Busy Bees Western Heights

Some of our 4 year olds got to help me make a drink for afternoon tea.

Having already learnt about the coconut 🥥 we used the flesh to create a very popular drink used around the Pacific known as "Otai" using coconut, coconut milk, pineapple 🍍 and the flavor we used was Mango 🥭 (this can be done with watermelon or other tropical fruit) blending it together and then left to rest in the fridge to chill it's a refreshing drink to have after a busy day playing at daycare.

As you can see our tamariki had an amazing time creating this and trying it for themselves. (Handy tip, they make great iceblocks as well)

Happy Cook Island language week everyone. 🏝️

Today we learnt about the coconut, and how to open one at mat time. My friend did an amazing job today...."Mako rai" (nice work) or just "reka" if (nice) hi 5 ✋.

Ākari.... Can everyone give me your loudest "Ākari!!" In the comments 🥥

Happy Cook Island language week everyone.

KIA ORANA 🇨🇰
It's Cook Island language week as we share a little bit of our mat time with you ☺️

Give us your biggest KIA ORANA!!! in the comments whanau 🤗

Meitaki Ma'ata 🙂

Kia Orana everyone, It's Cook Island language week. A celebration of language, culture and a way of being... May you all have an amazing week of celebration 🥳

🔎 𝗜 𝘀𝗽𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝘆𝗲 🔍

🔡 𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑒𝑥𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑘𝑖 𝑎𝑡 𝐵𝑢𝑠𝑦 𝐵𝑒𝑒𝑠 𝑊𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛 𝐻𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑢𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑟𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑒𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 🔡

🖋️🖊️During transitions into, within and beyond day. Tamariki are developing their fine motor skills by practising the grip and control of scissors and pens. Engaging in activities such as cutting and writing, helps strengthen hand muscles, improve coordination and build their confidence. ✂️✂️

Our pēpi enjoyed exploring puppets today, building their communication skills through play and interaction. 🧸💞