NUMERACY
At Kai Iwi School it is recognized that Numeracy arises from the effective teaching of Mathematics and Statistics.
As effective teachers of Numeracy the staff at Kai Iwi School have high expectations of students’ success in Mathematics.
At Kai Iwi School we uphold the general aims of Mathematics and Statistics in the NZ Curriculum.
The Kai Iwi Numerate Learner learns best by:
Interacting with equipment and with peers/others in a group, in an environment that supports risk taking.
seeing the links to everyday situations and to the integrated unit
Approaches used in teaching maths will –
Have focussed teaching of groups or individuals
Make effective use of formative Assessment
Have learning intentions and success criteria
Ensure students know what they are achieving and what they need to do to attain the next step
PRIME Mathematics has been introduced as the principle programme of instruction at Kai Iwi School. The Programme is based on a pedagogical model that ensures teaching and learning are effective, measurable and diagnostic.
The content in PRIME Mathematics is presented under five strands of mathematics across six years/grades: Numbers and Operations; Measurement; Geometry; Data Analysis and Algebra.
PRIME Mathematics consists of a Course Book for each year, which are used consecutively. A Practice Book accompanies each course book and is designed to correlate to and extend the Course Book. It may also be used independently. A Teacher’s Guide accompanies each set of Course Book and Practice Book, and provides guidance for using the programme effectively.
PR1ME™ Mathematics is a foundational and coherent maths programme for years 0 to 8. It is grounded in the science of learning and based on Bruner's spiral curriculum. PR1ME teaches maths rather than facilitates maths.
It teaches essential concepts while developing skills important for success in the global workforce: Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, and Confidence.
PR1ME’s pedagogy is based on the approach to teaching mathematics that is used in the top performing nations in primary mathematics: Singapore, South Korea and Hong Kong. It is fully aligned to the New Zealand curriculum.
