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All our tamariki have engaged in learning activities related to Mother's Day this month!
All our tamariki have engaged in learning activities related to Mother's Day this month!
We had some Easter craft activities this month! Tamariki were invited and encouraged to work on age-appropriate Easter-related crafts. Some toddlers demonstrated fantastic cutting skills with scissors already ;)
Effective 1 April 2023, more people will be eligible for subsidy and the hourly subsidy rates will increase.
This month, we celebrated St Patrick's Day. So happy to see our tamariki dressed in green!
This celebration is one of the biggest centre events! Our whānau came to demonstrate cultural traditions
In light of Waitangi Day, our tamariki were encouraged to participate in Māori-related learning activities
So glad to see a lot of exploration happening in our classrooms from the very beginning of the year 😉
We went to Jump Trampoline Park and the Apprentice Builders Competition. It was such an exciting experience!
In celebration of Father’s Day, we talked about what it is and what we were going to do. Tamariki shared their own thoughts: ‘Making a chocolate cake with my mum!’, ‘I’ll give him something… a present', ‘Giving a hug’, and ‘Making something!”. Then we all discussed what to do together and decided to make DAD necklaces ;) Tamariki had a lot of fun while learning how to use glue guns! They struggled in the beginning, but managed to glue popsicles sticks with a bit of encouragement and support.
We had a wonderful trip thanks to all involved and those that helped us make it possible. The tamariki did so well, adapting to the change of routine, great participation throughout the day in addition staying with/near their adults, following instructions and using their walking feet. We learnt a lot and we look forward to more trips in the future!
Matariki is a celebration of people, culture, language, spirituality and history. It is coming up as a public holiday this month. In light of this cultural event, all our matariki have been invited to a variety of activities (e.g., making traditional kites, paper-crafting stars, and reading books about Matariki).
Tamariki really enjoyed sharing their Easter hats and making Easter eggs!
This month, tamariki participated in a wide variety of art activities: e.g., painting, colouring, and making bracelets. Also, we are so proud that one of our preschoolers won the Chinese New Year colouring competition😉 He coloured a tiger and drew bamboos with paints and pencils in such a creative way! "Creativity" is often considered a talent, but it is a learning disposition that can be fostered through meaningful environments and interactions.
For Waitangi Day our children were invited to wear a korowai and sign a Treaty of Active Explorers.
We were lucky enough to receive a visit from the Epsom Chinese Community’s wonderful cultural performance!
In light of Matariki, we had a day trip to Auckland War Memorial Museum!
Thank you everyone for your contribution to our Pink Shirt Day - our centre eventually raised more than $100!
If you didn't already know, we thought you should! Active Explorers St Lukes very proudly currently holds a Healthy Heart Gold Award!
Check out what we got up to, celebrating the Lunar New Year at Active Explorers St Lukes!