The philosophy of Whanaungatanga is the foundation of the Nga Wai culture. It reminds us of the importance of positive relationships; being kind to others and respecting others. Our students can only learn and achieve when they feel they belong and are safe to take risks.
We present our students with problems based on real-world contexts that challenge them to be resilient, adaptable and confident in their ideas. From this confidence, they become leaders in their own ways and positively influence others.
Kirsten Wright (Nga Awa), Glen Sneddon (Te Moana), Paul Brownlie (Nga Roto), Maddison Honor (Waitomo) take a holistic approach to teaching whereby students’ wellbeing and interests are prioritised to encourage them to be self-motivated, curious and critical thinkers.
Learning Team Newsletters
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Homework and Oral Language Schedules - Term 3 2018
Term Three in Nga Wai
This term has been packed full of a fantastic variety of events to extend and excite our students; Art Splash, Tournament of Minds, Mathswell and Maths Passion day.
Nga Wai Eco Champions
We gathered litter from our school playground. Then we placed it on the big blue tarpaulin and we looked at the rubbish that we had collected. We thought about how much of the rubbish was because of us. This was a lot of it! We grouped it into different types of plastics. We realised we could use fewer plastic wrappings in our lunch boxes, and switch to more reusable options such as bees wax wraps and reusable containers. Here are some photos of our litter collection.
Year 6 Leadership Teams 2018
From left to right Row 1: Arts Team, Tech Team, PE Team,
Row 2: PALS Leaders, Site Managers and Lunch Team
Term 1 Whakatauki
He waka eke noa - A canoe which we are all in with no exception
Tumanako!
Children's Art Works for a Peaceful World 2017
Congratulations to all of our students! You created thoughtful and meaningful works of art that have been enjoyed by many. Certificates of appreciation from the Mayor are on the way to Hataitai School for all of our students in Nga Wai. Ka Pai!
Cindy Sherman Character Exploration
ART SPLASH CITY GALLERY VISIT PARLIAMENT
Nga Roto's historical timeline of scientific inventions for Hataitai School's Science Week 2016.
Thanks to Hannah for organising this excellent experience!
New Zealand Primary Science Week
As part of New Zealand Primary Science Week we had a science day at school. It was great to see and experience a lot of hands on science. Here some children are extracting DNA out of a tomato and a kiwi fruit.
We also dressed up in a science related manner. Check out some of our costumes.
In our oral language we have been sharing our knowledge on science related concepts. Here we are being shown how and why baking soda and vinegar react.
As part of New Zealand Primary Science Week we had a science day at school. It was great to see and experience a lot of hands on science. Here some children are extracting DNA out of a tomato and a kiwi fruit.
We also dressed up in a science related manner. Check out some of our costumes.
In our oral language we have been sharing our knowledge on science related concepts. Here we are being shown how and why baking soda and vinegar react.
Nga Wai's Trip to Mindlab
At Mindlab we experienced working in groups using Scratch, a computer programming and coding tool, to create an experiment using a Mother-Board to build an automatic timer. We used the timer to measure which soil was the least or most absorbent. It was difficult to figure out where to put the wires that would make the timer start and stop when the water touched them. It was cool to be in a real science lab where we were left to our own devices and trusted to figure out how to conduct the experiment.
By Eliza and Florence
Nga Wai Community News
Nga Wai has a new and exciting inquiry, Hauora (Wellbeing).
We have been constructing our Learning Community. To do this we have been planning and setting up the classrooms, creating a treaty to agree on our rights and responsibilities as learners and investigating how the brain works and how we learn best. Do you know if you are a visual, auditory or kinesthetic learner?
We are learning about community and considering ways we can contribute to communities around Hataitai, Wellington and the world. This is a great thing to discuss as a family at home and bring your ideas to school. We’d love to hear them.
By Sophia W and Anastasia
We have been constructing our Learning Community. To do this we have been planning and setting up the classrooms, creating a treaty to agree on our rights and responsibilities as learners and investigating how the brain works and how we learn best. Do you know if you are a visual, auditory or kinesthetic learner?
We are learning about community and considering ways we can contribute to communities around Hataitai, Wellington and the world. This is a great thing to discuss as a family at home and bring your ideas to school. We’d love to hear them.
By Sophia W and Anastasia
Nga Wai’s art is better than it’s ever been before! We are inviting you to visit the classes and admire our astonishing work. As we’ve been doing art we have been learning lots of different techniques such as shading, clean lines, blending colours and much much more.
Check out the photographs below! By Lily C and Ava J
Check out the photographs below! By Lily C and Ava J
