Minnies Preschool and Nursery

Today at mat time we celebrated Iris's birthday. Happy birthday Iris thank you for sharing your cake and treats with us!

Today we had some special visitors come to Minnies. We were very privileged to have Kate (Augusta's Grandma) bring in two spring lambs for the tamariki to feed and pat. Thank you so much Kate for bringing them in for the tamariki to see! 🐑🐑

Today for totara time we practiced our mathematical skills by rolling the dice, counting the dots, writing down the number then adding the numbers together. Tamariki are learning about the symbols of + and - and adding 2 numbers together to reach an answer. We also practiced drawing shapes.

The country came town, and we had 2 little lambs at preschool

Happy 3rd birthday to our beautiful Iris. Wishing you a fabulous day from all your Kaiako and friends 🎂🎁🎈🥳🎉👏💓

Today at Minnies we had a special pamper day. We started the day with a delicious hot chocolate (thank you Kura)! Then nga tamariki had a bubble bath foot spa, followed by back massage. Hopefully they will be so relaxed they should sleep well tonight!

Today for totara time we learnt about the life cycle of the ladybug. We learnt that first the eggs are laid, the eggs develop into larva, then pupa then finally develops into an adult. Tamariki cut out each individual picture then pasted them in correct order in their workbooks.

We had lots lots of fun during the Moving with Minnies session today playing parachute games. Parachute games are high energy and provide a great upper body workout. The children had lots of rhythm, balance and coordination. They also used their imagination to make popping popcorn 🍿. Then we played some blindfolded games and a game of duck duck goose.

Happy 3rd Birthday Ivaan!
We hope you have a lovely time celebrating with your friends and whānau! 🎂🎈🎁🎉❤️

Today we acknowledged and celebrated Daffodil Day with lots of fun yellow activities and beautiful yellow outfits!

Today for totara time we celebrated daffodil day by creating our own daffodil rock art. First of tamariki drew the outline on their rock before painting it. Some very creative interpretations of daffodils were created!

This week for kaitiaki club we planted some wild flower seed bombs we made a couple of months ago. We are hoping that the flowers will attract bees and other pollinators to the vegetable garden and help to pollinate the strawberries for a bumper crop this summer.

Keep an eye out in our little garden for some beautiful flowers popping up in the next couple of months.

🌼🌼🌼 Spring is just around the corner with warmer weather and spring flowers. Ngā tamariki have been creating beautiful daffodil art work creations. Check out the beautiful artwork display on the wall at Minnies 🌼🌼🌼

Don't forget to come dressed in yellow tomorrow for our Daffodil Day fundraiser. Looking forward to seeing all your lovely yellow outfits! 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛

Today for totara time we practiced writing our first name and our surname. Lots of wonderful mahi/work and learning happening. Afterwards a few children said they would like to do some puzzles.

Today for totara time we practiced counting and number identification by counting bugs in a jar then putting a circle around the correct number some chose to colour in their worksheets.

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We are having fun in the sun 🌞

Today for totara time we continued learning about insects and the weather. We learnt which insects prefer sun: caterpillars, bees, flies, butterflies and ladybugs. And which insects prefer the rain: beetles mosquitoes and ants.

Today's Moving with Minnies session involved completing an obstacle course while being blindfolded. The children used their communication, problem solving and listening skills and demonstrated lots of teamwork while they supported their partner to complete the course. I was super impressed how you all showed confidence, bravery and supported and encouraged your partners to complete the course.

Happy 5th birthday Margot!!!!! We hope you enjoyed your special mst time celebration. Thank you too for the lovely cake and special treats. Lots of love from your friends and kaiako at Minnie’s.

Happy school days Vihaan! Your friends and kaiako at Minnie’s wish you all the very best for this very exciting and new part of your learning journey. And thank you very much to you and your mum and dad for the lovely treats! We will miss you very much!

Today for Kaitiaki club we experimented by making our own butter!
It was very exciting to mix cream and a little bit of salt in a bowl with a mixer, and watch it turn from liquid to cream then back to a mushy liquid again, before it all clumped together and we were left with a lump of butter and some buttermilk. Lydia gave it a quick rinse in some cold water and then we wrapped it up in some parchment paper and put it in the fridge to have with some yummy scones Kura is making for afternoon tea!
It is a really fun activity to try and I would highly recommend giving it a go at home!

Malo e lelei ngā tamariki have continued to recognise and celebrate Tongan language week🇹🇴 learning about Tongan colours, numbers and shapes and we used technology to learn how Tongan ngatu (tapa cloth) is made, the different symbols, patterns and shapes used to decorate the tapa cloth which represent the Tongan culture. Then we decorated a large picture of Tongan patterns and symbols and decorated a beautiful Tongan flower 🌸 🌸

Today for totara time we practiced mathematical skills of one to to one number association and using a ruler to create a square, triangle and rectangle.

Today for totara time we continued to learn about rain by creating a science experiment called ‘rain in a jar’. First we watched a short video on the process then we had a go at creating our own. Afterwards there was lots of fun mixing all the ingredients together!

Kia ora whānau, we are gearing up for Daffodil Day fundraising and are holding a YELLOW dress up day on Friday the 30th of August.
If you are able, we would love to support this wonderful organization with donations.
Click the link below and follow the prompts for an online donation, or alternatively you can bring in a gold coin koha to the centre and we will send it through.
Thank you for supporting this amazing cause 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛
https://daffodilday.org.nz/minnies-preschool-and-nursery

Today for totara time we started to learn about our other term 3 topic of the weather by learning about rain; we learnt about the importance of having enough rain, the water cycle and also how we can have a drought if we don’t get enough rain.

Malo e lelei, this week we celebrating and recognising Tongan 🇹🇴 language week. Moving with Minnies today involved playing group games and learning Tongan numbers and actions. Lots of learning today including collaborative play, working together, concentration, hand-eye coordination, problem solving, turntaking, building confidence, learning about another culture and having FUN