Dear parents and whanau
What a fantastic term we have been having with lots of outdoor play on our new challenging equipment. The lovely weather was also well appreciated for our ‘Fish n Chip’ night where our families and children were able to connect with each other over tea and then later in the playground. We hope you enjoyed seeing your child in the powerpoint about ‘Maths with Meaning’ while eating your dinner. We have made up a book with photos from the powerpoint so please look out for this at the sign-in table.
The teachers would like to continue to encourage you to be involved in celebrating your own family’s culture. What songs, food and traditions do you like to celebrate with your family? If you have something you would be willing to share at a kindy session, please talk to one of the teachers.
We would like to thank Cameron (Hugo’s dad) for his demonstration of operatic singing to the afternoon children. Also to Rahel (Max’s mum) for working with the morning children in the making of Swiss buns.
Do you know someone who has access to wood, that is not tanilised, for our carpentry table? The afternoon children would greatly appreciate any wood that can be contributed. Please let one of the teachers know.
Our current programme will continue to focus on ‘Maths with Meaning’. We are also starting to look at Jesus as a boy and as a man, in preparation for Easter. We will then show how we weave in maths and literacy, into the theme, and display on the noticeboard as a learning snapshot. Keep an eye out!
Welcome to Micah Bunting (mum Amanda and dad John), Felix Mounter (mum Nik and dad Wes) and Zach Mowat (mum Stephanie and dad Hamish) who have recently started at our kindergarten.
As the weather is now very changeable, please remember to include your child’s sunhat in their bag and a jacket for those changeable chilly mornings.
If you have any friends who may be interested in enrolling at our kindergarten but would like to visit us beforehand, please encourage them to contact us so that we can arrange this. Word of mouth is a great way of connecting new families to Grace Kindergarten.
The Term Dates for this year are as follow:
| Term | Start | End |
| One | Monday 27th January | Thursday 17th April |
| Two | Monday 5th May | Friday 4th July |
| Three | Monday 21st July | Friday 26th September |
| Four | Monday 13th October | Friday 19th December |
