Li'l Pumpkins Early Learning

31/03/2026

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31/03/2026

Tamariki in ruuma Kereruu are exploring the world through their senses as an ongoing inquiry project.

By using touch, sight, and taste to explore temperature, cause and effect, and the properties of different materials, tamariki are developing curiosity, patience, and a love of discovery. This hands-on, sensory approach reflects our Reggio philosophy, supporting emergent learning and fostering a deeper connection with the natural world.

19/03/2026

Ngaa tamariki in ruuma Kereruu had a wonderful time exploring the world of air and Exscite during our visit to the Waikato Museum in Hamilton. Through hands-on play with air machines, paper planes, and a range of air streams, they shared ideas, tested their thinking, and developed their own theories about how air works. This reflects our growing focus on STEAM, nurturing curiosity, creativity, and exploration through the use of our senses.

19/03/2026

Watch out the floor is lava! A great STEAM experience for our tamariki at Glenview today.

07/01/2026

The earth has music for those who listen - William Shakespeare.

This week at our Glenview Centre we have been adventuring in our local area. So far we have visited the new bridge and hiked through the Mangakotukutuku gully and stream area. Learning about gifts from Papatuanuku and how to care and protect these taonga.

11/11/2025

Its nursery rhymes week and our kaiako are international nursery rhymes ambassadors.
Linking into mathematics we ask, how can we use our maths ideas to build a wall thats just right for Humpty Dumpty?

28/10/2025

Our Glenview tamariki are exploring the question, how does the earth speak to us? Play is our work and today we used all our senses to make connections to the world around us.

02/10/2025

02/10/2025

Tamariki revisiting our local history story of how Tamahere got its name.

21/09/2025

Our privilege to have our Glenview centre acknowledged in this recently published book on childrens inquiry. This is part of an ongoing research project that started in 2021.

18/09/2025

Ko tooku reo tooku ohooho, ko tooku reo tooku maapihi maurea
My language is my awakening, my language is the window to my soul