Learning Adventures Katikati

03/09/2026

A lovely morning celebrating the amazing people in our little ones’ lives 🥰☕

Thank you to all the wonderful dads, grandads and special people who love and support our tamariki 💛 Happy Father’s Day for Sunday!

03/09/2026

We look forward to sharing with you tomorrow morning 🥰

Apparently we got a little too excited for Father’s Day and was a whole week early with planning!

Our Pies & Coffee Morning will actually be held on Friday 4 September, 7:30–9:30am ☕🥧
Apologies for the mix-up!

Join us NEXT Friday from 7:30–9:30am for mini savouries and coffee… or grab yours to go. We’d love to see you 💙

02/09/2026

What better way to start a beautiful sunny day than with water play! ☀️💦

Before 9am our tamariki were already busy filling, tipping and pouring, exploring how water moves through hands-on play. Ka rawe, tamariki! 🪣

02/09/2026

Kaiako Stevie has been revisiting the legend of Tamatekapua with our tamariki, bringing the story to life through storytelling, discussion and shared learning 🌿📖

Our tamariki were so engaged as they listened, asked questions and explored an important pūrākau from our local history 💙

25/08/2026

Tuakana–teina in action 💜

Today Dimitri noticed that Gurtaj needed a little support with holding his nail safely in place before hammering. Dimitri stepped in to demonstrate how to do it, before guiding and helping Gurtaj to have a go himself 🔨

A lovely moment of peer learning, where our tamariki share their knowledge, support one another and learn alongside each other.

24/08/2026

Apparently we got a little too excited for Father’s Day and was a whole week early with planning!

Our Pies & Coffee Morning will actually be held on Friday 4 September, 7:30–9:30am ☕🥧
Apologies for the mix-up!

Join us NEXT Friday from 7:30–9:30am for mini savouries and coffee… or grab yours to go. We’d love to see you 💙

21/08/2026

All volunteer fire brigades are absolute legends and so deserving of recognition ❤️🚒

But if you’ve got a spare minute, please give our amazing Katikati Volunteer Fire Brigade a vote! We’re so lucky to have them looking after our little community 🫶🏼

🔥 WHO DESERVES TO BE NZ’S VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE OF THE YEAR? 🔥

Every day, volunteer fire brigades across Aotearoa show up for their communities — any time, every time.

They’re there when the siren sounds 🚨 but their contribution goes far beyond emergency response. They visit our schools, support local events, lend a hand when times are tough and help make our communities stronger.

Now it’s your turn to show up for them ❤️

To celebrate International Volunteer Year 2026, the UFBA has launched our Brigade of the Year 2026 campaign, and we want to hear what makes your local volunteer fire brigade special.

💬 Tell us their story.
Maybe they go above and beyond for your community.
Maybe they’ve been there for you or someone you know.
Maybe they have incredible team spirit.
Or maybe you simply want to acknowledge all the times they’ve shown up for you and your community.

📅 Nominations close Sunday 11 October.

🏆 Three brigades will be named Brigade of the Year 2026 for the Small, Medium and Large Brigade categories and receive a trophy and vouchers to support the brigade and its members. The winners will be announced at the UFBA's Conference Hui on 25 October.

👉 Full details including the nomination form and terms and conditions are available on the UFBA’s website: https://www.ufba.org.nz/brigade-of-the-year-2026

21/08/2026

21/08/2026

🎶 Exploring sound! 🎶

Our tamariki have been busy experimenting with all the different ways they can make noise — banging, tapping, blowing, listening and of course… getting LOUD! 😂📣

Such a fun way to explore cause and effect, rhythm and sound together 💙

21/08/2026

Busy builder! 🏗️

Austin was completely absorbed in creating with the magnetic tiles- carefully adding, balancing and problem-solving as his creation grew bigger and bigger! So much concentration, creativity and pride in his masterpiece 👏