The Wilderness Early Learning Centre

We’ve had so much fun celebrating Samoan Language Week this week!

🌴Sophie painted some beautiful pictures in each of our classrooms to celebrate.
🌴One of our children showed photos and spoke about her trip to Samoa.
🌴Kirstin made pani popo (coconut buns) for everyone to try.
🌴We invited Hornby Primary School to perform their sasa and siva for us, which was so special!
🌴We learned how to open coconuts and make coconut milk/cream!
🌴There were many activities throughout the classrooms.
🌴Our teachers were treated to some sapasui (chop suey!) for lunch too!

Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa 🇼🇸

Kindness costs nothing but it can change everything!
Thanks to our Theresa for organising the wall of kindness again this year, it’s always so heart warming to see such sweet messages!

Brainy Beanies have landed in reception! Made from 100% wool, all proceeds are donated to Brain Tumour Support NZ. Children’s are $10 and Adults are $25. You can purchase via QR code!

We have some beautiful 100% wool beanies in reception for sale in support of Brain tumour support NZ! These are only $10 and you can purchase these via the QR code!

It was a very exciting morning this morning with a visit from a Policeman! He invited the children to dress up, get into the car and have turns on the radio!

We’ve loved seeing some of our Grandparents join us for afternoon tea today! 🍓

Congratulations to our beautiful Theresa! She got married over the weekend ✨ we are so happy for you both!

What an amazing way to finish the year! We are so grateful to the owners of our amazing centre, Sarah and Luke for all of the ways that they show their appreciation for us all year round but especially at Christmas time.

A little fun fact- they come in and personally hand deliver birthday gifts and hand written cards to us all- as well as our sister centres -that’s over 120 staff members! They throw us epic Christmas parties, remember our partners and children’s names, and have generous wellbeing and professional development budgets in place.

Thanks so much Sarah & Luke, we feel so valued and appreciated 💚💚

2 more days of fun ahead before we all take two weeks off- see you all on Monday!

Santa and her wee helper have arrived to deliver secret Santa gifts to our hardworking kaiako! Swipe to see her last year with little Freddie in her puku! 🧑‍🎄🎄

Very soggy visits to the Ngāhere this morning..🔥Fire lit, tamariki warming their hands- every day is an adventure!