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        NAU MAI KI TE 8C2 PANGARAU

  • 29 January - 4 February

        Admin Day conferences

        Touching base with parents and students

        LA introduction to Yr 7 parents and students, initial checklist

        Yr 10's role in assimilating Yr 7's into the MHJC way - tuakana-teina

        DEEP Selections - Students start looking at options

        


  • 5 February - 11 February

    Kia ora 8C2

    TERM 1  WEEK 2

    Welcome Back Year 8's

    A very warm welcome to all our returning and new students!

    Hope you had an enjoyable and relaxed summer break and are ready to delve into the learning and opportunities that 2024 has to offer.


    CONTEXT -  Our way and us in Aotearoa



    Success Criteria: I can/have...
    • Say Maori numbers up to 50
    • Understand place value
    • Know how big is 1 million


    Activities:

    1. Maori numbers - 1 - 20
    2. Warm up - Maths Bingo
    3. Saying numbers in Maori up to 20
    4. What is place value
    5. Place value Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5Qf0qSSJFI
    6. Identifying the place value of a digit/what digit has a certain place value
    7. Place value online exercise - https://www.transum.org/Maths/Activity/Place_Value/
    8. Saying big numbers using place value (to a million)
    9. Practice questions - (Differentiation)
    10. Extension Activity - How big is 1 million?


    Homework:

    Maths Buddy


  • 12 February - 18 February

    Kia ora 8C2

    TERM 1  WEEK 3


    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Round numbers sensibly
    • Use multiplicative strategies
    • Identify factors and multiples of natural numbers


    Activities:

    1. Maori numbers - 1 - 30
    2. Numeracy - https://corbettmaths.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Feb-Numeracy-Book_Part15.pdf
    3. Warm up task - https://www.transum.org/Software/Game/Ultimate/Noughts_And_Crosses.asp
    4. Explanation of skills and concepts(rounding, factors and multiples) with examples(Whole class, group or individual teaching as required)
    5. Video on Rounding numbers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd-E18EqSVk (Please start watching video from 6.10mins onwards)
    6. Online practice rounding numbers - https://www.abcya.com/games/rounding_numbers
    7. Multiplying by tens, hundreds and thousands/A bit more/less
    8. Multiplication word problems - https://www.transum.org/Maths/Activity/Multi-step/
    9. Practice questions (Differentiated)
    10. Extension - Contextual applications

    Homework:

    Maths Buddy (Differentiation)


    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on rounding numbers to make sensible estimates.

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING finding factors, multiples and prime factors of numbers.
    • We are EXPLORING different multiplicative strategies

  • 19 February - 25 February

    Kia ora 8C2

    TERM 1  WEEK 4


    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Arrange integers in ascending and descending order
    • Add and subtract integers
    • Understand and use the correct order of operations


    Activities:

    1. Warm up activity - S1 - Wkly revision tasks, S2 - Numbers in Maori, S3 - Numeracy skills
    2. Multiples and factors of natural numbers
    3. Prime and composite numbers
    4. What are integers? Where do we see/use positive and negative numbers in daily life?
    5. What do integers mean in different contexts eg temperature, sea level, money and banks etc
    6. Tasks for understanding positive and negative values
    7. Adding and subtracting integers using a number line
    8. Introduction of adding and subtracting integers using rules
    9. Integers Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XCh1b63xd4
    10. Adding and subtracting integers video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVdBg1HESAk&t=28s
    11. Practice questions (Differentiation)
    12. Contextual problem solving (Extension)
    13. Applications (Extension) (Page 53 and 56 Alpha Maths, order of operations - Alpha book Pg 98 Q 5 to 8)


    Homework:

    Maths Buddy (Differentiation)


    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING operations on and calculations with integers and order of operations.

