Tuesday, 31 March 2015

Visiting the bird life in our local backyard.....

 



Today on the 18th March 2015, we ventured out into our own local backyard to explore the thriving bird life. Our first stop was to visit the chickens that we observed everyday through the cracks in the fence. This was a great chance for us to see them up close and personal, and to observe Mark give them their morning tea.

After observing the chicken in their habit, we continued with our excursion to visit Tulsa Park, where we took some bread to  feed our local birds. Here we discovered a variety of hungry ducks, however the pukeko were nowhere to be found. When the ducks were fully satisfied with food in their tummies, we set off on our

journey to the bus stop to catch the next bus. On its arrival we all jumped on the bus to take a tour around Totara Park, before returning to kindergarten with bread and milk that we brought from our local four square.  This excursion provided us with the opportunity to interact with our local community and discover what treasures it had to offer to extend our learning about the world around us.

 





Sunday, 15 March 2015

Superhero Costumes

 

 
February has seen some amazing superhero costumes emerge from the programme. Many children have become engaged in creating superhero accessories to entire superhero costumes. As the children create these amazing creations many have taken the opportunity to drive their own learning and support their peers. It has been great to hear children reinforcing to each other that superheroes play as good friends. 





Tuesday, 3 March 2015

Term 1, 2015

We have been practising our earthquake and fire drills this term. So I thought it was a good time to retell the traditional Māori story of Rūaumoko (also known as Ruamoko) the guardian of earthquakes, volcanoes and seasons. This story has been passed down through generations. It is a story that we regularly read to the children because we know that they enjoy it so much. It’s now on the blog for you to enjoy reading to your children at home as well.