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Mathematics

Mathematics Staff 2009

Y12 students providing support in a Y10 Maths class Faith Jackson (HOD) - on study leave Terms 2,3&4
James Monaghan (Acting HOD terms 2,3,4)
Barbara Adcock
Rob Sanders
Amy Gass (also teaching Biology and Science)
Paul Blackbeard (Deputy Principal)
Andrea Phillips(Relieving Faith's classes Terms 2,3,4)

NCEA Externals

MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT

SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS to Stefan van Workum - scholarship in Statistics and Modelling.

We would like to congratulate these students who gained Excellence in maths in the 2008 external exams:

Level 3 : Statistics and Modelling
Stefan van Workum (3)
Sharon Cox (2)
Shannon Francois (1)

Level 2
Xander Perrott (4)
Jenny Wilkinson (2)
Wilbur Townsend (1)

Level 1
Finn Bulman (5)
Nick Willetts (3)
Serena Watkin (3)
Zach Taylor (3)
Susie Middleton (2)
Edee Harris (2)
Toulia Ferguson (2)
Liam Anderson (2)
Rory Allardice (2)
Kayla Inwood (2)
Caroline Trembath (1)
Shaun Greaney (1)
Laura Mueller (1)
Alesha Christie (1)
Salim Berl (1)

The Secondary Numeracy Project (SNP)

2009 sees Motueka High School enter a two year contract to the SNP. We are too small to enter the project on our own, so we have formed a cluster with Collingwood Area School and Golden Bay High School, The SNP is aimed at our Y9 classes initially and all five teachers of Y9 are involved – Faith Jackson, Barbara Adcock, Amy Gass, James Monaghan and Rob Sanders. A Ministry of Education newsletter has been sent out with all Y9 students outlining the project. Nearly all of our contributing schools have been in the Primary Numeracy Project for several years. The SNP is simply an extension of this and we are looking forward to our professional development workshops. We do not envisage drastic changes in our classroom approach – our basic aim is to foster numeracy skills in all of our students and also to ensure a very sound base is laid for those students continuing with the traditional academic maths courses in the senior school.

Maths Student of the Week

Each Monday in Assembly, the Maths student for the previous week is announced. The $5 canteen voucher is awarded to a student who is making the most of their learning opportunities in their maths classroom and with their homework. It is recognising genuine effort and a positive attitude rather than just mathematical talent.

This year, the Maths Student of the Week is being sponsored by Pied Stilt Vineyard which is located in Lower Moutere. Several Motueka High students worked in the vineyard in the holidays. They made such a good impression with their work ethic that the vineyard offered to sponsor the maths Student of the Week.