Term 1 Week 6

A warm welcome to Lachlan Davidson who joined our TF Group this week.

Fun at Forest Kindy this week....Welcome to the group Lochlain and Zephrin.
This week the group found a Fairy House and the "Hidden Bridge" - how intriguing!
We spent the remainder of the morning making the most of the lovely Summers day, in the stream...fisherman Flynn tried his best to catch us some kaimoana for lunch - better luck next time Flynn!






Welcome back to Kindy to the Limehills School Student Volunteer Army!
Each Friday Senior students from Limehills School join our programme and work alongside the group. Great to have them back on board for 2016.

Fun in the rain on Thursday!


UPCOMING DATES:

SHARON HOLT TE REO SESSION WITH THE GROUP - WEDNESDAY THE 9TH OF MARCH, ALL WELCOME

CULTURE NIGHT - ORGANISED BY THE WINTON KINDY PARENT GROUP - A FUN NIGHT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY THURSDAY THE 17TH OF MARCH - PLEASE RVSP

EASTER CELEBRATIONS - MAD HATTERS TEA PARTY...DRESS UP AND SHARED MORNING TEA WEDNESDAY THE 23RD AND THURSDAY THE 24TH OF MARCH - MORE INFORMATION TO COME

TANYA BATT COMING TO WINTON KINDY! WEDNESDAY THE 30TH OF MARCH

Term 1 Week 5

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR AMAZINGLY CREATIVE CHILDREN AT WINTON KINDERGARTEN! ALL our entries at this year's Winton Spring Flower Show were prize winners - 1st for the Group Display (our group mural and story of the Fairies at Forest Kindy); 1st for the Miniature Garden; 1st for the Miniature Farm Scene; and, Liam Ankerson received 1st place for his Bird House in the Handiwork Section....

Wow, what an outstanding achievement! Participating in local events such as the Flower Show builds our scene identity - finding out who we are and were we fit into this special community. We love to explore and learn about the unique places and things in Winton and the surrounding areas. Partaking in the Flower Show promotes our commitment to contributing and being valued members of the society we live in. 

Busy working on our entries in the Project Room!

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The Ankerson family come to join in the celebrations with Liam - congratulations Liam, 1st for your Bird House!

The Discovery Time Group working on our Group Entry for the Flower Show

Forest Kindy
Fun down at the Hundred Acre Woods and at the Kindy Castle...And who should have visited?!?! None other than the Fairies of Forest Kindy - leaving Fairy Dust all around!

The Fairies have been here!!!

Dylan and Mum enjoying their time together in Nature

Noticing Nature - finding heart-shaped leaves on the ground...Autumn is just around the corner!

Thank you for the carrot muffins on your last Forest Kindy Day Dylan - they were delicious!

Jax hanging with Mum at Forest Kindy

Happy School Days to Emily Mackintosh and Dylan Swain

Emily working on her Birthday Crown

Term 1 Week 4

A short week at Kindy this week and the return of our Forest Kindy Days. For families new to Winton Kindergarten, Forest Kindy is an initiative founded by Kindergaretens South to connect and reconnect the child in nature.  Each Tuesday we head to Ivy Russell Reserve Winton with our 10 oldest children, who are involved in a morning of 'Connecting with Nature'.  Check out some of our older posts for a better look at what we get up to in the forest!

The group found a sawdust pile - lots of fun!

Anahera found a delicate feather...I wonder what bird this belongs to??

Forest Kindy expert Flynn Roskam shows the gang how high he can climb

A group shot inside the "Kindy Castle" after its makeover

Crossing the Troll Bridge at the entrance of the Hundred Acre Woods

Locating the Takitimu Mountains...Now called the disappearing mountains after the rain set in

Navigating our way round the Reserve

Learning about the significance of Ivy Russell and our special Reserve

WEAR RED FOR HEALTHY HEARTS...NEW ZEALAND  HEART FOUNDATION
WOW, what a fun-filled day we had at Kindy today! 
A big thanks to families for getting in the spirit and dressing in red for our Kindy Party. We had a delicious Red Healthy Heart morning tea and lunch...cherry tomatoes, strawberries and yogurt, watermelon; as well as heart-shaped pancakes and strawberry jam courtesy of Spencer White and family. We exercised our hearts with lots of dancing and playing, then feeling the change in beat inside our chests....ka pai!

We LOVE to party!!

Tyler and Dylan catching up

Olivia Kemp looking gorgeous

COMING UP:

NEXT WEEK IS THE WINTON AUTUMN FLOWER SHOW...CHECK OUT OUR TALENTED CHILDREN'S WORKS AT THE MEMORIAL HALL ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY!

Term 1 Weeks 1-3

Kia Ora families, and welcome back to Winton Kindergarten for 2016! We have enjoyed the first three weeks of the term with LOTS of sunshine, catching up with friends, meeting and making new friendships, sharing stories from our Summer Break, and making the most of our time back at Kindy!

Our Blog is a great way to visually share with our children and families...."A photo speaks a thousand words". The Blog is updated weekly, so please do keep up-to-date with Kindy happenings by checking in each Friday...and of course we LOVE parent feedback - drop us a comment! 

A warm welcome to our new Kindy friends...Isla Langford, Holly Mitchell, Jaclyn McIntyre, Lily te Heuheu, Vanessa Adendorff and Blu Trillana - starting together in our first week back. Hunter Wilson started Kindy last week. Aayusma Sapkota and Luiza Frew joined the group this week.

Hi there Luiza!

Welcome to Winton Kindy Aayusma 

Sun in the Sun with Hunter

Hi Vanessa!

Welcome Isla!

Kia Ora Blu!

Nice to meet you Jaclyn!

It's finally Holly's turn to be a Kindy girl!!

Hello Lily!!

Happy School Days to Jake Harland...starting at Winton School this week!

Today we celebrated Lucas Campbell's 4th Birthday - thanks for the delicious fruit kebabs and cupcakes for morning tea!

Fun in the Sun!!! A little slice of just some of the things we have been up to over the past couple of weeks...

Sharing our ideas on "What is Love?"

The fruits of our labour...freshly picked peas from our garden for morning tea!

"I spy with my little eye...."

Re-connecting with friends after the Summer Break

Flynn Harland and family catching up with Rupert

Lots of stories and role play based around recent family holidays and camping experiences!

Spencer working on his Truck and Trailer in the Project Room

Jae Bryce completing our huge NZ puzzle...Thanks to our families who have shared on our map where they have ventured to over the Summer Break

WINTON AUTUMN FLOWER SHOW - 18TH & 19TH FEB...Watch this space...we are busy working on our entries!

Creating our pinecone flowers

Finding out what happens when we combine colour!

Liam Ankerson and sister Natalie painting our pinecones

Spencer, Olivia K & Ava creating the "Fairy Garden" entry

Thomas working on our model farm scene entry

Johann, Lucas C and Vanessa lend a hand with our group mural

Greta and Jae-Bryce add the finishing touches

UPCOMING...
MONDAY 8TH FEB - NO KINDY

TUESDAY 9TH FEB - FOREST KINDY WITH 7 NEW CHILDREN JOINING THE GROUP...LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING BACK AT IVY RUSSELL RESERVE

FRIDAY 12TH FEB - WEAR RED FOR HEALTHY HEARTS DAY, IN SUPPORT OF THE NEW ZEALAND HEART FOUNDATION...PLEASE DRESS IN RED...WE WILL PROVIDE A DELICIOUS HEALTHY RED MORNING TEA :)