The Learning Lane

🌱 Gardening at Kindy 🌱

With Matariki approaching, we have been busy brainstorming what we could plant in our edible garden. After creating our planting list and with lots of keen helpers ready to get involved, we spent today replanting not only our vegetable gardens but some of our flower gardens too.

We look forward to watching them grow, caring for them together, and being kaitiaki of our kindy garden.

There is something special about getting our hands dirty, working together, and learning where our food comes from.

🕸️ Nature's Master Builder 🕸️

What a beautiful discovery to start the day! Hidden away in our outdoor storage area, this incredible spider web was sparkling with morning dew, revealing the intricate patterns and engineering skills of one of nature's tiniest architects.

Moments like these remind us that learning opportunities are everywhere. By slowing down and taking notice, children develop curiosity, observation skills, and an appreciation for the natural world around them.

At The Learning Lane, we encourage tamariki to wonder, explore, ask questions, and discover the magic that can be found in the everyday.

Who made this web? How long did it take? Why are the droplets sitting on the silk? These are the kinds of questions that inspire rich conversations, scientific thinking, and a lifelong love of learning.

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Today at TLL we celebrated Pink Shirt Day 💗

Together we spent time reading stories about kindness, friendship and including others. We talked about the many ways we can help and care for our friends and how even small acts of kindness can make a big difference.

The tamariki also enjoyed creating beautiful pink handprints as we came together to recognise this special day and spread an important message of kindness, respect and caring for one another.

Together we can continue to make TLL a happy, safe and caring place for everyone 🩷

The excitement was high this afternoon as Ryan and the library bus returned to TLL for another special visit.

The children loved exploring the shelves, choosing a book each to borrow, and learning all about how the library works. We can’t wait to enjoy our stories and return them at the next visit. Thank you Ryan for sharing the magic of books with us!

What a fabulous way to start our week here at TLL! 💐

A huge thank you to all the mums, grandmas, nanas, grannies, and nannies who joined us for our traditional Mother’s Day breakfast this morning. We truly appreciate your ongoing love, support, and involvement here at TLL.

We look forward to welcoming more grandparents and special visitors over the next two days as we continue celebrating Grandparents and Special Persons Week! 💚

Happy Mothers day to all our amazing mums. We are excited for our special Mother's day breakfast at TLL tomorrow morning.

For Anzac Day here at TLL, we were inspired by the story Anzac Ted to bring in some special teddies, where we made them their own name tags ❤️

We have also been busy making Anzac biscuits, creating our own poppies, and reading stories all about Anzac Day together.

We hope you all have a lovely long weekend, and we look forward to seeing everyone back on Tuesday.