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
Nature's Hidden Power
We can apply our understanding of forces (the energy of push and pull) to invent, design and create simple machines. We will be investigating science concepts of buoyancy, gravity and water displacement. We will also be designing and making simple machines and explain how they work eg push & pull, levers, gears and pulleys, movement.
Pāngarau | Maths
Number
Continuing to consolidate addition and subtraction with whole numbers up to 6 places. Also addition and subtraction with decimals and fractions.
Ngā Toi | The Arts
Visual Arts
Te Reo Māori
Manaakitanga
Resilience Programme
Leadership Skills
Developing responsibility
Literacy
Pānui Reading
Reading non fiction about forces, energy and simples machines.
Tuhituhi | Writing
Writing observations from simple science experiments and writing explanations to explain the transfer of energy in a simple machine.
Events & Programmes
Parent Interviews
Wednesday 21st May 3pm to 7pm.
Hauora | Health & PE
Team Games
Teaching games for understanding. Using large balls to develop skills for games such as basketball, soccer and netball.
Respect
Review our school value of Respect. Demonstrate tikanga in the classroom and playground.
