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Monday at Ellerslie

Monday at Ellerslie

The tamariki have been enjoying focusing on the alphabet this term, learning the sound each letter makes and how to form the letters when writing. Today, the tamariki were looking at the letter ‘f’, practising writing the handle and bar to form this letter.

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Tuesday at Ellerslie

Tuesday at Ellerslie

The tamariki were keen to put their engineer hats on today, building a variety of intricate vehicles with the Mobilo, including trains and a monster truck!

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Wednesday at Ellerslie

Wednesday at Ellerslie

The tamariki were keen to get their hands dirty this morning, moulding the paraoa poke (playdough) into a variety of shaped objects. Sophia, Charlotte, and Mila used the shape cutters to create playdough hearts and a “family” of teddy bears.

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Thursday at Ellerslie

Thursday at Ellerslie

This morning the tamariki worked collaboratively to solve a large ocean-themed jigsaw puzzle. They took turns putting the pieces together and shared the space beautifully.

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Friday at Ellerslie

Friday at Ellerslie

Our new playground equipment was once again a hit, with many of our tamariki excited to see this new resource upon arriving in the morning. The tamariki were quick to leap, jump and swing on the monkey bars, challenging themselves physically.

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Monday at Glendowie

Notice Today, Naomi was captured demonstrating some growth in her play. When she arrived to kindy, she gave her mum a big hug and was content with looking around for some activities to do. First, she tested out the coloured pins and boards that children can use to...

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Tuesday at Glendowie

Notice Margaux and Naomi were shaking rattles together when Arwin came to join their musical band. He put the xylophone down on the floor and started to make some. As they were making lots of sound with musical instruments together, Arwin started singing ‘Twinkle,...

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Wednesday at Glendowie

Notice This afternoon the younger tamariki Mina, Nela, and Sienna were trying to get the ball into the hoop. As I observed I noticed Mina was getting frustrated when she missed the hoop, so she then used her own ingenuity as she walked over to pick up a chair and...

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Thursday at Glendowie

Notice This afternoon Rose and Ocean were cooking in the mud kitchen, Rose was transporting green slime from the tough tray to make cupcakes, and Ocean was finding the colourful balls from the shed to use as her cupcakes. Together they added bark and picked flowers...

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Friday at Glendowie

Notice This afternoon the tamariki seemed to be enjoying the new sensory bottles, Ocean said look at he new skittles, and began trying to knock them down with balls. Mia, and Naomi enjoyed watching the glitter and other objects as they shook the bottles and the...

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