There’s always a lot going on at kindy
So much happens at our Canterbury, West Coast and Central Otago kindergartens every day, and you can read about it on our kindergarten news pages. Our Kindergarten Daily section is a great place to see the day-to-day happens across out network.
Step inside the world of learning, our great big backyard and take a look at what our tamariki and kaiako have been getting up to.
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Mega fundraising efforts at Mitre 10
They’re hard at work at Kidsfirst Sumner, getting ready for a big day of fundraising tomorrow, for an even better #betterbecause Big Backyard. Head on down to Ferrymead Mitre 10 Mega, between 9am and 4pm tomorrow, and grab a fresh-off-the-BBQ sausage, or bacon butty. You’ll be supporting a great cause in the process. See you there!
Raising baking for new carpentry area
The kindergarten bake sale has been a tradition for as long as kindy has existed, and they’re always a great way to get tamariki involved, connect with friends, whānau and local communities Kidsfirst Kaiako sold out when they set up shop at Estuary Fest on the weekend, raising money for a new carpentry area. Thanks to everyone who supported the Bays, and we hope you enjoyed the treats.
Getting amongst the community roadworks
At Kidsfirst, we’re all about connections and community – that’s one of the reasons you’ll see our tamariki out and about so much. The other is – fun! It was a big day out for Kidsfirst Lady May tamariki, who got to watch the road works at the end of the street, saw their local courier driver and even got a wave from a passing fork lift operator on the way to Hansen’s Reserve. A great time was had by all, and tamariki loved sharing stories about visits to the park with their own families.
Ox celebrations for Lunar New Year
What a wonderful day of celebrations for Lunar New Year at Kidsfirst Hei Hei!
Sunflower surprises in the garden
Kidsfirst Sumner’s big backyard had a surprise for tamariki when they returned from their summer break – the sunflowers they planted last August had grown to an enormous height. The children learned about the seeds and their life cycle, from birds eating and distributing them, to the children collecting and planting their own. This is the perfect opportunity to learn about being kaitiaki in one of our #BigBackyards.
Sending love on the earthquake anniversary
This tenth anniversary, we’re thinking of all who lost loved ones and those whose homes were damaged or destroyed – and thanking the wonderful whānau and kaiako who helped tamariki through
Celebrating over a half a decade of learning
Happy 52nd birthday to Kidsfirst Cotswold Ave. To celebrate, they unveiled their new #betterbecause outdoor area with a colourful mural as its centrepiece, and this afternoon hosted a fun filled party for whānau, tamariki and friends of the kindergarten throughout the years.
A big week with EIGHT birthdays
A big rā whānau ki a koe (happy birthday) to eight kindergartens across our Kidsfirst network. Portsmouth Street, Redwood, Trengrove, Karoro, Hawthornden, Hei Hei, Halswell and Avonhead are all celebrating this week! It’s the perfect occasion to take a look back on some historic photos of the kindy’s over the years…
Celebrating love with a community gathering
This Valentines Day saw one of our kindy kaiako Stacey, hosting a free community gathering. Common-UNITY was a way to connect families of young ones who live along the Ōpāwaho-Heathcote awa. The kaupapa was around getting to get to know one another, creating links and finding commonalities with neighbours – developing relationships with both the river and one another!Last year this day was postponed due to wild weather, so it seemed fitting a day full of such aroha coincided with the kaupapa of Valentines! We had tasty grazing tables abundant in healthy kai to nibble on created by our Ōpāwa/ St Martins kindy wildlings, giant outdoor games and even free flowers on offer to gift loved ones.
Showing manaakitanga for Little Heart Day
We all know Valentine’s Day happened in the past week – but did you know it was Little Heart Day, raising awareness for children with heart defects, too. Tamariki at Kidsfirst Richmond showed their manaakitanga (love and compassion) by bringing gold coin donations and wearing red, creating heart-themed arts and crafts and baking cookies – here are just a few photos from the day.
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