  • 4 March - 10 March

    Kia ora 8C2

    TERM 1  WEEK 6

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Find fractions equivalent to the one given
    • Find fractions of a quantity
    • Add and subtract fractions 
    • Compare fractions


    Activities:

    1. Warm up - Numeracy
    2. Game - https://www.transum.org/Maths/Game/Tug/
    3. Explanation of skills and concepts with examples(Whole class, group or individual teaching as required)
    4. What are fractions?
    5. Finding equivalent fractions video - https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fourth-grade-math/comparing-fractions-and-equivalent-fractions/imp-equivalent-fractions-2/v/equivalent-amount-of-pizza 
    6. Equivalent fractions practice - https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fourth-grade-math/comparing-fractions-and-equivalent-fractions/imp-equivalent-fractions-2/e/equivalent_fractions
    7. Ordering fractions video - https://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic-home/arith-review-fractions/arith-comparing-fractions/v/order-fractions
    8. Ordering fractions practice - https://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic-home/arith-review-fractions/arith-comparing-fractions/v/order-fractions
    9. Online practice for finding equivalent fractions - https://www.transum.org/Maths/Activity/Fractions/Equivalent.asp?Level=3
    10. Simplifying fractions
    11. Video on simplifying fractions - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNQXhknSwrI
    12. Finding fraction of a quantity
    13. Video on finding the fraction of a quantity - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF5Viuwo1bw
    14. Adding and subtracting fractions with same and different denominators
    15. Video on adding and subtracting fractions - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsW8HJutIgM
    16. MHOL - Practice questions (Differentiation)
    17. Contextual Problem solving (Extension - Pg 116 Alpha maths - Q 11 to 16)


    Homework:

    Maths Buddy (Differentiation)



    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING equivalent fractions
    • We are EXPLORING finding the fraction of a quantity

    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on developing strategies for adding and subtracting fractions
    • We are FOCUSING on comparing fractions

  • 11 March - 17 March

    Kia ora 8C2

    TERM 1  WEEK 7


    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • State what 'Percent' means
    • Write fractions as percentages by making the denominator 100
    • Convert fractions and decimals into percentages and vice versa


    Activities:

    1. Product square - https://www.transum.org/Maths/Puzzles/Product_Square/Default.asp?Level=1
    2. Warm up - https://www.transum.org/Maths/Exercise/Fractions/Default.asp?Level=1
    3. Explanation of skills and concepts with examples (Whole class, group or individual teaching as required
    4. Meaning of percent
    5. Percentages in every day life/common percentages
    6. Expressing a fraction and decimal number as a percentage and vice versa
    7. Converting between fractions, decimals and percentages
    8. MHOL Practice
    9. Contextual problems (Extension)


    Homework:

    Maths Buddy (Differentiation)


    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING understanding and recognising percentages in everyday life.
    • We are EXPLORING finding ways to express a fraction and a decimal as a percentage and vice versa.

  • 18 March - 24 March

    Kia ora 8C2

    TERM 1   WEEK 8


    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Convert confidently between fractions, decimals and percentages
    • Express quantities as fractions and percentages of a whole
    • Find a given percentage of a quantity


    Activities:

    1. Warm up - https://www.transum.org/software/SW/Starter_of_the_day/Students/Estimating_Percentages.asp
    2. Loopy lake - https://www.transum.org/Software/SW/Starter_of_the_day/starter_August7.ASP
    3. Finding the percentage of an amount /quantity - https://www.transum.org/software/SW/Starter_of_the_day/Students/Percentages.asp
    4. Quantities as percentages of other quantities
    5. Practice on Education Perfect (Differentiation)
    6. Matching common percentages to fraction equivalents
    7. Concerting between common fraction, decimal and percentages
    8. Contextual problems (Extension)


    Homework:

    Maths Buddy (Differentiation)



    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING finding ways to express a fraction and a decimal as a percentage and vice versa.
    • We are EXPLORING calculating a given percentage of a quantity

  • 25 March - 31 March

    Kia ora 8C2

    TERM 1   WEEK 9

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Convert confidently between fractions, decimals and percentages
    • Express quantities as fractions, decimals and percentages of a whole
    • Find a given percentage of a quantity


    Activities:

    1. Warm up
    2. Finding a percentage of an amount/quantity
    3. Quantities as percentage of other quantities
    4. Matching common percentages to fraction equivalents
    5. Converting between common fractions, decimals and percentages
    6. Practice task on EP (Differentiation)
    7. Contextual applications of percentages (Extension)


    Homework:

    Maths Buddy (Differentiation)


    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING finding ways to express a fraction and a decimal as a percentage and vice versa.
    • We are EXPLORING calculating a given percentage of a quantity


  • 8 April - 14 April

    Kia ora 8C2

    TERM 1  WEEK 11

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Operate with fractions, decimals, percentages and ratios


    Activities:

    1. Revision of skills involving fractions, decimals and percentages
    2. Reteaching and reinforcement of skills where required(Whole class, group or individual teaching as required)
    3. Tasks for consolidation of skills


    Homework:

    Maths Buddy

    REFLECT / WHAIWHAKAARO

    REFLECT / WHAIWHAKAARO learning intentions:

    • We are REFLECTING on our number skills by reviewing our knowledge of fractions, decimals and percentages.

