Learning Curves Childcare Centre Blockhouse Bay

Our Jack and the Beanstalk planting project has officially started 🌱. The children have been excited to begin planting thier beans. The children have enjoyed planting thier beans and we can't wait to watch our beanstalks grow over the coming weeks and continue extending our learning through gardening, storytelling,and hands on learning.

Playball Time! Our tamariki listen to our beloved Playball coaches, complete exciting tasks, and have lots of fun on Thursdays and Fridays.

What can Playball sessions bring to our young learners?
• confidence to participate in sports
• improved focus on positioning and timing
• competence in a variety of popular sports
• social integration and teamwork skills
• development of coordination and gross motor skills
• opportunities to build resilience and perseverance through active play

The amazing weather gave our tamariki a wonderful opportunity to explore our carpentry tools and experience real woodworking.

They helped the kaiako set up the table and tools on a hard surface and remembered to keep their shoes on for safety. Throughout the experience, tamariki shared tools respectfully and were happy to take turns with one another.

Carpentry is highly valued in New Zealand ECE because it supports children’s learning and development in many different ways:

Physical Development – Enhances fine and gross motor skills, hand-eye coordination, strength, and muscle control.

Cognitive Skills – Encourages mathematical and scientific thinking through concepts such as measurement, size, balance, force, and angles.

Confidence and Responsibility – Giving children opportunities to use real, age-appropriate tools helps build self-esteem while teaching them how to manage safety, assess risks, and show respect for equipment and others.

Don't the children look amazing all dressed up for Pink Shirt Day! It was fantastic to see so many children wearing pink.
Thank you to our whānau for supporting this special day and helping spread such an important message.

This morning the tamariki participated in an activity for Pink Shirt Day tomorrow. They enjoyed colouring and creating collages to express their creativity. Tomorrow we will be celebrating Pink Shirt Day by wearing pink. We look forward to seeing the wonderful pink outfits everyone chooses to wear!
"STAND UP FOR BULLYING"

On Wednesday, the teachers took tamariki down to the park. As it was 'road safety week' we talked about the safety of walking past driveways, crossing the road and not walking near the road. The tamariki also had loads of fun at the park, having morning tea and we were so lucky having such a beautiful warm day.

Happy Mother's day to all our lovely Mother's. Have a relaxing day on Sunday

Today’s messy play turned into something magical ✨

The tamariki had an absolute blast exploring gloop — squishing, pouring, stretching, and watching it magically change between a liquid and a solid right in their hands. The giggles, the curiosity, and the pure joy were everywhere!

But beyond the fun, there was so much learning happening too:
🧠 Exploring science concepts like textures, states of matter, and cause & effect
🤲 Strengthening fine motor skills through squeezing, scooping, and mixing
💬 Building language skills as they described how it felt and what they noticed
👫 Encouraging teamwork, sharing, and imaginative play

Sometimes the messiest activities bring the richest learning experiences 💛

This week,the tamariki have been making poppies, medals and baking to commemorate Anzac Day. Tino pai to mahi (very good work) with these amazing drawings and yummy biscuits

Library fun 📚✨

Our little learners had such a special time visiting the library—listening to a story read by the librarian, exploring books, and finishing with a stamp (definitely a highlight!).

Moments like these help build a love for reading from the very start 💙