Friday, September 23, 2016

Term 3 Week 9

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Enjoy the term break everyone, see you back the week of the 10th of October!

Happy School Days to Ava :) A big thank you to Linda for joining the teaching team over Term 3. We look forward to Elle (Ellie) starting in the new term.

We look forward to seeing where our "NOT NOT NOT A BOX" will take us during Express Time next Term!


Some new editions: Thanks to Cooper's "Derf" for the HUGE pipe/tunnel and to Holly's family for the picnic table.


Heading into the new term PLEASE rememebr to wear sunhats and sunscreen to Kindy each day...Hopefully we will have LOTS of sunshine to enjoy!

Take care, see you on the week of the 10th of October :)

Friday, September 16, 2016

Term 3 Week 8

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"The book with no pictures".  How can a picture book have NO pictures. During Te Wananga Time /Discussion Time on Monday the group received a special taonga from Sally...We were all mesmerized! Is this Literacy Art?  It surely is ...  plus IMAGINATION PLUS!!!



Forest Kindy - Department of Conservation's "Conservation Week" FIVE full bags of litter collected at Ivy Russell Reserve on Tuesday. "If people don't look after nature, who will?" Jimmy Watkinson.

We continued with our learning around Conservation, introducing stories during Te Wananga Time, picking up rubbish around Kindy, and sharing our thoughts around how we can save energy and natural resources - turning of lights when NOT in use, turning off the tap when we clean our teeth - simple things but things we ALL can do!



Nga Waka Display...If you get the chance, keep your eyes out around Winton for our Polyfest Waka display - email us a pic of you and your family out front of the display and we may need to find some choccy fish for your efforts!!



Discovering identity through Flags
On Wednesday a group of tamariki constructed their own mountain in the sandpit! This led to a discussion around conquering the mountain - like Sir Edmund Hillary - and planting a flag on the top! Continuing with this, Lucas and Cooper worked alongside Judy, looking at many flags, and discussing what these represent - the New Zealand flag is OUR flag. Ownership and pride of identity.
During Te Wananga Time Judy shared "First to the Top" - a children's book sharing Sir Edmund Hillary's expedition, before inviting the children to locate OUR mountains, the Takitimu Mountains.

Friday, September 9, 2016

Term 3 Week 7


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Happy School Days to Thomas Turrell...A special farewell to the Turrell's with big sisters Elsie and Milly sharing a story with us at the end of the day on Wednesday.



And a warm welcome to two new Teaching Identities: we have Rachel Evans joining us as our new Forest Kindy Teacher & Hayley Rowland who has been relieving for us this week.

Kia Ora Rachel!
Kia Ora Hayley

Forest Kindy...A BIG thanks to the McDowall's for organising the Fire Engine to join us at the Reserve on Tuesday morning - SOOO much fun! Squirting the hose, learning about all the emergency equipment on board, and then getting a ride back to Kindy - a day to be treasured! Mary Witsey from The Eye newspaper popped along too! We shared with Mary how much we value our families bringing in their own family identity into our programme, as we continue to develop and grow a sense of our own unique identity - what makes us special - for Cooper and his family, this includes their strong involvement in the local Winton Volunteer Fire Brigade.



Jimmy the Geologist!
This week Jimmy brought along his Te Hikoi Rock Club collection, sharing his geological identity with us all...which got us thinking...If rocks could talk, what would they say?!
Thank you, Jimmy, for sharing your special taonga / treasures with us


Another busy week ... check out our weekly newsletter for 'Happenings' next week.


Go the All Blacks v Pumas & on Sunday Silver Ferns v Jamaica. Do us proud!!!

The Teaching Team

Friday, September 2, 2016

Term 3 Week Six


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We welcomed Toby Langford & Jackson Scobie to our Thur/Fri group this week ...





And we farewelled Jacob Beer ... Jacob is heading to Drummond Kindy which is just down the road from his house! 





Tuesday 30 Aug 2016
All our preparations over the last term an a half came to fruition on Tue 30 Aug as we proudly took to the stage at ILT Stadium Southland to perform our 2016 Murihiku Polyfest kapa haka routine.  Our three waiata were: Kindergartens South waiata, Titro Mai & Kapo Kapo - along with nga poi, masks & our twinkling willow ball.





We headed to the Southland museum first ... to have some morning tea in the auditorium & to check out our Prize Winning waka!





Great ... our waka is still proudly on display!


And then we were off ... to Stadium Southland! My what a busy time that was!  Getting 20+ excited Kindy kids into their kakahu!!!




And then it was  OUR time ... to perform on stage.  Everyone was sooooo PROUD!!!




Wow ... it will take a while to beat this week - busy, anxious, exciting but most especially so so so PROUD!!!  In Ava Millar's own words ...  'WE ROCK'!!!!!