Our core values are:
Manaakitanga – caring, awhi, kindness, respect,uplifting each other,teamwork, compassion, encouragement, support, trust, confidence
Kaitiakitanga – guardianship of others, of the environment
Matauranga – learning, knowledge, wisdom, expectation, hope, determination, tuakana/teina, competition, teamwork
At Ngataki School we aim to:
- Create a learning community
- Have children at the centre of everything we do
- Have fun while learning
- Help others to respect and be sensitive to the rights of others
- Instill a desire to learn and contribute
- Provide authentic learning experiences that support and guide students
- Inspire students to explore, experience and develop their talents through performing arts, specifically Kapahaka
- Provide a safe environment where we all value ourselves and develop positive self esteem
e-Learning Sites (with acknowledgement to Pompallier School)
Cool Websites for Kids
This collection of websites is a great start for online learning to support programmes in the classroom and beyond.
Funbrain www.funbrain.com Activities to help you with your learning
Kiwi Kids News www.kiwikidsnews.co.nz News written just for Kiwi kids
Tutpup www.tutpup.com Play fun educational games with kids of all ages
Khan Academy www.khanacademy.org Learn almost anything for free
Gifted Kids http://gifted.tki.org.nz A huge list of websites for you to enjoy
Bitesize KS2 www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2 English, Maths and Science options
Kaboose http://funschool.kaboose.com Fun School
Maths
Sheppardsoftware www.sheppardsoftware.com A range of basic facts games
Multiplication www.multiplication.com/games
Fun4thebrain www.fun4thebrain.com
Multitables www.multitables.com
Learningplanet www.learningplanet.co./sam/ff Fraction Frenzy
Coolmath4kids www.coolmath4kids.com
Mathszone www.mathszone.co.uk
Mathplayground www.mathplayground.com
Literacy
www.wordle.net Cool way to visually present words
www.wordia.com Fun word games
www.graphwords.com On line thesaurus
www.vocabulary.co.il Fun games to build your vocabulary
www.zooburst.com Make your own pop up books
www.biguniverse.com Read books and do follow up activities