Monday 15 December 2014

End of Year Party

It's hard to believe that another year has come to an end, here at Kindergarten we like to finish off the year with a party at the community garden. This complements our on going commitment to strengthening links with our wider community and also our commitment to the enviro schools programme by reducing our impact on our planet.
The weather was looking touch and go but ranginui held off just long enough for our celebration.
Two years ago we started a new tradition for our Kindergarten, instead of getting in entertainment which was often disappointing the teachers decided to be the 'entertainment"!
This year we performed Will Bee the bumble bee with the help of our support staff and a couple of parents. As you can see Dianne made an awesome Will Bee (even though she struggled controlling those curls!)


Our flowers were Tarn, Charlene, Victoria,  Rachel and
Tracey, Cassandra was in full flight as Monica.






Emma made a great Mum and Donna was Spider Steve. The response from our tamariki was priceless when poor little Will Bee flashed the whole world his bum!

We finished off our celebration with a delicious sausage sizzle, fruit platters and a yummy ice block.







 The children were mesmerised!
Brianna, Isabella and Adriana tried on some of the costumes. 
What a great way to end the day, cooling off with your friends.

To all our friends and families we wish you a safe and happy festive season and look forward to seeing you all in 2015.
Written by Cassandra



Monday 1 December 2014

Craig Smith Comes to Visit


We were very excited and  privileged to have author/songwriter Craig Smith visit last week. Craig was joined by his partner Margaret who used actions for
us to follow as Craig played the guitar and sang his much loved stories. The children were in awe and took a little bit of time to warm up and become involved.

                                     

It was a special day for Ava being her 5th birthday so it was great that she had the opportunity to help out with the puppets along with Lakhan, Armani, Adriana and Aaliyah. 

 
There was a special guest appearance by Kaha the Kea, who received lots of hugs and high fives from the children.
 
 
                  We all then had some quiet time while Craig sang a lullaby.

 
Finally we gathered together for a photo with Craig in front of the children's interpretation of "My Daddy Ate an Apple" We look forward to Craig visiting again during his next tour and await with anticipation to hear any new songs/stories. 

                                              Written by Dianne