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Grandparent’s Afternoon tea for Matariki
We were so happy to welcome our Grandparents for an afternoon tea this year. The first one post covid!! It was lovely to treat our Grandparent to our baking that we had prepared for their tea. We made biscuits, scones, cake and savoury muffins. While Kim our chef prepared the rest. We also draw pictures of our family including our grandparents and weaving and stars to share with them.
We had been practicing our new songs plus some old favourites to perform as part of our Matariki celebration. We thanked our Grandparents for spending time with us and enjoyed their company for the afternoon.
Links to Te Whariki: Belonging | Children know they belong and have a sense of connection to others and the environment Mana whenua | Children’s relationship to Papatūānuku is based on whakapapa, respect and aroha.
Connecting links with the family and the wider world are affirmed and extended. Making connections between people, places and things in their world | te waihanga hononga
» An ability to connect their learning in the ECE setting with experiences at home and in familiar cultural communities and a sense of themselves as global citizens. » Interest and pleasure in learning about the wider, unfamiliar world.
» Ability to play an active part in the running of the programme, take on different roles and take responsibility for their own actions.
Exploration - Mana aotūroa. They learn strategies for active exploration, thinking and reasoning
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Mānawatia a Matariki
Tupuānuku is the star associated with everything that grows within the soil to be harvested or gathered for food. Tupuārangi is connected to everything that grows above the ground and birds. This year, we held a soup day to learn more about these stars and to share some yummy kai with our whānau.
The tamariki helped peel, chop and dice the huge variety of hua whenua (vegetables).
This year we had carrots, potato, pumpkin, tomatoes, mushrooms, pumpkin, parsnip, leek, onion, kūmara, broccoli, celery and corn. The soup was tino reka (delicious) and healthy!
Links to Te Whāriki: Mana Whenua / Belonging: Tamariki become increasingly capable of making connections between people, places and things in their world.
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Mahi māra - gardening
We are lucky at HeadStart to have a healthy garden with lots of edible plants and fruit growing! Our garden is a great learning resources for tamariki to learn about where food comes from and the steps we need to take to grow our own kai. Children help water the garden, clear away weeds, prune back plants and learn about desirable growing conditions.
Gardening takes a lot of patience, especially when we see a yummy strawberry growing! It is hard to resist the temptation to pick these straight away, but we have been waiting patiently for the fruit to ripen, then identifying a good time to harvest. Our lemons and mandarins are looking good, we can’t wait to enjoy these in a few months time. For now, we can enjoy the strawberries, herbs and peaches.
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Curiosity
The children have been finding lots of spider webs and insects like a praying mantis, worms and ants. Lucy got out our resin insects with the coloured Perspex blocks for the children to build a variety of homes for the insects. The children were fascinated and wanted to know each of the insects names. They included ant, termite, grasshopper, common bluebottle butterfly, black shield wasp, Spotted red bug and golden scorpion to name some of them. They asked for these names over and over showing their interest, curiosity about the world around them.
Te Whariki states that “children are critical thinkers, problem solvers and explorers” who learn through “active exploration of the environment”. (MOE, 2017, p. 46).
Mana reo – communication: » They develop verbal communication skills for a range of purposes » Understanding oral language and using it for a range of purposes | he kōrero ā-waha.
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Belonging /Wellbeing
With lots of shade outside we have been setting up picnics and baby areas for the children to play and engage with. Lucy also put the babies outside to be washed and cleaned with flannels. The children showed great care washing the babies with the baby cloths.
Wellbeing Mana atua » A sense of responsibility for their own wellbeing and that of others
Belonging Mana whenua: They know that they have a place. Taking part in caring for this place | te manaaki i te taiao. Making connections between people, places and things in their world | te waihanga hononga » An ability to connect their learning in the ECE setting with experiences at home and in familiar cultural communities and a sense of themselves as global citizens
April 25, 2024
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