"GO THE STAGS!!!"

We have gone Rugby mad at Kindergarten!!! (Thanks to our good friend Cameron Scully)

Cameron has shared LOTS of information about the Southland Stags and the All Blacks recently and many of the children, as well as the teachers and parents have been listening intently to what the Stags have achieved during their last match!!

We think they deserve a big pat on the back for managing to keep that sought after Ranfurly Shield in the Deep South for so long...Let's hope they continue on their winning streak.

Christina, our resident 3rd year student designed a Winton Kindergarten shield alongside the children on Monday and everyone eagerly signed their name, wishing the Stags luck for future games. Even Sting managed to get his name on it!!

The following day Cameron, Hakan, Ryan and Sophie all worked together to create another shield. The perseverance that was displayed throughout the day as they worked to get the job done was fabulous, and I'm sure you would agree the end result was something to be proud of!!

Isn't it great to see the Southland spirit alive already within our Kindergarten Whanau....

Judy has been in contact with Rugby Southland with the hope we may get a chance to see the Ranfurly Shield 'in the wood'. Keep an eye out for more details regarding an excursion in the coming weeks, we will be calling out for helpers.

Also a big welcome to our new families who have joined us recently, it's great to have you join our Kindergarten community. We have fare welled Rylan Cooper, Hunter McGregor and Lucy White and wish them luck at school. Happy School Days to Sarah Beck tomorrow!!

We still have LOTS of spaces on our parent help rosters. A big thank you to everyone who has already put their name on the roster. If you have not yet done so, the roster is located above the sign in desk. It's not a big job and you are not expected to stay for the whole session. It's also a great opportunity to see what your child gets up to when they are here. Thanks guys!!

One more thing, the morning children are learning their phone numbers and addresses at Kindergarten. It would be great if you could work with your child at home as well. It is so important for your child to know this, especially in an emergency or if they get lost and it reinforces what we watched last week as part of our All about Me programme.

That's us for now,

Kylie and Judy!!