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
People use agreements and peaceful actions to protect fairness, belonging and places that are special to them.
Understand Treaty of Waitangi, signing, conflict and peace agreements. Understand how protests in NZ, such as Parihaka and the women's suffrage were used to challenge unfairness & create change.
Pāngarau | Maths
Number
Learning to understand and represent numbers using place value, including how exponents show repeated multiplication and affect a number’s value. Learning to apply the order of operations (BEDMAS) to solve mathematical expressions accurately and explain our thinking.
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
Understanding that respect means listening to each other and allowing everyone to have their say. Being openminded to different perspectives when inquiring.
Literacy
Pānui Reading
Identify the main idea of a non-fiction text and locate relevant supporting details to retrieve key information
Tuhituhi | Writing
Learning to organise writing with a clear introduction, body, and conclusion.
Use linking words and phrases to connect ideas smoothly.
Events & Programmes
Technology
Tech classes every Thursday at Selwyn College
Hauora | Health & PE
Restorative Conversations
We are learning to use restorative conversations to show respect, take responsibility, and strengthen our classroom community.
