tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77617164008560591702024-03-18T20:16:38.897+13:00Mairtown KindergartenMairtown Kindergartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09273032481119661293noreply@blogger.comBlogger373125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761716400856059170.post-8343200876738870192024-01-31T15:37:00.003+13:002024-03-08T07:58:14.606+13:00Mairtown Kindergarten - Daltons Sunflowers in Kindergartens Project<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia;">Our kindergarten has recently participated in 'Daltons Sunflowers in Kindergartens', a
nationwide project which encourages tamariki in becoming our next generation of
gardeners. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia;">https://www.daltons.co.nz/sunflowers-kindergartens</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #38761d;">On August 21st 2023 we started by
planting our sunflower seeds, with each tamaiti carefully taking a
biodegradable pot, filling it with soil then sowing their own special sunflower
seed. These were then labeled and placed inside in a warm spot. Planting our
sunflower seeds individually was a meaningful hands-on experience, that
encouraged a sense of responsibility and care towards our living environment.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgML_AvT17DB7znpYjSEH9-3nRtI1R6mx81QTOASxh8Hp0vAOA8fz0-Lq522Muo5wfkW_TRyD-8fpblX0a0cs2hWkE9c_kkVX0Za-jjbS0HWr-fjNvJX2TvllakwcvZgZ5u9isbEQkq6qtHQgOmWfCq-4bPm5XWxmjrbFjbkNyw5kjAhCk3VRLQVByL4Q/s3264/IMG_3075.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgML_AvT17DB7znpYjSEH9-3nRtI1R6mx81QTOASxh8Hp0vAOA8fz0-Lq522Muo5wfkW_TRyD-8fpblX0a0cs2hWkE9c_kkVX0Za-jjbS0HWr-fjNvJX2TvllakwcvZgZ5u9isbEQkq6qtHQgOmWfCq-4bPm5XWxmjrbFjbkNyw5kjAhCk3VRLQVByL4Q/s320/IMG_3075.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Over the coming weeks/months, we
continued our effort by watering the seedlings. Once they had reached 10-15cm
in height, it was time to transplant our seedlings into buckets and our garden
bed barrels outside, to determine which would produce the tallest sunflower.
Tamariki monitored the growth of their sunflowers, </span></span></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: 18.6667px;">discussing their observations, </span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: 14pt;">measuring and documenting the changes they had noticed. This monitoring enhanced their
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pests, insects, and variable weather conditions, it was heartwarming to witness
our sunflowers grow to stand tall and proud. Although not all the sunflowers
prevailed over their challenges, the tamariki united to tend to the
surviving plants, sharing the responsibility of their care.</span></div></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCSb3qGeT0MUsSrHvMCgSpCbjQHV2YkER_Ji0D6CUZsEDlYOqTudXZFnPsR-Ltz2Ld81JCw6NNu7OcT6YXbz0h5Jmpi-DcTyNoK72tJGCEFxJOsZNDZrhD_Nh9kbXQQTcCK-2BpQtcGnSWw3Ju0RjjxnNPO0bQABIC4IvfZKXeaPbzjo4itXKtK7FylQ/s8160/20231123_130028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8160" data-original-width="6120" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCSb3qGeT0MUsSrHvMCgSpCbjQHV2YkER_Ji0D6CUZsEDlYOqTudXZFnPsR-Ltz2Ld81JCw6NNu7OcT6YXbz0h5Jmpi-DcTyNoK72tJGCEFxJOsZNDZrhD_Nh9kbXQQTcCK-2BpQtcGnSWw3Ju0RjjxnNPO0bQABIC4IvfZKXeaPbzjo4itXKtK7FylQ/w150-h200/20231123_130028.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Throughout this time, we continued to
measure our sunflowers' growth and on the 11th December 2023, the conclusion
of the competition period, our tallest sunflower had reached 149cm, surpassing the
height of all of our tamariki!</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhecJcWs7B2kLQtkNm4lYmLQW0802zzCtvy5sLayP70SUTpif-myFMUbAo-RQNIF-kGM3UAjYDKqcBjdqs24wwCerqaHYsbLRcs43vFnw3XOFzeeHoUWkgNir-XdWSIX918IjKo_rndnSyu4wsLUm5Y7LQINBN14FXlpKwZ0rxab0TYAW-J_E3mOZ3P6A/s4080/20231128_140819.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhecJcWs7B2kLQtkNm4lYmLQW0802zzCtvy5sLayP70SUTpif-myFMUbAo-RQNIF-kGM3UAjYDKqcBjdqs24wwCerqaHYsbLRcs43vFnw3XOFzeeHoUWkgNir-XdWSIX918IjKo_rndnSyu4wsLUm5Y7LQINBN14FXlpKwZ0rxab0TYAW-J_E3mOZ3P6A/w150-h200/20231128_140819.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmLHyCCmp8o6GEXCSnAzzAPRWU4EdVaIXtC8ynOmMWNHaZ9eUx9vNXd7ivMqNmbs48Kk-ymEemVgZuDWijJSDUEsryuWp5LyO6lZFtjaBokf3Yz6tdGwXS9t96CCrxCRNB45_pty88FDdJ-t6qbQF_wylptE4pMCC6vdrQ9I46b1ncZ5CGu-jQYeqNQ/s4080/20231128_140824.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmLHyCCmp8o6GEXCSnAzzAPRWU4EdVaIXtC8ynOmMWNHaZ9eUx9vNXd7ivMqNmbs48Kk-ymEemVgZuDWijJSDUEsryuWp5LyO6lZFtjaBokf3Yz6tdGwXS9t96CCrxCRNB45_pty88FDdJ-t6qbQF_wylptE4pMCC6vdrQ9I46b1ncZ5CGu-jQYeqNQ/w150-h200/20231128_140824.jpg" width="150" /></a></span></div></div><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibwcHQv0KjVcZ5f6zfL7g__-rCAonTgjewNVngrGu1G_es1-HVqlpJ81RodtAdE9qc5Tk7re_nUnfvMSAgZuUZFfZ9Xz-e876DsyEVbCJbcwWDkq4kuSapkPSJJgeRPeYFjWDvkJd2zaxa7EizOhlqQ3dtkI9MN7IZkmsArZqME5TCK5EwglLOVpt0Yw/s4080/20231128_140933.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibwcHQv0KjVcZ5f6zfL7g__-rCAonTgjewNVngrGu1G_es1-HVqlpJ81RodtAdE9qc5Tk7re_nUnfvMSAgZuUZFfZ9Xz-e876DsyEVbCJbcwWDkq4kuSapkPSJJgeRPeYFjWDvkJd2zaxa7EizOhlqQ3dtkI9MN7IZkmsArZqME5TCK5EwglLOVpt0Yw/w150-h200/20231128_140933.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcGKNJsUWJfIXfWhlh0a6HkYOmhU7uG_ay-5roWdwv7HsiVRm3w62QsIH42zDqtBkIjbpe6A7CS-DQ3bJ5EoVVomhvq9f1Fll1IMPsWmCoVvKEK5rySWc6lsjbyX7BJc052YkEuUjEyb6HMDii216Ng6xPSZehJs09rasUf3KfG7RXrjUf01gUYDnYWw/s8160/20231129_103911.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8160" data-original-width="6120" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcGKNJsUWJfIXfWhlh0a6HkYOmhU7uG_ay-5roWdwv7HsiVRm3w62QsIH42zDqtBkIjbpe6A7CS-DQ3bJ5EoVVomhvq9f1Fll1IMPsWmCoVvKEK5rySWc6lsjbyX7BJc052YkEuUjEyb6HMDii216Ng6xPSZehJs09rasUf3KfG7RXrjUf01gUYDnYWw/w150-h200/20231129_103911.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj63d7Pg4lYhLhujb-6TdwL1He1T9TOcT6tjrV8bwS_0qG2fTFXm7Bt5BpdxKfKf4OEjAqzhhyx2VZKg6L_tpMbZIYu4rOJwF21jGZKxRLkSikHCTuMlnegQZ7FqwkErgzpuUCrk_M3fCgvpazYAXWo307qyvQY4FJj5xWC5Sf8S2eQVL4a69enCYJ6Rg/s8160/20231204_112241.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6120" data-original-width="8160" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj63d7Pg4lYhLhujb-6TdwL1He1T9TOcT6tjrV8bwS_0qG2fTFXm7Bt5BpdxKfKf4OEjAqzhhyx2VZKg6L_tpMbZIYu4rOJwF21jGZKxRLkSikHCTuMlnegQZ7FqwkErgzpuUCrk_M3fCgvpazYAXWo307qyvQY4FJj5xWC5Sf8S2eQVL4a69enCYJ6Rg/w200-h150/20231204_112241.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia;">Partaking in this project has
undeniably been a rich and fulfilling learning experience for our tamariki. It has fostered a diverse range of skills and understandings, that they can continue
to nurture and build on both at kindergarten and in the community with whānau.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia;">Their involvement
in nurturing our sunflowers embodies the principles of Te Whāriki, emphasizing
empowerment and holistic development. As tamariki worked collaboratively to
care for the sunflowers, they practiced social competence and responsibility,
demonstrating the goal of contributing. In overcoming the various natural
challenges, they learned resilience and problem-solving, key aspects of
developing exploration, which is another fundamental goal of the framework.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUEWLmwV1P8R6sCImPh67gerSjMVDbYCIuiz6XiILuvauGTOl3p3XNflyb3IZvyY-9-aId6D-Te468ngoUra9GGnxsr4lGI3-hoVXL7_qNOhMcCfRbyARTGmYAqmDPq5lXyvOdsSTOfagZX8gh8YeKmjb_gcAJsKLAPiStFDlo-aYaJgngNpVzANSaZQ/s8160/20231206_084340.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8160" data-original-width="6120" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUEWLmwV1P8R6sCImPh67gerSjMVDbYCIuiz6XiILuvauGTOl3p3XNflyb3IZvyY-9-aId6D-Te468ngoUra9GGnxsr4lGI3-hoVXL7_qNOhMcCfRbyARTGmYAqmDPq5lXyvOdsSTOfagZX8gh8YeKmjb_gcAJsKLAPiStFDlo-aYaJgngNpVzANSaZQ/w150-h200/20231206_084340.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsm2aTUo1vJut0kmgTjAdWuPb-Ny_gLU62oJYPh4_DrfANXetjvNPPUZAQfJCCmNEMzAw044XseQZZbnBrwpGBoUVkxkfH9W8uSmI713oV6DfpMQnnDzlJ3CGZgeWA638GRO6mbJEdn-3phibd_QAx9csfZ7CKY2Yf0EdLRyHO9aKFO6vbYaz-tS_Opg/s8160/20231206_084325.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia;">The project also lent itself to a
context of learning that is authentically steeped in the bicultural heritage of
Aotearoa New Zealand. The care for Papatūānuku, the Earth mother, is a concept
deeply interwoven in Te Ao Māori, and this project offered a practical
application of these values. The success for tamariki in growing the tallest
sunflower to a towering 149cm, much to their delight, also represents a
significant achievement in developing knowledge of their physical world. It
provided a measurable demonstration of their effectiveness in sustaining life,
a tribute to the learning outcome of wellbeing in the Te Whāriki framework.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: 14pt;">The fact that the tallest
sunflower exceeded the height of all our tamariki has offered a tangible and
remarkable standard against which to understand growth – both of the plants and
themselves. This learning experience incorporated meaningful mathematics, with the
tamariki engaging in measuring and comparing height, giving them a concrete
grasp of numerical concepts.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnArRM9gW4dqp1UVhxOYRRugrIvijfEZx5Vqf9QvSej_yDKcbutq6TAmkJY2wcyIkDX4l6r0ZlexrKYmvh1Zk3JUh9ocXdcDU4S37MvUCrmKIE2BIdpd9i_Oks4iOwp59BhL_bxcZJOrcwa5PF6fipwSfF5cAX73CrisrzieXqp5I-R3AdNp6MBVPy9w/s4080/20240118_090800.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnArRM9gW4dqp1UVhxOYRRugrIvijfEZx5Vqf9QvSej_yDKcbutq6TAmkJY2wcyIkDX4l6r0ZlexrKYmvh1Zk3JUh9ocXdcDU4S37MvUCrmKIE2BIdpd9i_Oks4iOwp59BhL_bxcZJOrcwa5PF6fipwSfF5cAX73CrisrzieXqp5I-R3AdNp6MBVPy9w/w150-h200/20240118_090800.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6_X0HvnrMT7BiV-WIojyvr4LIljdp6kB6L8F79wcyZhe2nS7NmQmsn7j4KtLbSI2XR-94zLGrt6jtFLKaf6uRQrMC_i6yhLL7xUvWQ8kYKW3mKLrDvx39uHMVMIab6Wo6ITG5ap9D3s_a30MTm4sk5OBby8iq8650NEpnG93tY5sZ2rTvgJvV0q1Jw/s4080/20240118_092456.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">When we returned back to kindergarten this year, after our Summer break, all our sunflowers had died and had begun to dry out. This provided tamariki with another learning experience, extracting the sunflower seeds from the sunflower heads. It was a great opportunity to talk about sustainability and the life cycle of the sunflowers as we made plans to store and later utilise the seeds that we </span><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">harvested. Together, we prepared them for safe storage to ensure they will be ready for replanting later this year. We are told that these saved seeds will produce even bigger plants and flowers than the plants which produced them. We look forward to discovering if this turns out to be the case!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span face="TTNormsPro-Regular, sans-serif"><i>Through this empowering experience, tamariki are supported to become life-long change-makers. </i></span></span></span><span face="TTNormsPro-Regular, sans-serif"><i>It is a process of co-creation between people and all of the elements and energies around us. Caring for our place and the whole planet becomes a living curriculum where skills and competencies are gained through experience and mahi within meaningful community settings </i>(Enviroschools.org.nz).</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #38761d;">We are excited to continue our
gardening journey here at Mairtown Kindergarten, watch this space! </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Mairtown Kindergartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09273032481119661293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761716400856059170.post-88336652627693109832023-12-13T15:16:00.002+13:002023-12-14T09:44:09.061+13:00Oh Christmas Tree!<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">The Mairtown Kindergarten year is coming closer to its end,
and that always means very special events are just around the corner –
Christmas and the Summer holidays!! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">This is a time of anticipation and planning for our special
year’s end traditions. One of these is decorating a Christmas Tree for the
Christmas Tree festival at St John’s (Golden) Church. For some years now our
tamariki have created beautiful decorations with a sustainability theme to
adorn our Mairtown Kindergarten tree. To create our decorations, we use a variety of recycled, reused, and natural
resources, a diverse range of materials which inspire creativity and promote
sustainability. We begin by reviewing our collection of previous years decorations. What do we want to retain and reuse for this year? What can we deconstruct in order to create repurposed fresh decorations? What has lived its life and needs to be retired to refuse now?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Then it is time to put our thinking caps on, and have a search in our favourite environments, our kindergarten, the beach and the ngahere - what resources and gifts of Papatūānuku, Tangaroa and Tanemahuta could we celebrate and add to our collection this year? </span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">The ultimate goal of environmental
education is to develop good habits both in and beyond the classroom, so that
as children grow, they do not think of themselves as making a special effort or
taking an extra step beyond their normal activities to be “green.” Instead, the
discipline of sustainable practice is integrated deeply into their sense of
care for the physical environment as a life practice</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Jensen (2023)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: left;">A great example of the beauty and imagination tamariki express in this way, is the creation of our Christmas ‘peg-doll’ fairies.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">This process
began with finding our old fairies from previous years and deconstructing them. We were left with a wonderful collection of trimmed fabric pieces and a selection of reusable
trimmings, along with a collection of clean wooden pegs ready to be reimagined
as beautiful 2023 fairies. We added leaves and leaves and lichen found in our
ngahere, donated fabrics, lace, and trimmings, giving our tamariki lots of
choices in creating their own special fairy design.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; text-indent: 36pt;"><i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">Creativity is not the finding of a thing, but
the making something out of it after it is found</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;"> (James Russell Lowell)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">The process of creating a peg-doll fairy requires lots of patience; from waiting for your turn to come, to then focusing on each step - choosing materials, visualising how these materials could be combined to construct a fairy who expresses your unique design, and carefully engaging with the tools and techniques in order to make
your vision a reality. Over two days, tamariki who chose to participate selected the resources which were special to each of them and used them to turn our container of bare pegs into a new collection of beautiful Christmas
fairies.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj77i61E53fRkXAmO3VyAjJ3OihmGh5rszVqUwlgBWnpRs1PWxQONSIXBMjfsDbgvbX6JAsI1tSYKXD8yhQH546Fkr0F2oyJlHDq592RV2Fo5WGss9e4e6FSvfmQo61uzdcY_jCr111MTu9XKFMfm5wzvQBWnstGB-82y2ZNl8AX_P43qhVEgLeHYszBg/s2106/crop.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2002" data-original-width="2106" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj77i61E53fRkXAmO3VyAjJ3OihmGh5rszVqUwlgBWnpRs1PWxQONSIXBMjfsDbgvbX6JAsI1tSYKXD8yhQH546Fkr0F2oyJlHDq592RV2Fo5WGss9e4e6FSvfmQo61uzdcY_jCr111MTu9XKFMfm5wzvQBWnstGB-82y2ZNl8AX_P43qhVEgLeHYszBg/w400-h380/crop.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; 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I hope you will
have the opportunity to go and take a look with your whānau. It is a lovely way to learn a little more about the organisations within our community, and maybe the trees on display will inspire a few ideas for your own decorations at home too! </span></div></span><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVncRAS6W-w9gdMwfh87tIQP0-tbwzWpwWe5bDOqX2c3nXc8y2YsD9JLDEmTRo_khoylDHc6scZBnP9iXQZqIZfbOq25PWgDVhFwBOWcrLCc2UDrtHqgK-nfMEkSuBaTF5s4Vsw5C1IJY76EmZe5C-zY4WeOP1DE9mMeOFuo4Iv8QKA3iEy7Mw6KP-CQ/s3007/20231207_110155.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2067" data-original-width="3007" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVncRAS6W-w9gdMwfh87tIQP0-tbwzWpwWe5bDOqX2c3nXc8y2YsD9JLDEmTRo_khoylDHc6scZBnP9iXQZqIZfbOq25PWgDVhFwBOWcrLCc2UDrtHqgK-nfMEkSuBaTF5s4Vsw5C1IJY76EmZe5C-zY4WeOP1DE9mMeOFuo4Iv8QKA3iEy7Mw6KP-CQ/s320/20231207_110155.jpg" width="320" /></a><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdX1sqXf26-g3HpiW_oj4d6uxow1rNaAcEX03_2nrFxXvNwmkB4Ke9trxyQ8rw3jANHtEXRhVcTbSnNlV8wC4ZiOR_TItJb9wu5m6yji0m5NzRYGie6dGFucNNW7KYTTIWpcrAgzhMu8nu90Z1fRHsOOP7Ng5U6_WvaNwWoG9ctYQYOX86mF0eK6oWTQ/s4032/IMG_2875.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdX1sqXf26-g3HpiW_oj4d6uxow1rNaAcEX03_2nrFxXvNwmkB4Ke9trxyQ8rw3jANHtEXRhVcTbSnNlV8wC4ZiOR_TItJb9wu5m6yji0m5NzRYGie6dGFucNNW7KYTTIWpcrAgzhMu8nu90Z1fRHsOOP7Ng5U6_WvaNwWoG9ctYQYOX86mF0eK6oWTQ/s320/IMG_2875.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdC9jfbSsETvFxYbkXgJk3H-bkKdRS3Lgxt1ZJOaf-tfQbLkFen4VLbf2sxhhCI3E73qrMu74-kOivFqlop7hLmD6GxJM403qg3nu55I2vjo_XkvGZECbnTokIZV_9tDIsWSEzV2o09L-o2b2R2WpqyPwUESFp5TYmnmpZToTh_L2B8kUfOIVMyOpgEA/s8160/20231207_105227.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8160" data-original-width="6120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdC9jfbSsETvFxYbkXgJk3H-bkKdRS3Lgxt1ZJOaf-tfQbLkFen4VLbf2sxhhCI3E73qrMu74-kOivFqlop7hLmD6GxJM403qg3nu55I2vjo_XkvGZECbnTokIZV_9tDIsWSEzV2o09L-o2b2R2WpqyPwUESFp5TYmnmpZToTh_L2B8kUfOIVMyOpgEA/s320/20231207_105227.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"> Meri Kirihimete, Anne Bawden, December, 2023</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">
</span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">When
we are creative, we can develop meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, and
interpretations. Creativity is risking what is for what could be.</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ligatures: standardcontextual;">
Childspace. </span></p></div></div>Mairtown Kindergartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09273032481119661293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761716400856059170.post-67829676720508383702023-08-22T19:24:00.000+12:002023-08-22T19:24:20.849+12:00Matariki at Mairtown Kindergarten 2023 <p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">At Mairtown Kindergarten we love to celebrate Matariki (the Māori New Year)
because it is unique to our country and culture. During Matariki we celebrate
our unique place in the world. We give respect to the whenua on which we live,
and admiration to our mother earth Papatūānuku. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Matariki signals growth. It’s a
time of change. It’s a time to prepare, and a time of action. During Matariki
we acknowledge what we have and what we have to give. Matariki celebrates the
diversity of life. It’s a celebration of culture, language, spirit, and people.</span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoykh0BiReq3s_5WdxmUuEQ2zV41zPRQGf7oQZVhDeqK3Z7AMTDW17zkXyJLSsgbG8KmKiJ5ykEEvXh88QLZj_Yb0tl_yS0XwkFg3MrUhId7KyYeQaLw_V2_t4Xne5p8lmPJE8RFaOSKDr_3Ue6MdRpERWX25F5s2cA0Eog1UruAf26wgJxSQvmWgUvg/s4032/IMG_3657.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoykh0BiReq3s_5WdxmUuEQ2zV41zPRQGf7oQZVhDeqK3Z7AMTDW17zkXyJLSsgbG8KmKiJ5ykEEvXh88QLZj_Yb0tl_yS0XwkFg3MrUhId7KyYeQaLw_V2_t4Xne5p8lmPJE8RFaOSKDr_3Ue6MdRpERWX25F5s2cA0Eog1UruAf26wgJxSQvmWgUvg/s320/IMG_3657.heic" width="320" /></a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><span class="wdyuqq"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="wdyuqq"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">We began by sharing pūrākau through our book of the week starting with</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <span lang="EN-GB">‘In the beginning’ by Peter Gossage This pukapuka tells</span></span></span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span class="jsgrdq"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">of
the earth mother </span></span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif">Papatūānuku
and sky father, Ranginui being separated. This event led to the creation of life. The constellation of Matariki was also created as a result of the separation, so during this time we shared the </span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="background: rgb(254, 254, 254); color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">pūrākau about Tāwhirimātea. Enraged by the separation of his parents Papatūānuku and Ranginui, he clawed out
his eyes and tossed them into the sky where they landed on the chest of his
father, becoming</span> </span><span class="normaltextrun"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">‘The Stars of Matariki – Nga Whetu o Matariki’ . 'The Sandman, Marcus Winter
on YouTube introduces this p</span></span><span style="background-color: #fefefe;">ū</span>rakau, which was also shared with tamariki.</div></span><p></p><p class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span class="normaltextrun"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="normaltextrun"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5lTbTbdtPKwtRCLyp-ewH8siMFNKOk2tnaqNq1qy3s9tmHhjMx6psPcNDHyi2qpFuwPKlqFJaPuoX6oAKoCzOIavuUXgK0noxHjngG0GXSWYR87JE-KovW5hvmK5TzXWrLS78jqSbgHuXUbH1h7T4oaKD3kgCFS_lMPHb2KFj3qCzaMYRTHT1_u3YSQ/s3264/IMG_3682.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5lTbTbdtPKwtRCLyp-ewH8siMFNKOk2tnaqNq1qy3s9tmHhjMx6psPcNDHyi2qpFuwPKlqFJaPuoX6oAKoCzOIavuUXgK0noxHjngG0GXSWYR87JE-KovW5hvmK5TzXWrLS78jqSbgHuXUbH1h7T4oaKD3kgCFS_lMPHb2KFj3qCzaMYRTHT1_u3YSQ/s320/IMG_3682.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span class="normaltextrun"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Our own sandbox and light table was then set up within our environment allowing tamariki to retell the story and create their own Matariki stories. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DJ9FeKlV10itdlWyNg_KyDZD0cXAy6YrYiuObi-X7-jXoUclzZIeo0PpgSPvJdTLTyvxkFMnSS78SmjyDK674NBg7vezuuWk0S8FaBwiePZgsuA9rATQbKJVaak62DDWM4iBgBAKfKQ8HZO9FkWv9luDphz1hMj8h9mIyPHY1UwouxrbsACgqK6KJA/s4032/IMG_6418.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<p class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">During
this time tamariki were able to gain knowledge and understanding. We also
bought several new pukapuka from Teacher Talk, to support this new learning for tamariki and
kaiako. These included; </span></span><span style="text-align: left;">The Astromancer, Matariki - Kristen Parkinson, Matariki - The Star of the Year, How My Koro Became a Star, Tāwhirimātea- A Song for Matariki, Puanga me Matariki (Puanga and Matariki), Twinkle Twinkle Matariki, Flit the Fantail and the Matariki Map, and Te Kāhui o Matariki - The Matariki Cluster.</span></p><p class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAQCCODT1UxEqUTDd23br4xaVy0lzs_gHqdj0abqddI0azRdujBBHsVJaYqDqSaTtj6R9zqlkXQUMsguhFgr58V2iPpKGnSk0BU8cYk9CQWftrA4tLRXTxEN1FQHwtNUiUcDSgnP3m8al0Qpy8H4E-6ntVifpOLpe3uxeL0m8GU3o0Y8vmSPyS0tZhA/s3264/IMG_2178.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAQCCODT1UxEqUTDd23br4xaVy0lzs_gHqdj0abqddI0azRdujBBHsVJaYqDqSaTtj6R9zqlkXQUMsguhFgr58V2iPpKGnSk0BU8cYk9CQWftrA4tLRXTxEN1FQHwtNUiUcDSgnP3m8al0Qpy8H4E-6ntVifpOLpe3uxeL0m8GU3o0Y8vmSPyS0tZhA/s320/IMG_2178.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;">We also discovered a new story 'Island of Mystery - Te Wā O Matariki' a special episode on YouTube that was shared with tamariki and whānau. </p><span class="WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap"></span>
<p class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="background: rgb(253, 253, 253); color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Matariki is a time for
reflection and strengthening connections between people and </span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Papatūānuku/ our environment</span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">. To support this,
w<span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">e then
introduced our next book of the week ‘Papatūānuku Has a Tummy Ache!’ by A.J.
