Pythagoras
When is Mr. Galpao's birthdate?
What should you do if someone gets an answer wrong?
Don't laugh; instead, help them.
Mr. Galpao's motto is to be a better version of yourself "every day". How many times should you strive to improve in a standard leap year (366 days)?
What can you earn for following these expectations?
If you spend 15 minutes on a warm-up and 35 minutes on group mahi, how many total minutes of math have you completed?
Where should your phone be during class?
Kept away so you can focus on your work.
There are 5 core M.A.T.H.S. expectations. If you master 2 of them this week, what fraction of the expectations have you mastered?
2/5 (two-fifths)
How should you greet your teacher and classmates to show Manaakitanga?
With a smile or saying "Kia ora," "Talofa," or "Hello"
If a student earns 4 Mana Vouchers for "Manaakitanga", 5 Mana Vouchers for "Helping Others", and 3 Mana Vouchers for "Showing Pride", how many vouchers do they have in total?
12 vouchers
How can you help your friends during group work?
By explaining your thinking to them.
Mr. Galpao is a "foodie". If he visits 2 new restaurants every month for a full year, how many restaurants will he have visited?
24 restaurants (2 per month × 12 months)
How should you record your math problems in your book?
Write clearly and show all your working.
To "Show Pride in Your Work," you must show all your working in your book. If a math problem has 4 steps and you have 5 problems to solve, how many total steps must you write down?
20 steps (5 problems × 4 steps)
If 10 students each give a "Kia Ora" greeting to show Manaakitanga, and each greeting takes 2 seconds, how many total seconds of kindness were shared?
Mr. Galpao was born in 1987. How many years old is he turning this year?
Mr. Galpao was born on the 3rd day of the 7th month (July). What is the product of these two numbers?
To "Arrive Ready to Learn," you need 3 specific items: a book, a pen, and a calculator. If there are 25 students in class, how many total items should be on the desks?
75 items (25 students × 3 items)
The M.A.T.H.S. acronym has 5 core expectations. If you follow all 5 expectations every day for a 5-day school week, how many "expectation wins" have you achieved?
25 wins (5 expectations × 5 days)
Mr. Galpao taught in the United States for 5 years. If there are 12 months in a year, how many months did he teach there?
60 months (5 years × 12 months)
Mr. Galpao's mountain, Mount Mayon, is approximately 2,463 meters high. If you climbed 1,000 meters, how many more meters would you have to go to reach the top?
1,463 meters (2,463 - 1,000)
Mr. Galpao loves the color blue. If he has a box of 20 pens and 25% of them are blue, how many blue pens does he have?
5 blue pens (20 × 0.25 = 5)
Mr. Galpao is from Manila, Philippines. If a flight from Auckland to Manila takes 10 hours, and you have already been flying for 6 hours, what percentage of the trip is finished?
60% (6/10)
The classroom expectation is to be in class before the bell rings. If the bell rings at 8:50 AM and you arrive at 8:37 AM, how many minutes early are you?
Mr. Galpao is a "foodie". If he tries 3 different dishes at a night market and each dish costs $12, what is his total bill?
"Help & Learn Together" involves group work. If a class of 28 students is split into groups of 4 to explain their thinking, how many groups will there be?
7 groups (28 ÷ 4 = 7)