Learning At The Point Community Kindergarten Pt Chev

Wow what a wonderful Easter Celebration we had today at Learning at the Point.

It was truely heart warming to see our community come together to share in such a special day. From laughter and connection to all the fun activities, the spirit of Easter was alive all around us.

A big thank you to our amazing recreation team and the face painters for Easter inspired art as well as the pt Chev drama club kids.

We’re so grateful to everyone who came along and helped make the day memorable.

We all hope you have a wonderful Easter Break

Join us this afternoon from 4pm for an exciting community celebration! Learning at the Point Kindergarten, Pt Chevalier Community Centre, and the Pt Chev Drama Club are coming together to bring you an afternoon full of joy, creativity, and adventure.
✨ Sing, play, and create
🎭 Get your face painted
🎶 Enjoy music and fun activities
🔍 Go on a treasure hunt… keep your eyes peeled! 👀
🍫 You might just discover some hidden chocolate Easter eggs… 🤔
Bring your friends, bring your whānau, and come be part of the fun. We can’t wait to see you there! 💛

Awesome day celebrating St Patrick’s Day, happy children, great stories, music and dance as well as art and craft!!! Happy St Patrick’s Day ☘️

What a wonderful week we had here at LATP, celebrating Lunar New Year, a special festival celebrated across many Asian cultures.
Our kindergarten was filled with colour, conversations and celebrations as we explored Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year and the Spring Festival. Tamariki learned that this festival begins a new zodiac cycle and is celebrated by many communities around the world. Through stories, music and arts and crafts, children began to recognise that people celebrate important events in different ways and that these differences are something to be valued and respected.
Each child made a blossom, for our cherry blossom tree we created, representing growth, unity and belonging — kotahitanga.
On Friday, our whānau joined us for a shared Lunar New Year celebration. We gathered to enjoy delicious kai, beautiful music inspired by Asian cultures and the warmth of unity and aroha. Across many Asian traditions, Lunar New Year is a time for families and communities to come together, share food and welcome the year ahead with gratitude and joy — and that is exactly what we did. 🏮

He Wiki Kī i te Aroha – A Week Full of Love
What a busy and heart-warming week we have shared together as we celebrated Valentine’s Day. Our learning space was filled with creativity, laughter and, most of all, aroha. 💗
Tamariki immersed themselves in creating special artworks – carefully shaping little love hearts, threading and designing heart necklaces, and thoughtfully decorating heart-shaped cotton pads. Little hands worked with great focus and pride, each creation a reflection of the love they were thinking about and feeling.
As we explored the meaning of aroha, tamariki shared their beautiful understandings. They spoke about aroha for one another, showing kindness through helping hands and gentle words. They shared about aroha for those close to them – for their whānau, their friends, and even their pets. Some expressed aroha for themselves, recognising the importance of caring for their own hearts and feelings. Others shared their aroha for the things that bring them joy – drawing, building, singing and playing together.
We hope all of our tamariki and whānau feel surrounded by aroha not only on Valentine’s Day, but every day.
He waka eke noa – we are all in this together. 💕

As part of our Waitangi Day learning, tamariki spent time exploring Te Tiriti o Waitangi and what it means for us here in Aotearoa New Zealand. Through our kōrero together, we talked about how the Treaty is about working together, showing respect, and caring for people and our environment. These ideas helped us think about how we can make our kindy a safe, kind, and fair place for everyone.
Tamariki shared thoughtful ideas alongside their friends as we created our own Kindy Treaty. Showing an understanding of being a good friend by listening to others, taking turns, and being kind. Tamriki demonstrated respect for their peers and kaiako, helping to honour the principles of partnership, participation, and protection in ways that were meaningful to everyone.
Tamariki were also invited create their own taonga, using moulding clay. They worked with great focus and care, exploring rolling, pinching, and shaping the clay into a koru-like design. This experience supported the development of his fine motor skills while allowing children to express their creativity and individuality.
When their taonga were complete, children proudly wore them around their neck. These taonga are more than just a necklace — it is a symbol of our learning, pride and commitment to being kind, respectful and connected in our LATP community 💛

COUNTING DOWN TO OUR BIG CELEBRATION !!!!!

🎉 Calling all our past, present, and future families — and our wonderful Point Chev community! 🎉

Learning At The Point Community Kindergarten Pt Chev is turning 35!!!!!

Since opening our doors in 1990, we’ve been part of this incredible neighbourhood, and now it’s time to celebrate in a BIG way!

🎂 Join us for our Community Birthday Party!
📅 Friday 5 December
⏰ 4:30 – 7:30pm

We’ve planned an afternoon bursting with fun for all ages:
✨ Foam pit (bring a towel)
🎡 Ferris wheel
🎨 Face painting
🍔 Food trucks
🍭 Candy floss & popcorn
… and that’s just the beginning!

🎁 Plus, get ready for an epic raffle with amazing prizes — including a family season pass to the NZ Warriors, Auckland Tuatara Basketball family membership, and so much more donated by our amazing local businesses!

A huge thank you to Professionals Real Estate Team for organising and making our video come to life.

Come celebrate 35 years of community, connection, and joy with us.

🎃 We’re ready… how about you? 👻
Here’s a sneak peek at what’s brewing at Learning At The Point Community Kindergarten Pt Chev and the Point Chevalier Community Centre!
Come if you dare… it’s going to be frightfully fun! 🕷️🕸️

What an awesome Diwali event we had last Friday! 🎉 Families, neighbours, and friends all came together to celebrate in style — and wow, it was so much fun!!!
Big shoutout to the amazing Bollywood dancers who got the crowd moving 💃🕺
Huge thanks to Re-Creators for their creative flair, and to OMG Donuts and the Dosa food trucks for keeping our bellies happy. We came for the lights… and stayed for the food. 😄
Already counting down to next year!

Happy Halloween!

We are getting ready to finalise our spooky walking map of all the best decorated houses in Point Chevalier. 🏡👻🎃🧟‍♀️
If you want your house to be added to the map please let us know.
Please join us at Learning At The Point Community Kindergarten Pt Chev on Thursday from 4-6 for photo in our Photo Booth, watch some of the spooky performances, meet up with your friends and grab a sausage from the sausage sizzle (before the kids full up on lollies) and then head off for a walk around our spooky neighbourhood!