Dinsdale Playcentre

Te wiki o Te Waahanga Maatauranga - It's Playcentre education week!

Playcentres are Whaanau run, where parents and tamariki learn and grow together.

At Playcentre we offer free ECE education up to Level 4!

For more information visit https://www.playcentre.org.nz/learn-with-us/playcentre-education-2/

Wishing you have a lovely Mother's Day to all the wonderful mothers/grandmothers or other role models that help to raise tamariki.💛💜💛

Did you know?

NZ’s 2023 census showed that 24,678 people use NZSL, with an estimated 4,500 Deaf users of NZSL.

For more information visit www.deaf.org.nz and https://nzsignlanguage.nz/nzsl-week/
Where these wonderful resources are from.

There are lots of ways you can learn NZSL
• Visit Learn NZSL, a free learning portal at learn.nzsl.nz
• Check out the NZSL Dictionary online at nzsl.nz or free from your app store
• Visit NZSL Teachers Association at teachsign.org.nz for information about classes in your area
• nzsignlanguage.nz/resources/ has a variety of downloadable resources
• firstsigns.co.nz/learn-sign/ for resources to support your family to learn NZSL
• Visit deaf.org.nz

Adapted resources from NZSL Taster Class – Early Childhood Education https://nzsignlanguage.nz/nzsl-journey/learn-nzsl/taster-classes/nzsl-taster-class-early-childhood-education/

Did you know?

NZSL has its own grammatical structure and linguistic features, different from English. NZSL is not a version of English ‘on the hands’.

For more information visit www.deaf.org.nz and https://nzsignlanguage.nz/nzsl-week/
Where these wonderful resources are from.

Our tamariki enjoyed learning about Waitā (one of the 9 Matariki Stars) by doing some fishing, we also learnt a bit about Tangaroa by throwing back our first catch 🎣🐟🌊

Its's NZ Sign language week!✋🤚

have a go introducing yourself in NZSL this week!

We're at that wonderful time where everything inside the centre gates is now $5 fill a bag!

Come down and grab a bargain!

(Outside stalls still at prices as marked)