Copping</span>. This book aims to empower young people to, “make a change for
sustainability.”</span> Over the following weeks we introduced activities that
link to Papatūānuku, demonstrating kaitiakitanga principles. <span style="background: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ASvfBLVeZS5jFsa8PnAEaJCuB3lzC46PF06DezbN_n-Vw3yHMel9d2B2OuJ-SSKWqlPqr_iZSpR45I0j7CyMQCskfrKMZ_zV8SUVaueOWcSfV66B69uB6kKL8sP9jQfBtDeaiHqu_6OYN6K0eo1gSLm8mWpTBKMGHOaI9K8z2Jme6IX1WSjui5XtJQ/s3264/IMG_3142.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ASvfBLVeZS5jFsa8PnAEaJCuB3lzC46PF06DezbN_n-Vw3yHMel9d2B2OuJ-SSKWqlPqr_iZSpR45I0j7CyMQCskfrKMZ_zV8SUVaueOWcSfV66B69uB6kKL8sP9jQfBtDeaiHqu_6OYN6K0eo1gSLm8mWpTBKMGHOaI9K8z2Jme6IX1WSjui5XtJQ/s320/IMG_3142.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjApYkW3yxuTRNybaTQPGDRUM5iVi8qQSVHdQUk9KLu6wsnpOuTWa3eMZLOd1cydESkeRF1VqGGVWx2Xk94CKaSFJ2LcVvvShPAa3ksVK6ulugtnSGYMxmb9R0N14cgpTD8D6KeDf0Elb6BXeXTK4bv2Spyo3d5t3fVc5un9KpRfuHifPy7tEaX4f5ctQ/s3264/IMG_3190.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjApYkW3yxuTRNybaTQPGDRUM5iVi8qQSVHdQUk9KLu6wsnpOuTWa3eMZLOd1cydESkeRF1VqGGVWx2Xk94CKaSFJ2LcVvvShPAa3ksVK6ulugtnSGYMxmb9R0N14cgpTD8D6KeDf0Elb6BXeXTK4bv2Spyo3d5t3fVc5un9KpRfuHifPy7tEaX4f5ctQ/s320/IMG_3190.JPG" width="240" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcn9lUwO3F6BDROgwt8ljb-h2wqmpbEAQKylSWDHibSxG8ogGVM4Ti9DZfaEg6HlSH2LgWRFNfSXGBPChU9cWeNps5yvYRlJ8kosyy7VAP8cEP0af6gpxRPCyCNMwTdXcOJ503ThBxFnEMQ9x0vz_i-CDeGs_uL_tz3g4Tsw8Ah4WhgbkSEiKukPLFMg/s3264/IMG_3199.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcn9lUwO3F6BDROgwt8ljb-h2wqmpbEAQKylSWDHibSxG8ogGVM4Ti9DZfaEg6HlSH2LgWRFNfSXGBPChU9cWeNps5yvYRlJ8kosyy7VAP8cEP0af6gpxRPCyCNMwTdXcOJ503ThBxFnEMQ9x0vz_i-CDeGs_uL_tz3g4Tsw8Ah4WhgbkSEiKukPLFMg/s3264/IMG_3199.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcn9lUwO3F6BDROgwt8ljb-h2wqmpbEAQKylSWDHibSxG8ogGVM4Ti9DZfaEg6HlSH2LgWRFNfSXGBPChU9cWeNps5yvYRlJ8kosyy7VAP8cEP0af6gpxRPCyCNMwTdXcOJ503ThBxFnEMQ9x0vz_i-CDeGs_uL_tz3g4Tsw8Ah4WhgbkSEiKukPLFMg/s320/IMG_3199.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7V5INPt2O1x2MdJrUIc4tbLxqg_qJ_o9Lym0h__pjnRrNUj0-oPOEtLKbHfiGU_dwrsjzzdcnu9LQrpeVD3Qexia2R5l8AEtVxIEHSDx3uYQ_niC1V0mkUnoLOcClWYoT_uf1YYxzcR9VK-hk8Y5zVu6Wk9N2NVNwAC0px_bQmXDfUsAkHOS1eMRDA/s3264/IMG_3206.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7V5INPt2O1x2MdJrUIc4tbLxqg_qJ_o9Lym0h__pjnRrNUj0-oPOEtLKbHfiGU_dwrsjzzdcnu9LQrpeVD3Qexia2R5l8AEtVxIEHSDx3uYQ_niC1V0mkUnoLOcClWYoT_uf1YYxzcR9VK-hk8Y5zVu6Wk9N2NVNwAC0px_bQmXDfUsAkHOS1eMRDA/s320/IMG_3206.JPG" width="240" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpuEIfhbDRYX9SzGIuvEBmz4HJqD8S7BXjLLLvgza0ScvOpdQ38pbXE-z8AFC7VkzAMUVyp-RZaUR-AebtMQ_Jnt6Qi_ufw_X4tKtRfhgt8jSHR0OX5M38_ym25ot3L-L0lz1W_cStzz02QTX1XH_bc2pik2sg7OLknaGOj0LizF0rROwEiZS8D3Xdg/s3264/IMG_3226.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpuEIfhbDRYX9SzGIuvEBmz4HJqD8S7BXjLLLvgza0ScvOpdQ38pbXE-z8AFC7VkzAMUVyp-RZaUR-AebtMQ_Jnt6Qi_ufw_X4tKtRfhgt8jSHR0OX5M38_ym25ot3L-L0lz1W_cStzz02QTX1XH_bc2pik2sg7OLknaGOj0LizF0rROwEiZS8D3Xdg/s320/IMG_3226.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<p class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><i><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Kaitiakitanga is about
roles and responsibilities. It refers to the ability to contribute, give,
nurture, and care for the collective as well as the places and things
associated with it. It is about the roles that people can take to contribute,
make change, and take responsibility in their worlds. The root of the word
kaitiakitanga, </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">-tiaki-</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">, means to nurture, to care, to conserve, and to save. </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Kai-</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> refers to the people or agents that perform the verb,
and </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">-tanga</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> refers to the practice of something – in this case, </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">tiaki</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">. Sometimes kaitiakitanga is used in reference to
sustainability and looking after the environment, and it can also be about caring
for and conserving te reo, tikanga Māori, and other people.</span></i></p><p class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://theeducationhub.org.nz/enhancing-mana-through-kaitiakitanga-for-childrens-wellbeing-in-early-childhood-education/"><span color="windowtext">https://theeducationhub.org.nz/enhancing-mana-through-kaitiakitanga-for-childrens-wellbeing-in-early-childhood-education/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKHGcTJR-Y84lPSpOP-REnwQjKv5RDElH9L2Feye-YT3GZT9Y_RwafiOEzqnpGBZ_Wwi2Gh_fY6AC7nNQArHFCC4RJSKLuuwG-MbSYco79XGZIyjO0c-sq6F-u9V7phY5Dq-ItSS8cPwcNp7JKQzLYVC9dPb4Komz50b7F8XsP67J_IJ6mxE7tt9EDYQ/s3264/IMG_3397.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKHGcTJR-Y84lPSpOP-REnwQjKv5RDElH9L2Feye-YT3GZT9Y_RwafiOEzqnpGBZ_Wwi2Gh_fY6AC7nNQArHFCC4RJSKLuuwG-MbSYco79XGZIyjO0c-sq6F-u9V7phY5Dq-ItSS8cPwcNp7JKQzLYVC9dPb4Komz50b7F8XsP67J_IJ6mxE7tt9EDYQ/s320/IMG_3397.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNy4oNuCIuP6kjJNWVvwAW9-zHgwUtpitc7gsLeQTvJCJjV5m9JWw-CuPoxjMHsCQcqbHpakj8gk3j_j8x6oZwf0exfNLQqqlY0ULbvEr15MEuF3qDJ_1YBa2fJq-wTwZiRfGLWKBbNP9hL-G3SPLFq5-LI535iMtpL3ApGKkhR2HNFj3zbYYz237jA/s3264/IMG_3538.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNy4oNuCIuP6kjJNWVvwAW9-zHgwUtpitc7gsLeQTvJCJjV5m9JWw-CuPoxjMHsCQcqbHpakj8gk3j_j8x6oZwf0exfNLQqqlY0ULbvEr15MEuF3qDJ_1YBa2fJq-wTwZiRfGLWKBbNP9hL-G3SPLFq5-LI535iMtpL3ApGKkhR2HNFj3zbYYz237jA/s320/IMG_3538.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-tsVFKyI8kwN7fei6Qth0bEqzvZ2h_afxf5FoNb4nSu2JH1fD1V1VDbXLMpb7Jsh2yo28yAGbexND5Rpllnndigmp6iXdeBEhBXrimWyKmspEEHjJ8Vs7kHCzM_o6Bq5wyn-j-h3ZOHxMmakf227PtHglFDWd3kJlP5wjKq-ICITMzYdVv8Cdau3zQ/s3264/IMG_3540.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-tsVFKyI8kwN7fei6Qth0bEqzvZ2h_afxf5FoNb4nSu2JH1fD1V1VDbXLMpb7Jsh2yo28yAGbexND5Rpllnndigmp6iXdeBEhBXrimWyKmspEEHjJ8Vs7kHCzM_o6Bq5wyn-j-h3ZOHxMmakf227PtHglFDWd3kJlP5wjKq-ICITMzYdVv8Cdau3zQ/s320/IMG_3540.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Throughout
this time, tamariki began taking care of our environment, harvesting our carrots
from our māra kai. These were then placed in our <span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">pātaka kai </span>for whānau and our
community to enjoy. Leftover carrots were also used to create a delicious carrot
soup made by tamariki, for tamariki and kaiako at the kindergarten, during one of our Thursday
fire days.</div><p class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></p><p class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjulo-pQs_Xj1d2sBBupIFUZaVuRgGlcINazdelW6YUYtfftjg7FB_DbkjOzpUfObwUL67G4bV89j7o8UCzdSo80DqcziROQqpe0DTTz-_10_dr9YohWLVxbjtQjOhd9T9d3X3yVvLf-Gr1MoSeyUKsj1nPmd6kGS90LbjUww5QnKYL9MWTKlveOU2XCw/s3264/IMG_3294.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjulo-pQs_Xj1d2sBBupIFUZaVuRgGlcINazdelW6YUYtfftjg7FB_DbkjOzpUfObwUL67G4bV89j7o8UCzdSo80DqcziROQqpe0DTTz-_10_dr9YohWLVxbjtQjOhd9T9d3X3yVvLf-Gr1MoSeyUKsj1nPmd6kGS90LbjUww5QnKYL9MWTKlveOU2XCw/s320/IMG_3294.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9-h_X7jowl51GLSbOYXJQw0t3g_pesMCh1TbrDvF_OIjwv1ZvjqZ2nqtgKWJUKwStr4x57F8OsWdBNDNPPpuB8qOp0HBlZNXRuDVwPsZBnHDxwrnq4AhO8RTkwRYZwru4O6CtiMR9m2pFGYqBVpV2Woy2AHRA1BiH64Gu_K3WAtm3fVVzUatCN-gAeA/s3264/IMG_3309.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9-h_X7jowl51GLSbOYXJQw0t3g_pesMCh1TbrDvF_OIjwv1ZvjqZ2nqtgKWJUKwStr4x57F8OsWdBNDNPPpuB8qOp0HBlZNXRuDVwPsZBnHDxwrnq4AhO8RTkwRYZwru4O6CtiMR9m2pFGYqBVpV2Woy2AHRA1BiH64Gu_K3WAtm3fVVzUatCN-gAeA/s320/IMG_3309.JPG" width="240" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYjfomOWqEU6FaU41AThz3RSnxGxQrHvgbCOCJIAE-tdi2xmIAYY_D31Df2ClDd4xkMREIXp34Rv0RgfranVtBUEYBlWE7DWC5UnhRdoGRErgwR8mQl2jnjrVYLXOiSNiUzh2OeeQKQ8wmvHYgdu4VIrTaXFatSNbT4-POp-SL7rGKtdGrpevktYRGUg/s3264/IMG_3312.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYjfomOWqEU6FaU41AThz3RSnxGxQrHvgbCOCJIAE-tdi2xmIAYY_D31Df2ClDd4xkMREIXp34Rv0RgfranVtBUEYBlWE7DWC5UnhRdoGRErgwR8mQl2jnjrVYLXOiSNiUzh2OeeQKQ8wmvHYgdu4VIrTaXFatSNbT4-POp-SL7rGKtdGrpevktYRGUg/s320/IMG_3312.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><i><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; background: white; color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><p class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><i><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; background: white; color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></i></p><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="background-color: transparent;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; background: white; color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Ehara tāte tangata kai, he kai tītongi
kakī. E kore e rite ki tāna ake, tino kai, tino mākona.</span></i></div></span></i><p></p><p class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="background-color: white;">
</span><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Food
obtained by another only tickles the throat. The best and most satisfying food
is obtained by one’s own labours. </span><span style="background: rgb(255, 240, 223);"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Our worm farm was also re-established
throughout this time, and it wa</span><span style="background-color: white;">s lovely having the support from one of our whānau members,
Emily who shared her time and knowledge with us - thank you Emily! Tamariki have now
taken on the role of feeding our worms, transporting our food scraps to the worm farm after mealtimes.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1VRkOAbdxleAFiMw3ye4XeGu91n6jIqO2o7HZnAGXwYuF4-KmALwN3eSLYMXQdi6qpoP0yVrutPRNjYjW2TAcHXqbfh9ELNf3-GvZjK5BRdcFHXG3Vq2d0bA3G7m39-dvHFTXXXY04YIUeE-sH0nDbUZJZ42W7aBbvU6gfv-RetCdF2IYFD0tAhaxA/s3264/IMG_3504.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1VRkOAbdxleAFiMw3ye4XeGu91n6jIqO2o7HZnAGXwYuF4-KmALwN3eSLYMXQdi6qpoP0yVrutPRNjYjW2TAcHXqbfh9ELNf3-GvZjK5BRdcFHXG3Vq2d0bA3G7m39-dvHFTXXXY04YIUeE-sH0nDbUZJZ42W7aBbvU6gfv-RetCdF2IYFD0tAhaxA/s320/IMG_3504.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuffSoU81-Jd3ZZvfaK04vY_xfJQb65uYTK1Nwx6_SLVXNclp4RI1EZnJFVSa6YS-0MtCxN8fbUpt2N7Zn8y9x8vh5S11m1HKUgERvoHTa18j1lGaWrf0dsBkGjudoEihuMSsrJ4UUxkoZjav_KiGBIDaPZiKppEt1lmhkpYfcKcuz5i1ZpyN9NJwh2Q/s3264/IMG_3872.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuffSoU81-Jd3ZZvfaK04vY_xfJQb65uYTK1Nwx6_SLVXNclp4RI1EZnJFVSa6YS-0MtCxN8fbUpt2N7Zn8y9x8vh5S11m1HKUgERvoHTa18j1lGaWrf0dsBkGjudoEihuMSsrJ4UUxkoZjav_KiGBIDaPZiKppEt1lmhkpYfcKcuz5i1ZpyN9NJwh2Q/s320/IMG_3872.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYoGiCq3I4mD1D1TjogLxTsv4hnQ1aFYrVi5feBpCi5OB7ie5QuKe5LPuuVsK0ERHTjq84uStsctDvpPwxAkrvK2KyGVqk0koFBnaRGqeZOy3IJgJucN6y9ZV5LpTOg3sstd9MLivQfl63nFntVAlYVp23NAxZO27keKxW2UND1UtoH7NkLKDdB8wz5g/s3264/IMG_3510.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3XmYLwwVGz-fhNm6nyvwNL68ewq0oJ3VVfSAT0Np8fBohMVMGW2QchCr5JeHkmA2A75uCv9yBVbhxdn4--mJ0dNj1KQelX1QuYGVWKykfkoDErCaX_w_lcyjgZXiE5MHyBUPtF6GG074bYylBqlaiLEYbXRT4ytOgrLd1OJWl3Y7EDhL6ndW82spLzA/s3264/IMG_3875.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3XmYLwwVGz-fhNm6nyvwNL68ewq0oJ3VVfSAT0Np8fBohMVMGW2QchCr5JeHkmA2A75uCv9yBVbhxdn4--mJ0dNj1KQelX1QuYGVWKykfkoDErCaX_w_lcyjgZXiE5MHyBUPtF6GG074bYylBqlaiLEYbXRT4ytOgrLd1OJWl3Y7EDhL6ndW82spLzA/s320/IMG_3875.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="04xlpa0" style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">We explored all the Matariki stars, </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent;">Waitī, Waitā, Waipuna-ā-rangi, Tupu-ā-nuku, Tupu-ā-rangi, Ururangi,
Pōhutukawa, Hiwai-te-rangi and Matariki,</span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent;"> learning
what each of them represents; using our lovely resource 'The stars of Matariki', adapted by Anne Bawden from the magnetic story by Teacher Talk. </span><span style="background-color: transparent;"> The images from this pukapuka were
then used for inspiration for some of the artwork that was created over this
time. During this time we also introduced the 'Matariki 9' star song by 'Miss Nicky Says' on YouTube. Music is a fabulous and engaging medium, which supports the learning of new knowledge.</span></p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><div style="text-align: center;">On Thursday
the 29th June we hosted our annual ‘Harvest Day’. Whānau were invited to bring
a gift from their garden or a home-made treat along with a whakatauki or
thought to nourish the receiver’s heart. We had such a lovely response, and it
was evident that lots of joy and love was shared, given, and received
throughout this day.</div></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUffrm8Fl0g_KsOh4PJgncuMwHIWo63eB5ESipyu051Td8HAQfVmeJL0z6W_aFOU49HZ6QllHfHdzAB5ZEDb51IeoggtNa3mR2dUTDGlGhAGoEFJTjUDC4goVez-XJLlh7vQDNKZZFObwhH0NMmBpHwn3P5FM_O7DMPj10sGihgf6_JdBmEFIDxS2yWw/s3264/IMG_2265.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUffrm8Fl0g_KsOh4PJgncuMwHIWo63eB5ESipyu051Td8HAQfVmeJL0z6W_aFOU49HZ6QllHfHdzAB5ZEDb51IeoggtNa3mR2dUTDGlGhAGoEFJTjUDC4goVez-XJLlh7vQDNKZZFObwhH0NMmBpHwn3P5FM_O7DMPj10sGihgf6_JdBmEFIDxS2yWw/s320/IMG_2265.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNY2L0vme9VWaXzwhab0YGmzD6ACqvhwTP34P4jPW1pmslYGa2S8K7AIwzMzsZsg6kaylfMpMJZKZ5veTDy-Qmsc8VUst-2h7jxLNoBKvLJ3NfZM3fVm4p6XOAHNzMYUu0t-dE23KRzZDQansefS1EtFRMdemVDyVt1_XDRzITpS9K9LrBtKfLf4dnOQ/s3264/IMG_2245.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNY2L0vme9VWaXzwhab0YGmzD6ACqvhwTP34P4jPW1pmslYGa2S8K7AIwzMzsZsg6kaylfMpMJZKZ5veTDy-Qmsc8VUst-2h7jxLNoBKvLJ3NfZM3fVm4p6XOAHNzMYUu0t-dE23KRzZDQansefS1EtFRMdemVDyVt1_XDRzITpS9K9LrBtKfLf4dnOQ/s320/IMG_2245.JPG" width="240" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqHIM2tFh1W3mwRnWNeTqpoJB9UJNZI9zK6zHX7R1dLvOnAmuI8XQRhzq2wP5S1FhRQL7HvHGi6FDSGU3YPZYj54x62eHgsEfMEiaJGd3ZcBrBGl5YpGmqcghDdLPDGrP_MucLVsUka-D2skXaDM4SDme_QyOHEtVAnKE8yN_4JMWwYH7ioXMTPPLG9w/s3264/IMG_2277.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqHIM2tFh1W3mwRnWNeTqpoJB9UJNZI9zK6zHX7R1dLvOnAmuI8XQRhzq2wP5S1FhRQL7HvHGi6FDSGU3YPZYj54x62eHgsEfMEiaJGd3ZcBrBGl5YpGmqcghDdLPDGrP_MucLVsUka-D2skXaDM4SDme_QyOHEtVAnKE8yN_4JMWwYH7ioXMTPPLG9w/s320/IMG_2277.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtmGa1QNzmAzX1OTJXL9f7AfKD229QaNAd_T3GkdrVgq8JEJpgxKoQ3PLio8SYoFoI2OSQTZPF0axkT2ao8yYrlHrUU_UjOo-CgKYelVtuDBg__GZHEXhA3EUhTnwiKmWvD9g862DJiLs0YchGsvyJhSWal9ee3nan4AVKtGq1zmLXItuwPoP27UejRw/s3264/IMG_3579.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtmGa1QNzmAzX1OTJXL9f7AfKD229QaNAd_T3GkdrVgq8JEJpgxKoQ3PLio8SYoFoI2OSQTZPF0axkT2ao8yYrlHrUU_UjOo-CgKYelVtuDBg__GZHEXhA3EUhTnwiKmWvD9g862DJiLs0YchGsvyJhSWal9ee3nan4AVKtGq1zmLXItuwPoP27UejRw/s320/IMG_3579.JPG" width="240" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nvFRNh47UWLU9_2Jo_OHL-_0GqID8ea412asz0Ln6kieeLuINf5wcI9B9JjBwvQbwphm5p58ZdYdnjosExXZaofOhCy-cdRABGc5OFkS_ZgqUsUyjQoOPmqSWorX87s9gcLT2WE-aBgZsg8ySbFb534iTsBuqjK-D0kvPr6Yee7yXenSrDHy2VOynA/s3264/IMG_3580.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nvFRNh47UWLU9_2Jo_OHL-_0GqID8ea412asz0Ln6kieeLuINf5wcI9B9JjBwvQbwphm5p58ZdYdnjosExXZaofOhCy-cdRABGc5OFkS_ZgqUsUyjQoOPmqSWorX87s9gcLT2WE-aBgZsg8ySbFb534iTsBuqjK-D0kvPr6Yee7yXenSrDHy2VOynA/s320/IMG_3580.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>
<p class="04xlpa" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="wdyuqq"><i style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“The act of giving expands one’s
entire life experience because nothing is more fulfilling than one’s capacity
to give.” (P. Rashad).<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="04xlpa" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="wdyuqq"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">As part of our kindergarten
Matariki celebrations, our wishing tree was displayed and we welcomed and
encouraged whānau to revisit and/or share their current whānau aspirations for their
