WELCOME TO ROOM 14

Kia Ora , my name is Mr Mudali and I am really excited to be your teacher this year.

I am passionate about creating a safe and inclusive learning environment.

I am eager to engage with all my students and Whanau positively so that we can embark on a learning journey together, as a team.

Let’s fill this year with knowledge , conversations and laughter.

Dear Students and Whanau, these are our maths topics for Term 2:

  1. Week 1-3 -:

    Number and Decimals with links to Algebra and Geometry

    WEEK 4

    Geometry - Position and Orientation with links to Number and Measurement.

    Week 5 - 7

    Number and Fractions with links to Algebra

    WEEK 8 - 9

    Statistics and Number

FOCUS FOR WEEK 1-3

Number and Decimals

Identify, read, write, represent, compare and order decimals up to 3dp. Define decimal – a number/10 – number/100 or a number/1000

Writing decimals eg 2/10 = 0.2       25/100 = 0.25         356/1000 = 0.356

Order decimals in ascending and descending order eg 0.045 – 0.075 – 0.704 – 0.459 – 0.109

Round decimals to the nearest tenth, hundredth, thousandth, or whole number – 12.7567 = 12.8 = 12.76 = 12.757 = 13

Add, subtract and multiply decimals (Calculate the perimeter of composite shapes composed of triangles and rectangles).

Multiply decimals by whole numbers (Calculate the volume of triangular prisms and shapes composed of rectangular prisms).

0.6 x 0.7 = 7 x 6 = 42 = 0.42[ 2dp]    Extend to volume of prisms and pyramids = area of base x height of pyramid or prism

READING FOCUS FOR TERM 2

phonemic awareness, phonics, morphemes, fluency, vocabulary, spelling and reading comprehension.

PERSONAL READING

Short-term, modest goals: I will do all my readings every week.

  • Specific: Every Sunday I will make a list of readings and schedule time to complete them.

  • Measurable: I know how much I have to read.

  • Achievable: I can tick off each reading as I do it

WRITING TERM 

FOCUS: NARRATIVE WRITING

The purpose of narratives is to tell a story. They include a plot, characters, and a setting. They can be both informative and entertaining.

Please look at an exemplar of a Narrative [an extract only] by Sana Kishore from Room 13[2024]

The Pills by Sana Kishore

In the heart of a dense gnarly forest, where the sunlight barely pierced through the oppressive green ceiling, two figures meandered along a narrow leaf-strewn path. Elara with her vibrant, auburn hair and an ever-present spark of curiosity in her emerald eyes, troding carefully beside her Levi, a brooding figure with dark circles under his eyes and a perpetual frown etched across his brow; he was the kind of person who wore his concerns like a second skin. The wind was verbal with an unsettling tension, the kind that made the hair at the back of one's neck stand up.

“Did you take them Elara?”, Levi raised, his voice barely above a whisper, as if he feared the very trees might overhear. He had grown accustomed to the peculiarities of Elara’s behaviour, the way she muttered to herself or burst into laughter without reason. The question lingered in the air for a fleeting moment, then in an instant it clicked in her head. She glanced back slowly, her eyes widening reflecting a hollow light as a painfully wide grin crept up her face stretching from ear to ear. “Of course I did! Why do you ask?”, the air seemed to thicken, shadows elongating as they plunged deeper into the forest. Levi's concern was palpable; he could sense the shift in her demeanour, the way her laughter cascaded through the trees, only to bounce back as a hesitant echo, sending ripples of unease through him. “It's just…. You've been acting a bit off lately”, his voice slicing through the eerie quiet, resonating with a blend of worry and urgency. She brushed him off with a curt wave, refusing to acknowledge the need for the medication that tethered her to the restraints of reality. They were alone in the forest - no pills, no prescriptions. Only Levi's presence beside her to remind her of who she was.

The atmosphere grew heavier, almost suffocating; the path beneath their feet grew slick with damp earth, every step sinking slightly as though the forest sought to devour them. “Elara, it's not safe without your meds”, he mumbled, his voice laden with an ominous weight that gnawed at her mind. She clenched her jaw, her fingers curling into fists, her frustration sparking like flint against steel. “Enough Levi, I don't need them. I’m fine”, she snapped, her tone defiant, tinged with an edge of desperation. He sighed, casting a doubtful glance around, his gaze flickering to the shadows as though expecting something to emerge from them.