Lyall Bay Kindergarten

Ngā mihi to Dean, for fixing our changing table (again!) cupboard and putting up our new Perspex today. Our tamariki love when Dean visits with his trusty drill. Love your mahi Dean 👷‍♂️.

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Cristie and the team

A beautiful way to start the day🩷🩷

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Our kaiako are really hands on in taking care of kindergarten! Exciting new Lino coming to Lyall Bay 🙌

Wow Tawhirimatea 💨🌪️certainly reigned supreme at Lyall Bay on Rāmere! We are so thankful for our covered deck to be able to still get outside and release our pūngao/energy during these wild hōteke/winter days.

Our tamariki have been enthusiastically preparing for Matariki by creating beautiful mahi toi whetu. Utilising the creative realm is a wonderful way for our tamariki to connect with Matariki, in their way- while developing important skills.

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We thought we would share our sustainability program.

At kindergarten we wash our soft plastics, for example chippy, biscuit and muesli bar packets.

Tamariki wash the soft plastics, then we bag them into small bags so they can be dropped off at the recycling bin at the Warehouse and Woolworths. These soft plastics are then turned into plastic fence posts.

This journey began when kaiako heard Ray Ahipene-Mercer share his story of the projects he was part of, while a councillor on Wellington city council. His commitment as an environmentalist and Mana Whenua lead us to look at how we could incorporate these same values at Lyall Bay kindergarten. Kaiako decided to look at how we could make sure our plastics were not ending up in landfill.

We are proud to be part of a community that cares for our whenua, Moana, manu, and all living things.

We would love whānau to support Tamariki in this learning, if they greet you with a little bag of plastics at the end of the day it would be great if you take it to Woolworths or the warehouse to the collection bin which is normally in the entrance of each shop.

Thanks for being part of caring for our 🌎 world

Ngā mihi

Cristie, Tania, Cass, Alyssa and Ruth

Our tamariki are enthusiastic about embracing their creative expression through tactile experiences, so we’ve been experimenting with diverse sensory play everyday. A tamaiti wanted to make Oobleck again (gloop or cornflour fingerpaint) but alas we only had a small amount of cornflour left! 🤔 we pivoted and tried baking soda with the cornflour. This resulted in a consistency similar to kinetic sand and Tamariki ma vigorously explored this texture. Seeing the engagement and delight in their discoveries, reaffirmed sensory play is very beneficial for tamariki of all ages. Sensory-based play supports holistic brain development by integrating cognitive, physical, emotional, and social learning.

The next day we made the flour and sand ‘concrete’ this called to an entirely different crew who were zealous in getting the perfect concoction, which they used to concrete their wood and paper bricks.

Nā te kaiako, nā te tauira, ka p**a te mātauranga. (Through the teacher, through the student, learning will happen.)

Please let us know any unusual sensory potions you’ve discovered ngā mihi 🫟

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Kindergarten will be open tomorrow.

Our property team has checked the kindergarten and grounds and they have reported no damage.

We appreciate your understanding and the short notice that we were closing kindergarten for the day.

It was a surprise to all of us.

Our priority is that our Tamariki and whānau are safe when they are with us.

Keep warm and continue to keep safe.

We look forward to seeing you all tomorrow

Ngā mihi

Cristie, Cass, Tania, Alyssa and Heidi