Ferrymead Preschool and Nursery

We are seeking expressions of interest for a full-time teaching position in our, small, family owned and operated Centre - starting in Jan 2022.

1. We prioritise staff and child well-being - with excellent ratios and group sizes.

2. We promote a culture that accommodates a positive work-life balance!

3. Our team are supportive of each other and dedicated to providing positive outcomes for all learners.

4. We are part of an engaged community that values and respects their child's early education.

5. We achieved an extremely high overall standard in the latest ERO report (Oct 2021 - Sustaining)

Kaiako who are interested in finding out more, are invited to attend our open evening where they will get to meet our team/ have a look around our centre.

Date: Monday 6th December 2021
Time: 5:30-6:30pm
Where: 12E Settlers Crescent, Ferrymead CHRISTCHURCH.

To be part of this amazing opportunity - please RSVP to Tamasine Glassford
via email [email protected]

Any questions: please phone Tamasine Glassford (Centre Manager/Owner)
0272008924

Depending on the level of interest, we will be holding interviews for this role mid December or early in the new year.

We love visiting our local Kura!

Our tamariki enjoyed their trip to Te Kura O Paeraki - Mt Pleasant School today to watch the Year 3 & 4 students film about the story “Tangaroa’s Gift” by Mere Whaanga and Ngawini Kereru.

It was an awesome way for our tamariki to connect with the children at school - we saw tuakana-teina in action!

Our tamariki enjoy hearing and retelling the stories and symbols of their own and other cultures, he kōrero p**i.

A huge thank you to Room 11 for creating such an awesome movie for us to watch - kia pai to mahi 👏👏👏

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Getting ready for our Pink Ribbon Breakfast this morning - we are celebrating our amazing Foxy Mums this morning and raising money for the Breast Cancer foundation 💕💕💕
Thanks to our Foxy team for making this happen # #

Kia ora Koutou,
11.50am UPDATE: current information about the Tsunami Activity
From the Civil Defence https://www.civildefence.govt.nz/
There is no need to evacuate unless advised by local civil defence authorities.
Strong and unusual currents and unpredictable surges near the shore are expected in the following areas. This means a threat to beach, harbour, estuary and small boat activities.
IN THE EVENT THAT WE ARE ADVISED TO EVACUATE:
We will take all of the children to Mt Pleasant School - Major Hornbrook Road. You will be able to collect your child from there.
We transport all children in the Centre Van and staff vehicles. We will take our emergency supply kit as well.
If you have any concerns or would like to collect your child early - please give us a call or Tamasine on 0272008924.
Kind regards,
The Foxy Team.

Home People near the coast in the following areas must MOVE IMMEDIATELY to the nearest high ground, out of all tsunami evacuation zones, or as far inland as possible. DO NOT STAY AT HOME.

Meri Kirihimete to our Foxy Families!

Thank you for trusting us with your precious taonga! We love being part of your family and appreciate your support throughout 2020. Thank you for the cards, treats, kind words and hugs we have been receiving over the past few weeks! We are extremely lucky to have such a wonderful community behind us. We wish you a safe and relaxing Christmas with your family and friends and can't wait to see you all in the New Year.

We will be closed from Tuesday 22nd Dec at 4:30pm and will reopen on Monday 11th January 2021.

He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata! He tangata! He tangata! What is the most important thing in the world? It is people! It is people! It is people!

This whakatauki talks to the importance of human connection and relationships. This is what creates community and enables people to flourish. It values the human being in all of us and reminds us of what is most important – not money, not success, not a job or a thing – it is people.

We are so proud of these beautiful kaiako - Kirsty, Jenna & Georgie - for gaining their full registration this year! You are all such talented, enthusiastic and caring teachers and we are so proud of the mahi you do # # # Thanks for being part of our Foxy Team.
CONGRATULATIONS!! 🦊🦊🦊👏👏👏

Another fun filled Foxy Christmas Party is done for the year - thank you to Tāwhirimātea for the perfect weather this afternoon, to our beautiful whānau for coming along, to our awesome kaiako for helping to organise the day, to Santa for the presents, to our sleigh driver - Ben, to Loopy Tunes for their fabulous show, to Pop for cooking 250 sausages and carving the ham 😅 and to our gorgeous tamariki for believing - you find the magic every day ❤️💚🎄 Meri Kirihimete everyone!

Kia ora koutou,
We hope you are having a beautiful day!
We currently have a waiting list for our Preschool Room until July 2021. If you are wanting to change any hours or to enrol, please ensure you register your details with us as soon as you are ready.
We are also taking enrolments for 2022 for our Nursery.

Ngā mihi nui
Tamasine and the team.

❤️❤️❤️This is what we are all about!

The Joy of Play
When we adults remember back to the BEST play of our childhood, most often there weren't any adults present. That meant we could make it up as we went, no one was 'trying to teach us anything', we learned by trying things out. When what we were planning didn't work out with the first prototype, we hung in there until we came up with something that DID work.

Reflecting on that now, we can see we learnt HEAPS; not by having someone else telling us how to do it because they had been on the planet longer than we had, but by working it out ourselves because that's the specialty of the unfolding human brain. Our job is to see our children have the stuff to play with, stuff they can MAKE things with.

Happy school days to this happy pair, our longest attending foxy children. They started with us when they were 4 months old and along with our Foxy Preschool have just celebrated their 5th birthday. They have moved on from traffic jams in the Nursery tunnel to foot spas and helping out in the office.

Ngā mihi nui kia koe i tō rangi tuatahi i tēnei Kura!
Congratulations on your first day of school!
We will miss you both Sylvia and Nikita xxoo

It’s PARTY TIME 🥳 🥳🥳🥳

Our Centre is turning 5 years old this week!
We are very excited to celebrate with you all. A massive THANK YOU for your continued love and support - we are so incredibly grateful to be part of such an amazing community 😍

Our beautiful Foxy Team deserves a special mention too - their passion and care is second to none - we are extremely lucky to work with such an awesome and inspiring team of educators - Thank you Team 😘🥰

We LOVE doing what we do and want to thank you for trusting us with your precious tamariki. They are taonga and they are our whānau.

We hope you enjoy the fun filled week we have planned! (There are some surprises when you come in this morning 😉)

He aha te mea nui o te ao. He tāngata, he tāngata, he tāngata

What is the most important thing in the world? It is people, it is people, it is people.

😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷

Tēnā koutou i tēnei ahiahi,

As you are hopefully aware from the recent Covid Press Release this evening, we are moving back into Alert Level 2 in Christchurch. Auckland is moving to Alert Level 3.

At Ferrymead Preschool and Nursery, we are prepared for Alert Level 2, and will ensure all of our Level 2 procedures are in place tomorrow morning (Thursday).

A few important points to remember while we are at Alert Level 2.

- If you or your child are unwell or you have any signs or symptoms of illness, PLEASE STAY HOME. Please let us know via phone, email or messenger.
- Please sign in and out on the tablet or iPod AND with the TRACER APP, located on the window as you walk in to reception.
- Please sanitise your hands and your child’s hands on entry.
- Face masks: some of our teachers and families may wear face masks. Feel free to wear one when you enter the Centre.
- IF YOU HAVE TRAVELLED TO OR FROM AUCKLAND RECENTLY: Please let us know, We ask you to ensure you wear a face mask when you come in and follow all other procedures (hand sanitising, social distancing etc). PLEASE STAY AWAY IF YOU FEEL UNWELL.

We are looking forward to seeing you and your awesomely resilient tamariki tomorrow!

Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions.

Ngā mihi nui,
Tamasine and the Foxy Team.
0272008924 [email protected]