Eastern Suburbs Pre-School

22/09/2026

Te Hiwi o Tōroa 2026

Today a small group of our children performed at Owhata School.

Our tamariki have been practicing for the last 2 terms and finally got to perform.

21/09/2026

Wow what an awesome morning we had on Saturday at our car boot sale. It was great seeing our past and present whanau, and the wider community supporting us.

With the great support we made over $750 to help go towards our van. We appreciate you all.

20/09/2026

Flexi report week 9 Term 2026

Kia ora whānau,
What a fabulous week of fun and learning we have had for the second to last week of the term. We enjoyed having our playgroup whānau join us on Tuesday and Thursday and we welcomed two brand new whānau to our Eastern Suburbs Pre-school community.

This week celebrates Te wiki o te reo Māori and we have been busy gearing up for our Kapa Haka performance at Te Hiwi ō Tōroa. Tuesday we had had fun at mat time with the library lady and Wednesday was child cancer awareness day and our tamariki had fun giving each other hair makeovers at the kindy salon.

Have a safe and happy week whānau.

19/09/2026

Guess the Jelly Bean PAK’nSAVE voucher was won by Amokura Gates, with a guess of 350. The actual amount of Jelly beans jar is 353.
Ngā mihi ki a koutou, thank you to all that supported our fundraiser. We appreciate you all.

14/09/2026

13/09/2026

Kia Ora Whanau,

Unfortunately we never received any sausage donations from our local businesses for our car boot sale.

So if you are able we would love donations of any pre cooked sausages.

if you can help please let us know.

13/09/2026

Flexi report Week 8, Term 3, 2026

Week Waru was a rainy start with lots of puddle Jumping and getting wet. Kelly and the tamariki prepped the Mara kai/Vege garden ready to plant a spring crop. As the rest of the week was mostly sunny weather, the deck (with out new blinds) was a lovely warm spot to play. Wednesday was Vals big birthday so we had a special dress up day and shared kai morning tea. Thank you to whānau for turning up and those that bought in shared kai for the tamariki. It truely was a party feast that lasted all week.

Some of the fun ways we learn at kindy captured this week: Making volcanoes in the sandpit provided fun scientific exploration. Fine motor skills were enhanced with tweezer activities. Gross motor skills were built on with dancing, kapa haka practice and huts and tunnels to crawl in. And literacy concepts strengthened with pukapuka, board games, waiata and using a working electric type writer that Kirstyn bought in. Fun learning experiences for all! Have a wonderful week ESP whānau

08/09/2026

Kia ora Whanau,

Just a reminder tomorrow is Vals birthday so to help celebrate we are having a dress up day, also can you bring a plate for a shared morning tea at 10.20am. You are most welcome to come and celebrate with us at morning tea time.

07/09/2026

Hey everyone, we have brown onions in the Pataka cupboard in the car park, please come and help your self.

06/09/2026

Flexi week 7 term 3

🌿 Our Week at Kindy
This week we’ve enjoyed lots of lovely little pockets of fun, connection and engagement. From bubbles and exploring our new kai resources, to exciting spontaneous mat times and creating special crafts for Father’s Day, there has been plenty happening!

The sunshine has certainly made its presence known, and Tāwhirimātea has been joining us too! 🌬️☀️ We’ve enjoyed getting outside with our hats on and having a couple of days filled with water, sand and lots of fun in the sun.

A little reminder for whānau: please send your tamariki with a few extra changes of clothes, especially as we continue to enjoy water and messy play. Kindy provides sunscreen throughout the day, but to support us kaiako, please apply sunscreen to your child before they arrive each morning. 🧴

🎟️ Breakfast Raffle
Our raffle tickets were all sold out in less than a week, so we drew our raffle earlier than planned! A Playgroup māmā helped us draw the lucky winners.

🎉 Congratulations to Khvay & Krue’s whānau and Courage’s whānau! 🎉

Ngā mihi nui to everyone who supported our Breakfast Raffle by purchasing a ticket. As a little thank you, and with aroha and appreciation from us to you, every whānau who purchased tickets has been gifted a box of Weet-Bix. We hope you enjoy your brekky! 🥣💛

We are so grateful for the whopping $400 raised through the raffle. This pūtea will go towards purchasing new resources for our tamariki, so your support will directly benefit their learning and play. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

🎶 A New Waiata
We’ve also been learning a new waiata, which we are excited to perform during Te Hiwa o Toroa in Week 10! Ask your child to show you the new waiata we’ve been practising — they might surprise you! 🎵

We hope you all have a wonderful week.

Mā te wā, whānau! 🌺