  • 15 April - 21 April


        TERM  HOLIDAYS

  • 22 April - 28 April


        TERM  HOLIDAYS

  • 29 April - 5 May


    Kia ora 8C2

    TERM 2    WEEK 1

    Context - Stand up, stand out

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Explore the uses of measurement in work, sport, at home and in leisure
    • Select appropriate units of measure
    • Make conversions between units of measure


    Activities:

    1. Warm up - https://www.transum.org/Software/Catapult/
    2. What are some things that we measure/see or know are measured in day to day life? How do we measure these? 
    3. What kind of things did people use for measuring in old times? Were these measurements accurate? Why not? - Group discussion - Need of the hour was to address inaccuracies in the ways of measurement (Stand up, stand out)
    4. What are some units of measurement we use nowadays? Are these accurate? What makes them accurate?
    5. Units of measurement - https://www.transum.org/Maths/Activity/Units/Default.asp?Level=1
    6. Units for measuring length and mass - Standardised units - The Metric System
    7. Conversion factors - Copy in books
    8. Can we convert one unit into another? Can you think of ways to do that?
    9. Extension - Volume to capacity conversion video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2viB6AFOH7M
    10. Skill Practice (Differentiation)


    Homework:

    Maths Buddy (Differentiation)


    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING uses and units of measurement


    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on developing an understanding of how to convert between measurement units

  • 6 May - 12 May

    Kia ora 8C2

    TERM 2    WEEK 2

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Explore uses of measurement
    • Select appropriate units to measure things
    • Make conversions between units of measurement


    Activities:

    1. Warm up - https://www.transum.org/Maths/Activity/Units/Default.asp?Level=1
    2. What is capacity?
    3. Units for capacity measurement - Take notes from the board
    4. Apply knowledge of conversions to units of volume
    5. Problem solving involving units of measurement - Teacher explanation with examples
    6. Skill Practice -(Differentiated tasks)
    7. Relationship between volume, capacity and mass (Extension) 
    8. Extension - Volume to capacity conversion video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2viB6AFOH7M
    9. Online practice for volume, capacity and mass (Extension) - https://www.transum.org/Maths/Activity/Units/Default.asp?Level=3 


    Homework:

    Maths Buddy (Differentiation)


    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING uses and units of measurement.
    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on developing an understanding of how to convert between measurement units
    • We are FOCUSING on solving measurement problems in context

  • 13 May - 19 May

    Kia ora 8C2

    TERM 2    WEEK 3


    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Calculate the perimeters of polygons and circles
    • State and use the formulae for areas of polygons and circles


    Activities:

    1. Warm up - https://www.transum.org/software/SW/polygons/polygons.asp
    2. What is perimeter? - Distance around the boundary of a figure
    3. How to calculate the perimeter of regular and irregular polygons
    4. Perimeter of circles - Can you think of a way to find the distance around a circle?
    5. Using a formula to find the perimeter of a circle
    6. What is area? - Amount of surface within a 2 dimensional shape
    7. Unit of area - square cm or m
    8. How to calculate areas of triangles, rectangles and squares ( Group work)
    9. Online practice for Area of rectangles - https://www.transum.org/Software/SW/Starter_of_the_day/students/Oblongs.asp
    10. Practice questions (Differentiated)


    Homework:

    Maths Buddy (Differentiated)


    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING uses and units of measurement.
    • We are EXPLORING different ways to measure perimeter and area 
    • We are EXPLORING how to use formulae to find perimeters and areas of shapes

  • 20 May - 26 May

    Kia ora 8C2

    TERM 2    WEEK 4


    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Read scales from different practical situations
    • Select appropriate units for measuring time and calculate time differences
    • Discuss the difference between 12 and 24 hour time
    • Read and interpret 24 hour clocks


