Friday, July 7, 2017

Term 2 Week 10

Naming of the Albatross

Last week our group on Friday made a vote to name the baby Albatross at Otago Peninsula we have been eagerly watching over the past two terms. 
And the winner is........Tumanako 
 'The name Tūmanako was submitted by Elizabeth Graham, Katrina Ackees, Julie McNaughton and Marian Bevan.' (http://www.doc.govt.nz)  

Yay and this is the name we voted for!!! Don't forget to check up on our albatross's progress as it continues to grow and change as the weeks go by. This would also create a fabulous link between Home and Kindy and will encourage your child to share their albatross watching experience to their kaiako (teachers) and e hoa (friends) here at Kindy.




Our New Polyfest Waiata

This week we have began to practice our new Polyfest waiata 'Purerehua' written by Dr Hirine Melbourne. This is a beautiful song written about a butterfly.
This song/waiata links perfectly with our current learning focus ' Ecological Identity' and also encourages us to revisit our Monarch Butterflies we raised and nurtured in Term 1. This song will also be accompanied by Elle as she plays her ukulele alongside the tamariki.

Chorus
Pürerehua
rere runga hau
Papaki parirau
Rere runga hau
(Ka piki, ka piki
Runga rawa e
Papaki parirau
rere runga hau.) x 2

Butterfly
carried on the wind.
Fluttering its wings
on the wind
Up and up
Way up high
Fluttering its wings
on the wind

We were lucky enough to have; Fergus, Ethan, Ella & Amelia from Limehills School come along to Kindy today and teach us the actions to Tutira mai nga iwi!! Thank-you guys, this will be something we will need to practice as we prepare for our Polyfest performance next term :)

Polyfest Art 

Our Polyfest Art creation has approached completion as we enter the end of Term 2. Our 3D hanging tree is looking amazing with the beautiful screen prints of the children's leaves in three different colours. We have also completed a book with pictures of the children's involvement in the creation of the tree with their story about how they and their whanau (family) care for and treasure the environment, and what is special about their leaf and where it comes from. 

Our Whakatauki for our Polyfest art piece: 


He taonga, no the whenua
Me hoki ano, ki te whenua

What is given to the land
Should be returned to the land


A big thank-you to all of our families who contributed to this art piece!! It was not possible without you all.


The America's Cup

Whoo hoo!! We have won The Cup!! The winning of the America's Cup has provoked some patriotic feelings here at Kindy as the children have spoken about the Cup and shared their knowledge of sailing:
"They drive the boat with a steering wheel" Penina
"They sail with wind" Zara
"They use paddles and wind" Kaydin

On Thursday we even had an opportunity to watch the live streaming of the 'America's Cup Victory Parade' in Auckland.


Spider Web Display

We have a new art display this week which shows off some of the beautiful spiderwebs the tamariki have been creating. During our conversations with the tamariki about spiders and their webs we have found out how different and unique each web is. This has inspired our tamariki to think about the different shapes, lines, and dynamics of spiders webs and their own. 
During 'Discovery Time' last week the tamariki set out to search for spiderwebs around Kindy. Once we had photo's of all of the webs we could find we came inside. The tamariki then created their own webs as they referred to the photographs using white crayons and dye. As the children changed colours they realised they could mix them together to create different colours. 
This experience has also been on offer for all of the tamariki as they too experimented with the uniqueness of webs and colour mixing.


Mini Hobbit Hole

The 'Winton Spring Flower show' on the 29th & 30th of September (end of Term 3) have put out information on an entry for the "Special" Section of the show. This entry is all about creating a mini Hobbit hole surrounded by living plant life. These holidays provide a perfect opportunity for your child to get creative with plants. When created your child will be able to care and nurture their living creation over the next term as they build their knowledge on plant life.
More information available on our Facebook page.


End of Term 2 - Tidy Up


Thank you to all who have volunteered their time to help us with our tidy up here at Kindy!! 'Many hands make light work' - you are all stars!!


Term Break


This Term break will be for two weeks and will re-open for Term 3 on Monday 24th of July 2017.





Have a fabulous break!! We can't wait to see you all again next term all bushy tailed!!

Your Winton Kindy Teaching Team    






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