Today we filled up the water trough and added in some buckets, spades, water wheels and yoghurt tubs. When Tamariki noticed the water trough they immediately came over and put both hands into the trough and shook them, seemingly to …
FOREST WALK AND OUR HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION
Forest walks are an excellent way to stimulate a child’s appreciation for the natural world and our tamariki certainly were excited and happy as they explored the different textures, sights and sounds around them during our forest walk this week. …
Happy Diwali
The time of Diwali is one of the most festive and beautiful times of the year for Indian community . Diwali is also known as the festival of lights It is a time filled with lights and love, a time …
Ni Sa Bula
This week has been Fiji Language Week and we have been celebrating the indigenous language of Fiji through learning Fiji words, song, participating in Meke or dance, making Fijian flags and drawing Fiji Tapa designs. The children really enjoyed learning …
Worm Farm
These days tamariki have been showing lots of interest in earthworms so we thought it would be a great idea to extend on their learning experiences. This week our centre manager brought tiger worms into the centre to do warm …
Being Creative!!
We were unable to go to the forest this week because the weather did not permit, so we decided to take some tamariki to our front yard to give them opportunity to collect resources that is available there. They …
Making our yummy cheesy scones
Making cheesy scones with carrots was a great hands-on experience for our tamariki this week. Before we started the baking process we all made sure wash our hands. Using a simple scone recipe we counted the scoops for our dry …
Maori Language week 2019!
Kia Kaha te reo Māori is the theme for this year’s Māori Language Week. Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa. Greetings to you all. It was amazing to see how everyone joined their hands together to learn te reo and be part …
Tongan Language Week
Malo e lelei, The theme for Uike ‘O E Lea Tonga/ Tongan Language Week 2019 is Fakakoloa ‘O Aotearoa ‘Aki’A E Tauhi Fonua, A Tongan Perspective of Enriching Aotearoa , New Zealand. The children have been celebrating Tongan Culture and …
Happy Father’s Day
Tamarki got busy making banana and pineapple muffin for their daddy and granddads with kaiako Shari. What a busy morning it was, measuring, pouring, mixing and stirring using our strong muscles. Tamariki took pride in wrapping the muffin for daddy …