    Activities:

    1. Warm up - https://www.transum.org/Maths/Activity/Time/Months.asp
    2. Discuss uses of time measure in work, sport, leisure etc
    3. How did people tell time in old days? Methods/instruments they used? 
    4. Telling the time - https://www.transum.org/Maths/Activity/Time/
    5. What are the units of time and their relationship
    6. Converting from one unit into another
    7. Reading Tmetables - https://www.transum.org/Maths/Exercise/Timetables.asp
    8. Reading 24 hour clocks - 4 digit notation
    9. Solving time measurement problems in context


    Homework:

    Maths Buddy


    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING uses and units of measurement.
    • We are EXPLORING reading scales to the nearest graduation
    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING to perform calculations with time including 24 hour time so that we can solve problems in context

  • 27 May - 2 June

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING reading scales to the nearest graduation
    • We are EXPLORING calculating the volume of cuboids

    Kia ora 8C2

    TERM 2   WEEK 5

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Use appropriate units for measurement involving Area and Volume
    • Find volume of cuboids from measurements of length

    Activities:

    1. Warm up - https://www.transum.org/Maths/Activity/Time/Default.asp?Level=3
    2. Reading scales - https://www.transum.org/Maths/Activity/Reading_Scales/Default.asp?Level=1
    3. Reading temperature - https://www.transum.org/Software/SW/Starter_of_the_day/students/Temperature.asp
    4. Difference between 2D and 3D objects
    5. What is volume? What is it measured in?
    6. Explain with example of dividing a cuboid into square units - counting them - work with manipulates
    7. Coming up with the formula of volume - lxbxh
    8. Using the formula to find volume
    9. Online practice for volume - https://www.transum.org/Software/SW/Starter_of_the_day/Students/Volume.asp?Level=1
    10. Practice questions(Differentiated)
    11. Contextual problems - Extension


    Homework:

    Maths Buddy (Differentiation)


  • 3 June - 9 June

    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on modelling and describing 3D objects illustrated by diagrams or pictures

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    We are EXPLORING 2D AND 3D shapes

    Kia ora 8C2

    TERM 2   WEEK 6

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Identify 2D and 3D shapes
    • Draw common solids
    • Identify faces, vertices and edges of regular and irregular polygons and solids

    Activities:

    1. Warm up - https://www.transum.org/software/Online_Exercise/ShapesInTheStars/
    2. What are polygons?
    3. Regular and Irregular polygons - Discussion what the word regular and irregular suggest
    4. Online practice - https://www.transum.org/Software/Online_Exercise/PolygonProperties/
    5. What is a solid object? Look at some examples of solids
    6. Draw shapes of common solids in books 
    7. Describing a polygon or solid using faces, vertices and edges - https://www.transum.org/software/SW/Starter_of_the_day/Students/FacesEdges.asp?Level=1
    8. Difference between a prism and a pyramid
    9. Constructing solids from their nets


    Homework:

    Maths Buddy (Differentiation)

  • 10 June - 16 June

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING recognising symmetry in patterns, objects and figures
    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on describing the reflection and rotational symmetry of a figure
    • We are FOCUSING on describing the transformations in patterns

    Kia ora 8C2

    TERM 2    WEEK 7

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Estimate, measure and construct angles
    • Describe symmetry in patterns, objects and designs
    • Explore translation, reflection and rotation in patterns, objects and designs

    Activities:

    1. Warm up - https://www.transum.org/Software/SW/Starter_of_the_day/starter_May26.ASP
    2. What is an angle? How are angles formed? What do we measure angles in?
    3. Introduce Vocabulary - acute, obtuse and reflex angles
    4. Online practice for angles - https://www.transum.org/software/SW/Starter_of_the_day/Students/Angles.asp
    5. Measuring and constructing angles - https://www.transum.org/software/SW/Starter_of_the_day/Students/Measuring_Angles.asp?Level=3
    6. What is symmetry? 
    7. Lines of symmetry/Reflection symmetry - Demonstrate with cut outs
    8. EP Task
    9. Online practice reflection - https://www.transum.org/software/SW/Starter_of_the_day/Students/Transformations/Draw.asp?Level=1
    10. What is point symmetry and rotational symmetry - 90, 180, 270 and 360 degrees turn, clockwise, anticlockwise - Demonstrate with cut outs
    11. Practical activities to understand reflection, rotation and translation
    12. Identifying transformations in patterns


    Homework:

    Maths Buddy(Differentiation)


  • 17 June - 23 June

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING to use the data from our science fair investigation to construct and analyse graphs so that we can write a conclusion and an informal inference.


