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HeadStart Childcare & Early Education Centre
We are a quality full-time daycare for 2 to 5 year olds. We provide stimulating and developmentally a
Music and movement.
We are very excited to have Amber-Rose come and take dance class on Friday mornings. Amber-Rose is a dancer, actor and dance teacher and she is teaching a range of skills to our children through a variety of music and movement exercises. These include learning ballet, skipping, dance and expressing ourselves through movement. The children love joining in, and trying new challenges to their physical wellbeing.
Our beautiful wings were also out for the children to ‘fly’ and share with their friends. They loved the freedom the ‘wings’ bought them and shared their delight in the playground and inside dancing.
Communication Mana reo » They discover different ways to be creative and expressive » Expressing their feelings and ideas using a range of materials and modes | he kōrero auaha
Exploration Mana aotūroa» They gain confidence in and control of their bodies » Moving confidently and challenging themselves physically | te wero ā-tinana.
Contribution Mana tangata» There are equitable opportunities for learning, irrespective of gender, ability, age, ethnicity or background
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The Little Bo Peep farm animal experience
We were so lucky to have the Little Bo Peep farm truck come to visit with us. We blocked off our carpark to make it safe and Farmer Fleur set up the truck ready for us to visit.
On board the truck were a sheep, a goat, a chicken, a rabbit, 2 rats, a pig and 2 ponies. Farmer Fleur talked to the children first so we all knew the rules about touching the animals gently on their backs, but only looking at the rats so they don’t taste our fingers! We also needed to be careful of Pinkie the poaka as she always looks for food too.
Small groups of children took turns to visit the truck and see the animals and have a ride on the pony of their choice. It was wonderful to see their beautiful smiles and delight as they were able to experience a real pony ride and see their friends supporting them.
Exploration -Mana aotūroa » They develop working theories for making sense of the natural, social, physical and material worlds » Making sense of their worlds by generating and refining working theories | te rangahau me te mātauranga
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The HeadStart Olympics
We have been really excited by the Paris Olympics 2024!! We have been preparing for the Olympics by making the Olympic rings flags and working on making an Olympic flame to present at our mini-Olympics. We created a giant picture of the Eiffel tower to celebrate Paris. We practiced events and watched some of the Olympics on the T.V. The children were amazed by all the different events, the countries and flags they have seen at the Olympics. They have made and created flags as well.
On the morning of our Olympic challenges, we made competitor bibs with our name and number to compete. The younger tēina were challenged to run 5 times around the playground while the older tuākana were challenged to run around 10 times!!
The next event was the bean bag throw into the sandpit. The next event was the long jump. The younger children jumped from the ledge while the older children were challenged to run up and jump from the deck into the sandpit!! It was lots of fun and we had the ‘stadium’ of supporters cheering them on.
We held a ceremony where each child received a medal and was given a round of applause.
It was an awesome day. The children enjoyed participating in all the events and it was so exciting and fun to do it with friends.
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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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