Kia ora e te whanau,

Thought we'll try something new and add a video. Check out what some of the tamariki got up to this afternoon. Enjoy and we will catch up with your tamaiti and you on Monday. Kia pai waa koutou raa whakataa ne!

Ngaa tamariki o Matariki...

Ngaa mihi kia koutou katoa. Anei kee weetahi pikitia a o maatou tamariki e whai ake nei!

I haere wetahi o ngaa taina ki te kite i ngaa Marae o Ruatoki. Ko Te tahinga o te ra, Kanuehi, Reremoana, Georgia me Whaea Meri.

Kei te peita a Mia i tana pikitia ataahua.

Kei te marae o Rewarewa ratou. Te ataahua hoki ratou ngaa rangatira mo apopo ne!

Kei te mahi paraaoa ngaa tamariki me Whaea Jo.

Rita completing her puzzle.

Ono Mariri me Riki, e mahi ana raua i o raua tangata. Ko te mea teitei i waenganui i te tangata raa ko te ihu o te tangata te kii mai a Ono Mariri.

Mihiata me tana Koro Terry. I haere mai a Mihiata ma runga i te motopaihikara o tana koro. Ka rawe!

Tena Koutou Ngaa Whanau o Matariki!

I whakaarohia e Riki me haere taatou ki te whare pikitia hai matakitaki i te kiriata nei o 'Alvin and the Squeakles.' Noreira, i noho tahi maatou ngaa tamariki me ngaa kaiako ki te whakarite i to maatou haerenga ki reira. Na Riki me wetahi o ona hoa i whakaaro mai, ko wai ngaa tamariki e haere mai ana, he aha o raatou kai/inu o reira, te utu ki te kuhu atu ki ro, me te raa e haere ana maatou. Ko ngaa kaiako i tauawhi i waa raatou hiahia. I whakaae maatou, ko te Turei 16th Feb te raa ka haere. I waea atu ahau ki te wharepikitia o Whakatane kia mohio ai, he aha ngaa kiriata e whakaatu mai ana i te Turei. I mea mai te tangata na, korekau ngaa kiriata mo ngaa tamariki a tera ra. Ka aroha! Heoi, i tonu atu au kia Emily Sinclair, (he kaiako o Awanuiarangi te wahine nei, he kaiako tawhito hoki o konei) ka tae maatou te haere ki to raatou ake wharepikitia. He rawe! Waimarie maatou katoa. Anei weetahi whakaahua o to maatou haerenga ki te wharepikitia o Awanuiarangi. Ngaa mihi tino nui ki to maatou whanau i a Awanuiarangi ki te tautoko , ki te tauawhi hoki i te tino hiahia o teetahi o waa maatou tamaiti. Tau ana!

Hi whanau,

Rain, hail or shine, our children still want to go for a swim. Here are some of the children enjoying jumping off the slide into the sandpit.

This is our volanco project that the tamariki have been showing much interest in. Haedyn Reeve and Tiana paint papatuanuku. He maunga wenei o te rohe nei. Ko Taiarahia, ko Putauaki, ko Whatuira, ko Whakaari, ko Tohora, ko Maungawhakamana, Ko Tarawera.

Tena koutou e te whanau,

We are happy to inform you all, the tamariki have settled into their new environment without too much fuss. Which of course, is fantastic for our tamariki and facilitators alike. On that note, we would like to share some photos of some the children engaged in their play; individually or in small groups.

Kanuehi trying on the cowboy hat.

On a shopping trip to the warehouse, Whaea Frances, Meretearama and Georgia go roaming down the isles.

Te Mawhai experiencing the feeling of sand all around. I wonder if Te Mawhai goes to the beach with mum and dad?

Riki and Tuhaka have only began interacting with each other over the last few weeks which is just awesome. Last year, or though these two had different interests, strengths and abilities, after returning this year, they seem to have found something in common and work for hours at a time together.

Building a construction with bamboo came easy for these children. Just add a few props and the tamariki do the rest.

This is a photo of the tamariki having a feast for Kupai as it was his last day here at Matariki. Kupai, we wish you all the best in your new school and to mum, dad and whanau; thank you so much for sharing your tamaiti, mokopuna with us for the past 3~4 years. Ngaa mihi aroha kia koutou te whanau, na te whanau of Matariki.

Please note NWI parents of (2.1/2~4yr olds):
You may have by now received a letter from the NWI staff regarding your expectations of your child's learning development for this term. Please return this as soon as possible for this will help us to assist your child's learning.

Kia ora!