Proud of his efforts as he successfully independently recreated his throne

The children are so engaged as they listen intently to the stories

The simple things in life bring such joy to a child

Laughs as we get our creative flair going

Friendships nurtured, developing an awareness of manaakitanga

Always exciting when the fire truck visits preschool

A day of celebrating with party games, party food a bouncy castle.

Our staff celebrating together

We consider ourself fortunate to have Lynette from the Library Outreach programme come and visit us regularly. Sharing books and reading is a vital activity for children's development. Children who experience and enjoy reading books with others develop a positive attitude towards books. This will help them when they learn to read.

To celebrate our children who are going off to school, we have a special Graduation High Tea. This has become a right of passage and now the children eagerly anticipate their own celebration with us before they start at school. Through our rituals, the children develop a sense of empowerment, belonging, excitement and connection.

Our Graduation Ceremonies are lovingly executed, with teachers taking care to prepare and to engage our children in these rituals, we’re showing aroha in a way that words and plastic gifts cannot.

Poipoia te kakano. Kia puawai

Nurture the seed, and it will blossom.

We were stoked to receive a GOLD STAR on our recycling bin today. We take pride in looking after the environment and role modelling sustainability practices to the children

It was all hands on deck as we cleared the summer plants and got the garden ready for our winter seedlings. Over the coming weeks, the children will help to nurture the seedling and we hope to be eating these vegetables for kai in a few months time.

We are so lucky having parents who contribute to our preschool. Today the children were able to join in a PT session run by one of our lovely Dads. Thanks for your time today Chris - the children loved having you come and teach them about keeping their bodies healthy.

Celebrating our Mothers with a special morning tea.

Ko te whaea te takere o te waka

Mothers are like the hull of a canoe, they are the heart of the family

Maanakitanga - we nurture maanakitanga and respect by encouraging the children to help look after their preschool

Building on the children’s strengths and interests and nurturing a connection with Papatūānuku by going on an adventure hunting for mushroom. We love getting our and about in the community. Todays adventure inspired by our mushroom expert, Mango, who has been coming into preschool sharing her stories of mushroom hunting with her family.

We had some of families come and share about what Eid means to them and were fortunate to have a brave child come and talk about his prayer mat. We then celebrated with shared lunch and treats for the children.

Learning through Play! Most of the learning during the early years is done through play. By setting up learning opportunities such as this, the children are exploring scientific concepts such as force, gravity and trial and error. They are also practicing their social learning through turn taking, working collaboratively and observing others.