Celebrating the power of numeracy with our kaiako and ākonga.

The 8th - 12th of August was Maths Week across kura in Aotearoa. At Te Aratai we created numeracy awareness through interactive lessons, engaging staff activities and promoting a positive message about numeracy in our community. 

The theme of our learning this week, for our kaiako and ākonga, was that “we can be better at numeracy, even if it just means changing how we see and feel about Mathematics and Statistics.” Our ākonga explored key content strands such as numbers, statistics and measurement through practical experiments, statistical enquiry and challenging problem-solving puzzles. 

Our kaiako were introduced to a parallel Numeracy Assessment paper that our year 10 learners will be piloting this year. A great week of interactive problem-solving and thought-provoking discussion. A resounding message to our kura community and to our whānau is, “We will be better by being effectively numerate.”