Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Reaching for the Stars

Hello again everyone. We have had such a fantastic time using our wonderful imagination flying planes, being bugs, butterflies, princesses and creatures great and small like spiders, cats and even bats. Here are some great pictures of our children and teachers teaching and learning in our refurbished kindergarten setting & appliances too. Enjoy the pictures and and we look forward to seeing all of you at our Halloween Night tomorrow. We look forward to good food, great atmosphere and lots of fun :).Start time 5pm see you here :)

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Flying High............at Concord

Delta wing, canard, flypaper, classroom cruiser..............these are unfamiliar names to many but not to our children who are passionate about paper planes and flight. Over the last week we have been learning to make our own paper planes - following step-by-step instructions. What a sense of achievement as the finished planes are put to the test and fly across the outdoor area (some even over the fence) It is great to share in the enthusiasm of the children as they explore maths concepts and colour, listen to and follow instructions, problem solve and learn about spatial awareness and conversations about flight............................ how we can fly (hot air balloon, rocket, plane, helicopter, paragliding..) and where we could fly to (moon, planets, Australia, Singapore, Auckland, Christchurch....) Let's see where this leads to next!

Thursday, October 14, 2010

1st week - Term 4

We hope you all had a restful term break.As most of you will already know there have been very exciting renovations done at the kindergarten over the hols with the kitchen and bathroom receiving timely overhauls. New frontrunner and inside paintjobs have also made us look spick and span.
With the weather being a lot nicer we have taken the opportunities for outdoor play. Please remember to apply sunscreen and don't forget the sunhat. No sunhat no outdoor play!