22nd May 2014
Dear parents and whanau
We have been busy this term with lots of very excited children curious regarding the demolition of the OCC building, next door, over the school holidays. While there has been a few challenges, with having a temporary smaller outdoor space, the children have all been so accepting and enthusiastic knowing that in the end we will be gaining a larger outdoor area.
The demolition and construction learning opportunities have been embraced by the teachers with lots of discussions and stories about construction vehicles and buildings. We are also linking the importance of building our lives on God’s solid foundation. The afternoon children have already made a group construction book and this will be added to once the construction of the new church hall starts.
Welcome to Naomi Beard (mum Ann-Maree and dad William), Joel Butel (mum Marie and dad Andrew), George Millar (mum Angela and dad Campbell), Alex Rhodes-Robinson (mum Heather and dad Pete), who have recently started at our kindergarten.
This term’s focus is on ‘Literacy with Meaning’ so please check the blue learning snapshot board for some of the many ways we incorporate literacy into our sessions. This also includes the afternoon children learning some sign language. This has been displayed in a folder for the children to revisit and for you to view. We still have available for viewing our ‘Math’s with Meaning’ folder, please look out for this on the sign in table.
We will be holding a nutrimetics party with 20% of all sales made being kindly donated to the kindy to fundraise for educational equipment. Please support and join us at Grace Kindergarten on Tuesday 10th June at 7.30pm for a fun and connecting night.
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.
As the weather is now very changeable, please remember to include your child’s 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 |
