • We are FOCUSING on addition and subtraction of decimals
    • We are FOCUSING on multiplication and division of decimals by 10, 100, 1000s
    • We are FOCUSING on transforming both the denominators by using knowledge of multiples to solve fraction addition and subtraction with different denominators
    • We are FOCUSING on calculating the probability of teams winning different games


    Success Criteria: I can/have:

    • write fractions in order
    • interpret multiples of a number
    • use my knowledge of multiples of a number for finding equivalent fractions
    • change a fraction (numerator and denominator) by the same multiple
    • add and subtract fractions with the same denominator
    • add and subtract fractions with different denominators
    • understand how decimals are written
    • understand place value of decimals
    • order decimals
    • add and subtract decimals
    • multiply and divide decimals by 10, 100, 1000
    • describe the chance or likelihood of outcomes happening
    • describe the likelihood of an event as a fraction or percentage

    Activities:

    - Fractions worksheet on GC: https://classroom.google.com/c/NDU3ODY2Njg5ODI0/a/NTM3NzAzODA3MzIz/details 

    - fraction maze

    - multiplying and dividing fractions

    - Fractions games:

        - equivalent fractions bingo

        - forming fractions from ones, tenths, hundredths and thousandths

  • Term 3 Week 3

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING how to use fractions in the context of the commonwealth games in a problem solving situation
    • We are EXPLORING how to use decimals in the context of the commonwealth games in a problem solving situation
    • We are EXPLORING calculating the probability of dice throws, spinners, and coin tosses.


    Success Criteria: I can/have:

    • write fractions in order
    • interpret multiples of a number
    • use my knowledge of multiples of a number for finding equivalent fractions
    • change a fraction (numerator and denominator) by the same multiple
    • add and subtract fractions with the same denominator
    • add and subtract fractions with different denominators
    • understand how decimals are written
    • understand place value of decimals
    • order decimals
    • add and subtract decimals
    • multiply and divide decimals by 10, 100, 1000
    • describe the chance or likelihood of outcomes happening
    • describe the likelihood of an event as a fraction or percentage

    Activities:

    - Decimals Mighty Maths worksheet: https://classroom.google.com/c/NDU3ODY2Njg5ODI0/m/NTI2MzE1MjEzNzEw/details 

    - measuring our heights and comparing it to Scott Barrett (1.98m tall) --> what do the heights mean and how can we convert from cm to m and vice versa?

  • Term 3 Week 4

    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on how to add and subtract fractions.
    • We are FOCUSING on addition and subtraction of decimals
    • We are FOCUSING on multiplication and division of decimals by 10, 100, 1000s
    • We are FOCUSING on transforming both the denominators by using knowledge of multiples to solve fraction addition and subtraction with different denominators
    • We are FOCUSING on calculating the probability of teams winning different games


    Success Criteria: I can/have:

    • write fractions in order
    • interpret multiples of a number
    • use my knowledge of multiples of a number for finding equivalent fractions
    • change a fraction (numerator and denominator) by the same multiple
    • add and subtract fractions with the same denominator
    • add and subtract fractions with different denominators
    • understand how decimals are written
    • understand place value of decimals
    • order decimals
    • add and subtract decimals
    • multiply and divide decimals by 10, 100, 1000
    • describe the chance or likelihood of outcomes happening
    • describe the likelihood of an event as a fraction or percentage

    Activities:

    - Gentle Giants worksheet on GC: https://classroom.google.com/c/NDU3ODY2Njg5ODI0/a/NTM4ODg4MTExOTkx/details

    - Finishing worksheets from last week

    - adding all the heights of our team members in class to get the total height of our team members 

    - using this total to calculate the average height of each team

    - Decimals Education Perfect task

  • Term 3 Week 5

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING how to use fractions in the context of the commonwealth games in a problem solving situation
    • We are EXPLORING how to use decimals in the context of the commonwealth games in a problem solving situation
    • We are EXPLORING calculating the probability of dice throws, spinners, and coin tosses.