    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on describing the reflection and rotational symmetry of a figure
    • We are FOCUSING on describing the transformations in patterns

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING recognising symmetry in patterns, objects and figures


    Kia ora 8C2

    TERM 2   WK 8

    Success Criteria: I can/have..

    • Describe symmetry in patterns, objects and designs
    • Explore translation, reflection and rotation in patterns, objects and designs


    Activities:

    1. Warm up - https://www.transum.org/software/SW/Starter_of_the_day/Students/Transformations/Draw.asp
    2. Looking at patterns involving transformations
    3. Identifying transformations in patterns/nature - Koru and Kowhaiwhai patterns - What is a Koru and what does it represent? (Matauranga Maori)
    4. Identify transformations in your favourite logos for cars, foods, shoes etc
    5. Design your own logo. Write whether it has line symmetry or rotational symmetry or both and if the design shows reflection, rotation or translation.
    6. Introduce assessment and rubric - Sci/Maths collaborative assessment
    7. Explain assessment task with an example
    8. Sci/Maths Assessment graphs - video on using google sheets to create graphs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BABC1jktDIc



    Homework:

    Maths Buddy(Differentiation)


  • 24 June - 30 June

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING locating and finding coordinates.
    • We are EXPLORING tessellations.

    Kia ora 8C2

    TERM 2   WEEK 9


    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Specify location using grid references 
    • Locate coordinates
    • Tesselate regular and irregular shapes


    Activities:

    1. Warm up - https://www.transum.org/Maths/Game/Wallaby/
    2. The number game - https://www.transum.org/Software/Nim/Subtraction.asp
    3. Introduce number plane - Horizontal and vertical axis
    4. Writing coordinates and locating points on a number plane
    5. Online exercise for coordinates - https://www.transum.org/Software/SW/Starter_of_the_day/Students/Coordinates.asp
    6. Transformations - https://www.transum.org/Maths/Exercise/Transformations/
    7. What are tessellations?
    8. Looking at shapes that can tessellate
    9. Draw your own tessellations


    Homework:

    Maths Buddy (Differentiation)


  • 1 July - 7 July

    Kia ora 8C2

    TERM 2  WEEK 10

    Last week's planning on coordinates to be covered 

  • 8 July - 14 July

  • 15 July - 21 July

  • 22 July - 28 July

    This week
    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING continuing number and spatial patterns
    • We are EXPLORING finding and using a rule to make predictions
    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on describing in words, rules for continuing number and spatial patterns

    Kia ora 8C2

    TERM 3   WEEK 1

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Continue a number pattern and write a rule in words to describe the pattern
    • Continue a spatial pattern, make up and use a rule to describe the spatial pattern

    Activities:

    1. Warm up - https://www.transum.org/software/SW/Starter_of_the_day/Students/Missing_Terms.asp?Level=1
    2. Continuing number sequences
    3. Describing number sequence rules in words
    4. Writing a number sequence using a rule
    5. Number crunching machines - use the rule to find the missing numbers
    6. Online practice for function machines - https://www.transum.org/Maths/Puzzles/Les_Page/Brainbox/Default.asp?Level=1
    7. Practice questions
    8. Extension questions based on topic
    9. Extension - Problem solving(Mathex Preparation WK 1 to 5)


    Homework:

    Maths Buddy (Differentiation)


  • 5 August - 11 August

  • 12 August - 18 August

  • 19 August - 25 August

  • 26 August - 1 September

  • 2 September - 8 September

  • 9 September - 15 September

  • 16 September - 22 September

  • 23 September - 28 September

  • 30 September - 6 October

  • 7 October - 13 October

  • 14 October - 20 October

  • 21 October - 27 October

  • 28 October - 3 November

  • 4 November - 10 November

  • 11 November - 17 November

  • 18 November - 24 November

  • 25 November - 1 December

  • 2 December - 8 December

  • 9 December - 15 December