tamaiti. </span></span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span>At Mairtown Kindergarten we respect and support the aspirations held by parents and whānau for their tamaiti.</p><p class="04xlpa" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOmxOcKI3NrMflxTaSmXbtvhoTHg0vAg5xewIfEG4AT4oEIvyFIfMOcV-X8fG0_Xbm_sn0HXdZ3YbKnDg6Tv2gni9ZB2r0tyCbi7MVa03jnWLmLkwEQVRgDdCb_sTme97REelSNYiH3EBtsxJSf7G0XkPSbzSqI3TaQ-L8nQP1llwwhIkXz6TYftunAA/s4032/IMG_6628.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOmxOcKI3NrMflxTaSmXbtvhoTHg0vAg5xewIfEG4AT4oEIvyFIfMOcV-X8fG0_Xbm_sn0HXdZ3YbKnDg6Tv2gni9ZB2r0tyCbi7MVa03jnWLmLkwEQVRgDdCb_sTme97REelSNYiH3EBtsxJSf7G0XkPSbzSqI3TaQ-L8nQP1llwwhIkXz6TYftunAA/s320/IMG_6628.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAmPTcNjjradym6zHziJTTCWt24ieLjqEC2QNGWNUDKjfwpDIbzcQ1gbPWHWwGmU1Lg5RwUPeqRDnJ9-vE3Y-bbuvyT4KjLqFYTKUtUV0HtHnRuiSw91CNXzRUKhU6qweoV8L1XTXP_wbVW-HjgtHLhQcCCWkPx9ui-y7KuLOUT_fAFzZzmzvKsZyrqw/s4032/IMG_6636.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAmPTcNjjradym6zHziJTTCWt24ieLjqEC2QNGWNUDKjfwpDIbzcQ1gbPWHWwGmU1Lg5RwUPeqRDnJ9-vE3Y-bbuvyT4KjLqFYTKUtUV0HtHnRuiSw91CNXzRUKhU6qweoV8L1XTXP_wbVW-HjgtHLhQcCCWkPx9ui-y7KuLOUT_fAFzZzmzvKsZyrqw/s320/IMG_6636.JPG" width="240" /></a></p><br /><p class="04xlpa" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><i>Hiwa
i te rangi is a whetū in the Matariki cluster, connected with wishes, desires,
aspirations and dreams for the upcoming year. She is connected to looking
forward – holding on to a prosperous vision of our future, planning to succeed
our hopes for future growth. This means Matariki is a time to plan for the
future. During this time, we also worked alongside tamariki so they could share
their own individual goals.</i></p>
<p class="04xlpa" style="--font-size: 28.0003px; --line-height: 1.4; text-align: center;"><span class="wdyuqq"><i><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Whāia
te iti kahurangi, ki te tuohu koe, me he maunga teitei</span></i></span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="04xlpa" style="--font-size: 30.6669px; --line-height: 1.4; text-align: center;"><span class="wdyuqq"><i><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Seek
the treasure that you value most dearly, if you bow your head, let it be to a
lofty mountain.</span></i></span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="04xlpa" style="--font-size: 28.0003px; --line-height: 1.4; text-align: center;"><span class="wdyuqq"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">This
whakataukī refers to the importance of setting goals and pursuing your destiny.
The whakataukī speaks of perseverance and endurance, refusing to let obstacles
get in your way while striving to reach your goals.</span></span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="04xlpa" style="--font-size: 28.0003px; --line-height: 1.4; text-align: center;"><span class="wdyuqq"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="04xlpa" style="--font-size: 28.0003px; --line-height: 1.4; text-align: center;"><span class="wdyuqq"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="wdyuqq"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtA86qXeMz40QYG8YqVVcLDc3O9D2B1loW0jBVV8OnU4eF9mEhl20hhk6Ur9fTX7NlQPs-jryypTFJgK0poh5YY9242nyXqUhHg9L9xROT0KrEVV2wJP8w_yYLdbBXm1kpuxwqLoio0mEFqH8TL7cUjLxM28SmquiUgdxph1UrpORY5xLSmncIXduVA/s4032/IMG_3653.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtA86qXeMz40QYG8YqVVcLDc3O9D2B1loW0jBVV8OnU4eF9mEhl20hhk6Ur9fTX7NlQPs-jryypTFJgK0poh5YY9242nyXqUhHg9L9xROT0KrEVV2wJP8w_yYLdbBXm1kpuxwqLoio0mEFqH8TL7cUjLxM28SmquiUgdxph1UrpORY5xLSmncIXduVA/s4032/IMG_3653.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtA86qXeMz40QYG8YqVVcLDc3O9D2B1loW0jBVV8OnU4eF9mEhl20hhk6Ur9fTX7NlQPs-jryypTFJgK0poh5YY9242nyXqUhHg9L9xROT0KrEVV2wJP8w_yYLdbBXm1kpuxwqLoio0mEFqH8TL7cUjLxM28SmquiUgdxph1UrpORY5xLSmncIXduVA/s320/IMG_3653.heic" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAGtb0Xc8cvIlXe9j9-MmIzPlRDacPXE13Kl3XfbAefWd2YCrP0s0f8vntmcyZo8WdnptNaqsUPFcN03VAN0996LqXRuiPGp0HwnecQ1nVUELgpH42a60feJ80pg6xNM3kFd_kFSv95K2Ny_mnPn31HLmwpq_ASexRpy1U519LIvAOvNEQtYngKbkiQ/s4032/IMG_3654.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAGtb0Xc8cvIlXe9j9-MmIzPlRDacPXE13Kl3XfbAefWd2YCrP0s0f8vntmcyZo8WdnptNaqsUPFcN03VAN0996LqXRuiPGp0HwnecQ1nVUELgpH42a60feJ80pg6xNM3kFd_kFSv95K2Ny_mnPn31HLmwpq_ASexRpy1U519LIvAOvNEQtYngKbkiQ/s320/IMG_3654.heic" width="240" /></a></div></span></div><span class="wdyuqq"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6SKWY7cWf2MRZp-8EgtkcTOmrOXIRTrZWenaES71swNq1wqzuMy-POLZRK06v_RcJW46tV9hD1gpu93zPE07-Fe7EldEgS2WIoW4fEz_4laSplmofqROyy_xmS1HJTvwUicvjUy_s6_FgrM3uIhTa1oGhdq4xA3qfSkSprhxs9fnJnBb0atlfZmNTQ/s4032/IMG_6436.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6SKWY7cWf2MRZp-8EgtkcTOmrOXIRTrZWenaES71swNq1wqzuMy-POLZRK06v_RcJW46tV9hD1gpu93zPE07-Fe7EldEgS2WIoW4fEz_4laSplmofqROyy_xmS1HJTvwUicvjUy_s6_FgrM3uIhTa1oGhdq4xA3qfSkSprhxs9fnJnBb0atlfZmNTQ/s320/IMG_6436.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqowHOqtUvF0GP4IIXcSemXZ_gKNRp5KIF8iQlK-nbWP52kylETPq5TtTgah-m3XsyxppWwAEo5YlDtkseGAPJDvMWfSHztv5Y6M1SowAiH_IpalDpLg0rhtYWq6d_2zpSaP70ocCQCCj0I7-CqEgKoZug824Zi4RLSNvK2CRpT2bvfTGHTpG1QdeAA/s4032/IMG_6437.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqowHOqtUvF0GP4IIXcSemXZ_gKNRp5KIF8iQlK-nbWP52kylETPq5TtTgah-m3XsyxppWwAEo5YlDtkseGAPJDvMWfSHztv5Y6M1SowAiH_IpalDpLg0rhtYWq6d_2zpSaP70ocCQCCj0I7-CqEgKoZug824Zi4RLSNvK2CRpT2bvfTGHTpG1QdeAA/s320/IMG_6437.JPG" width="240" /></a></div></div><br /></span><p></p><p class="04xlpa" style="--font-size: 28.0003px; --line-height: 1.4; text-align: center;"><span class="wdyuqq">After a long weekend on Tuesday 18th July we hosted our annual
Mairtown Kindergarten celebration, the last event of our Matariki festival
events. Together we planned what kai we would make and decided on hot soup,
mince stew, Leigh's boil up and Teresa's seafood chowder - and fried bread like
we had last year! We invited whānau for lunch at the kindergarten and at 1pm
whānau began to arrive. After a quick opening and mihi mo te kai, whānau
and their tamariki chose their lunch, before sitting to share delicious kai and
korero together.</span></p><p class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><strong><i><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">‘Ngā kai a
Matariki nāna i ao ake nei'</span></i></strong></p>
<p class="wysiwyg-text-align-center" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: inherit; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin: 0cm; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><i style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">'Food that is scooped up by
Matariki'</span></i></strong><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="background-color: #e3f8fe; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p><br /><br /></o:p></span></p>Mairtown Kindergartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09273032481119661293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761716400856059170.post-42332493035230862052023-06-02T15:13:00.001+12:002023-06-02T15:13:30.490+12:00Learning about our awa with Wai Tuwhera o te Taiao<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKya0Jc6W2xIqWOGJPPuJhao9wBEhn3IxICMW4bZWWQpaVD2hBP06ZVUmHKeNxb6SzxKZtmFXfajdAoC3f23nys3hEfnb3iu8tOs9khyhSBixt_XcsGhHdTOmIDfu0egOKTM-JRnLpELzGj3Vlejhp10pclF9CwHkmgrP6PKSrXd_VYB1XH95xZm0/s4032/IMG_2160.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKya0Jc6W2xIqWOGJPPuJhao9wBEhn3IxICMW4bZWWQpaVD2hBP06ZVUmHKeNxb6SzxKZtmFXfajdAoC3f23nys3hEfnb3iu8tOs9khyhSBixt_XcsGhHdTOmIDfu0egOKTM-JRnLpELzGj3Vlejhp10pclF9CwHkmgrP6PKSrXd_VYB1XH95xZm0/s320/IMG_2160.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="mi-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: #0481;">Back in April 2022, I learnt of a water sampling
programme which was being undertaken by Wai Tuwhera o te Taio (Open Waters
Aotearoa), part of the Environmental Authority. Their programme involves linking community
groups and the science of Wilderlab, to sample and undertake testing of the water within our
rivers, lakes, estuaries and wetlands. The aim of this programme is to enable
local communities to </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">understand
their own waterways better, and use the knowledge gained to consider how we can
contribute to improving the health and diversity of life within them over time. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The testing involves analysing, discovering and identifying the
environmental DNA (eDNA) filtered from the sampled water, and informing us about what this information tells us about the health of our water.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">In their
words…<i>Environmental DNA, or eDNA, refers to all the tiny traces of genetic
material that is left behind as living things pass through water or soil.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">In your
backyard, local stream or boggy field lurks a secret web of co-conspirators.
Largely unseen, they slink and swoosh, creep and crawl, helping each other to
survive. Sometimes there are many, sometimes there are few. How do we know
this? They leave their DNA behind.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">From
kērēru to kōwhai, and the leaves in the wind, all living things shed genetic
information into their local environment. This is called environmental DNA, or
eDNA.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">For
example, a bird flies over a lake and drops a feather. Under the surface, a
fish swims around and, if it is unlucky, gets gobbled up by bigger fish.
Likewise, an insect may fall into the lake, and leaves fall from trees. These
plants and animals leave behind ‘genetic breadcrumbs’ (such as skin cells and
faeces) in the environments they live in.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gjZhv5tonjM8bnXUNBRMmTCIO40MlLRIlzwMwcXcbGs__rFWMWZf6BLS8fljBwdp2pyzuyLMfB_zAyKS8uIoNcuGC-M6JoBK19mZkLSdUEQutZ_hGp6xmfulf7EV1w0_fax2utp7Bo6ysOUcdoY3kBDGrIUZXvzouJd1DEnN8myOeuoWEbQL1iE/s2673/wall%20display%203.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1644" data-original-width="2673" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gjZhv5tonjM8bnXUNBRMmTCIO40MlLRIlzwMwcXcbGs__rFWMWZf6BLS8fljBwdp2pyzuyLMfB_zAyKS8uIoNcuGC-M6JoBK19mZkLSdUEQutZ_hGp6xmfulf7EV1w0_fax2utp7Bo6ysOUcdoY3kBDGrIUZXvzouJd1DEnN8myOeuoWEbQL1iE/s320/wall%20display%203.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOmv5shuG6A20EEi1HvdKCitM7lbdJvgEj0Xqn6FXyYzJsq51yNdMXl54iFjQOpkLG7Wy6Auv3Au-zrAdTv14amJ-cZc2k7xyLkuqLN2HeSDIymkJ4nFotgkho0awLhi-RwmmPgDLvzbsWv6A0V1vmaVA7wwrFL4HLZWEW75vpcX4XX9EzFFLT4c/s2469/wall%20display4.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1584" data-original-width="2469" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOmv5shuG6A20EEi1HvdKCitM7lbdJvgEj0Xqn6FXyYzJsq51yNdMXl54iFjQOpkLG7Wy6Auv3Au-zrAdTv14amJ-cZc2k7xyLkuqLN2HeSDIymkJ4nFotgkho0awLhi-RwmmPgDLvzbsWv6A0V1vmaVA7wwrFL4HLZWEW75vpcX4XX9EzFFLT4c/s320/wall%20display4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></i><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> “In one drop
of water are found all the secrets of the ocean” Kahlil Gibran<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Our Mairtown
Kindergarten Nature Programme group have a special connection with the
beautiful ngahere of Mair Park, where we spend our Friday mornings. One of
our favourite spots to spend time is “The Beach”, at the rocky edge of the awa
Hoteo as it passes the foot of Parihaka maunga. I felt that participating in
this sampling programme would be a great way for us to learn more about our awa
and the life which surrounds us there. Gaining knowledge helps us think about how we can support the environment which in turn sustains us.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Vegetation helps maintain the
equilibrium of the atmosphere, taking up carbon and releasing oxygen, and
pumping water from the earth to the sky. Soil is the thin mantle which overlays
rocks, retaining water and nutrients. It supports vegetation and thus all other
life that feeds on plants or animals. Fresh water, essential for terrestrial
and aquatic life, is replenished and cleansed through the water cycle. These
elements and their interactions make up the biosphere and keep us all alive.</span></i></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; vertical-align: baseline; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><i><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">We need to be careful our actions do not
disrupt the balance of the atmosphere, oceans, water and land. While growing
populations create pressure on the earth’s resources, it is really how we live
our lives that makes the biggest difference to the planet. </span></i><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">(Enviroschools).</span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; vertical-align: baseline; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9Quy61CHgPxD5Ia-5wX-9A8XJrvLDNS632ynoaszf3efBktnny4sVX_emnGc8eHopTb-0OTm4icpU4mhe5nXrQA9xu0bnttke9GcXWtVY5Oe7ZO_mOm3d_8exG5vT1eoqNrc_9Z4IBGY99NHXU9p6vlMpOwOKyZZrCavPly2JfbfYu18H4vHyFQ/s2976/IMG_8440.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1761" data-original-width="2976" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9Quy61CHgPxD5Ia-5wX-9A8XJrvLDNS632ynoaszf3efBktnny4sVX_emnGc8eHopTb-0OTm4icpU4mhe5nXrQA9xu0bnttke9GcXWtVY5Oe7ZO_mOm3d_8exG5vT1eoqNrc_9Z4IBGY99NHXU9p6vlMpOwOKyZZrCavPly2JfbfYu18H4vHyFQ/s320/IMG_8440.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">So, I put in an application
to participate in the autumn testing, but we missed out on that round. They
encouraged us to reapply, though, so I tried again for the Spring Summer
testing round of 2022/23. That time we were successful, so it was time to start
getting prepared!</span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">They sent us out a testing
kit, and I watched webinars to learn about the process. I contacted Matua
Winiwini Kingi, of Ngatai Kahu o Torongare, and he agreed to accompany us and
bless the eDNA sample as it left our awa and headed off on its journey to the
lab. We made plans to take our sample in early December. </span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">At whānau time in November, I
explained to the tamariki what we would be doing, and what we might learn. We
talked about how the water in our awa travels from its beginnings, both from Kamo down the awa Waitawa, and Glenbervie along the awa Mangakino, then down the Hoteo/Hatea awa on its journey to the sea, collecting ‘memories’ of the life it
interacts with on the way. </span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEhAofiEAMoeyuZL2bWylHaYHqg5dzLXDd9JM2Mg3ZlvUmfg8Pn15cbINMtiBz6e_Cm7ke2mTJdRJiHL5olQkz34-mMhUzfrrtEuHY-xbemwVnfvjp24BckILHwUDaRjnOP77w3ieaoIWYt52TtEE69sHAUAEM4GIDhYkcr-bxILSOYSnZCvWPT7Y/s1392/Hatea%20river%20sign.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="812" data-original-width="1392" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEhAofiEAMoeyuZL2bWylHaYHqg5dzLXDd9JM2Mg3ZlvUmfg8Pn15cbINMtiBz6e_Cm7ke2mTJdRJiHL5olQkz34-mMhUzfrrtEuHY-xbemwVnfvjp24BckILHwUDaRjnOP77w3ieaoIWYt52TtEE69sHAUAEM4GIDhYkcr-bxILSOYSnZCvWPT7Y/w400-h234/Hatea%20river%20sign.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">They then shared their thoughts about what lifeforms
they thought we would discover were living within, alongside and above our awa,
and we wrote our own reference list to later compare the results from sample with.</span><p></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ZbEsNiHMcMugsKMyFWG--fhMFd9NxS6vx3YLtIIYxOEERFPzZJsWrdVrCSGUXOYixFmxdQu__Mx0gs-cxM0K10Fonmp0v5VoDAHOo814tc2bWprjPN3fuHsDws2rJmV3N6s_aCmcMKDB5cquslUeLGrB4iyR9AjkXaB9SeYdr1i8t0hk6fBLwxw/s3264/IMG_9677.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ZbEsNiHMcMugsKMyFWG--fhMFd9NxS6vx3YLtIIYxOEERFPzZJsWrdVrCSGUXOYixFmxdQu__Mx0gs-cxM0K10Fonmp0v5VoDAHOo814tc2bWprjPN3fuHsDws2rJmV3N6s_aCmcMKDB5cquslUeLGrB4iyR9AjkXaB9SeYdr1i8t0hk6fBLwxw/w300-h400/IMG_9677.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><i><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Investigations enable
children to </span></i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;"><i>extend and expand their learning and thinking, building confidence in</i></span><i><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"> learning how to learn. They also enable teachers to gift children
some very important dispositions such as being researchers, by feeding their
curiosity and taking their curiosity further. Investigative approaches enable
children to achieve an impressive depth of learning, and to tackle complex
concepts and questions. </span></i><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Hargraves, 29</span><p></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">And then….THE WEATHER!!!!
