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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Saturday, July 4, 2009

Mid-winter Christmas 2009

In true traditional Learning Curves style the teaching team welcomed friends and family along for a fun way to warm up over winter with mulled wine on offer.
This was an opportunity for us to welcome our new families and reunite with some of our friends that have moved on. It is always a priveledge to spend time with you all and thank you to every one that made it.

The Kandiman Can

At Reece and Nathan's birthday party, the Kandiman, Steve, showed us how to make lollipops. Steve took care of the hot stuff while we were able to shape our own lollipops. This was an unforgettable experience for young and old. Thank you to Reece and Nathan for inviting me to your party.

Classical Painting

The children matched the movements of their bodies with the paint brushes to the tempo of classical music to create classical paintings. When the music was slow, they moved slow and when the music was fast, they went fast.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Oakley Creek Waterfall

What a glorious sunny day for a trip to see the waterfall. Due to all the rain we had in the last few days the creek and waterfall were spectacular. We all enjoyed the view from the top of the waterfall looking down and also looking at the waterfall from the bottom. It was a great trip. Next time we may do the whole walkway!

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Happy Birthday Jo-Anne!

Happy birthday to Jo-Anne!
What a wonderful way to celebrate
With yellow icing on your cake.
Yum!
We hope you had a great day off on your official birthday.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Awesome Palate Painting

Palate Painting
Here are some of the masterpieces that the children have created. Children need to enjoy drawing and painting before they begin to learn to write.

Happy birthday Abbi!

Happy birthday to Abbi who turned 5 today.
Now you are older you will see
How much fun being 5 can be!
We hope you had a special day.
Happy school days, Abbi.

Monday, June 8, 2009

Charlotte is five!

Happy birthday to Charlotte who turned 5 this month and will be going off to school.
Ladybugs came from far away
To share in Charlotte's special day.
Happy school days, Charlotte!

Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday to a little girl who also turned 3 this month.
How many candles can we see
One, two, three.
A great team effort blowing out the candles!

Happy birthday!

Happy birthday to Finlay who turned 3 this month.
A ship came sailing in to see
Finlay turn from 2 to 3.
The chocolate cake was yummy, Finlay!