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Auckland Kindergarten Association Blog
5d ago
The air was filled with anticipation and joy as the day began with whispers of excitement from the children. "Is Santa coming at 1 o'clock today?" asked Xavier eagerly, sparking the countdown to our magical Christmas party. Families gathered, and friendships blossomed, making this celebration feel like home. Grandparents, friends, and loved ones joined ..read more
Auckland Kindergarten Association Blog
5d ago
Henderson Kindergarten recently took part in the National ShakeOut – National Earthquake Drill which was held on the 19th of October at 9.25 am. We were the winner of the ShakeOut competition in the Early Childhood Centre category. Rebecca Long, Senior Education and Youth Advisor Auckland Emergency Management | Takonga Mate Ohotata o Tāmaki Makaurau came ..read more
Auckland Kindergarten Association Blog
1w ago
At Pigeon Mountain Kindergarten we are so lucky to have Ōhuiarangi/Pigeon Mountain on our doorstep and we often go on maunga (Mountain) walks. The Tūpuna Maunga Authority are currently planting lots of New Zealand native trees and shrubs around the mountain as a restoration project and they invited us to help. It was a ..read more
Auckland Kindergarten Association Blog
1w ago
Tamariki are taking the lead for Christmas preparation at Howick Kindergarten! As we get closer to Christmas, our tamariki are enthusiastic to do all things Christmas! They have come up with a plan to change our Fairy Room to a Christmas theme, like Santa's Den. Kaiako Arden started by brainstorming with tamariki on how ..read more
Auckland Kindergarten Association Blog
2w ago
We had a wonderful time celebrating Diwali at Birdwood Kindergarten. The children helped to decorate the kindergarten, spending days practicing making rangoli patterns to bring us luck and welcome our visitors. Our wonderful teacher aide and one of the grandmothers taught us how to make some Indian sweets, a simple recipe of condensed milk ..read more
Auckland Kindergarten Association Blog
2w ago
Howick Kindergarten has been enjoying celebrating Diwali, the Indian Festival of Lights. The tamariki have been learning about the Indian culture and the significance of Diwali. They have been involved with different art activities which are mainly associated with Diwali. What was particularly special was that one of our parents Ramandeep, Joban’s Mum came ..read more
Auckland Kindergarten Association Blog
2w ago
Kindergarten finishes for the year on Wednesday, 20 December 2023. The 2024 kindergarten year begins on Friday, 19 January 2024. 2024 Term Dates Term 1: 19 January - 12 April Term 2: 29 April - 5 July Term 3: 22 July - 27 September Term 4: 14 October - 20 December ..read more
Auckland Kindergarten Association Blog
2w ago
Kindergarten finishes for the year on Wednesday, 20 December 2023. The 2024 kindergarten year begins on Friday, 19 January 2024. 2024 Term Dates Term 1: 19 January - 12 April Term 2: 29 April - 5 July Term 3: 22 July - 27 September Term 4: 14 October - 20 December ..read more
Auckland Kindergarten Association Blog
3w ago
During Term 3 Onehunga Kindergarten celebrated the longstanding tradition of the annual Trike-a-thon - an integral and beloved fundraiser event. It is an anticipated occasion that strengthens our kinship by congregating our community under one celebratory banner, cherishing the growth and development of our children. It creates a thread of continuity as past tamariki ..read more
Auckland Kindergarten Association Blog
2M ago
Aorere Kindergarten took the opportunity to showcase our learning at the Auckland Botanic Gardens exhibition Eyes on Nature over term break. We created a visual installation of our Curious Minds Project investigating our local awa. We were proud to place second in our category. The artwork titled Kaitiaki / Kai-awhina O te Puna represents ..read more