Northland skies turned on the taps, and as high rainfall and fast flowing
waters disrupt the quality of the sample, we had to postpone…and then it was the
summer break. Then before we could reschedule in the new year, cyclone
Gabrielle hit</span><span face=""Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹</span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Parihaka maunga
and her surrounds suffered damage which meant we needed to take a break. The
Wai Tuwhera team agreed to extend our time limit, and we waited for a period of
calm weather, and a time which suited Matua Winiwini, to align. </span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">March 31<sup>st</sup> was
that day! We all gathered at our meeting place and made our introductions,
discussed our ‘rules’ and said our karakia before setting off down the hill to
the ngahere. After morning tea we headed to “the Beach”, and how the landscape
has changed since the storms and the slips! The awa was shallower than before
at this point – so many rocks had slipped down the maunga into the riverbed. This
did give us interesting knowledge to discover though – Matua Winiwini found a small
volcanic rock, maybe a remnant of the volcanic beginnings of Parihaka maunga,
and he explained to the tamariki about how this special type of rock, the best
at retaining heat, was traditionally used by his hapu for cooking their delicious
Hangi.</span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlp7tsIaIoOPSwe78ojJV4Yx2FdiVsofrFbPSd6CInVP0HxmeYz2VyG8f1yK4yDqIxtlwvfVAikPEBX3sXQ7gGttABmqt9RKzN-w6ibnF_wq1prG3N9uN5vBltgHGv4jLr4M2Lgmxoho2HmdNLwswCShfAQO0bSqE40g2TWuOmK16rfKsfzgPMsbM/s4032/IMG_5107.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlp7tsIaIoOPSwe78ojJV4Yx2FdiVsofrFbPSd6CInVP0HxmeYz2VyG8f1yK4yDqIxtlwvfVAikPEBX3sXQ7gGttABmqt9RKzN-w6ibnF_wq1prG3N9uN5vBltgHGv4jLr4M2Lgmxoho2HmdNLwswCShfAQO0bSqE40g2TWuOmK16rfKsfzgPMsbM/s320/IMG_5107.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I then unpacked the testing kit
and talked through the equipment and the process with the tamariki. Then it was
waders on and into the water for me, clambering over the slippery rocks and
doing my best not to drop the important kit!</span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsZDkM1A0TOj7aDcPb4KlRCbVXIOc62hBOatXQOdPBOqni8f3h6ExUg0Xgse8qaFvfjX3aDHZ-ZTx4W9oBWQi_OeQUPeOvPuDhVf7sb4UuP-uyFzBrykb0bXOOkj31zKVVUXpuO7nAUisHMKMQvprPMySi9ihnoM5R5RyYYT2KWP4bX2uxbxfmf8/s3666/IMG_5123.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3666" data-original-width="2750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsZDkM1A0TOj7aDcPb4KlRCbVXIOc62hBOatXQOdPBOqni8f3h6ExUg0Xgse8qaFvfjX3aDHZ-ZTx4W9oBWQi_OeQUPeOvPuDhVf7sb4UuP-uyFzBrykb0bXOOkj31zKVVUXpuO7nAUisHMKMQvprPMySi9ihnoM5R5RyYYT2KWP4bX2uxbxfmf8/s320/IMG_5123.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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the process of filling the 20ml syringe, attaching a special filter, then pushing
the water back out into the awa, leaving its eDNA trapped within the filter.
This process took some time, as a litre of water had to be filtered, and as the
filter progressively filled with material, the task got harder and harder!
Maxwell's Dad and Matua Winiwini helped me out, and the tamariki were very
respectful throughout, of the need to not interact with the water upstream of the sample,
so their play would not disrupt the sampled water with any introduced matter. They watched what
was happening, and played on the water's edge downstream of the sampling, where
they were free to interact with this special environment as they wished. Finally, the sampling was done, and I changed syringes,
adding fixative to the filter to preserve its contacts ready for posting it to Wilderlab.
Then we gathered together as Matua Winiwini shared some words to send our sample on its
journey of knowledge building. Then the whole beach </span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">was ours to explore freely again,
and it was time to spend the rest of the morning introducing Matua to our favourite
activities in this beautiful spot – eeling, rock throwing, constructing with
and and whittling the fallen branches</span><span face=""Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The eels, water snails and small fish were keen to
come and check out the bacon scraps and peas and corn on offer, so we were
pretty sure their DNA would appear in our sample results too!</span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5sVc3p3aADABBfdIGvpqq7fBUnf-BIBiKNJm6Hix6OMZDo3bagloreD9E4TP49OAumfJdz74xsGLD8x73Gw5xfVYN-Cb_WRnnbfKc32t0wfPXB2HR6_xxIqpvwn6qey6TGp_cMf9qPGXWqkFSP_jHQxfpBAlTCTVlc94QZLDiKU4u16_JTbIsu0U/s3666/IMG_5159.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3666" data-original-width="2750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5sVc3p3aADABBfdIGvpqq7fBUnf-BIBiKNJm6Hix6OMZDo3bagloreD9E4TP49OAumfJdz74xsGLD8x73Gw5xfVYN-Cb_WRnnbfKc32t0wfPXB2HR6_xxIqpvwn6qey6TGp_cMf9qPGXWqkFSP_jHQxfpBAlTCTVlc94QZLDiKU4u16_JTbIsu0U/s320/IMG_5159.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-yAesEdTezAzjfYG9uYfQFml82X7qYlK0nonewjc6wh0lh0Ecn__DPp4K2OfkmOhDGrQS0aDdCZuerRzJWrDZIWK6SWA8cs0wk2L5RUdv5ufiIW0KFpzAF1285zOAfdFaxM0Suk7dC8NiDOFPWRws5QsX9mcIl-Hziy5xPwBqUIPlxD32Oba5KPw/s4032/IMG_0889.HEIC" style="clear: left; 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<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The fascinating and wonderful
thing about free play in wild spaces are the resources that assist in the
development of the children, they all are around them and are only limited by
the child’s curiosity and wonder of the natural environments.</span></i><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Cummings, 2010</span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">And then we waited a few weeks,
and at last I had an email telling me our results were in – it was time to
analyse them!! This information would inform us about the life forms which had interacted with the water we sampled, at some point during the last 4-5kms of its journey to 'The Beach', as well as at that point.</span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO4wHMHb-8BuS3ONksdlrxE78BTemy_Pn1Nlli2YoQ5uu-BL4OZNRdoTJ7Cp5sgFxruTNtIOQAaBS1Wgag9_ISV5WWxmW4aBEMBNhtfnxmmYyqfl-3cFlWOvV_jp6GvcAq6LHi-vwBcHD5yp6qsJUH8KbiYOBW7Tyh3N1uQknZzF445T-JTxl9O-w/s936/Our%20location.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="813" data-original-width="936" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO4wHMHb-8BuS3ONksdlrxE78BTemy_Pn1Nlli2YoQ5uu-BL4OZNRdoTJ7Cp5sgFxruTNtIOQAaBS1Wgag9_ISV5WWxmW4aBEMBNhtfnxmmYyqfl-3cFlWOvV_jp6GvcAq6LHi-vwBcHD5yp6qsJUH8KbiYOBW7Tyh3N1uQknZzF445T-JTxl9O-w/s320/Our%20location.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihI-ctAllqKQ4rwDjGAvvQg5fD7Q1e1YRyg_c_I5TrQnv_N9ith7zcxaiMlOW5w688afo19vBtWl7nZ78zfMPDuNMR-jlEzP5bi-SCVrtyGE4HffeH4CiGrznAih-G148UkuB364iZkmzqOLaJlD0nLkke2owQcdsNE_PgBp5Zmf-YgPgzh0lPIs/s877/the%20two%20samples,%20us%20and%20bioblitz.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="877" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihI-ctAllqKQ4rwDjGAvvQg5fD7Q1e1YRyg_c_I5TrQnv_N9ith7zcxaiMlOW5w688afo19vBtWl7nZ78zfMPDuNMR-jlEzP5bi-SCVrtyGE4HffeH4CiGrznAih-G148UkuB364iZkmzqOLaJlD0nLkke2owQcdsNE_PgBp5Zmf-YgPgzh0lPIs/s320/the%20two%20samples,%20us%20and%20bioblitz.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><br /></span></p>I spent some time on the
Wilderlab site, learning about what the findings could tell us. I found our
sample on the interactive map, and I also discovered that a larger set of
samples had also been taken over a 24hr period during the Bioblitz event in
October 2022, reasonably close by. This means we are contributing to a bigger
picture of the health of our awa over time. I discovered that our tamariki had made many correct predictions, although no amnonytes or extinct stuff were found!</span><p></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">And the 20 largest eDNA results extracted were of...</span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmWkSF7EKeHIuq2aD4Mqez1-cUXzbJEgJrgMz0Ye-PWNTSiZCOXqLi0NXIB9Cg822dX4Icjk9eO0vZn_PL93ZdIvwgGtp84ZDxb43tx1042bLGa9QZANuasACK_FCVXe_rR6R336EG8LXQoAzb7WgNBLbP-eHgHCa42Qtj7Ln1R_ds2nAf8Nu5nQ/s982/20%20creatures%20poster.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="982" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmWkSF7EKeHIuq2aD4Mqez1-cUXzbJEgJrgMz0Ye-PWNTSiZCOXqLi0NXIB9Cg822dX4Icjk9eO0vZn_PL93ZdIvwgGtp84ZDxb43tx1042bLGa9QZANuasACK_FCVXe_rR6R336EG8LXQoAzb7WgNBLbP-eHgHCa42Qtj7Ln1R_ds2nAf8Nu5nQ/w572-h404/20%20creatures%20poster.jpg" width="572" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; text-align: left;">although there were many others...</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">an eleven-page sample report of 236 identified life forms including plants, insects, mammals, fish, birds, algae, bacteria, insects worms, molluscs and various single cell and microscopic organisms in fact!</span></div><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">This list contained a couple of surprises, like snapper, who couldn't live in the predominantly freshwater of our awa upstream from 'The Beach' - I think a fisherman has maybe thrown out his waste in the awa after filleting his catch?! And the goldfish and pond weed - maybe an aquarium has been emptied out in the awa, introducing pests into our awa?!</span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Wilderlab also provided an accompanying ‘Wheel of Life’ image which
places all the lifeforms next to their nearest ‘relatives’, assigning each classification
its own colour. </span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrX-jGO56K5AQta24eJjMvrA41zbOgiwoJ0Nn_VZIlcz7uzDhTt9YOD8K-aFIzNr6_huqfojhxQCPVHBiYlkVLOPiZkJvEQUqH5X1jlAkoMkVC4WXvHYm0ae94xuGnMfi9GCU6ZO0QQfC-6KYe9_3V7Hc0gTq-dWpb8IcMThT1N_MUCOw6RSHFHBI/s727/wheel%20of%20life%20-%20ours.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="723" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrX-jGO56K5AQta24eJjMvrA41zbOgiwoJ0Nn_VZIlcz7uzDhTt9YOD8K-aFIzNr6_huqfojhxQCPVHBiYlkVLOPiZkJvEQUqH5X1jlAkoMkVC4WXvHYm0ae94xuGnMfi9GCU6ZO0QQfC-6KYe9_3V7Hc0gTq-dWpb8IcMThT1N_MUCOw6RSHFHBI/w398-h400/wheel%20of%20life%20-%20ours.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><div><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><br /></span></div>And we found our tamariki had not done too badly at all with their predictions either!</span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1HRYNIqOaD3AcZdJJyENW9T-7vH0PfAKeP6gYGxXiXd21RzzzHPwasJU8LmYJzZPpLcdEw3M2QXeu84w0-SXVeizQSvfDimgFh3gQUyzOW8Tft0FrukC1dzEJt7gDTkFsJHNA5Al80KNp5rVlpY92hxCkwjbC_g0ambuidMBQMkS2zkJHb6Yijw/s893/our%20list.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="893" data-original-width="670" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1HRYNIqOaD3AcZdJJyENW9T-7vH0PfAKeP6gYGxXiXd21RzzzHPwasJU8LmYJzZPpLcdEw3M2QXeu84w0-SXVeizQSvfDimgFh3gQUyzOW8Tft0FrukC1dzEJt7gDTkFsJHNA5Al80KNp5rVlpY92hxCkwjbC_g0ambuidMBQMkS2zkJHb6Yijw/s320/our%20list.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Our awa was given a TICI score (The Taxon-Independent
Community Index) which indicated the overall health of our awa is poor. This is
lower than the average rating gained from the nearby Bioblitz sample last year,
and that concerned me, so I did some more research!</div><div><p></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQoxEmxS9_q27PA9SfH_2r45qQ1PwBYHtNVRFIqFhEybcIEe-w3dYQugePB8YhW0pdQhiyfB-fGgdG-EPoAPImFVHA7lWHOVfqY_DwQ4y_6bWuaiwzC1XZsY5Y3J1f7Kqb3Va4-m_TWjFk5eDzjgPw6qUfgtf59KWG8aJ_JtE3dDZ0s9fhdMRinY/s918/TICI%20score%20us.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="857" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQoxEmxS9_q27PA9SfH_2r45qQ1PwBYHtNVRFIqFhEybcIEe-w3dYQugePB8YhW0pdQhiyfB-fGgdG-EPoAPImFVHA7lWHOVfqY_DwQ4y_6bWuaiwzC1XZsY5Y3J1f7Kqb3Va4-m_TWjFk5eDzjgPw6qUfgtf59KWG8aJ_JtE3dDZ0s9fhdMRinY/s320/TICI%20score%20us.png" width="299" /></a></div><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">This score reflects a change
in the way living water quality is assessed, which eDNA testing has made
possible. Whereas in the past water quality was determined by the measurement of the nutrient, metal, sediment and acidity levels of the water, now we can assess the presence of
organisms which are sensitive to, or tolerant of, the presence of different
stressors or environmental pressures, including nutrient levels, metal
pollution, temperature or poor habitat. These life forms are called
bioindicators, as their presence or absence indicates the condition of their
environments. </span><p></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-VzOl-CpOlItmKXdTAVKQrZi8QqDA3DeJemzKmgkLzGXJg0LF2l6T5OElag_rS7qEnM2Yvtqa-i1TAuFNj-UC72Te6OdEJNPtlIQ9g03xf_uL1dYGTUuZ5WVXXglhVXDeGmiPRjYpgzo9WyqscheVw-5GgwU-fUEVwcXWxS7vLzM8y_uaXRehU9U/s921/indicator%20species.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="921" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-VzOl-CpOlItmKXdTAVKQrZi8QqDA3DeJemzKmgkLzGXJg0LF2l6T5OElag_rS7qEnM2Yvtqa-i1TAuFNj-UC72Te6OdEJNPtlIQ9g03xf_uL1dYGTUuZ5WVXXglhVXDeGmiPRjYpgzo9WyqscheVw-5GgwU-fUEVwcXWxS7vLzM8y_uaXRehU9U/s320/indicator%20species.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Research indicates that many of our awa in Aotearoa begin with abundant life
and an excellent health rating near their source, and then as they move through
increasingly populated, deforested and commercially used areas of land on their
journey to the sea, the presence of sensitive species including insect life like mayflies, caddis flies and dragonflies drops, while the presence
of species which can survive in and around poorer water environments, such as
Mallard ducks, Pukeko and worms increase. </span><p></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13SwzkCPRilzbIQWAbSLSXfHpq0pEwdcRq0cZVX0_OQShkqhnQVUYmOOcVzGlrZGOuII2yL-au9luzT26k01n45SvJXqgAHQY-bE68hDVWKrXwecGNntORtUrDsU4ECPaJPLSXIiSf632sOJAP6DKICEsy-ZGjEIg406YAPP6UTg5tViQowUTHvo/s1086/Hawkes%20Bay%20river%20study.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="1086" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13SwzkCPRilzbIQWAbSLSXfHpq0pEwdcRq0cZVX0_OQShkqhnQVUYmOOcVzGlrZGOuII2yL-au9luzT26k01n45SvJXqgAHQY-bE68hDVWKrXwecGNntORtUrDsU4ECPaJPLSXIiSf632sOJAP6DKICEsy-ZGjEIg406YAPP6UTg5tViQowUTHvo/s320/Hawkes%20Bay%20river%20study.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBWiEwuw7OLfUYntiEFqNfvNk6BACkL1FWDOz_yXyOGYYqiFxTnBWSLyyz7YEfKnqISZm8c1qs5x_uojUsj1rO4SfJLzQJkTqpeILjxg1VW18tgRpZ3yfHTZuHx8QxNS4-BE4XBOFP4M3epjd5QTb3lPVFWy855QRSTD5DUzk9IElnBQBAVfhXHU/s1170/river%20Tici%20scores.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="345" data-original-width="1170" height="94" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBWiEwuw7OLfUYntiEFqNfvNk6BACkL1FWDOz_yXyOGYYqiFxTnBWSLyyz7YEfKnqISZm8c1qs5x_uojUsj1rO4SfJLzQJkTqpeILjxg1VW18tgRpZ3yfHTZuHx8QxNS4-BE4XBOFP4M3epjd5QTb3lPVFWy855QRSTD5DUzk9IElnBQBAVfhXHU/s320/river%20Tici%20scores.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Our environment is certainly mid to lower, and heavily
influenced by our populated environment, as well as the impact of the storm
events we have experienced, and maybe the cost of this is seen in our results?! Perhaps, to ensure our awa remains full of diverse and healthy life, there is work to be done!</span><p></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The challenge now for our
tamariki, is to consider what actions they can promote and enact in the future
to enhance and protect the health and life of our awa for future generations.</span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Finding ways to create and
live in a healthy and sustainable community is an ongoing learning experience,
and schools and ECE centres are a microcosm of the larger environment. Students
can learn about their world by exploring the diversity of their school/centre
environment and the decisions and behaviours that change it. </span></i><i><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" lang="mi-NZ" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: #0481; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I</span></i><i><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">f we live within our limits, take only what we need
and design our lives with care for other people and all of nature, we can leave
things in a better state. Drawing on the gifts of our ancestors and the lessons
of our history, we can create a more abundant, diverse, healthy and positive
future. </span></i><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Enviroschools</span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Here are the links to our results and those of the Bioblitz for your interest!</span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/wilderlab.openwaters/reports/90dadc66eda71b86.html">https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/wilderlab.openwaters/reports/90dadc66eda71b86.html</a><br /></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/wilderlab.openwaters/reports/29380753129784c2.html">https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/wilderlab.openwaters/reports/29380753129784c2.html</a><br /></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Mā to wā </span></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Anne</span></p></div>Mairtown Kindergartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09273032481119661293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761716400856059170.post-40512513391687736902023-03-16T17:24:00.000+13:002023-03-16T17:24:21.244+13:00Monarch Butterflies; an experience of transformation<div class="separator"><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="903" data-original-width="677" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtGQ5t2H7nBySGf8RAmh13tBS2SE6NqSIVWlCKT_4LA_F_R1foXROU5l0yCdj18-nySsb7E7MO34mLi4HVu-kcb9w-pfGHrJnJNZc1zwO1WM9NZzpPhvcGc0H2SZluJx0w3iYDGDW6wAD8_Mrt7hnCxgDdYuThXwI1ijq1xXXLd98xUi3rJayyXA/w240-h320/IMG_4167.JPG" width="240" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtGQ5t2H7nBySGf8RAmh13tBS2SE6NqSIVWlCKT_4LA_F_R1foXROU5l0yCdj18-nySsb7E7MO34mLi4HVu-kcb9w-pfGHrJnJNZc1zwO1WM9NZzpPhvcGc0H2SZluJx0w3iYDGDW6wAD8_Mrt7hnCxgDdYuThXwI1ijq1xXXLd98xUi3rJayyXA/s903/IMG_4167.JPG" style="clear: left; 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font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Last year our
Professional Practice Manager Kim Townsend brought in eight caterpillars, and
this turned into a great learning experience that lasted many weeks, even
months.</span></div></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Tamariki began
observing the caterpillars, drawing what they saw, asking questions, and
investigating using the insect books provided. Tamariki explored the changes occurring within this area </span><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 15.3333px;">throughout the days,</span><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;"> both alongside
their e hoa and </span><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;">on their own. </span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Some of our caterpillars
were named by the tamariki.</span><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;">“Slinky,
plinky, blinky, twinky and blonky.”</span><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJsTwg9AbrbAB64Ic_b2RfKCFW2vp4AOKAfF8Azuhs4mZ9s8qXOyWvyYDpoj2NQ31eqSIFxsOiqjtRnWLv3vXt7sIIL_QK8QRrcNn_YAqyb2WHaFZ-WhCzoJmSn1eCvePVYDcplLLAdGetO9RcLHObfJT6zNRE6yL9xo6t7vGEva6RkVkGZi8ZsLw/s903/IMG_8508.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="903" data-original-width="677" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJsTwg9AbrbAB64Ic_b2RfKCFW2vp4AOKAfF8Azuhs4mZ9s8qXOyWvyYDpoj2NQ31eqSIFxsOiqjtRnWLv3vXt7sIIL_QK8QRrcNn_YAqyb2WHaFZ-WhCzoJmSn1eCvePVYDcplLLAdGetO9RcLHObfJT6zNRE6yL9xo6t7vGEva6RkVkGZi8ZsLw/s320/IMG_8508.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;">On the Monday of t</span><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 15.3333px;">he following week </span><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;">we discovered that five caterpillars had turned into chrysalises.
