Mathew Tamariki
Team Lead
Room - K2
Welcome to Year 7 to 8 Whānau! We are the senior team at Ōrākei School.
Our Teachers
Kaupapa | Lines of Inquiry
Nourish to Flourish
The food industry and its impact on our health.
The Food Pyramid - balanced nutrition, Understanding food labels advertising and marketing on our food choices. Carbon Footprint of different food
Pāngarau | Maths
Number
Number & Algebra - Decimal place value Add / Sub
Strand - Statistics
Ngā Toi | The Arts
Art
Visual Art skills with specialist teacher.
Te Reo Māori
Treaty of Waitangi
Learning about the Treaty of Waitangi to understand how it helps us know our place, our rights, and our responsibilities in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Values
Respect and Inquiring Minds
Self Belief / Tōku Whakapono, Inquiring Minds / Pakihi Hinengaro, Excellence / Kairangi
Literacy
Pānui Reading
Identify the main idea of a non-fiction text.
Tuhituhi | Writing
Writing to Entertain such as narratives. Writing to Inform and writing explanations.
Events & Programmes
Technology
Swimming, Positive Puberty.
Hauora | Health & PE
Restorative Conversations
We are learning to use restorative conversations to show respect, take responsibility, and strengthen our classroom community.
