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Kia ora Sam, I would like to know more about setting strict safe search and filtering by reading age.

Cross post from : secondaryliteracy-request@lists.tki.org.nz [mailto:secondaryliteracy

request@lists.tki.org.nz] On Behalf Of Ricky pedersen Subject: [Secondary Literacy] Pāngarau Resources

 Kia ora everyone, Attached are some Pāngarau resources that we have found useful at De La Salle College which you may want to include in your unit planning when catering for Maori students and Te Reo Maori.

 1)      Tukutuku Patterns (algebra)  http://nzmaths.co.nz/resource/tukutuku-patterns-0

 2)      MuTorere – A Maori Mathematics game

 3)      Maori Waka activity (linear algebra AS1.4)

 4)      Maori Measurement Activity (Curriculum levels 2-4)

 5)      Pāngarau Glossaries

 Make sure you have a game of MuTorere with your staff and students!

 Ricky Pedersen, HOF Mathematics, De La Salle College

 Here is the link to resources developed by Ricky from De La Salle College.

https://drive.google.com/?usp=chrome_app#folders/0B3BCBBwcnjbwSjFWTzFRU2tzLUU

Kia ora everyone,

Mathsweek 2014 is fast approaching. Dates are 11 to 15 August, so only a fortnight to go.

 The registration link is http://www.mathsweek.org.nz/registration.html

Please follow this link for the fliers and background info on Mathsweek http://www.mathsweek.org.nz/teachers/downloads/

 Students can play the games at http://www.mathsweek.org.nz/ but there are no points to be accrued. The Question only sheets, Daily Dollar and Amazing Race pages will be available for students from 12 August 2013.

 Any questions please check the FAQ http://www.mathsweek.org.nz/faq.html

or if not there then please use http://www.mathsweek.org.nz/support.html

Have you started planning some exciting learning experiences for your students and whanau during Maths week ?

Thanks Moana! I know my numbers in isolation and it will be great to be able to use these appropriately when explaining my thinking. Kia ora!

Kia ora whanau

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori/ Māori language week will be in Term 3 week 1 from Monday, 21 July to Sunday, 27 July 2014. This special week provides an opportunity to learn and celebrate te reo Māori. The theme for this year is "Te kupu o te wiki, The word of the week". This theme promotes learning te reo Māori throughout the year. Te kupu o te wiki will introduce 50 new Māori words to the nation over 50 weeks – one new word a week over approximately a year. After 50 weeks, New Zealanders will have 50 new Māori words in their vocabulary.

This page on the NZ Curriculum site is packed full with useful information and links to resources 

http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/Curriculum-resources/National-events-and-the-NZC/Maori-language-Week .

Here is the list of kupu:

http://www.korero.maori.nz/news/mlw/Te%20Kupu%20o%20te%20Wiki_Sheet%204_kupu%20sheet.pdf

More information can be found on the Korero Māori website.

I am very excited about this challenge, especially thinking about  Te Reo Maori in Mathematics.

Let’s collaborate in building our kite of mathematical terms in Te Reo. http://bit.ly/1mTcMwq

My first kupu  is ‘ tāpiritanga’ which means ‘addition’. 

It will be great if we could share one idea / strategy of how you have or will be planning to incorporate this year’s theme or Maori contexts into your teaching practice in mathematics. 

katarina, 'Teacher dashboard' is a great idea and lots of teachers have indicated that it would be of great help. I will try and contact nzmaths regarding this.

Kia ora everyone, Here is the link to our free Auckland North Mathematics Symposium on 18 July organised by Cognition Education.

http://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/maths-talk-matters-me-korero-pangarau-auckland-north-tickets-11911869723

This is a great opportunity for free PD and there are still some places available.

 Have a great week.

Regards

Vanitha

I agree with you, Rob. e-ako nzmaths is great for our students. Latest additions include strands (Geometry and measurement) as well.

Samoan language week! This is an annual celebration of the richness of the Samoan language and culture.

Check out the Pasifika Education Community website and following link:

http://pasifika.tki.org.nz/Samoa-Language-Week-Hold-fast-to-your-treasures

My goal for this week is to use numbers in Samoan language during staff meetings. What is your goal for this week?

Kia ora everyone,

Following up on Samoan language week post by Nane Rio, 

What strategies / activities are we planning to implement to celebrate the Samoan language week in our Mathematics classrooms? It will be great to share at least one idea so that we could build a resource which could be used with our students throughout the year and not just during this week.