Emily Steele
Teacher
Room - A4
Ōrākei Y4, 5 & 6 Hub - Term Overview 2026
Kaupapa | Lines of Inquiry
Nourish to Flourish
Y4: We can stay happy, healthy, and safe by learning how to take care of our bodies, our big feelings, and our choices
Y5&6: Nurturing our Hauora helps us stay healthy
Pāngarau | Maths
Operations - Multiplication and Division
Recall multiplication facts to at least 10 x 10 and corresponding division facts
Multiply multi-digit whole numbers (e.g., 54 x 112)
Divide up to four-digit whole numbers by a one-digit divisor, with a remainder.
this connects to the Area strategy:
Measurement: Area, Perimeter, Volume
Estimate and then accurately measure length, mass (weight),capacity, temperature, and duration, using appropriate metric or time-based units or a combination of units.
Use the metric measurement system to explore relationships between units, including relationships represented by benchmark fractions and decimals.
Describe angles using the terms acute, right, obtuse, straight, and reflex, comparing them with benchmarks of 90, 180, and 360 degrees.
Describe the differences in duration between units of time (e.g., days and weeks, months, and years).
Solve duration-of-time problems involving 'am' and 'pm' notation.
Ngā Toi | The Arts
The Arts
Creating & telling stories.
Painting rocks to match the characters in our fables - use as puppets.
Making booklets to share with junior students.
Te Reo Māori
The Treaty of Waitangi
The way to address someone reflects the relationship you have with that person and the context.
Tēnā koutou is a formal greeting used to respectfully acknowledge three or more people.
Literacy
Pānui Reading
Text form, structure, style, and features
Y5 Narratives (fables)
often begin by introducing the setting and characters, develop through a problem or goal and the actions to address it, and end with a resolution
may be divided into chapters
include dialogue and sensory words or phrases that describe how things look, sound, smell, taste or feel.
Y6 Texts can be compared — examining their structure, language, and visual features — to understand the similarities and differences in style and purpose.
Tuhituhi | Writing
Writing fables and Short narratives
Time connectives are words or phrases (such as ‘first’, ‘after that’, or ‘meanwhile’) that show when something is happening/has happened and help link events in order to make writing easier to follow.
The Code spelling programme
Homophones, reviewing our sounds eg ie.
Events
Swimming and Positive Puberty
Hauora | Health & PE
PE
Swimming - Skills and Safety around the pool and in the water.
Health
The impact of a nutrient-rich diet on immunity, stress, and cognition depends on the type, timing, and balance of nutrients consumed — deficiencies in key nutrients like vitamins, minerals, and amino acids can impair cell repair and brain function even when overall energy intake is adequate.
Emotional wellbeing and cognitive functioning are influenced by physical needs such as nutrition, hydration, and sleep
Resilience Programme
School Value - Creativity
Self belief - Believing in ourselves gives us the strength to use what we know to make healthy, safe, and brave choices every day
Respect for ourselves and our health.