This provoked more observations, questions, and research.</span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;">During this period together we shared some in depth discussions about </span><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 15.3333px;">the way the remaining caterpillars moved on the plant, the </span><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;">transition of caterpillars to a chrysalis, how different they looked, and the colours and shapes we could see were slowly emerging on the chrysalis.</span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCLCXb3uRSaO4qyyXtSDlksY4gNwRXbGhuCTtO9lQwZcBHPcNLp5nTMpzSiU3RWXt3kJ4mahkGSsl1o3ORNYagg-vc9kiwqQpHz8GqvijpWwHMd7kbi1SOCS9YIt4eWGElJ25_nOzX3QBaeCDaKa27wK3jsCxJLLvLi82SfOoSf9RSUsE4hdo7p3w/s223/IMG_8612.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><img border="0" data-original-height="223" data-original-width="167" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCLCXb3uRSaO4qyyXtSDlksY4gNwRXbGhuCTtO9lQwZcBHPcNLp5nTMpzSiU3RWXt3kJ4mahkGSsl1o3ORNYagg-vc9kiwqQpHz8GqvijpWwHMd7kbi1SOCS9YIt4eWGElJ25_nOzX3QBaeCDaKa27wK3jsCxJLLvLi82SfOoSf9RSUsE4hdo7p3w/w240-h320/IMG_8612.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhReAoW18MTesWGVRdQXNFBO9eN4WRfskBioNsXUgbHXPTMi-EYZ9VNRlxIgFj6MIgfWBSOZX5AvHJ9M5pYlZ5eGCILt93fqG6iUGx2Iuk1mZoZgOuFSOPI-VrwjbuXCb9P9_8xG3_saWQj7PViOUtFMQ3mZT_dgDE6aWg7Bqwr05BS1e6o1icUNKE/s1204/IMG_8942.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="903" data-original-width="1204" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhReAoW18MTesWGVRdQXNFBO9eN4WRfskBioNsXUgbHXPTMi-EYZ9VNRlxIgFj6MIgfWBSOZX5AvHJ9M5pYlZ5eGCILt93fqG6iUGx2Iuk1mZoZgOuFSOPI-VrwjbuXCb9P9_8xG3_saWQj7PViOUtFMQ3mZT_dgDE6aWg7Bqwr05BS1e6o1icUNKE/s320/IMG_8942.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9YRflrsaC6qNiLK7Gt0L3-TNAC8WjTpIpfbGUmgrJFLlGJQB_eWU9Wog6kuGokv0-Eo7SmaWifVL6TlM57IUOtlxhKvvAPuGESYs9dphe7ybwKwhUuTRrTBfa0vgG-A4SDWhA1_3So7XzC-N_6SvYPvmWj3QlCZ54fcor7XX8-Wqrl737LFk4pQ/s903/IMG_8611.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="903" data-original-width="677" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9YRflrsaC6qNiLK7Gt0L3-TNAC8WjTpIpfbGUmgrJFLlGJQB_eWU9Wog6kuGokv0-Eo7SmaWifVL6TlM57IUOtlxhKvvAPuGESYs9dphe7ybwKwhUuTRrTBfa0vgG-A4SDWhA1_3So7XzC-N_6SvYPvmWj3QlCZ54fcor7XX8-Wqrl737LFk4pQ/s320/IMG_8611.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Tamariki used
pens and paper and began drawing what they could see, their very own
caterpillar and chrysalis. I was so impressed by their observational drawing
and the detail to their artwork. For many tamariki art is an area of interest
as it allows them to be creative. Many tamariki continued to revisit this
area, creating many more pieces of artwork. Observational drawing is an
excellent way to help tamariki learn to draw what they see. In accordance with
Kolbe (2009), it invites tamariki to look very closely at things and to notice
all the details. In turn it encourages tamariki to make more intricate drawings
than they do from memory alone, often leading to joyful discoveries. It is part
of the process of ‘learning to see’. When students draw pictures of things they
see, it enhances their observation of these things (Haydock).</span><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRn2NVJXPf46IVPaeb8-THuBtYRNiFa1u1LV2PMz973LwY9cwRD52uEksH2eFg-W-vMRz-WYnONFLSKYwXOhnRt3eIzRPKRWXFaieOY8E6IbiRtiYcxHR6ztu9FSYfWmGUJNE7w4-zVbBEPafHm6rOCqQqrSt0ucou9nqGMJgfpewuwQxIPXQe6HU/s4032/IMG_4175.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRn2NVJXPf46IVPaeb8-THuBtYRNiFa1u1LV2PMz973LwY9cwRD52uEksH2eFg-W-vMRz-WYnONFLSKYwXOhnRt3eIzRPKRWXFaieOY8E6IbiRtiYcxHR6ztu9FSYfWmGUJNE7w4-zVbBEPafHm6rOCqQqrSt0ucou9nqGMJgfpewuwQxIPXQe6HU/s320/IMG_4175.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimTDeujDk0opImcwBJRCXncpL6Yf0-X4NWDDN99fXRryWiN4YZJJC4iYAERSCBcNUlXjkjXrdhOK_ll_qAs87x072rF0f24wnf-jqBW4iTkljy1X3uRcnmmRm1IBySWeisy3Go6DpXK_OfgkTuKBsFJDyP8ydtItaVzo_pwDOVHOtJJl3HLHufOLA/s4032/IMG_4178.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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drawing can support tamariki to strengthen memory. As the tamaiti looks at the
object and remembers what they see in order to create their own image, they develop fine motor skills, spatial awareness,
concentration and focus, observational skills and visual communication skills. This process also assists tamariki to reinterpret a three- dimensional form into a
two-dimensional form, engaging with concepts such as depth and scale. In doing this, tamariki develop understanding of the outline, structure and form of objects. Through drawing tamariki
communicate what they see, what they imagine, and what they want to communicate, often focusing on different aspects and details of the object they observe.</span></p>
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font-size: 11.5pt;">Different
resources and experiences were set up around our environment, encouraging tamariki to explore this interests through a range of media. Our book of the
week during this time was The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Tamariki linked
their observations to the process by which a caterpillar morphs into a
butterfly, beginning with a very hungry caterpillar hatching from an egg. </span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;">The next week, we began exploring many other art techniques. We created
chrysalis using the paper mâché technique of tearing up paper and gluing it
onto a balloon. There were further discussions shared throughout the progress of these
sculptures. We had to problem solve how to transform these materials into a chrysalis
shape, then a few days later once the first layer was dry, we added some loose
parts to one end before repeating the next layer of paper mâché. Tamariki began discussing what colours our chrysalis should be. Some suggested green and
some suggested black referring to their recent observations. Once dried we decided
on the colour green, and these were painted.</span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Tamariki also
began creating caterpillars in our hot glue gun area using a range of resources including sticks, egg cartoons, ice block sticks and paint. This led into clay
work, as they created eggs and more caterpillars. “Clay work can be a language for
exploring and communicating ideas. Like drawing, clay work enables children to
make their ideas visible – but in three dimensions” (Koble, 2009). All the
amazing artwork created over this time was then displayed in the kindergarten
for tamariki and their wh</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">ā</span><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;">nau to see.</span><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMztCbo6HagA42alrAlO71WgAYPu19O5K-9biakPZwuNOm144azj2o9edRzyzjZt8rBuVT6TenC1ZgwRWPOy8Dnjpjz9p67KrvPUQAbNmHN16qtpFH-od9AomXSmaesZa-SuO8qk1RYTT0OeSpJkwDAIq-ffU_sRFKcX6RuBh8x8K_F094QwT58iw/s3264/IMG_9001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMztCbo6HagA42alrAlO71WgAYPu19O5K-9biakPZwuNOm144azj2o9edRzyzjZt8rBuVT6TenC1ZgwRWPOy8Dnjpjz9p67KrvPUQAbNmHN16qtpFH-od9AomXSmaesZa-SuO8qk1RYTT0OeSpJkwDAIq-ffU_sRFKcX6RuBh8x8K_F094QwT58iw/w150-h200/IMG_9001.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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later, on our way out to enjoy morning tea a group of tamariki and myself noticed a
change in one of the chrysalises. When we went closer, we were just in time to
witness our first monarch butterfly emerge from its chrysalis, what a special
moment this was.</span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx3cV_fjCuxceV2EVlRAEzUzJYl3rf_HY9wflqfZOpiOfOOFXv22M3Pe9QVKV4v95IQW6jwtgxS0P4GquAP6Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;">This process
is called metamorphosis. This is a Greek word that means transformation or
change in shape. <a href="https://ansp.org/exhibits/online-exhibits/butterflies/lifecycle/"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">https://ansp.org/exhibits/online-exhibits/butterflies/lifecycle/</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix0DHQNQ0VcZurMDnrVaOjj3YS3ot3lrmIa026zIcuU7GhxOkJfFKJLOdaUNXR7p-24N9fuZd77eC19uRiNroFM5f0t0_GoE6PNXsLIZcFwnZ6xeQUven-xTzcFCcom0HgsHg2YUBg6pM8El5hcNbtjLgOsG-nCUn2HlgprAwR83wrmDpi1sZ5_f0/s3264/IMG_9107.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix0DHQNQ0VcZurMDnrVaOjj3YS3ot3lrmIa026zIcuU7GhxOkJfFKJLOdaUNXR7p-24N9fuZd77eC19uRiNroFM5f0t0_GoE6PNXsLIZcFwnZ6xeQUven-xTzcFCcom0HgsHg2YUBg6pM8El5hcNbtjLgOsG-nCUn2HlgprAwR83wrmDpi1sZ5_f0/s320/IMG_9107.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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in a hidden place, can you see an empty case?"</i></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;">(Flutterby butterfly, Anne
Cochrane). </span><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIetyvzzU0egCe8Dio-m6IzlGQafYASidXsrS8lrGpHLg_n6oVo2z5tEczWGtUwIWYd5qhY93HjY0e07zNesGjo9Thtioc4T2UqrXTb6p-6eLZi8lXxsdVLPYkmoUlwBp5PAOq1bRs9zNgb4YwbiKoIkFaOuAdhWvVE0YSXduDoow_hazo_E_imnE/s3264/IMG_9110.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIetyvzzU0egCe8Dio-m6IzlGQafYASidXsrS8lrGpHLg_n6oVo2z5tEczWGtUwIWYd5qhY93HjY0e07zNesGjo9Thtioc4T2UqrXTb6p-6eLZi8lXxsdVLPYkmoUlwBp5PAOq1bRs9zNgb4YwbiKoIkFaOuAdhWvVE0YSXduDoow_hazo_E_imnE/s320/IMG_9110.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Through our
observations we noticed that its wings were small and crumpled, and its abdomen
was plump. As the newly emerged butterfly hung upside down, we also noticed
fluid expelling. After some more research, we found out this was called
meconium. This is metabolic waste built up while inside
the chrysalis and its expulsion is a normal occurrence to
successfully complete metamorphosis.</span><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;"><a href="https://monarchbutterflylifecycle.com/blogs/raise/hatching-butterflies-monarch-emerges-chrysalis"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">https://monarchbutterflylifecycle.com/blogs/raise/hatching-butterflies-monarch-emerges-chrysalis</span></a></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;">We continued
to observe our newly emerged butterfly as its wings expanded and dried. During
this time, we reminded our tamariki that we needed to be respectful of the
butterfly and that when it was ready, it would fly away on its own.</span><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7AF5n3uiM-lWSZ9ZBdFVeiu6cEEmB12CrsmZRBNGdbaOOlMUO_TxVLBpehQ6N6FGS7W6sq3gRb7gqxh1a6f3QUsONDDkKQE7T3MtpZD0zN4-EhbOc_7c_feImvs4F1_6qqBMek-hK6CDgi4PKTTVhQWhTGADZDYqZVwHkF67biTsjy7y-m9AClso/s3264/IMG_9120.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7AF5n3uiM-lWSZ9ZBdFVeiu6cEEmB12CrsmZRBNGdbaOOlMUO_TxVLBpehQ6N6FGS7W6sq3gRb7gqxh1a6f3QUsONDDkKQE7T3MtpZD0zN4-EhbOc_7c_feImvs4F1_6qqBMek-hK6CDgi4PKTTVhQWhTGADZDYqZVwHkF67biTsjy7y-m9AClso/s320/IMG_9120.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhonTBipv6Dj731Jq6ovL6Fj9Pt3W5NHVAMLA8XooZM3f0z1lb6XKVTu1s6au5_C5jwjXbGQlRUQNuySX4u-PArNrqU5VmQ9K65wxZj7H8786llmUi1JaHs3_o0bFkLJY2RyahFT_e8Iclmie3ukFiHcgoiED6MB9y953ajEhOgqA4XOpO7YJT7FPQ/s3264/IMG_9122.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhonTBipv6Dj731Jq6ovL6Fj9Pt3W5NHVAMLA8XooZM3f0z1lb6XKVTu1s6au5_C5jwjXbGQlRUQNuySX4u-PArNrqU5VmQ9K65wxZj7H8786llmUi1JaHs3_o0bFkLJY2RyahFT_e8Iclmie3ukFiHcgoiED6MB9y953ajEhOgqA4XOpO7YJT7FPQ/s320/IMG_9122.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJCoexqmAL1V7LWG29eRWbERuwShdXuWLruOmuBIAXRFTxZiGSSeUWGxgjxeiSNKxrmzF1wPgKnnfCdZwh3w8Ro-JcJd1C7eCpBoapbIcSSnMRGiqxfUqpD4_66uM99V0gwjUaHjfb8VmSOpvDhp3RJLJ4_9VRCHZTzBukO-vITFbgeu6FNvxZbMk/s3264/IMG_9123.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJCoexqmAL1V7LWG29eRWbERuwShdXuWLruOmuBIAXRFTxZiGSSeUWGxgjxeiSNKxrmzF1wPgKnnfCdZwh3w8Ro-JcJd1C7eCpBoapbIcSSnMRGiqxfUqpD4_66uM99V0gwjUaHjfb8VmSOpvDhp3RJLJ4_9VRCHZTzBukO-vITFbgeu6FNvxZbMk/s320/IMG_9123.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Tamariki voice:</span><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;">“Caterpillars
eat leaves and stalks.”</span><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;">“The poo is
blackish greenish.”</span><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;">“I seen
caterpillars at my house, can’t touch caterpillars otherwise they die” – Micaela.
</span><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;">“First time I saw
a new butterfly flying around at the hotel”- Kehlani. </span><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;">“They are so special,
and you can’t touch them otherwise they will die” – Indie.</span><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;">“Don’t touch
them” – Lucas. </span><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;">“Butterflies won’t
hurt us” – Dawn.</span><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;">“The butterfly
came out” – Lexie.</span><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;">“I saw a lot of
chrysalises” – Millen. </span><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;">“I like
watching them and grow getting out of their egg, the chrysalis they have to
break, that’s how they turn into butterflies, they have bumps on them when they
start to get bigger, they grow and grow” – Lucas. </span><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;"><i>“Our
butterflies are all gone, they all turn into chrysalis then they turn into
butterflies” – Aki.</i></span><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLYnIdlS-bWMsFBiu8UG4ZxGuQrpPMWPoBS7unVn8GG_2T189r1t1SjyKyyYcmI-2Qt1yaBM05oVguJO9XG8_WD9VBmLmKC6PILgCTIJzFTJodyLvRwPD3Jcdo7Uuqw3MQosrF1cOyBN7ZCZ276gDklrigAcupxe74MKmOTuPub3fzcqhPN_VXCbk/s3264/IMG_9124.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLYnIdlS-bWMsFBiu8UG4ZxGuQrpPMWPoBS7unVn8GG_2T189r1t1SjyKyyYcmI-2Qt1yaBM05oVguJO9XG8_WD9VBmLmKC6PILgCTIJzFTJodyLvRwPD3Jcdo7Uuqw3MQosrF1cOyBN7ZCZ276gDklrigAcupxe74MKmOTuPub3fzcqhPN_VXCbk/s320/IMG_9124.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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project provided many opportunities for tamariki to participate.</span><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;">It provided
opportunities for tamariki to revisit their ideas, lead their own learning,
work alongside others, share ideas, investigate, gain knowledge and skills, ask
questions and make sense of the information they were learning.</span></p></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDc0JYYly2BiYrUJ0_wKZq7atkb9qKsjIeX9yjz1YJ1cRat5XYn9LAYNwxUKxyVbxkbWOx6hobs-Jl4WAvbWuBd6-Bb3p5deF4DSOsY037YzBdg7zVSxv1diDbzQ-zu9e020ZMq9O0KI13nJTKPWYOWRJWlBa3fxxrkzz8SSCJ-tHuIBpLgnpx79U/s3264/IMG_9193.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDc0JYYly2BiYrUJ0_wKZq7atkb9qKsjIeX9yjz1YJ1cRat5XYn9LAYNwxUKxyVbxkbWOx6hobs-Jl4WAvbWuBd6-Bb3p5deF4DSOsY037YzBdg7zVSxv1diDbzQ-zu9e020ZMq9O0KI13nJTKPWYOWRJWlBa3fxxrkzz8SSCJ-tHuIBpLgnpx79U/s320/IMG_9193.JPG" width="240" /></a></p></div></div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4FphEfP_2roVfoBj97UK7BEehtN6XOmTaaJXAxdFfrMlAgC-fWu4uSVQQtfJeoFI33-KxYROCQzGjKpv37_29At5s01z_JXr4TGBm2cHYh_jODea-ZRfbHX3V_puh6fjWD6k24KCTPqozjPIvzXYBrNb2bptc__ExamytdgFZiQXZQjIa75KHJ-M/s3264/IMG_9189.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_ydfbVmSYWpljdzXOax0Ekjewx0I9SdMVXfxxqJzIEosEteVebxqXbBnaojyuHvb1f55FReTO43ApFpEzhLqVA9YVLaZVpslfBgD6BDam_YwQQoDjSq8m7zRJq3g035X_CRO1eK6-HHJ7D3x3Vhk2DtmlbUs4Y4TKOdEz72dzvyE_3AnGS3SYiE/s3264/IMG_9197.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_ydfbVmSYWpljdzXOax0Ekjewx0I9SdMVXfxxqJzIEosEteVebxqXbBnaojyuHvb1f55FReTO43ApFpEzhLqVA9YVLaZVpslfBgD6BDam_YwQQoDjSq8m7zRJq3g035X_CRO1eK6-HHJ7D3x3Vhk2DtmlbUs4Y4TKOdEz72dzvyE_3AnGS3SYiE/s320/IMG_9197.JPG" width="240" /></a><br /> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhqbUYhwW2o73jRq8YUCQMW5dhSoYdCvFddBVQb6M1kryHRXdIqfmpMjYdCO2hkkBgc_LhfQz5D0V1Zbw2h9EUUs8RU5nNaUULWFJQS5joTzCnwG9KJr_itjTRenK2B3dOObJhOlVV3KkNAGEpVI5d3PpisYM5i0Qm_U-xSUD108nTwpVM5qNZW4/s3264/IMG_9203.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhqbUYhwW2o73jRq8YUCQMW5dhSoYdCvFddBVQb6M1kryHRXdIqfmpMjYdCO2hkkBgc_LhfQz5D0V1Zbw2h9EUUs8RU5nNaUULWFJQS5joTzCnwG9KJr_itjTRenK2B3dOObJhOlVV3KkNAGEpVI5d3PpisYM5i0Qm_U-xSUD108nTwpVM5qNZW4/s320/IMG_9203.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQc-DBPkeFkqn62C6hoziT2mOObX1B9djWQ3GCcAIdheymBX0pt4XBDj0Ods697jMhuJJK8PE4iR3QSUEIIq8RjCgWKLVms_ghw-HODah43nkNI4rWaKY1zHmE6V0lG_RZgNS7xLmFEBx1akwLLOPBSfU9htWfFF7tzGOglHNL8HTRTet9dJTXhhI/s3264/IMG_8718.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Projects provide a flexible and sustainable platform for tamariki to explore and discover and to develop their critical thinking and problem-solving abilities. Projects allow curious young minds to explore and discover, they allow young children’s ideas to be valued, their creativity encouraged, their interests nurtured and their learning needs met. Importantly, because projects are open-ended and there is no right or wrong answer in project development, a child can fully explore their creative thought processes without fear of failure.</span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><em><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;">‘What children learn does not follow as an automatic result from what is taught, rather, it is in large part to the children’s own doing, as a consequence of their activities and our resources.’</span></em></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt;"><a href="https://nido.edu.au/news/project-based-learning-in-early-learning-centres/"><span style="color: black;">https://nido.edu.au/news/project-based-learning-in-early-learning-centres/</span></a></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "MV Boli"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Written by Emma
Q<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><br /></div>Mairtown Kindergartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09273032481119661293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761716400856059170.post-77194126255045821172022-12-14T07:58:00.003+13:002022-12-14T07:58:58.882+13:00Social Emotional Learning at Mairtown Kindergarten<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Emotional competence
includes understanding what we are feeling and why we are feeling it, as well
as appreciating how others may be feeling and the impact of our actions on
them. It also includes responding to our feelings and expressing them
appropriately – and, when the feelings are strong or difficult to manage, in
ways that help us calm down and feel better.(He Māpuna Te Tamaiti, 2019).<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Emotional literacy is
made up of 'the ability to understand emotions, the ability to listen to
others constructively and the ability to express emotions productively. To
be emotionally literate is to be able to handle emotions in a way that improves
your personal power and improves the quality of life around you. Emotional
literacy improves relationships, creates loving possibilities between people,
makes co-operative work possible, and facilitates a feeling of community.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Emotional Literacy</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">At Mairtown kindergarten we have been looking at emotional literacy in its most simple forms, the skills of knowing what emotions are, being able to name them <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and recognizing them in others and ourselves.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Throughout this year we have
had a huge focus on this at kindergarten.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We set up an activity to
support this learning. This involved rotating a selection of picture cards with faces expressing emotions on a table, along with mirrors and
loose parts. Kaiako were available to share korero with tamariki whenever they took
an interest or engaged with this activity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Kaiako would ask “how do
you think these children feel?”. And “how do you calm your body, if you’re
feeling like this”? And “What do you do when you are feeling like this”? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Some of the responses we
got were:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"This one has
dribbles coming down his eyes" Laken.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Na I'm ok I can just
calm myself down, I don't need any help”. Leo.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“When Mum does funny
things, that makes me happy. Cuddles make me happy. Bites, itchy bite cream, if
we don't have any that makes me sad." Millen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"I can pull a big angry face watch
me". Laken.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpiT80KADmMInkACSTdLRqp1kXaGXqJxkEFvZyrwWFnVf7VD9Eer3AnRw6ltV1TNi-0BPhEmkKaalypsQgUqueV0OaEWq58C7kCSSQDaGdW34LS6Bl3qBLRXqyFcd7kNoi-vnyj_oXz7q6cFhzm3P0bLjr2PrCbQieZ3ZRcvKfznBcLJdh90mftg/s3264/IMG_7061.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpiT80KADmMInkACSTdLRqp1kXaGXqJxkEFvZyrwWFnVf7VD9Eer3AnRw6ltV1TNi-0BPhEmkKaalypsQgUqueV0OaEWq58C7kCSSQDaGdW34LS6Bl3qBLRXqyFcd7kNoi-vnyj_oXz7q6cFhzm3P0bLjr2PrCbQieZ3ZRcvKfznBcLJdh90mftg/s320/IMG_7061.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkn1LQb1U7i3yvflXqSvVou9WnYfToUIJow85thhT2XuIpnv7j10FVtryoVQiD_7yi2lztCZMVYK0mvacm-5vmhhUX3_DZv_SooaQoUQqE-V98T3iits1DOI24MYvZcfvy7OpbbzCmf_dkq6KZKwqVKA5_1mcrMmMJy5vpAnNMMSKxuMwBWujDr48/s3264/IMG_7060.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkn1LQb1U7i3yvflXqSvVou9WnYfToUIJow85thhT2XuIpnv7j10FVtryoVQiD_7yi2lztCZMVYK0mvacm-5vmhhUX3_DZv_SooaQoUQqE-V98T3iits1DOI24MYvZcfvy7OpbbzCmf_dkq6KZKwqVKA5_1mcrMmMJy5vpAnNMMSKxuMwBWujDr48/s320/IMG_7060.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgok6HX5yxJE8IgAUkUlCTCUR9UJH2nb10cwHSD2e0y_8QNJaYwk0IfSbpkGIq-ETuEDDc2R9BJZA7T3QCnQ9AWcSggScX_cttBmww_bqFhFfTMvmgdDYzjia5Pi9CLWRNHM7ODcM9TvaUJ6necayau_c4ujK7rNN_GyUSgMR0Wz4ZeiOa_bueVUyM/s3264/IMG_7050.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgok6HX5yxJE8IgAUkUlCTCUR9UJH2nb10cwHSD2e0y_8QNJaYwk0IfSbpkGIq-ETuEDDc2R9BJZA7T3QCnQ9AWcSggScX_cttBmww_bqFhFfTMvmgdDYzjia5Pi9CLWRNHM7ODcM9TvaUJ6necayau_c4ujK7rNN_GyUSgMR0Wz4ZeiOa_bueVUyM/s320/IMG_7050.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8HZwf1QJw6vFh9_DuYNPU0XO8CK-fpaZSjLbui181zbKoPD9k-DGeag_pRJQrPsHy0w_ksl3Wl4nZwdNBTB_yoYCkzNIgGv-5zT_VdI-SnyLVqNwC0c7d3qgDk0ZEkJEnnMatvBXjMwtMMeh6IvsuUBknhy3Xs9I0dQ1yleCWjSskQaacNo59Kk/s3264/IMG_7028.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8HZwf1QJw6vFh9_DuYNPU0XO8CK-fpaZSjLbui181zbKoPD9k-DGeag_pRJQrPsHy0w_ksl3Wl4nZwdNBTB_yoYCkzNIgGv-5zT_VdI-SnyLVqNwC0c7d3qgDk0ZEkJEnnMatvBXjMwtMMeh6IvsuUBknhy3Xs9I0dQ1yleCWjSskQaacNo59Kk/s320/IMG_7028.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDRWXUQfO2TUaMzhcj5q2HHSK5FrZeQQ1LPXOjY8GMhe5whelMfh2HDV5DUNTNyZFPYVCQLs5UZ05mEJyfVHTjcrFSK40ZheMxm4GTM26O2iGI6FduKYdBN6quASIwY0UVzQyrNzdN2Ipde0GdQi3DXEF1CGvmS0aLCf6IA18gSHKAKOGLTVinLc/s3264/IMG_6819.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDRWXUQfO2TUaMzhcj5q2HHSK5FrZeQQ1LPXOjY8GMhe5whelMfh2HDV5DUNTNyZFPYVCQLs5UZ05mEJyfVHTjcrFSK40ZheMxm4GTM26O2iGI6FduKYdBN6quASIwY0UVzQyrNzdN2Ipde0GdQi3DXEF1CGvmS0aLCf6IA18gSHKAKOGLTVinLc/s320/IMG_6819.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Talking and learning with tamariki about the emotions that go on inside their bodies is a great way to build their understanding of them. This knowledge allows tamariki to be able to name them and understand their experience of them. This also supports children to first recognize them and then know
that this emotion will pass by and then they will return to a state of calm again.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Learning about emotions also assists tamariki to recognize different emotions <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in others and allows opportunities to practice responding to them effectively.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Safe, stable and
responsive environments support the development of self-worth, identity,
confidence and enjoyment, together with emotional regulation and self-control. (Te
Whāriki, 2017).<o:p></o:p></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">The Sensory Swings</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As a team we discussed resources
that could support our tamariki with Emotional Literacy and mindfulness practices.
