Final Week Term 4 2012!!!

Well it's officially the end of the term here at Winton Kindergarten! The past nine weeks have just flown by with lots of things on keeping the children, families, and teachers on their toes!! As we wind down with our last days of the year we have to make a special mention to Kylie for all her hard work and wonderful contributions at Kindy...We are sad to have to say goodbye but know that Kylie has lots of exciting new beginnings for herself and her family in Wanaka. A friendly reminder that Wednesday and Thursday we are having a shared morning tea for Kylie and to celebrate a great year at Kindergarten with our children and families.

PARENTS/WHANAU: Please feel free to stay for the session...This is a nice way to celebrate your child's time at Kindy and to wind up the year - and of course we can always do with LOTS OF PARENT HELP FOR END OF YEAR CLEAN UP! (A big THANK YOU to all the wonderful parents we have had helping out this week with cleaning jobs).

Takehe naming competition: Thank you to everyone who added their name suggestions to the list...The Takehe is named Puiaki meaning treasure treasure.

We received a Thank-you card from St Johns for our donation from Amby's visit earlier in the term. Thank you to all those who remembered their gold coin. 

Thank you to all the kind families who donated pre-loved toys for our collection that Sally organised. Sally took these down to the local Salvation Army where the toys will be passed on to families this Christmas...A nice "Random Act of Kindness" to finish our  KINDNESS-FILLED year!

Just one of the baskets filled with goods for families in need this Christmas.

Ruby brings in her pre-loved teddies for children less fortunate...How Kind Ruby!

IMPORTANT DATES TERM 1 2013:
Monday, January 21st 2013: Enrolment Day for new families
Tuesday, January 22nd 2013: First Day Term 1 2013

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEARS TO ALL OUR AMAZING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES...SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!!! Judy, Kylie, Christina and Sally

Term 4 Week 9

Our second last week for the year...Not long to go until Christmas!!


MTW Group:
On Monday we had a red day, with shared RED healthy morning tea and RED dress-ups to celebrate receiving our Healthy Heart Award. Thank you to Kylie and Linda for putting the time and effort into achieving this.

Healthy Heart Award morning tea

Healthy Heart morning tea on the parachute

On Tuesday we walked along to Burleigh Rest Home to sing Christmas Carols to the residents. Well done everyone what a special way to share some kindness. Thank you to the parents who came along. As one resident said, "This is what Christmas is all about," and another mentioned that, "This has just made my day seeing all these young children coming here," tu meke - awesome!!

Christmas Carols at Burleigh Rest Home on Tuesday

On Wednesday Tess Chapman and Ava came in to make Christmas crafts with the children. The group made Xmas trees with painted feet - very creative!! Sally and Christina went to Fiordland Kindergarten to observe their Nature Discovery Programme. The Kindergarten takes the 12 oldest children to Ivon Wilson Reserve once a week to experience nature hands-on. Sally and Christina have come back with lots of great ideas and inspiration for perhaps looking into introducing something simliar at Winton later next year...

Painted feet Xmas Trees with Tess Chapman on Wednesday

The "Nuff House" made by one of the Dad's at Te Anau for their child's farewell gift to the Nature Discovery Porgramme.

TF Group:

Jacob tries a carrot fresh from the vege garden

Today Kylie continued with the feet painting with our TF Group. Sally and the group got busy in the vege garden pulling carrots - taste testing was the highlight! Tomorrow the potatoes will be checked and hopefully we can make something with them!

Hayley pulls a carrot

IMPORTANT DATES:

KYLIE'S LAST WEEK NEXT WEEK...SHARED MORNING TEA ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. PLEASE BRING A PLATE TO FAREWELL KYLIE...THE CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND STAFF WILL MISS KYLIE AND WISH HER WELL ON HER FAMILY'S NEW ADVENTURE IN WANAKA!!

LAST DAY OF TERM THURSDAY 20TH OF DECEMBER

Term 4 Week 8

Christmas is definitely round the corner with lots of excitement building within the Kindergarten as the children anticipate the arrival of Santa!

MTW Group:
The children are busy practicing lyrics for our trip to Burleigh Rest home on Tuesday morning to sing Christmas Carols and share more baking with the residents. We still need more parent help on the day for this excursion so if you are available please let us know Monday morning or flick Christina an email please. Permission signatures will be on the sign-in desk on Monday morning to confirm your child's attendance for the trip.

We are busy with Christmas crafts...Judy worked with a group of children making snow flakes and stars. Sally has been hard at work in the Project room weaving flax baskets with the children for them to gift to family at the end of the year. Kylie came back yesterday and made wire Christmas trees with the children. Christina shared the Portable North Pole personalised Santa video message as well as sending home letter templates for the children to complete and post at Paper Plus...I wonder who will receive a letter back?!?

TF Group:
A BIG thank-you to Rachel Reed who came along to make Christmas crafts with the children...The children made wooden clothes peg reindeer to take home a the end of the day - they looked amazing!! Kylie was busy baking with a big group of children...They used the gingerbread man cutter which will make reindeer faces when turned upside down and are decorated on Friday!!

Today we had Willie come in for the last time to share stories with the children before finishing his time @ Winton Library. We were introduced to Raewyn who will be taking over from Willie...The children will miss Willie's wonderful story-telling ability and wish him well in his new adventures.

KINDY XMAS PARTY TOMORROW NIGHT 5-7PM @KINDY!!!

Rylie Johnstone and Rachel make wooden peg reindeer decorations

Gingerbread reindeer to decorate on Friday!

Anna and Samelliah working together 

Hayley looking so very grateful to Riley for finding her reindeer

Santa's little helpers!!!