Oroua+Schools

2011 The NLC hui on 19th -20th Sept was help at Wherata Massey. Please check our NLC wiki. esp other clusters to see what other areas are up to. Please discuss whether you can help : -

Check the plan re-were we are up to and on this page are notes which might be useful to you.



Oroua Cluster NLC meeting March 2011

**NZC** - I will visit each school and look at each schools implementation and summarise current position and targets. This will allow me to look at each school's curriculum which will help me to prepare my own. I have now begun school visits and will continue these until I have visited everyone.

**Maori achievement** - we will look at the measurable gains framework to chart where we are. During visits to schools we are looking together at the measurable Gains Framework.

**Teaching as inquiry** - we would like to make this our major focus. We plan to use funds to get a facilitator to work with us on how to develop good teaching as inquiry models within our schools and to begin implementing this process in looking at achievement. Any ideas who has expertise in this area? I will ask around at the Principal's Conference too. We are currently working with Anna Stephenson of Massey on Teacher Inquiry. She has taken us through an Inquiry format and has guided us to set a subject for our inquiry. Teachers are now embarking on their inquiries.

Subjects chosen are as follows:

Jo - Reading - students to retell to 70% Kirsty – effect of reciprocal teaching on writing progress of 3 students, accelerating but not fast enough Amanda – maths Kate – maths move 2 students to imaging year 5’s Fractions Claressa – reading programme on task independent activity, student voice. Peer observation Helen – maths linking with Selina bring in another assessment tool e-asttle Carolyn – 3 boys low ach in reading/writing lacking in confidence Student voice <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Nicki Mary – student engagement and motivation to learn. 3 target students. 1 below 1 at and one above (gifted ) <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Increase student engagement and achievement by using authentic contexts. This will have a positive effect on their achievement.

**Leadership** - made a good start at Friday's meeting and will keep a reflective journal on this during the process.

Junior Oroua Teachers workshop with Selina 31st August

Statistics and Algebra


 * Write definitions for words you will be using .eg half
 * Click on NZ maths click on NZC link on web site under the curriculum. To see when each kind of graph is bought into the curriculum.
 * Block graph is pre-curser to bar graph.
 * Graphs to make it easier to see patterns and relationships.
 * Level 1 – block, bar, pictograph. Level 2 includes pie, stem & leaf
 * Make graphs using strips and kids and string.
 * Posing questions
 * Statistics maybe should be outside maths curriculum. should be used only in authentic contexts.
 * 3 kinds of investigative questions :- summary (Levels 1-4) 1 answer, comparison introduce at level 3 ) 2 compare 2 or more, relationship (level 4) variable answers where we look at a relationship between 2 or more variables , does the amount of ads to the cost.
 * Eg of summary – who likes which cereal for the school trip. Coldest months in Apiti
 * Eg of comparison – have boys or girls have healthier lunches, Is July or August coldest so get info from several years or throughout the month.
 * Use language numerator – How many arts are there, the counting number

Denominator – parts of a set which make up the whole


 * Get text book – NZ Maths curriculum Stage 4 Advanced counting ([|www.caxed.co.nz] )
 * Cluster graphs – group, graph insects according to an attribute.
 * Permanent structure eg grid drawn and students add happy face with name
 * ARBs - ARB username guide password.
 * Ministry of Ed Statistics - Are you a Data Detective - Start with the graph look at a graph and see what we might want to find out eg are our stats the same ? summer sports ?

Oroua Taster indoor bowls Mary driving range mini golf volley ball climbing wall rock climbing archery - swimming canoe / water polo /flipperball hockey leisure plex - skating or roller blades, mini golf, snorkelling – Claressa Tremaine Action Sports Centre next to NZ post - by railway indoor soccer netball – Amanda Athletics area Tennis – Kirsty

Histograph – has dot in middle and includes a line Histogram – is the bars ewith continuous data level 3 Axis X is a Cross Y vertical axis Need 0 on Y axis. Online wordle – so words are bigger accordingly

Algebra What is algebra ? Patterns of numbers or shapes or other discrete objects, sequencing Forms basis of all our number understanding. Algebraic understanding a+b=b+a but not 6/ Rules start off is it true, is there an exception to the rule .Shift with new knowledge. Check on these patterns

Making patterns DLO Level 1 Monster Choir Pattern Maker TES connect UK NZ Maths – use online Digital Learning Objects - Username : mcoe password 7003

Algebra Digital learning Stories Level 1 repeating a pattern Level 2 continuing a pattern Level 3 If they can predict the next Level 4 Know the rule

What does this sign mean = equal, same as, balance (not product !!) 8+4= ? +5

NZ Maths What’s new ? Learning objects basic facts