Emily Steele
Teacher
Room - A4
Ōrākei Y4, 5 & 6 Hub - Term Overview 2026
Kaupapa | Lines of Inquiry
Through discovering Ōrākei and our local area, we learn about who we are and where we belong
An inquiry into: The Treaty of Waitangi and how it shapes our place and community. Making connections between our school values, class treaty, and school rules. Investigating our local area, including reading maps and identifying local amenities. Investigating mangroves and their role in the local environment.
Pāngarau | Maths
Number Structure (Place Value)
Identify, read, write, compare and order whole numbers up to 100,000 and then 1,000,000 and represent them using base 10 structure. Identify factors of numbers up to 100 then 125.
Financial Mathematics
Represent money values in multiple ways using notes and coins. Estimate, to the nearest dollar, and calculate the total cost of items costing dollars and cents, and the change from the nearest ten dollars.
Ngā Toi | The Arts
The Arts
Specialist Art programme
Te Reo Māori
The Treaty of Waitangi
Explore Te Tiriti o Waitangi, mapping on NZ where it was signed, its intended purpose and the different English and Māori text. Make connections to our class treaty and school values.
Literacy
Pānui Reading
Identify similarities and differences (different story versions). Reading scientific texts.
Tuhituhi | Writing
Completing a sentence summary of a passage using expansion words (who, what, where, when, why). Use apostrophes to signal singular and plural possessive within a sentence. Identify speaking verbs and use them to convey the speakers' tone, thoughts and feelings.
The Code spelling programme
Review homophones (pear/pair). Review trigraph 'dge' represents the sound 'j' after a short vowel. Review syllable division.
Events
Bike skills and swimming lessons.
Hauora | Health & PE
PE
Large ball skills. Swimming lessons.
Health
Identify our school value Respect, and what it means within our school environment eg using Communication by talking and listening to each point of view. Compromise by being able to give a little and take a little to solve the problem. Be understanding that the other side may be right as well.
Resilience Programme
School Value - Respect and Kindess
Reviewing our skills in communication, compromise and understanding.
