Our Philosophy

Wisdom begins with wonder - by Socrates

To cherish the joy of families and the many different ways they come to us.

With Te Whaariki and Kei Tua o te Pae as guidelines, we recognise that each and every child is competent and capable, and we will adapt our pedagogy to support all learning. Theorists of human behaviour, Piaget, Vygotsky and Bronfennrenner, underpin our assessment and evaluation of children's learning.




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Thursday, April 29, 2010

Happy Birthday Number 3 Grace

Yesterday, Maree asked Grace what colour cake she would like Thomas to make her.
"Red with pink candles." replied Grace.
They wrote Thomas a note to remind him and today, on Grace's birthday, Thomas turned up with the perfect cake for Grace and it was YUM. Thank you Thomas.
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Monday, April 26, 2010

The Gingerbread Man

The Gingerbread Man Recipe

Half a cup of brown sugar, one cup of butter (or margarine), half a cup of honey, one egg, a pinch of salt, two and a half cups of flour, four teaspoons of ground ginger, one teaspoon of cinnamon, half a teaspoon of baking soda

Mix the sugar and the butter in a bowl. Then beat in the honey and the egg. Mix the rest of the ingredients. Slowly add them to the butter mixture to make a dough. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface. Cut out your gingerbread people. Place your gingerbread people on a greased baking sheet. Add some decorations if you wish. Bake for 10 - 12 minutes at 160 degrees C. or 325 degrees F. Let your gingerbread people cool and finish decorating them! Now eat them!

The children enjoyed the story and making the gingerbread men!

Have a look at our wall display in the main room!

(12th April - 15th April, 2010)

Erika's 5th Birthday

Happy Birthday to a beautiful little girl who is now five!
Have an awesome time on your next learning journey - School!

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

The Hula Master

Here is an example of 'Practice makes Perfect'. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. The Hula Master has practiced his technique for quite some time and his mum told me that he even practices at home.
I hope you enjoy this video clip as much as I do!

By Mandy

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

PlaceMakers Adventure!

Here are some of the children at Placemakers
collecting some plants for our garden.
Take a look at what they bought!
By Maree

Friday, April 2, 2010

Happy Easter

Happy Easter to all our friends and families. We hope you have a safe and happy long weekend together.
By Mandy