    Success Criteria: I can/have:

    • write fractions in order
    • interpret multiples of a number
    • use my knowledge of multiples of a number for finding equivalent fractions
    • change a fraction (numerator and denominator) by the same multiple
    • add and subtract fractions with the same denominator
    • add and subtract fractions with different denominators
    • understand how decimals are written
    • understand place value of decimals
    • order decimals
    • add and subtract decimals
    • multiply and divide decimals by 10, 100, 1000
    • describe the chance or likelihood of outcomes happening
    • describe the likelihood of an event as a fraction or percentage

    Activities:

    - experimental probability worksheet on GC

    - throwing dice and recording results in a table: using this data to calculate experiment probability of throwing certain numbers

    - flipping coins and recording results in a table: using this data to calculate experiment probability of flipping heads or tails

  • Term 3 Week 6

    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on how to add and subtract fractions.
    • We are FOCUSING on addition and subtraction of decimals
    • We are FOCUSING on multiplication and division of decimals by 10, 100, 1000s
    • We are FOCUSING on transforming both the denominators by using knowledge of multiples to solve fraction addition and subtraction with different denominators
    • We are FOCUSING on calculating the probability of teams winning different games


    Success Criteria: I can/have:

    • write fractions in order
    • interpret multiples of a number
    • use my knowledge of multiples of a number for finding equivalent fractions
    • change a fraction (numerator and denominator) by the same multiple
    • add and subtract fractions with the same denominator
    • add and subtract fractions with different denominators
    • understand how decimals are written
    • understand place value of decimals
    • order decimals
    • add and subtract decimals
    • multiply and divide decimals by 10, 100, 1000
    • describe the chance or likelihood of outcomes happening
    • describe the likelihood of an event as a fraction or percentage

    Activities:

    - probability games: coin and dice throw games where you have to calculate the amount of money to play the game and the chance of winning

    - probability worksheets on GC

    - Commonwealth games problem solving questions - work together in groups to solve the question

  • Term 3 Week 7

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING our commonwealth country teams by researching logo designs relating to the country

    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on developing and transforming our designs by rotating, translating, and reflecting the shapes

    Success Criteria: I can/have
    • conduct research into my commonwealth country
    • identify when a shape has been reflected along the y or x axes
    • identify when a shape has been translated
    • identify when a shape has been rotated and why how much
    • draw a shape and reflect it along an axis
    • draw a shape and translate it
    • draw a shape and rotate it by a certain degree


    Activities:

    - drawing designs based on our commonwealth countries

    - taking our designs and reflecting them along the y axis

    - worksheet: identifying how shapes have been transformed (reflection along which axis? has the shape been translated?)

    - drawing different shaped triangles and rotating them 90, 180, and 270 degrees

  • Term 3 Week 8

    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on developing and transforming our designs by rotating, translating, and reflecting the shapes


    Success Criteria: I can/have

    • conduct research into my commonwealth country
    • identify when a shape has been reflected along the y or x axes
    • identify when a shape has been translated
    • identify when a shape has been rotated and why how much
    • draw a shape and reflect it along an axis
    • draw a shape and translate it
    • draw a shape and rotate it by a certain degree

    Activities:
    - making art tesselations by reflecting and transforming parts of shapes
    - solving team problems involving converting metric units and following instructions, in diagram form, to construct 2D shapes, e.g. triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons and hexagons

    SLC: 15th September

  • Term 3 Week 9

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING to apply ourselves to practice addition and subtraction of fraction with different denominators
    • We are PLANNING to solve fractions of a whole amount in order to solve the scores of commonwealth teams
    • We are PLANNING to practice multiplying whole numbers by a decimal in a problem solving situation


    Success Criteria: I can/have

    • identify a reciprocal fraction
    • multiply and divide fractions
    • write reciprocals of fractions
    • multiply a whole number by a decimal using simple multiplication steps as used in whole number and then adjusting based on decimal places
    • write decimals as fractions by using place value and simplifying fractions

    Activities:
    - reciprocal worksheet on Google Classroom
    - blooket about reciprocals
  • Term 3 Week 10

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING to apply ourselves to practice addition and subtraction of fraction with different denominators
    • We are PLANNING to solve fractions of a whole amount in order to solve the scores of commonwealth teams
    • We are PLANNING to practice multiplying whole numbers by a decimal in a problem solving situation