After research and investigation, we purchased two Lycra sensory swings. These swings improve motor coordination, strength, and praxis. Therapeutic
swings offer vestibular stimulation to individuals with sensory processing
disorders and other special needs. The back-and-forth motion helps calm
overstimulated tamariki, improves balance, and develops important motor skills.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Everyone has been having
an amazing time, spending time exploring how their bodies respond to this new resource. Some
questions were asked around how the children feel when they are in the lycra
swing. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"I feel a bit
relaxed and calm". Kianu <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Calm is the wind,
calm like the wind". Jackson.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“I just feel soo relaxed
and calm". Laken <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Just count to 5 or 6 and
I’m calm here". Lennox.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Eat some chocolate
sometimes to feel calm”. 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about and understanding their emotions is the first step in understanding
different feelings, knowing that these are ok, and taking positive next steps. This is a life long skill that will
be so important later in life.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Using Mindfulness in
daily lives can help children to become more aware of their thoughts and
feelings, and help them to respond to trauma, conflict or irritation in a calmer
manner, thus improving the quality of their lives, (Whitehead, n.d). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Puppets</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Another way we built upon the emotional literacy of tamariki, was the incorporation of puppets into our programme
and environment. We started this off by Kaiako role modelling the use of puppets to tell stories about situations that may arise at kindergarten and play out potential next steps, with a big emphasis
on emotional responses and feelings. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Puppets are a useful tool
for supporting children’s prosocial development. Using puppets allows children
to solve social problems without having to manage the emotions that can arise
from peer conflict (He Māpuna Te Tamaiti, 2019).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tamariki also had the opportunity
to make their own puppets and use them in their own puppet shows, or use the ones that
were available. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Through this learning tamariki are developing social skills that enable them to establish and
maintain friendships and participate reciprocally in whanaungatanga
relationships (Te Whāriki, 2017).<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidMfUUGdB2Bo3NHSpRMs5nK-YH6OmHQsfjVvDlwDW9_0B5qvyJzRDdlY9-UiIpsBFrCG9uT5902w55W18sGpymWVivB9qDOg9u9f694_iOo7TnFtReRmQysHZxKYucgGlnZshvYTTR0iO5Bl6o5i6hAYCFRC8KxUq1jjoCHjjeao1ANHWlLK-xopY/s3264/IMG_1545.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidMfUUGdB2Bo3NHSpRMs5nK-YH6OmHQsfjVvDlwDW9_0B5qvyJzRDdlY9-UiIpsBFrCG9uT5902w55W18sGpymWVivB9qDOg9u9f694_iOo7TnFtReRmQysHZxKYucgGlnZshvYTTR0iO5Bl6o5i6hAYCFRC8KxUq1jjoCHjjeao1ANHWlLK-xopY/s320/IMG_1545.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsoOsqwPY620D-OFr984-bRQTx4T88jbrydlvgunuAPw2TiZD7_a7LjZ67bFxb6C_sWe2IvSh6iwl-_DUG6R38Xq5g365bAMPeNQFb2mmkfA-6LkGL-p4x5AiYF0KktCRBlHQfJNEhjoz2r0t-AetIJSTPlhOtNXpoLJ6pUoos-BjmbgZrEUI_hnU/s3264/IMG_7269.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsoOsqwPY620D-OFr984-bRQTx4T88jbrydlvgunuAPw2TiZD7_a7LjZ67bFxb6C_sWe2IvSh6iwl-_DUG6R38Xq5g365bAMPeNQFb2mmkfA-6LkGL-p4x5AiYF0KktCRBlHQfJNEhjoz2r0t-AetIJSTPlhOtNXpoLJ6pUoos-BjmbgZrEUI_hnU/s320/IMG_7269.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonQ6wYzvpGl_j0M_HTMwpg5v_RyTyuaYrdE4oYCJRngRO0445C2oML_SM18YJYGreHAW_J-cpPfAP2Wv0wvQYJCO93eRYVH-m8jg8hG3S4Lekje81dmlq2oVOtUa9MmQIvzNQBZPKvO_enO9oUwF9ePgpVP9zNjbcQIEhP2zRmePv4B3t93aydb4/s3264/IMG_7272.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonQ6wYzvpGl_j0M_HTMwpg5v_RyTyuaYrdE4oYCJRngRO0445C2oML_SM18YJYGreHAW_J-cpPfAP2Wv0wvQYJCO93eRYVH-m8jg8hG3S4Lekje81dmlq2oVOtUa9MmQIvzNQBZPKvO_enO9oUwF9ePgpVP9zNjbcQIEhP2zRmePv4B3t93aydb4/s320/IMG_7272.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tAhjowdPsQG-h61wnEzb6c0P1TJs3J0f8qc_Rv4Y151Il9jyqv_ZOXEhE8tcqpnAjBtzYojzRsKmPzTyjbX5qkuvylEIm0ORZ1JGTFeFAjfjDoaVpSjN-YEX42iZCSGfGcZkP6FHAChkeSv03eBCmbe41B6FtZYK58I-dkvelwqe4riula2XEuM/s3264/IMG_7242.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tAhjowdPsQG-h61wnEzb6c0P1TJs3J0f8qc_Rv4Y151Il9jyqv_ZOXEhE8tcqpnAjBtzYojzRsKmPzTyjbX5qkuvylEIm0ORZ1JGTFeFAjfjDoaVpSjN-YEX42iZCSGfGcZkP6FHAChkeSv03eBCmbe41B6FtZYK58I-dkvelwqe4riula2XEuM/s320/IMG_7242.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Yoga</span><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Another activity we have
been exploring with at Mairtown Kindergarten has been Yoga. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Yoga helps children
manage their anxiety. It improves children’s emotional regulation and boosts their self-esteem. Yoga increases children’s body awareness and
mindfulness, It enhances children’s concentration and memory. Yoga develops
children’s strength and flexibility”. (Seedling Yoga, 2019). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The beauty of yoga at
Kindergarten is that it can be done anywhere by anyone. We have been doing yoga
outside, under a tree, on the mat and with the support of Cosmic Kinds Yoga. We
find a place to lie down wherever we feel is right at the time. We all
practiced some breathing together to slow down and focus our attention. We then
go around the circle picking a pose that we like and everyone copies that
person.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Allowing tamariki to
pick their own move allows them to have ownership over the experience. Tamariki feel empowered, as they have the opportunity to contribute to running our programme and leading the experience in
their own way, practicing taking ownership of a situation. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">When the session is
coming to an end, we lay down, close our eyes and listen, asking “Can you tell me what
you hear?" We then move onto prompting them to consider what they can see, feel, smell and taste.
This is a great opportunity to think about what is going on inside their bodies
and just take time out to be in the moment. It also helps them to understand
different emotions and feelings that they have, acknowledging them and letting them pass on
through. Only by practising being present and calm can tamariki learn how to
take their bodies to that state. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Deep breathing and using
our senses to see the world are both great mindfulness techniques. They are
great skills to practice and can become important later, when you find yourself
in a state of heightened emotion. This leads into self-regulation and this is a skill everyone needs.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnIWp5gYYGMi_psUXGLJRoEJk6zTFvpB-COcswnXly7qjkBknTjO4iq8a6-TgrX4NtYoonXokM8KNJE2XAWrTf0zf6zqzmeWsWfrVvKDmwWkyGiL6uzTYO9k5J5qr85RTaOEF2W7W--NTe8CBZW-qE-3f_ZcRTbjHh8Y_up6R_SmYyD1TGJgYhnN4/s3264/IMG_7656.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnIWp5gYYGMi_psUXGLJRoEJk6zTFvpB-COcswnXly7qjkBknTjO4iq8a6-TgrX4NtYoonXokM8KNJE2XAWrTf0zf6zqzmeWsWfrVvKDmwWkyGiL6uzTYO9k5J5qr85RTaOEF2W7W--NTe8CBZW-qE-3f_ZcRTbjHh8Y_up6R_SmYyD1TGJgYhnN4/s320/IMG_7656.JPG" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUjxI1_OftYWl9HFMWHUhop8Wa475rCQaCGvs0A6gPdSbnxX3ZcRKDrLuRdep14icwLu_2VEZycCYzDTtykrSnIlv5UDpd-jl2escrNVDnOT1pqHgTibADrY6hb1WhbBd4ibbs7ZYK_v0cUB1egGf7KfbJMr3y2VTXHvfX_OB_6EMuLijCH-8yrU/s3264/IMG_6890.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Both social emotional
teaching and mindfulness practises can support tamariki to develop mindfulness
capabilities and social emotional competencies that result in a positive
outcome now and in the future”. (Waters,M.B., Thompson, K., Hosie, T., Bargh,
K., Berry, S., McLaughlin & Wray,L, n.d).</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 138.75pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">With
the support of information from the Ministry Document, Te Māpuna Te Tamaiti, there has been a
big change to teaching and learning at Mairtown Kindergarten this year.
Teachers are able to name and describe the teaching strategies they are using
to support tamariki develop and strengthen their social emotional competency. Throughout this learning, tamariki are able to make connections to how they are feeling and the feelings of
others. Tamariki have become more aware of the implications of their actions
and the effects of those actions on the feeling of others. We are now hearing them using emotional literacy vocabulary with Kaiako, wh</span><span lang="mi-NZ"><span style="font-size: medium;">ānau and through
interaction at kindergaren. Tamariki are now more able to respond instinctively to what is seen,
heard or felt.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3PqZRjUT49F_pj5zcBMftvImEcVKGdlhsRkq5fX2YV1N7m_f4-Ru2l3WKqNu2PkQPt6JTBEgCwzgNeiaz0HImwyWB5ighcTBQ6rlEeNP8HsaqQSnTElQ4tRx3DwYHbP73j3q6_WB5D6V4SJDaGx88OJfUYD7CHF3ZhJOGPIkbYYGzOpfebakFS8/s3264/IMG_7314.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3PqZRjUT49F_pj5zcBMftvImEcVKGdlhsRkq5fX2YV1N7m_f4-Ru2l3WKqNu2PkQPt6JTBEgCwzgNeiaz0HImwyWB5ighcTBQ6rlEeNP8HsaqQSnTElQ4tRx3DwYHbP73j3q6_WB5D6V4SJDaGx88OJfUYD7CHF3ZhJOGPIkbYYGzOpfebakFS8/w422-h316/IMG_7314.JPG" width="422" /></span></a></div><br />Mairtown Kindergartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09273032481119661293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761716400856059170.post-9446761730642283302022-12-01T09:25:00.000+13:002022-12-01T09:25:19.732+13:00Our Garden Project - Growing our skills and knowledge <div style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">At
Mairtown Kindergarten "the enviro</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; user-select: text;">-schools kaupapa </span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; user-select: text;">guides our teaching, and we upho</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; user-select: text;">l</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; user-select: text;">d </span></span><span style="text-align: left;">Papatūānuku as an important kaiako;</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; user-select: text;"> </span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; user-select: text;">in
nature herself the possibilities to learn and grow have no limits. We value</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; user-select: text;">
and utilise</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; user-select: text;"> the expertise within our wider commu</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; user-select: text;">nity
regularly in our teachings.</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; user-select: text;"> </span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; user-select: text;">R</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; user-select: text;">espect
for each other, our environment, our community and resources are b</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; user-select: text;">oth
encouraged and promoted, and o</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; user-select: text;">ur teaching team sensitively scaffold
and role-model these expecta</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; user-select: text;">tions" (Mairtown Philosophy, 2020). </span></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <span face=""Segoe UI", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #212121;">In March we decided to create a mud kitchen space where our vegetable
garden was situated, with the intention of creating a new garden space or
spaces. As a team we began brain storming ideas on where we could create a new
vegetable garden within our outside environment. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFB5UM-vuLj4rHATAHvcxyfD8An-iCV7B_auRrGUl03-M_jfnDmhjkCP8Ax1sKDiJPXfJhg0UQPKNZpazrMybH588Madk8ZWbCyQg-Y2XfmtCPCV81QS56O63J4B4kjBybxzk_a_gXF9ljXYMjWYAKw5e-0zFhvFiqUNxJKTeSj4_pdCp2UkeWe4M/s3264/IMG_4632.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFB5UM-vuLj4rHATAHvcxyfD8An-iCV7B_auRrGUl03-M_jfnDmhjkCP8Ax1sKDiJPXfJhg0UQPKNZpazrMybH588Madk8ZWbCyQg-Y2XfmtCPCV81QS56O63J4B4kjBybxzk_a_gXF9ljXYMjWYAKw5e-0zFhvFiqUNxJKTeSj4_pdCp2UkeWe4M/s320/IMG_4632.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5qDroB5O_Pgn6fJBKg3Y4EE9YTyucJFYZIoeQk4Y91MjG1fJZtS1w-aZyLBZASQuRHh9mHw2M3UjGQB3Ok6LFYdJfbBKdy7WyQ4X_l9RHDzVF-HLdFscsU2-9dxQ6IwqV56jFhqmfK59oDgGb4TuUKSIbhqNhfDhfoc0UK7CIUDy6mkA-HpRYnU/s3264/IMG_4637.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5qDroB5O_Pgn6fJBKg3Y4EE9YTyucJFYZIoeQk4Y91MjG1fJZtS1w-aZyLBZASQuRHh9mHw2M3UjGQB3Ok6LFYdJfbBKdy7WyQ4X_l9RHDzVF-HLdFscsU2-9dxQ6IwqV56jFhqmfK59oDgGb4TuUKSIbhqNhfDhfoc0UK7CIUDy6mkA-HpRYnU/w200-h150/IMG_4637.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3MCrDyIHwEBIpR4q_3s5mh2riwEdbUhRhQL6dwWrp3Dl8OKJsXHVmzxoU7YakxCz1YVPZX2xvZ9WX8zMRddu3OdaeklzDkoG2IJPbzs-M5zirmpcIde8AzspuzTuNRLgwDattyQfYLG4gsRVHGMt4btGYDOZ4EBSKcC436iq8cbPl4p04TOvx64/s3264/IMG_4635.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3MCrDyIHwEBIpR4q_3s5mh2riwEdbUhRhQL6dwWrp3Dl8OKJsXHVmzxoU7YakxCz1YVPZX2xvZ9WX8zMRddu3OdaeklzDkoG2IJPbzs-M5zirmpcIde8AzspuzTuNRLgwDattyQfYLG4gsRVHGMt4btGYDOZ4EBSKcC436iq8cbPl4p04TOvx64/w200-h150/IMG_4635.JPG" width="200" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #212121;"><span style="font-family: arial;">After some research we decided on creating movable garden beds using old wine barrels, </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: arial;">with drain holes</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #212121; font-family: arial;"> added and wheels attached to the base. 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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="color: #212121; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;">It was now time to add some vegetable plants. We had fun researching
with the tamariki, discovering what vegetable plants we could plant for the month and then had even
more fun planting them. We also sourced information from whānau who shared
their passion for gardening. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="color: #212121; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpE9qdu_zHjuaFRrYjDuB0F2VeFt1l0TqJvz3l_mpJi1E22AkzgS8Bp3a5a4sUcWP9Q7ZC9qZA5Ae6yRncam0Fz8Td2ZRz3XLhejirPlQLhn_7Q2eUpTXKxO5btBD31Tdkgj8d0TC3BpBbHHrNeJ79R09R1N_Yf4dpHiaClAfp5RdfBEifVG9YybA/s3264/IMG_0630.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpE9qdu_zHjuaFRrYjDuB0F2VeFt1l0TqJvz3l_mpJi1E22AkzgS8Bp3a5a4sUcWP9Q7ZC9qZA5Ae6yRncam0Fz8Td2ZRz3XLhejirPlQLhn_7Q2eUpTXKxO5btBD31Tdkgj8d0TC3BpBbHHrNeJ79R09R1N_Yf4dpHiaClAfp5RdfBEifVG9YybA/s320/IMG_0630.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQG8YtboIL5KodyhhgiT4AL0EmaxIbzj7n9lVMd3cHTLaAo0xn3QyVKmMa6Un0IYsg-kK-HRH3_QEhL4F-8CmBRsUDRMuYIiU4jp_pcNP8oLz_RegBY57ddRev9VLHN_vsCKEIM7TJHchhvBTNG1a7FlwCjgoJTrzm2w4xTxn7YeDd04AWEf6IrM/s3264/IMG_4780.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQG8YtboIL5KodyhhgiT4AL0EmaxIbzj7n9lVMd3cHTLaAo0xn3QyVKmMa6Un0IYsg-kK-HRH3_QEhL4F-8CmBRsUDRMuYIiU4jp_pcNP8oLz_RegBY57ddRev9VLHN_vsCKEIM7TJHchhvBTNG1a7FlwCjgoJTrzm2w4xTxn7YeDd04AWEf6IrM/s320/IMG_4780.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKk7cl68jVn_siSowndG6FxjpaQ70FUXAC1SbUdae8sjZRWLOtUWNLPhZuxx5GtJOS4J1XWUB0Qxg4_1wPKDRm1mJSjcqCDRhQaGqANVmU1EH-FKsnGGlXAvx-Ke7INZjEUlXlxidrN9RTi0lmgn4a01nq33Vb8RGC5h2slAVQxP5euuxe83L68s/s3264/IMG_4910.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKk7cl68jVn_siSowndG6FxjpaQ70FUXAC1SbUdae8sjZRWLOtUWNLPhZuxx5GtJOS4J1XWUB0Qxg4_1wPKDRm1mJSjcqCDRhQaGqANVmU1EH-FKsnGGlXAvx-Ke7INZjEUlXlxidrN9RTi0lmgn4a01nq33Vb8RGC5h2slAVQxP5euuxe83L68s/s320/IMG_4910.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="color: #212121; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;">The tamariki took turns watering and taking care of our vegetable
plants, checking for bugs and new growth. T</span></span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: arial;">his soon became a daily ritual. </span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: arial; text-align: left;">During this process the tamariki began to develop a real sense of ownership and a passion for looking after the environment.</span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #212121;"><span style="font-family: arial;">One of the kaupapa of te Tiriti o Waitangi is kaitiakitanga, meaning protection, guardianship and and preservation. It is a way of respecting and caring
for the environment, based on a traditional Māori worldview. </span></span><span face=""Segoe UI", sans-serif" style="color: #212121; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #212121;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>"Kaiako support mokopuna to engage respectfully with, and to have aroha
for, Papatūānuku. They encourage an understanding of kaitiakitanga and the
responsibilities of being a kaitiaki by, for example, caring for rivers, native
forest, and birds" (T</i></span></span><i style="color: #212121; font-family: arial;">e Whāriki, page 33).</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="color: #212121; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"><i>Kaitiakitanga is based on traditional Māori views and incorporates a
strong connection between spirituality, people, and the natural world. Māori
believe that the tangata whenua/people of the land, have a responsibility
towards the protection or guardianship of Papatūānuku. The basic meaning
of ‘tiaki’ is to guard, but depending on the context in which it is used, it
also means to preserve, keep, conserve, nurture, protect and watch over. The
prefix ‘kai’ with the verb ‘tiaki’ denotes the agent of the action of ‘tiaki’.
