Welcome to Willow and Pepper

Our two new additions to our kindergarten whanau, Willow and Pepper. They are a little shy and have very bad eyesight so will nibble on fingers poked through the cage as they think this is kai!!! A litle more handling and they will be just lovely. They are a great size for the children to handle and are very social affectionate animals.

Kapahaka

Rhode Street Kapahaka Junior Group

Today we had the Junior Rhode Street Kapahaka Group come to Grasslands Kindergarten

Tau ana - Amazing !They sung beautifully and gave us an awesome preformance. We even knew some of the waiata. It was great to see so many of the tamariki who used to come to Grasslands Kindergarten and acknowledge them and their friends. We had a little surprise for them too. We had been practising Tainui te waka and preformed this for them too. Ka pai to mahi tamariki

Ally

Magic Matt the Magician

Today we had Magic Matt visit the kindergarten and give the children an half hour show. He was great value and a barrel of laughs. It was free and he is from Auckland promoting his services. Good fun!

"I do love a good boil up"

We have been reading Mere McGaskills Boil up and decided to make our own. We made a list and wrote a note to our whanau for donations of kai for the boil up. We had a fantastic response and a delicious lunch. Check it out! Ka pai to mahi tamariki preparing all the vegetables.

Guinee Pig Visit

Today we had a visit from Ella and her mum with their new baby guinee pigs - puppies. It was a great experience for the children, thank you Ella and Tiffany. Interesting fact - did you know that the babies are eating grass and pellets day 2 of their lives and they are born with teeth.

Welcome to 2011

Welcome back to 2011.
We hope you all had safe and happy holidays and look forward to hearing your news. A warm welcome to our new families and their whanau and we look forward to meeting you and getting to know you.
We are enjoying a quiet start to the term as our families return. This is a special time for us as we are building relationships with our new children and families and renewing our relationships with existing children and their whanau. As it is quieter it gives our new children time to really settle and get to know the routines and make new friends. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to talk to staff, we are always avaliable.
Thank you
Ally, Abby, Steph, Trina and Jo