    Success Criteria: I can/have

    • identify a reciprocal fraction
    • multiply and divide fractions
    • write reciprocals of fractions
    • multiply a whole number by a decimal using simple multiplication steps as used in whole number and then adjusting based on decimal places
    • write decimals as fractions by using place value and simplifying fractions

    Activities:
    - Finishing reciprocals worksheets
    - Maths games: 
      - Guess my number: https://nzmaths.co.nz/guess-my-number
      - Class game Loopy with decimals:
    • Sit in circle

    • Think of decimal 1-10

    • Next person adds an operation for the next person between 1-10 (e.g. add 5)

    • Next person solves it then adds an operation

    • Can’t repeat same operation

    • Keep going till one person gets it incorrect or repeats, then start again


  • School Holidays

  • School Holidays

  • Term 4 Week 1

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING to demonstrate our knowledge of fractions and decimals by analysing commonwealth country flags and calculating the fractions and decimals of different colours on the flags


    Success Criteria: I can/have

    • Analyse a shape and calculate the fraction of a part of a shape
    • Analyse a shape and calculate the decimal of a part of a shape
    • Multiply decimals by whole numbers
    • Multiply fractions by whole numbers
    • Add fractions together
    • Add and subtract decimals
    • Justify my answers to questions


    Activity:

    - Maths Assessment 2

  • Term 4 Week 2

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING to demonstrate our knowledge of fractions and decimals by analysing commonwealth country flags and calculating the fractions and decimals of different colours on the flags


    Success Criteria: I can/have

    • Analyse a shape and calculate the fraction of a part of a shape
    • Analyse a shape and calculate the decimal of a part of a shape
    • Multiply decimals by whole numbers
    • Multiply fractions by whole numbers
    • Add fractions together
    • Add and subtract decimals
    • Justify my answers to questions


    Activity:

    - Maths Assessment 2

  • Term 4 Week 3

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING skills for working in a team by investigating algebra through group problem solving


    Success Criteria: I can/have

    • Substitute digits into algebraic equations


    Activity:

    - Group problem solving activities about algebra on Google Classroom

  • Term 4 Week 4

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING being Sun Smart by researching different sun blocks
    • We are EXPLORING being Sun Smart by questioning authenticity of sun blocks


    Success Criteria: I can/have

    • identified the features on sun block bottles 
    • researched SPF numbers and what they mean


    Activity:

    - Looking at different sun block bottles sold in NZ

    - Identifying the features that they share and the ones that are different

    - Researching the meaning of SPF numbers

  • Term 4 Week 5

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING to create a poster or advertisement for a sunblock to display our knowledge of SPF and % sun protection
    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on explaining the efficacy and reliability of different sun blocks sold in NZ
    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING being Sun Smart by researching different sun blocks
    • We are EXPLORING being Sun Smart by questioning authenticity of sun blocks


    Success Criteria: I can/have

    • identified the features on sun block bottles 
    • researched SPF numbers and what they mean
    • identified sun blocks that meet their SPF claims and ones that do not meet their SPF claims


    Activity:

    - create a poster displaying the research we have done on sun blocks in NZ


  • Term 4 Week 6

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING to create a poster or advertisement for a sunblock to display our knowledge of SPF and % sun protection
    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING skills for working in a team by investigating number skills through group problem solving


    Success Criteria: I can/have

    • Respect and listen to my classmates.
    • Help others by responding to their needs
    • Share my knowledge and reasoning
    • Allow everyone to contribute


    Activities:

    • Displaying our posters and advertisements that we made about sun block
    • Group work tasks: Leo the Rabbit, Fraction Match, Race to 100, Doughnut Percents, and Quad Match. 


  • Term 4 Week 7

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING skills for working in a team by investigating number skills through group problem solving


    Success Criteria: I can/have

    • Respect and listen to my classmates.
    • Help others by responding to their needs
    • Share my knowledge and reasoning
    • Allow everyone to contribute


    Activity:

    • Group work tasks: Doughnut Percents, and Quad Match. 


  • Term 4 Week 8


  • Summer Holidays