Today it was all about our pinecone creations! What great imagination our children have as they decide what they want to make .

Wheels Day! The Rakaia and Kowai Rooms had their wheels day today, tamariki were excited to bring in scooters and bikes from home and we extended their interest further by using cars to paint with 🙂

Waimak Room - The tamariki were exploring the mixing of colours using shaving foam and coloured dye.Check out what fun they have been having 🙂

Yesterday was all about me creations.. can you guess who is who?

Check out what we are doing for the first week of the school holidays.

Today we had a visit from the local 👮‍♂️police .. they talked to the children about being safe in cars and making sure they always put their seat belts on!
The children got to ask lots of questions about what the police do and then they got to go outside and sit in the police car and put the sirens on!!
It’s important for our children to know that the police 👮‍♂️ aren’t scary people but someone that keeps us safe! ... See more

Thank you to everyone who took part in our recent Parent Survey. We welcome all feedback and wanted to share some that we received this week, that really made us smile! 😍

It's Conservation Week 15th-23rd September and DOC have a range of easy activities for you and your children to get involved with, even in your own backyard! 🌱🦎
What a wonderful opportunity to teach your children about the importance of caring for our native plants and animals, and our environment! 🐝🌷 ... See more

Conservation Week is run by DOC each year to encourage people to get involved in nature and help to take care of it.

There is lots of learning being done while children are playing with water. It increases their ability to concentrate when presented with this play. They are scooping and pouring and learning to work with one or several children to take turns and share with their friends. ... See more