Therefore, a kaitiaki is a guardian, keeper, preserver, conservator or
protector. The addition of ‘tanga’ denotes preservation, conservation and
protection." </i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="color: #212121; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"><i>https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/2544-understanding-kaitiakitanga</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="color: #212121; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #212121; font-family: arial;"><span>In September we decided to register for 'Keep New Zealand </span><span>Beautiful</span><span>' week. During this week tamariki went on an excursion, cleaning up our local streets. We then sorted the rubbish into categories. This </span></span><span style="color: #212121; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">experience supported tamariki, whānau, and kaiako to develop the attitudes and
dispositions to think and act as kaitiaki within our community.</span></span></p>
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text-align: center;"><i style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(Ministry of Education, p.31, 2017).</span></i></div><div style="color: #212121; text-align: center;"><i style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="color: #212121; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">During this garden project we also took the opportunity to plant seeds using a variety of repurposed resources such as cardboard egg trays and milk bottles, creating little green houses. This in itself was a great science experiment. During this process we realised that the clear milk bottles worked best allowing enough light to grow our seeds into seedlings. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><span style="text-align: start;"><i>Wilson (2012) outlines how the early childhood years are fundamental in developing “environmental attitudes and a commitment to caring for the Earth” (p. 87).</i></span></span></div></span><span face="Segoe UI, sans-serif" style="color: #212121;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><div><br /></div></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9c8V-KkzO3X8oMrXzd24KGbguYNDWyCYndCtfxR9olWfcVuT-Ys7o-vbhichlAIJwOPZWbPUTS30tcKCxx8x9HHFlBsDbKFGnbYPvrKt-aHgP-ApG2lVHHzW3e1ZJ_15mLfGJm0szXOGDrnCvDkLj6dyOjAPtlpX8-x0JN_S7LWaHb2wAqA98ho0/s3264/IMG_7459.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="color: #212121; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Throughout this process tamariki are learning where food comes from. It helps them connect with
nature and supports wonder, curiosity, patience, fine motor skills, thinking
and communication skills, while also providing opportunities to work with and
alongside others. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #292929; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="color: #212121; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #292929; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>"There are
no gardening mistakes, only experiments," -Janet Kilburn Phillips</i></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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about the environment. Tamariki also learn responsibility, love of nature,
discovery, reasoning, </span>cooperation<span>, creativity, understanding, and even about
nutrition from growing a garden in their early childhood program.</span></span></i></div></span><p></p>
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This experience offered </span><span face=""Segoe UI", sans-serif" style="color: #212121;">our tamariki </span></span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: arial;">more skills to acquire and knowledge to learn</span><span face=""Segoe UI", sans-serif" style="color: #212121; font-family: arial;">. </span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: arial;">We used our vegetables to stock our
pataka kai for whānau and our community, used our kale in cooking
activities, making smoothies and kale chips and we also used some of our celery and
kale in our Matariki feast. </span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxP6uNx6wjklfXRVloXbH6QFUo9u-xjgJG_xNU9mXdJg2Xw8RoFDga0aOyCp3cbhLIAQrySFcvhextvP-QPsGFp7e0-1NzAABsiOXFj0RdHwSx3UdOG8KpE4Bx-BUJuRlg1zZaoopolrB_ne5TZUVwLwDg_FaJG5V5lxTHuVdf61juPVZi4jhbm-8/s1280/thumbnail_20220929_175224.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxP6uNx6wjklfXRVloXbH6QFUo9u-xjgJG_xNU9mXdJg2Xw8RoFDga0aOyCp3cbhLIAQrySFcvhextvP-QPsGFp7e0-1NzAABsiOXFj0RdHwSx3UdOG8KpE4Bx-BUJuRlg1zZaoopolrB_ne5TZUVwLwDg_FaJG5V5lxTHuVdf61juPVZi4jhbm-8/s320/thumbnail_20220929_175224.jpg" width="144" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lYC8vyHbxZ7RggVkewjEWT6JSRZjQAApd3ImcMSnOKViXcpt7vyLfhmNOtRA7bHwcg-7rwVJknd_hCz4JlnG3-26C49JYBMZ87D51nrbWU4RSxvokMwbxQ5e46MLE0gOXuhW9LCoxM-Z4G4nyb3fxSHd3CV-MQYvDZ8zOITg6tHf4oK3yeNGsrQ/s1280/thumbnail_20220929_180325.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #292929; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>"Tell me
and I'll forget. Teach me and I'll remember. Involve me and I'll learn." -
Benjamin Franklin</i></span></span><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="color: #212121; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Now with all our seedlings sprouting we are now finding alternative
spaces to expand and create more vegetable gardens. </span><o:p style="font-size: 11.5pt;"></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="color: #212121; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Our end of year gift for whānau which began last year is 'potatoes in a
bucket'. We have been busy getting these ready and tamariki have been able to
use their skills and knowledge learnt over our many gardening projects
throughout this time. Planted with aroha and manaaki we hope that this small offering brings a sense of kotahitanga. </span><o:p style="font-size: 11.5pt;"></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS59f-JvKvdqtw43RHGhXB9SpBY4we-DZJsQR9jHtIHRkYpNEBPwFRWNoNCNtaoGrFZSggrBH3pYEmx3ugycKGUMD05urA-mP2HNFNL99DSIiBavvSLwS-UpkJn7kp86ZUVmRMzColXnGxtJGKN2uHN5P4umU7vShKHPaqD5tGKh2Q2D-Wx8xSgJM/s3264/IMG_8445.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS59f-JvKvdqtw43RHGhXB9SpBY4we-DZJsQR9jHtIHRkYpNEBPwFRWNoNCNtaoGrFZSggrBH3pYEmx3ugycKGUMD05urA-mP2HNFNL99DSIiBavvSLwS-UpkJn7kp86ZUVmRMzColXnGxtJGKN2uHN5P4umU7vShKHPaqD5tGKh2Q2D-Wx8xSgJM/s320/IMG_8445.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqpwK1mld1YLTgQud8G2ooTM1aSDtICRdMuKhqeCeBaSDDZB0IP6Tyo3_aY3QSVJZ_HkAitv3-T-E00GTP603M2eKsWFkx8NYqEbeeSe7VE-gaKVQCwa9TkOU2aS_t2jY3MkgH1B2iY90PVMqznpaHqOwjZz8yyV9QRDC9ges7Res7jp4mEN3fn0/s3264/IMG_8449.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #212121; font-family: arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;">We plan on expanding our gardens next year and we can't wait to share
this process with you all. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #212121;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><b>Ko te whenua te waiu mo nga uri whakatipu-</b></i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #212121; font-family: arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"><i><b>
</b></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #212121;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><b>The land will provide sustenance for future generations</b></i></span><span face="Segoe UI, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #212121; font-family: arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #212121; font-family: arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;">Nga mihi<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="color: #212121; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Emma Quigg </span><o:p style="font-size: 11.5pt;"></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div>Mairtown Kindergartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09273032481119661293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761716400856059170.post-10047975897735702082022-08-25T15:07:00.001+12:002022-08-25T15:07:35.565+12:00Matariki 2022 at Mairtown Kindergarten <p> </p><p align="center" class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span class="jsgrdq"><b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">At Mairtown
Kindergarten we love to celebrate Matariki (The Māori New Year) because it is
such a special event in Māori culture and for our bicultural nation. As the
twinkling stars of Matariki rise in the winter sky, this is a time for people
to come together, to remember their ancestors, to share kai, sing and tell
stories. This celebration reminds us of the cycle of life, and natural ways of
marking the passage of time. It is certainly a ritual which is very much looked
forward to and treasured by the whole community of Mairtown Kindergarten,
warming our hearts as we come together, reflecting on the past and making plans
for the future.</span></b></span><span class="jsgrdq"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span class="jsgrdq"><b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">On Tuesday
the 14th June we hosted our annual ‘Harvest Day’ at Mairtown Kindergarten.
Whānau were invited to bring a gift from their garden or a home-made treat, along with a whakatauki or thought to nourish the receiver’s heart. We had such
a lovely response, and it was evident that lots of joy and love was shared,
given, and received throughout this day.</span></b></span></p><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw3pr8z-7sYEXWX0wrM8fsjC5CepgVggPDOIZREP9H702ASCOkYkYIVql5M1n_8s454l_24ZPGF2Fd88CNgKu76S_Q3OFuIJA74V8IqiRIZazcs05EZJRSbKn5LjJ8cwKTnOJ4H-m6fzrv40t6huLwBPOC58HxNwN-I-_8qdrFkrsjI-uFUEcjvqY/s3264/IMG_6164.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw3pr8z-7sYEXWX0wrM8fsjC5CepgVggPDOIZREP9H702ASCOkYkYIVql5M1n_8s454l_24ZPGF2Fd88CNgKu76S_Q3OFuIJA74V8IqiRIZazcs05EZJRSbKn5LjJ8cwKTnOJ4H-m6fzrv40t6huLwBPOC58HxNwN-I-_8qdrFkrsjI-uFUEcjvqY/w300-h400/IMG_6164.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /></b><p></p>
<p align="center" class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span class="jsgrdq"><b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Harvest Day
is all about ‘random acts of kindness’. The gifts were placed on our harvest
table and at the end of the day tamariki and their whānau were able to choose something from the table to take home.</span></b></span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span class="jsgrdq"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“The
act of giving expands one’s entire life experience because nothing is more
fulfilling than one’s capacity to give.”</span></span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Rashad)</span></span></p><p align="center" class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span class="jsgrdq"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_-CMerBXj7pUFm5Sj42KLIvK5DcpF3-Jxxu7VJvOYpUVhEVZfuqV9bw8zDlwqBWgzq_de_nfsynvLPsPRjacGoxkd5r3j9iGfVtPDN8eW2U10lMvrlOUK8xCSG12Dn3qlGpBYFDp-dzT-HZNHkaBsY5hPhXvYjimDEZkHBDmH4br-cTUryTu8xg/s4032/IMG_2823.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_-CMerBXj7pUFm5Sj42KLIvK5DcpF3-Jxxu7VJvOYpUVhEVZfuqV9bw8zDlwqBWgzq_de_nfsynvLPsPRjacGoxkd5r3j9iGfVtPDN8eW2U10lMvrlOUK8xCSG12Dn3qlGpBYFDp-dzT-HZNHkaBsY5hPhXvYjimDEZkHBDmH4br-cTUryTu8xg/s320/IMG_2823.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKEYNn8G4w6yvznnsmqMLzR7LdtxzqDPG02FQOsFlutWHIaUovYIVggiIrDwpbzolMx7eQ9v7b6r6mcL_DeZpP3Fl7QAKdsbd6FU4AKPwrM0yYlro7AP0bAJX-KJehCgV33EgL8Jkl5D61UyQbRLO_-1g6_hhGyfQF3HbNNWNWFLbq5j0Yd0r0mA/s4032/IMG_2819.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKEYNn8G4w6yvznnsmqMLzR7LdtxzqDPG02FQOsFlutWHIaUovYIVggiIrDwpbzolMx7eQ9v7b6r6mcL_DeZpP3Fl7QAKdsbd6FU4AKPwrM0yYlro7AP0bAJX-KJehCgV33EgL8Jkl5D61UyQbRLO_-1g6_hhGyfQF3HbNNWNWFLbq5j0Yd0r0mA/s320/IMG_2819.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMApzaQXEqm21JfDHjiiZTU5uoRMMWPFBa7MHbxby43OEDjxb7EZdUfMt0JM8lj1ItpapRrdLX9GILEuGApEEQ5HIiVBnC_sFBnBRdgrNxhPpAgk_zFrsR00shiX2CNd7nwjbbE5AVlKpMC9jzzPscDRTKQvCO6aFu9XA_hNsuNW6L0-6XKhT_oc/s4032/IMG_2843.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMApzaQXEqm21JfDHjiiZTU5uoRMMWPFBa7MHbxby43OEDjxb7EZdUfMt0JM8lj1ItpapRrdLX9GILEuGApEEQ5HIiVBnC_sFBnBRdgrNxhPpAgk_zFrsR00shiX2CNd7nwjbbE5AVlKpMC9jzzPscDRTKQvCO6aFu9XA_hNsuNW6L0-6XKhT_oc/s320/IMG_2843.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7BwK2q0YG0qD7lwEbhAfbUuHEFg6oUZkvIYhGRpXBkie3dq6OljK9ghLMj_JdBpu1F8WvqvMNzXiP0uF3qwNacvb-kZYdPJqynX8iWmVRKCklUYz9AMyRaByNd46CRiFvngDRMcQwDoumZJEzSR2dcvHEI3PZTd5DswmPXKaFuCbuT2CWIUn4bs/s3264/IMG_9890.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7BwK2q0YG0qD7lwEbhAfbUuHEFg6oUZkvIYhGRpXBkie3dq6OljK9ghLMj_JdBpu1F8WvqvMNzXiP0uF3qwNacvb-kZYdPJqynX8iWmVRKCklUYz9AMyRaByNd46CRiFvngDRMcQwDoumZJEzSR2dcvHEI3PZTd5DswmPXKaFuCbuT2CWIUn4bs/s320/IMG_9890.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgeiuxhQt2GAwqnp6UF5ZckwB4YwUIFe_a3zG1SO-s12Qrb6FrIpDmdB-sUyszBWpSct3g3cp7DgPgQbe8qoCumY0mKZtY6C_EJOMYs4n4OXuFMr4P-IDGtjZDi8nJTUAaWvdLSLQ5pYOXhhPBkTCqlw88Dv7cTVu4kMCGVzok_KE1EbksqsAjJG0/s3264/IMG_9893.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgeiuxhQt2GAwqnp6UF5ZckwB4YwUIFe_a3zG1SO-s12Qrb6FrIpDmdB-sUyszBWpSct3g3cp7DgPgQbe8qoCumY0mKZtY6C_EJOMYs4n4OXuFMr4P-IDGtjZDi8nJTUAaWvdLSLQ5pYOXhhPBkTCqlw88Dv7cTVu4kMCGVzok_KE1EbksqsAjJG0/s320/IMG_9893.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p align="center" class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span class="jsgrdq"><b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">On Tuesday
21st June we hosted our annual Mairtown Kindergarten celebration, the last
event of our Matariki festival events. Leading up to this much anticipated
gathering, the tamariki prepared artwork that was displayed all over the
kindergarten.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p align="center" class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span class="jsgrdq"><b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p align="center" class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span class="jsgrdq"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTfiyxDQ8Clr5N2VaG0kd4KOlZA1QMQHpPRlqB2KMRGO-XDpZBK5Fg6KrWeHoCI1hNcZTFpNnVx5ROqcPELfEB2gxq7z3kwoPRi7mc3iTami5GzxWhuEAnIBbbJwNaB8T2QUML5HCUDh29Gcoo5jPDW8lHfd5fhXCiTQr4Td9WvfsUxAhNVL-hkA/s4032/IMG_2863.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTfiyxDQ8Clr5N2VaG0kd4KOlZA1QMQHpPRlqB2KMRGO-XDpZBK5Fg6KrWeHoCI1hNcZTFpNnVx5ROqcPELfEB2gxq7z3kwoPRi7mc3iTami5GzxWhuEAnIBbbJwNaB8T2QUML5HCUDh29Gcoo5jPDW8lHfd5fhXCiTQr4Td9WvfsUxAhNVL-hkA/s320/IMG_2863.JPG" width="240" /></a></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p align="center" class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span class="jsgrdq"><b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Together we
planned what kai we would make. In past years we celebrated this event with a
shared hāngī meal but due to the current Covid gathering restrictions we needed to come
up with another option this year. We decided to move our shared feast to be an outdoor lunch, so whānau could come between 11.30 and 1pm to share hot soup, mince stew, seafood chowder and
fried bread with anything chocolate for dessert!<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p align="center" class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span class="jsgrdq"><b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p align="center" class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span class="jsgrdq"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1iZ_Rb4bLpg5oK3qJDNhw9m0l4kMGcgUMddCea_UA24dS8ECUq5Yvi5gjE69TfRa76Q3AsP5l93-psbL_B-RFZBF_3auBfI1_-7tMaTBmn3lH0bHdbiwNOxtZY1hkwgdD9J3CHzgfocFzTHg85fbO5-Vv62di4K7B4NvjSQdbm_c2G591dZ9qOYY/s3264/IMG_5333.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1iZ_Rb4bLpg5oK3qJDNhw9m0l4kMGcgUMddCea_UA24dS8ECUq5Yvi5gjE69TfRa76Q3AsP5l93-psbL_B-RFZBF_3auBfI1_-7tMaTBmn3lH0bHdbiwNOxtZY1hkwgdD9J3CHzgfocFzTHg85fbO5-Vv62di4K7B4NvjSQdbm_c2G591dZ9qOYY/s320/IMG_5333.JPG" width="240" /></a></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<p align="center" class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span class="jsgrdq"><b><i><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">‘Ngā kai a
Matariki nāna i ao ake nei'</span></i></b></span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span class="jsgrdq"><b><i><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">'Food that is
scooped up by Matariki'</span></i></b></span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span class="jsgrdq"><b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The above
whakatauki speaks of when Matariki rises in the month of Pipiri and food is
cooked and offered upon its appearance. Matariki is weak and cold from carrying
out its annual duties, so at the time the constellation reappears in our skies Māori would prepare a celebratory hangi, releasing the steam to
replenish its strength for the coming year.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p align="center" class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span class="jsgrdq"><b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">We have had
many discussions about what Matariki means and have gained information from
pukapuka and by watching small videos together. One story that captured the interest of our
tamariki was the purakau with tells of the earth mother </span></b></span><b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #202124; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Papatūānuku and sky father, Ranginui being separated by their
children. This event led to the creation of life and also the constellation of Matariki. Another story that had been popular with our tamariki has been ‘The Seven Kites of Matariki’.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #202124; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“What is Matariki?” – Tamariki began sharing their thoughts:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“It
means you have to share food and you get to get your whānau” – Paulie</span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“Matariki
stars the little ones, I saw some yesterday when it was dark, they were little
ones”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">– Aki<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“The
Matariki stars, they shine, and they twinkle and twinkle and twinkle too, and
they sparkle, sparkle and they sparkle and sparkle” – Torin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“A
cluster of stars” – Leo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“Stars”
– Leia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #202124; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">We explored all the stars, </span></b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Waitī, Waitā, Waipuna-ā-rangi, Tupu-ā-nuku, Tupu-ā-rangi, Ururangi,
Pōhutukawa, Hiwai-te-rangi and Matariki,</b></span><b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #202124; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> learning what each star represented,
using our lovely resource 'The stars of Matariki', By Anne Bawden, adapted from the magnetic story by Teacher Talk. These were then used for inspiration for
some of our artwork that was created and displayed.</span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #202124;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Matariki hunga</b></span></span></p><p align="center" class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #202124;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Matariki ahunga nui</b></span></span></p><p align="center" class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #202124;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Matariki has many admirers,</b></span></span></p><p align="center" class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #202124;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Matariki brings us together. </b></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span class="jsgrdq"><b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The day
before our lunch, tamariki prepared the vegetables, together peeling, chopping,
and smashing the pumpkins open (as we have done for many years) and harvesting
our celery and kale from our own vegetable gardens at the kindergarten. Our
worms also enjoyed all our kumara peelings once we had finished.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p align="center" class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span class="jsgrdq"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMgma13lIQDA0hCREd0uzsm0sgCpZl7zFmaomZt7CIT2h1-kqdyUTKHfz0yWx8BxKwPh8FfsMGot4CKGjMcT6XCNjVNDnUVXh6eoCTns7I0GwQZqA2RNKcwwCAJ00Sk83sD5GHexPZBN3YH-g88BRt9hoP4qlgqM604vAmSuOoMIKZrO-9v5MfdSM/s3264/IMG_6248.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMgma13lIQDA0hCREd0uzsm0sgCpZl7zFmaomZt7CIT2h1-kqdyUTKHfz0yWx8BxKwPh8FfsMGot4CKGjMcT6XCNjVNDnUVXh6eoCTns7I0GwQZqA2RNKcwwCAJ00Sk83sD5GHexPZBN3YH-g88BRt9hoP4qlgqM604vAmSuOoMIKZrO-9v5MfdSM/s320/IMG_6248.JPG" width="240" /></a></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPMOgW12JUh-Vp7_zylxDz4FzjTWAiXgSQ_eq7w9GpLJgcOt1xN8BtAXqTj19TparY7x6djdZR0hfWCNxoECwBl9SYj_0ljxL1hdq5c7UekFBc7-XnR9xGxwk1SRYorEB-DchqpDMW0-SBSvW8Do-4-CJdn9-8JdqbWQTiEz89pSuZUoDuGW4D4I/s3264/IMG_6249.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPMOgW12JUh-Vp7_zylxDz4FzjTWAiXgSQ_eq7w9GpLJgcOt1xN8BtAXqTj19TparY7x6djdZR0hfWCNxoECwBl9SYj_0ljxL1hdq5c7UekFBc7-XnR9xGxwk1SRYorEB-DchqpDMW0-SBSvW8Do-4-CJdn9-8JdqbWQTiEz89pSuZUoDuGW4D4I/s320/IMG_6249.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvA46iSV7bgemtRDWBiiBdra8todNfeA4FetnPxQQ5buV3izHLOM-g5M0iaeIqD9VLhIF2JAtA18D1V1VZzXZmkz3ejtPWvF0UojLYp8KPfZ3Y02repK7vekPV-cmTamoc60o3pj_sueqNmQwlcM9qEakJS6T6ue4PG237OHez7L2OLUt4nMEOapM/s3264/IMG_6250.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvA46iSV7bgemtRDWBiiBdra8todNfeA4FetnPxQQ5buV3izHLOM-g5M0iaeIqD9VLhIF2JAtA18D1V1VZzXZmkz3ejtPWvF0UojLYp8KPfZ3Y02repK7vekPV-cmTamoc60o3pj_sueqNmQwlcM9qEakJS6T6ue4PG237OHez7L2OLUt4nMEOapM/s320/IMG_6250.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7yWcoxEFgrKxJ_VmEEPFM2W3L0FCDE_ukYA0sLlTf0Y4EaA50mHZSNVoOQUDzg0Pw0d4OejAkdYb6dCaYsZk0em9_aWdudUcBcHnQb94M0XZLUURAWOOZuyEF63mli-lOW8unLLaczgc3u2Dg7NpvdHuF34MeA3bePYwhDGds4glUqPCE-440TkY/s3264/IMG_6254.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7yWcoxEFgrKxJ_VmEEPFM2W3L0FCDE_ukYA0sLlTf0Y4EaA50mHZSNVoOQUDzg0Pw0d4OejAkdYb6dCaYsZk0em9_aWdudUcBcHnQb94M0XZLUURAWOOZuyEF63mli-lOW8unLLaczgc3u2Dg7NpvdHuF34MeA3bePYwhDGds4glUqPCE-440TkY/s320/IMG_6254.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1R47qECng0JhG1uPHc3Dg2kniEVV8V_9gPcS8IXzcYpwzYoRLQ92DG3iHnbyrEOA7gKhK_0Bygi0EppejwbTCmydBADXgBvDz9_V1BTpFDM98hEEDtmbtSVXHSnAuQD9qzH6yuVBn6ZoJGw1Shahn_srcdvEW-R5QkLGDuTGXVG5St4tfAb2Ys4/s3264/IMG_6253.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1R47qECng0JhG1uPHc3Dg2kniEVV8V_9gPcS8IXzcYpwzYoRLQ92DG3iHnbyrEOA7gKhK_0Bygi0EppejwbTCmydBADXgBvDz9_V1BTpFDM98hEEDtmbtSVXHSnAuQD9qzH6yuVBn6ZoJGw1Shahn_srcdvEW-R5QkLGDuTGXVG5St4tfAb2Ys4/s320/IMG_6253.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /></b><p></p>
<p align="center" class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span class="jsgrdq"><b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">On Tuesday
Kaiako got to work in the kitchen with the help of our professional practice
manager Kim Townsend. Soup was put on, the mince stew was cooking and the fried
bread frying. The kindergarten smelt amazing.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p align="center" class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span class="jsgrdq"><b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">At 11.30am
whānau began to arrive, and after a quick opening and mihi mo te kai, whānau
and their tamariki made their way inside to choose their lunch, before sitting
outside to share delicious kai and korero together. More whānau arrived
throughout the afternoon and it was great to feel a sense of connection again
after such a long time.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p align="center" class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span class="jsgrdq"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimeZM_sRNyXFtzsKpWypt7i3itnOmv5KGTHJ_eE6KourIjHobsKJEERhrd45XZxAnOLYPtN84sAcQ7VDS10Bt3tSoxQgwJjtFSW7FE5hOzz_fhOPq043NSUUwR85MNJBuKuq9KB1mDX4BDKnUi8wyip9gnIJaxX_FjtJNcNs8EgTXas0l9vErSU6E/s4032/IMG_2971%20-%20Copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimeZM_sRNyXFtzsKpWypt7i3itnOmv5KGTHJ_eE6KourIjHobsKJEERhrd45XZxAnOLYPtN84sAcQ7VDS10Bt3tSoxQgwJjtFSW7FE5hOzz_fhOPq043NSUUwR85MNJBuKuq9KB1mDX4BDKnUi8wyip9gnIJaxX_FjtJNcNs8EgTXas0l9vErSU6E/s320/IMG_2971%20-%20Copy.JPG" width="240" /></a></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_pX5W76FwDMBqgd1n05CZoNEv0Ku0AzkeZVfm9SLUk-KY4d9aRsgm_rhMXbdC_wSDJn1Xo56edboupb5jJqMncm_QCUYJy5SkWj38tZiXtv2cu-bpzKe7bNyoa2OShwwIeOMaj3Fj9yunWiN-DtBsOqKtuU4I5dB70njkmX6BxCcK_98_IOSm3fs/s4032/IMG_2974%20-%20Copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<p align="center" class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span class="jsgrdq"><b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Lastly, we
