Fire Station Visit

A follow up to all the talking and practising around fire safety.

Matariki was celebrated at Grasslands Kindergarten with a puppet show about the many Matariki myths and legends whislt the boil up heated through on the stove and the hangi cooked away in the kai cooker. It was a lovely day shared with the kindergarten tamariki, whanau and extended whanau. Rhode Street Junior school joined us as well to celebrate the beginning of the Maori new year.

Quail Egg Pikelets

Our Quails lay consistently on a daily basis sometimes twice a day. We have several tamariki with a passion for quail egg collecting and announce with great excitement when there are new eggs in the cage. The children collect them and store them in the kitchen fridge. Today while cleaning out the fridge i wondered what to do with all the eggs.

I asked the children at mat time if they would like me to make some quail egg pikelets for morning tea so

 that the eggs are used and don't go to waste. Well they didn't last long, the pikelets were devoured!

They must have been delicious!

Abby.

Our Artists Work

“Art - A lively process of engagement with a wide range of materials.

An engagement that is sensual, reflective, creative and deliberate;

and which deepens and extends children’s learning.”

The Language  of Art—Ann Pelo 2007.

Monarch Butterflies

Dancing Worms

Our friend Andries brought some tiger worms in for us to investigate. They were very cool and moved about lots. We called them dancing worms. They look very interesting under a microscope and magnifying glass. We learnt about their bodies and their functions and that they help make compost and the juice is very good for the plants. Thank you Andries.

Toasting Marshmallows

Its that time of year again, the weather is cooling off but we still have some beautiful sunny days, great weather for toasting marshmallows! The children absolutely love this, and its a fantastic authentic learning experience. We even use twigs from the garden as our toasting sticks. Toasting marshmallows in the sandpit also provides a great opportunity to learn about fire safety and teach safe fire use. Our children show great maturity around the fire pit, they are very responsible and knowledgable about fire safety. This activity is well timed as the children currently have a strong interest in fire trucks and we have a trip to Chartwell Fire station planned for later in the month. - Abby.