Taradale East Kindergarten

16/03/2026

Wednesday the 18th is going to be Wacky here at kindergarten - we can’t wait to see what Wacky outfits & hair styles arrive tomorrow!
We are also asking for a gold coin donation for RDA please💙

21/02/2026

We will be having a mock Art Deco themed wedding tomorrow for one of our teachers who ties the knot in 2 weeks - followed by some cake for morning tea. We would love the kids to come in Art Deco again & for those children (& parents) who don’t normally attend you are welcome to join us💕

20/01/2026

Tomorrow we farewell Debby who has invested into our kindergarten community & children for the past 10 years!
We are very thankful for all she has brought to our Kindergarten & want to wish her all the best with her new adventures as Head Teacher at Greenmeadows.
We intend to farewell her in true TE style tomorrow!
Past & present families please feel free to pop in if you are able during her last day. Her 10 year farewell ceremony will take place at 1:45💕

07/01/2026

03/12/2025

What a great way to end another busy and productive year!
After 6 years we were able to complete our 2nd Enviroschools reflection which is simply a celebration of what we have achieved thus far on our Enviroschools waka.
Nga Mihi to all of our whanau who have shared their voices as part of this kaupapa which has been added to our leaves on the wall. If you haven't already, please feel free to add/message what you have observed or new learning you have seen in your child/ren around sustainability.
Our current Internal Evaluation question we have been asking ourselves is, 'How effectively do we honour and include the cultural diversity of the children in our environment' which stems from one of the 5 guiding principles of Enviroschools - Respect for Diversity. Some of the changes we have made and data we have collected will be added to this process also.
We will display our awa and how we have navigated it over the past 6 years with its boulders, currents and little calm spots to pull into and reflect or simply take a breath before moving further down stream.
Nga Mihi Nui to our Enviroschools facilitator Jo Woods Pirimai Kindergarten who made this an enjoyable and achievable experience💚.
We look forward to writing our new philosophy as a team next year and coming back together in 12/18 months to pull into shore again and celebrate our successes as Taradale East Kindergarten Community!!

03/12/2025

Thank you to all our whanau and friends who were able to support another great end of year celebration this year!
We appreciate it is a busy time of the year but it was great to have (for those who were able) many family members there in person, sellers and supporters of the raffle tickets, donations for our 3 awesome hampers (both businesses and our families) and some yummy Christmas kai to top off the day.
Of course the bouncy castle is always a hit and we can't forget our loyal Santa who turns up every year minus his reindeer but with good Christmas Cheer!!

We are very pleased to share we have had our forth awesome fundraiser for the year and together we raised $1031 from our raffle. A big congratulations to our winners who were...
1. Peter Lynam (Corrina kindly received this on her Dad's behalf)
2. Ashleigh Sparkes
3. Rach Tukiri

Please watch this space for our last fundraiser of the year, 2 rounds of golf @ Cape Kidnappers Golf Course valued at $900 - details coming soon...

01/12/2025

Kia Ora friends & whanau,

Tomorrow after session your team will be having a reflection for Enviroschools with one of our facilitators.
We will be celebrating what we have achieved around sustainability and would love you to add your comments to one of our leaves to capture what you have seen.
Our 5 guiding principles are Sustainable Communities, Empowered Learners, Learning for Sustainability, Te Ao Maori and Respect for Diversity.
We have brainstormed the following -
1. How does our learning encourage open minds and hearts to all our community?
2. How do we meaningfully support tamariki maori and their whanau?
3. How does the tuakana-teina model support learners to empower each other?
4. What sustainable practices have we put in place?
Please feel free to add your comments to a leaf or message us and we can add them on your behalf.
Nga Mihi Nui
Lyndal and the TE team

20/11/2025

SAVE THE DATE - Friday 28th November.

We warmly invite all whānau to join us for our Taradale East Kindergarten Christmas Party next Friday. We hope you can come along to celebrate with us and enjoy a special concert of Christmas waiata performed by our tamariki, followed by a visit from the big guy in red!

After the performances, we will share a delicious potluck lunch together.

We will also be drawing our annual Christmas raffle — have you purchased your tickets yet?

We look forward to seeing your there.
Ngā mihi,
Your Taradale East Kindergarten team

17/11/2025

Kia Ora whanau,

We would like to extend a huge nga mihi and shout out to our local businesses who have generously donated to our christmas raffle to date.
Thanks to those who have already donated so generously to our hamper which we have started collecting for - we would appreciate a little something from all who are able by next Wednesday (the 26th of November).
This will enable our little elves to get our awesome hampers made up for the big draw!
Each family now has their tickets to sell - please can we have these the week of the 24th of November and if you need anymore please see a kaiako.
There's still a week but make sure you and your extended whanau and friends are in to win before Santa draws the winning numbers on November the 28th at our Christmas celebrations.
To date we have...
2 x $25 vouchers PAK'nSAVE Napier City
2 x 60 min massage valued at $90 ea Sen Thai Massage
$100 voucher with Bex Austin Court Salon
2 x caps, 2 x drink bottles, 2 x insulated can/bottle sleeves, 2 x $50 vouchers Vet Services Napier
2 x $25 vouchers Shani's
10 x free kids combo Taradale Breakers
1 x free haircut Beauty and the barbers Taradale
3 x Christmas themed children’s aprons Layered Creations
3 x Family swim and slide passes Napier Aquatic Centre

22/10/2025

Kindergarten photos tomorrow with Abby Harrison Photographer kicking off at approximately 9:15. We will do a class photo followed by individual photos starting with those children who don’t usually attend on a Thursday.

18/10/2025

Kia ōra whanau,

We cordially invite all of our little people’s special people on Tuesday 21st October . We will be sharing morning tea at 9.45am, and our little people will be sharing their learning journey with our guests.

We will also be having a bake sale so please make sure your special people bring some coins. To enable this to happen we are requesting the contribution of a plate of cake(s), biscuits, or slice to sell on the day to support our fundraising endeavours.

We appreciate and thank you for your ongoing support.

Nga mihi,
Your Taradale East Team

06/10/2025

Kia ora whānau,

Welcome to Term 4! We’re also excited to welcome our new kaiāko, Kat, who joined us today at Kindergarten. It’s a special time as we now care for 40 tamariki throughout the day, and Kat has joined our team to help support this next chapter.

As we head into the warmer months, we kindly ask that each child brings a named hat that can be kept at Kindergarten. Having their own clearly named hat helps both tamariki and kaiako easily identify it.

We also ask that you apply sunblock to your child each morning before arriving. We’ll make sure to reapply it throughout the day as needed.

Thank you for your ongoing support!

Ngā mihi,
Taradale East Kindergarten Team