Welcome to the Nga Tipuranga Syndicate Webpage!
Nga Tipuranga syndicate is the Junior Syndicate at the school. We have three classrooms in the syndicate ranging from year 0 to year 1. When children first start school they will enter Nga Tipuranga syndicate.
The teachers in this syndicate are Miss Hedley Room 12, Mrs Neal Room 7 and Mrs Vliss Room 14. We would like to welcome Mrs Saunders a new teacher who has come all the way from England and will start the new entrant classroom in Room 11 during term 2 or 3.
The main focus in our syndicate is reading, writing, oral language and numeracy. Each term we integrate a topic into these areas. This year during the first term we completed a unit about 'Self Esteem' and learnt that we are all special in our own ways. We also learnt what our bodies need, what's inside our bodies and that we leanr new things as we grow older. We had Paula from Life Education Trust come to our school. Harold and Paula worked with us around these topics. The students really enjoyed Harold.
Our topic area for the second part of term 1 is around the Science curriculum area. Our topic is based around inquiry where that children will try to answer the how and why questions developed around certain learning expereinces. We will be having a celebration day at the end of term where the students will share what work with family members and friends that come to this day.
In term 2 the syndicate is going to visit the gymnastics centre where the children will learn how to spring, balance, rotate and land safely.
What this space for more details about the year!