Proud as Kaitiaki!!
Conservation Week (14-22 Sept) is a national celebration that encourages INVOLVEMENT in nature & it's stewardship. This week our young Kaitiaki have shown a HUGE amount of pride in taking responsibility in caring for 'To tatou waahi' - Our Place.
The continuum of participating in these roles lays the foundation & connects to kaitiakitanga values not just @ Kindy but in our everyday lives. Caring for Papatuanuku-Earth Mother and Tangata - our people.
"New Zealand’s wildlife is still in crisis with more than 4,000 of our native animals and plants threatened or at risk. Conservation Week is a chance to bring everyone together to do something, big or small to create change." find out more on About Conservation Week Thing to do in Conservation Week
New Zealand Kindergartens (NZK) Cultural Award
What could be in the suitcase!?? During our group hui/meeting Lexi & Michaela uncovered a very mysterious artefact - what's in that suitcase? The anticipation was rife!! Finally, Christina, presented a beautiful whakairo. Our '2019 NZK Cultural Award'. How intrigued & careful everyone was as the taonga 'Trophy' was passed around the group.
The award was compiled by Judy along with utilising Megan's photography skills to create a Vimeo (video) presentation 'Hundred Languages of Reggio Emilia Aotearoa" at the NZ Kindergartens AGM conference in Wellington Fri 6 Sept 2019. We received another accolade - 2019 NZK Cultural Award. This reflected previous inquiry projects, capturing the beautiful way "The Hundred Languages of Art" can be used as a tool for discovering more about our bicultural heritage and strengthening our connection with our land & our people.
This whakairo was carved by Paora Mackie ki Wairau and it is named :
"Te Matau o Maui Tikitiki a Taranga."
This whakairo evolved from Paora's thoughts about Maui as a cheeky little kid who is always looking for something more.
Te matau represents tamariki looking for inspiring as they inspire kaiako, fishing for knowledge.
The realms of Tangaroa and Te Wahingaro, the realm of te Atua where Maui passed over to, are represented and even Wheke who Kupe chased from Hawaiiki to the Malborough Sounds can be seen.
The rope is connecting Maui with his pool of searching or it can be the bond between the living and the spiritual realm.
We have indeed been very humbled & prviledged this term with all our awards & accolades!!!
Taiao Tuhura Nature Discover Programme
Our leaders - Ella & Hayley's last Forest Kindy day on Tue, they shared their Taiao Tuhura expertise - tiritiri matauranga - with our newest members; Robbie, Heidi & Benji & the special places they love to visit at Ivy Russell Reserve. They were keen to spend their last day with friends at the now famous 'Monkey Tree' & retelling the Legend of the Takitimu Mountains. A big thank you to Ella & Nicola for treating our friends with toasted marshmallows to end their Taiao Tuhura adventure.
Recycle, Reuse, Repurpose - Bread Tags for Wheelchairs
A massive thank you to our whanau for contributing all your bread tags. These bread tags will be sent to a South African plastics moulding company - Zibo. The bread tags are then recycled and used to manufacture seedlings trays & money raised pays from seeling these trays is then used for purchasing wheelchairs for the less fortunate.
Our curious tamariki couldn't resist in discovering just how many bread tags we had collected...2,159! Off next door where Heidi, Robbie, Hayley & Ella dropped off our collection to the Winton Presbyterain Church. Well done everyone!! Keep them coming!
Busy week as always ... enjoy the weekend1 Weather forecasters have suggested 'Get out your jandals' ... will do,
See everyone next week ... Whanau week on Thur night (have you registered?) & end of term on Fri (we'll need LOTS of helpers to shift our furniture for the Term Clean. Can you help out?). Term 4 (oh my gosh) begins Mon 14 Oct 2019 (who said Xmas was just around the corner - I think they are right!).
The Teaching Team!!!
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