had our wishing tree, where tamariki were able to make a wish on a star,
placing it the tree. This was inspired by Hiwa-i-te-rangi, the wishing star who grants the wishes of our heart, helping us to realise our dreams for the coming year. </span></b></span></p><p align="center" class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span class="jsgrdq"><b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p align="center" class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span class="jsgrdq"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93voTAI78BN_wRi0kYjQf7RQEeCCnOORlcZ93c0KJ5GeTDOd_NCzN28fZggErSa4TJgfkdxDpwQusohmZiK2tVV4EJbKZihZOqK-1VZuBL4iAe8e4-Ed7hU4MWsB3x8l8rGqbzu8kuNM6zkiBHze4gGLOINib8O9QzzHG8itNmv1xcTgoVgT-QD0/s3264/IMG_6245.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93voTAI78BN_wRi0kYjQf7RQEeCCnOORlcZ93c0KJ5GeTDOd_NCzN28fZggErSa4TJgfkdxDpwQusohmZiK2tVV4EJbKZihZOqK-1VZuBL4iAe8e4-Ed7hU4MWsB3x8l8rGqbzu8kuNM6zkiBHze4gGLOINib8O9QzzHG8itNmv1xcTgoVgT-QD0/s320/IMG_6245.JPG" width="240" /></a></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEoc21Kctv83fP9l_aVV9PSjArsw4iAQcRPt3Le7R6K6IxmwkQ05xEkOFsAuFf-l5YRvFjzF-cMa30keFF8lCeyEBHwmwtSHwWOWk5tNCV_F2ez54gXhy876FS9F2H2P3H8CIDJcGlIop-0_00-1KnItq4xZdRamaVqoizFLQff2X7ePKIr9a_v9o/s3264/IMG_6246.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEoc21Kctv83fP9l_aVV9PSjArsw4iAQcRPt3Le7R6K6IxmwkQ05xEkOFsAuFf-l5YRvFjzF-cMa30keFF8lCeyEBHwmwtSHwWOWk5tNCV_F2ez54gXhy876FS9F2H2P3H8CIDJcGlIop-0_00-1KnItq4xZdRamaVqoizFLQff2X7ePKIr9a_v9o/s320/IMG_6246.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></b><p></p>
<p align="center" class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span class="jsgrdq"><b><i><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Ana, i te
atapō tonu ka rewa ake a Matariki ka kitea mai, ā koirā te tohu o te tau hau.</span></i></b></span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="04xlpa" style="text-align: center;"><span class="jsgrdq"><b><i><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Therefore, in
the early morning when Matariki is seen rising, this is the sign of the new
year.</span></i></b></span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Mairtown Kindergartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09273032481119661293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761716400856059170.post-68289083539201108052022-07-29T22:28:00.001+12:002022-07-29T22:28:57.355+12:00Movement, Physical Development, and Risky Play<p> </p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;">“Just like reading and
writing, children have to learn how to move”. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;">After reflecting on the learning taking place this term at Mairtown, a
big interest is in physical play and risky play. Our children have enjoyed
testing their physical capabilities, pushing their limits in what their bodies
are capable of, and learning new skills. With the different ages, abilities,
and skill levels within our kindergarten, this is an interest that has been
expressed by many of our children in a range of different ways.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="border: none; clear: left; display: inline-block; float: left; height: 216px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; overflow: hidden; width: 288px;"><img height="216" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/o2_abwqU0L1NRFyzCRkNm-MvFEWgxS8lhOfAJ1ReR43Ad-Yi4QxVuW1ZS1ywQUlJLisXQHngQjNkqWPhr-2teqHBw9dGR3Q_6B38BS4y_ri2Buqlb_KiSfJQ6WSDTwqzNi5LvgZTvvlIapAi" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="288" /></span><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-c453ea78-7fff-dc05-dd46-63f77f5f1b92"></span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;"></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average;"><br /></span></i></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="border: none; clear: left; display: inline-block; float: left; height: 218px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; overflow: hidden; width: 290px;"><img height="218" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/NbEIVn9gXPd6uvu8q9G1gvKwS_SR-JIAkwvGXQbaMhTj9QmEM9v_13r-wgmqCgd3lRajjJuhtK7_zmbTBql56aVksKOZPMjYIDZZUjKLDYDXf_O7M8YsSvNlLzH0ygcyNtgqK4zlsUDVJZBa" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="290" /></span><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 218px; overflow: hidden; width: 290px;"><img height="218" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/sFWD7z47SdtjPBFu8_wBgOmRBI3OhVjnQsKLs-MOaj5CaOTxI82y-QnGEv3gwLUKixLJCkDHbKX1L3lV7MzcaJx29ndIWSH3f-UprCUM02TufO0OtNOxNfMRYtoVZB1useacm3DxU4rUm9Fs" style="margin-left: 0px; 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color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average;"><br /></span></i></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-541bc803-7fff-a2f7-2076-ef57c3f6b9b4"></span></span></i></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-f0c96731-7fff-3760-c5b0-9ec7591ab96f"></span></span></i></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average;">A good
way to look at/set up an environment is to consider the following, sensory,
balance, intuition, power, coordination, and control. Having an environment
that supports all these will help children develop different skills, (Gill
Connell).<span style="background: white; color: #384450; mso-highlight: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;">Physical play is an essential part of children's development as it is a
vessel to acquire many different skills and abilities. This can be seen in many different forms from swinging on the monkey bars, jumping
off the A-frames, hanging upside down on the flying fox, balancing on a tight
rope, or running around playing tag. Our role as kaiako is to recognise what
children can accomplish on their own and find ways to support children to
extend what they can already do. “Kaiako appreciate the importance of children
exploring and testing their physical abilities by engaging in adult-supported
risk-taking play”, (Ministry of Education, 2017). <o:p></o:p></span></p></span><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;"></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;">Physical play allows children to develop their gross motor and fine
motor skills. The development of gross motor skills is bigger muscle movements.
These are used for learning to crawl, stand, walk, run, jump, and climb.
Developing gross motor skills is important for developing other skills such as
balance and coordination. Once children have developed gross motor skills, they
start developing fine motor skills, and smaller muscle movements. All this work supports them in learning to
manipulate objects and develop hand-eye coordination. These skills help a
child's ability to do more complex tasks such as writing or dressing
themselves. An environment that supports physical play therefore enhances skills which
will have lifelong benefits.</span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;"><i style="background-color: transparent;"><span lang="EN" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The increased motor
competence and confidence that children gain through these experiences are
likely to contribute to physical fitness and ongoing engagement in physical
play, (Helen Little, 2019).</span></i></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="border: none; clear: left; display: inline-block; float: left; height: 227px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; overflow: hidden; width: 301px;"><img height="227" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/OpvJAwoJuSKSfHWO2JzgnKoCcTCZ6fM5ZdfOs-Asgo_tHpf8QDuc_UN_hmvpeibkBkDxiyKpAwshZ_yr9Gd3tupspe4RkU-6uWpg_kpDSrqZ4L2vSwj1XR5ZIOTAqw-zPnu5kTwMj8TG88vY" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="301" /></span><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-d3ece86c-7fff-e25e-7b98-debdbfd16ff3"><span style="font-family: Average, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="background: white; 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vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">With physical play comes the element of risk. Risky play allows children
to go beyond their limits and test and challenge what they can already do. They learn to use their bodies in new and challenging ways, but it is important
to note that risky play for one child may be different for that of another
child. It is important to know each child's individual physical capabilities in order to provide appropriate risk. This gives them opportunity to gain “Control over their bodies, including locomotor
and movement skills, agility and balance, and the ability, coordination, and
confidence to use their bodies to take risks and physical challenges”,
(Ministry of Education, 2017).</span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7ecfc429-7fff-1586-7b88-0fb4c65740d8"><span style="font-family: Average, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mairtown provides a beautiful outdoor environment that caters to a range of ages, abilities and interests, from our beginning children to those who are needing more challenge and risk. Slacklines are a great example of a resource that offers challenge for all ages. There are some children who are starting to engage in physical play who use the slackline to practice balance and coordination. Then there are children who are very confident in their physical capabilities who use the handles to hang upside down, do flips or balance with no hands.</span></span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;"><b style="background-color: transparent;"><span lang="EN" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">A NO-RISK CHILDHOOD IS
RISKY.</span></b></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Risky play develops confidence, resilience, persistence, thinking, and
reasoning skills. This </span><span lang="EN" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">will better equip children to
manage challenging and risky situations both in childhood and later in life, but it is often tempting to limit access to risk-taking opportunities due to
fear of potential injury, thus limiting experience in assessing and overcoming risks. Teachers' role in physical development and risky play is
to provide opportunities that are challenging without being hazardous, allowing children the freedom to explore their own limits and test their own
capabilities. Scaffolding the play experience supports children to achieve the goals
they set for themselves.</span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-686bc866-7fff-7512-62eb-d90e6c97f5c6"><span style="background-color: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Through conversations and decision making as a team, we have reflected on the physical abilities of the children in our kindergarten and have provided an environment that caters to all. This way we have evaluated any hazards and risks in our environments while ensuring it is challenging enough by supplying multiple resources to provide different challenges.</span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;">Ellen Beate Sandseter identifies six categories of risky play <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: center; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;">-<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;">Play
with heights (where there is a risk of falling)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;">Play
with high speed (situations of uncontrolled speed and pace potentially leading to
a collision with people or objects)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: center; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;">-<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;">Play
with dangerous tools (Where there is a risk of injury)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: center; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;">-<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;">Play
near dangerous elements (involving the possibility of falling into or from
something)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: center; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;">-<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;">Rough
and tumble play (where children can harm each other)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: center; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;">-<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;">Play
where children can hide or be out of sight of adults<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Ministry of Education (2017) states that children will have, “knowledge
about how to keep themselves safe from harm and the ability to take risks”.</span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="border: none; clear: left; display: inline-block; float: left; height: 231px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; overflow: hidden; width: 308px;"><img height="231" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/7VIIERhKb3vcleRc31D2IqQQotB6hz07BaH57CknLaG9uZHlrzasmtiewmrBHwkvCLsrigbazgtIVYtvxBl9GFL0Z6Blx_oUzNj7mifTa3ChAcACV3yX8BW3VymLPqBC6ixJbla_r-ZWwuDr" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="308" /></span><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-476f67fa-7fff-a887-5c85-2c9d1c8e842c"></span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="border: none; clear: left; display: inline-block; float: left; height: 311px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; overflow: hidden; width: 233px;"><img height="311" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/K5J1omNtQTsw9STAimzwzKBsG1rEKOdyV8PXtxJkb1_n5XJpGd1_jjCCEsbgthZNPv_yuXQxFaheAw55qCZsOox_slUG1_iMnrE_Sil9QGc-_i5B5HBDZY5hwgPCJjIr9F6ad7XTteqi03FC" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="233" /></span><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 308px; overflow: hidden; width: 233px;"><img height="308" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/qT1KKUerZSPI2KuHr0TEezDH8L_D6iamlTqxkT0wu1cfEjcDUNbVMePxGddwAGkIkMxJF5_B9OgdLoCpXZ0HPFcxdxvm75y_5ayBNfaQWF55DbYcMfOBxdoDqUHPj1KKe4Esa1hfpONIxlTq" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="233" /></span><i><span lang="EN" style="background: white; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;"><br /></span></i></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span lang="EN" style="background: white; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;"><br /></span></i></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 231px; overflow: hidden; width: 308px;"><img height="231" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/f2pn9ZRc3GCUgRI8FbhoKHLuWyZdyCHRfM0C4xON_U9lrKLIMU7Xy8u4ZIBc5IXJecgjC6iK3ZXUp_3YhhIADE5PK5QrhBGE4RAaM9UV-qmDp8ytOPYhnpozetsd8eMFm60X93U3z_CoR2UM" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="308" /></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-939aadb5-7fff-8f19-3b65-489c767db986"></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span lang="EN" style="background: white; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;">John Marsden would argue that one of the
best things we can do for our kids is to raise them to love the adventure of
life. And by doing that, we will set them up to be successful adults - able to
face problems head-on, find solutions, and show resilience in adversity.</span></i></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Engaging
in risky play allows children to explore limits, try new experiences and
develop their capabilities, allowing children to push themselves to the limits
of their capabilities. Taking an ‘I can do it’ attitude is an important
characteristic for effective learners.</span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a46a4936-7fff-5f71-295d-e76187d219e6"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 248px; overflow: hidden; width: 330px;"><img height="248" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/pJ4sUKA6Y3Np0itpSkerwQxPGUUSHDgYNqYHEeV2IanJTtcNMx9JMuYcwsAG5ykwMKIXa0PljVITIJYD5RlOoQJYNgyGoQ70SRERitnx_Hz481QVInOnBdp33tOOOzcMmw88ax9ASbX-wvcg" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="330" /></span></span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9e0a109d-7fff-abc1-fb32-654fa499fd36"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 338px; overflow: hidden; width: 253px;"><img height="338" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gM2FhEFEsBU4yVg45pDVHeQsFt5-VnhGUJLmlmntQe780TE1dKrg8hCmxsCFzjshwEeaDcrAr-5zYpr1lKumR8g0Awx6t9aYCFWJwDEjQgOq6T2IpWHtx4M5Ggqyvm1ehI-p6nz8CJiw7TVn" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="253" /></span></span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="background: white; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;">There
are many benefits of physical and risky play and knowing what these benefits
are can support kaiako to provide an environment that is challenging, extends
learning, and encourages children to be more active while supporting children’s
learning and development. Activities that allow them to come out of their
comfort zone and try things, pushing the boundaries of what they are already
able to do. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="background: white; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;">“The more risks you allow
children to take, the better they learn to take care of themselves”. - Roald
Dahl<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;">Nga mihi<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #384450; font-family: Average; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Average; mso-fareast-font-family: Average; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Emily Dunn</span> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Mairtown Kindergartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09273032481119661293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761716400856059170.post-54478768120832369942022-05-10T10:56:00.000+12:002022-05-10T10:56:19.423+12:00Our Mairtown Kindergarten Treaty<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWSrIILbtdpWJYEt3TSa4_7X4BqUaSAQgZ7GQdDxUPxRF88bd4MXuWBCqYHqi_jY7z-wvkjtXfBzQZwEHOveU5lGjI9HTYkIP27G0JogwUAsfR8roWUyDdq8XkSnfpyUhUIDoclrkX-Fu6TQ6jhYHI9NmD0h8rWRCt6q0IuxEnUQ6csZWP9tML-is/s3264/IMG_5457.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWSrIILbtdpWJYEt3TSa4_7X4BqUaSAQgZ7GQdDxUPxRF88bd4MXuWBCqYHqi_jY7z-wvkjtXfBzQZwEHOveU5lGjI9HTYkIP27G0JogwUAsfR8roWUyDdq8XkSnfpyUhUIDoclrkX-Fu6TQ6jhYHI9NmD0h8rWRCt6q0IuxEnUQ6csZWP9tML-is/s320/IMG_5457.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">As
our kindergarten whānau were settling in to the new year together, and Waitangi
Day was approaching, I reflected on two things; how could we introduce the
importance of Waitangi Day to our tamariki in a way which was meaningful and
relatable to them, and how could our establishing community strengthen common
understandings about working together and relating to each other and our
environment in positive ways?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">It
seemed that te Tiriti ō Waitangi could open a door to beginning a shared kōrero,
building towards both goals.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The New Zealand Curriculum states:
“The Treaty of Waitangi is one of eight principles in The New Zealand
Curriculum that provide a foundation for schools’ decision making.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The Treaty of Waitangi principle puts
students at the centre of teaching and learning, asserting that they should
experience a curriculum that engages and challenges them, is forward-looking and
inclusive, and affirms New Zealand’s unique identity” </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(Clements,
2016).<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJhH8Yunqza7Wtq0OYg7TywH5zCnblUtxC9udy5HuGjeWXh2Ci7mgMkPGnKuvwa1OeaSqHzxbJXfVFNzrmtgXO4x8c2mlYKUTjqC-vEvIfTHo43GlJre1pnaBtbVvy1X62XsTQecmrgzZLtMBibRV8G7JrzU3qRZpwUmVuFFSz9GTVUIHJed_ZZo/s2447/IMG_7298.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2166" data-original-width="2447" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJhH8Yunqza7Wtq0OYg7TywH5zCnblUtxC9udy5HuGjeWXh2Ci7mgMkPGnKuvwa1OeaSqHzxbJXfVFNzrmtgXO4x8c2mlYKUTjqC-vEvIfTHo43GlJre1pnaBtbVvy1X62XsTQecmrgzZLtMBibRV8G7JrzU3qRZpwUmVuFFSz9GTVUIHJed_ZZo/s320/IMG_7298.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></i></div><i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiA144hO9PE0yKbGZOu7kFDeybdVxqrv4tOG12D8G0pOYUHhz-kVnlUTcS5M_CcPqK5d1NEKgCkbCtrLUCr1Fdpn0XI2A4w_E63vVdbRfqG8eCbR3qw7Drz7souO8cYi8HTM72WH9Hq3t4897fWfxZTu5tXTdoHb-7q1dVc6kbjnhXHFujZEeDce0/s3264/IMG_7297.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiA144hO9PE0yKbGZOu7kFDeybdVxqrv4tOG12D8G0pOYUHhz-kVnlUTcS5M_CcPqK5d1NEKgCkbCtrLUCr1Fdpn0XI2A4w_E63vVdbRfqG8eCbR3qw7Drz7souO8cYi8HTM72WH9Hq3t4897fWfxZTu5tXTdoHb-7q1dVc6kbjnhXHFujZEeDce0/s320/IMG_7297.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /></span></i><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">During
whānau time in the week of Waitangi Day, I spoke with the tamariki about how te
Tiriti had been created, and signed by Māori chiefs, more than 180 years ago, with
the intention of making it possible for Māori and the new English settlers to
share life in Aotearoa. This is a special document which only our nation has. I
wondered if they felt it would be useful for our whānau to think about and
discuss what we needed to consider, for tamariki, kaiako and our environment,
in order for everyone to enjoy kindergarten life and learn together too? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was a general agreement that there were
things that we needed to talk about, so the process of creating our own Mairtown
Kindergarten Treaty began.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Throughout
the ongoing education experiences our tamariki will experience, there will be
many opportunities for them to discover more about the history of Aotearoa, and
of te Tiriti, but at this stage my desire was to introduce an understanding of
the existence and intention of the document by allowing them to explore the
principles of te Tiriti ō Waitangi, those of Protection, Partnership and
Participation, within a context which had meaning in their own lives and
experience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Our
next step was to discuss each principle individually – what would this look
like at kindergarten, and how could we make sure we were making it happen in
our daily life?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Over
a period of time, we would talk together at whānau time. One by one, I
introduced a principle by name, and we shared what it meant, and how that could
look at Mairtown kindergarten. We began our treaty with We will… to show that
if this was to happen, we would all need to do the mahi together.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">When it comes to introducing early childhood classroom
rules, it’s best if you get the students to invest in the rules, too. If you’re
really smart, you’ll get them to think that they came up with the ideas
themselves! Getting students to help you come up with the ground rules is a
great way to get them invested as well as get them to take ownership of each</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> rule.
(Knechel, 2021)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Throughout
the process, I was so impressed with the engagement, contribution and
thoughtfulness of tamariki and kaiako, with so many ideas being offered and
discussed. It was agreed that Protection meant that we (including our
environment) would all be kept safe, Partnership meant that we would be a team,
and Participation meant that everyone could take part where they wished to.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">As
we unpacked each principle, we talked about what we would all need to think
about and do in order to make it happen, and many insightful ideas were shared.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHD29WlOZGtezcFZsZcFcnQlvYnq93sceo7rJIlkZR9s5C2C4n4M-xDdd-BPVhTF_N7I_LwsMOC75zoOYshDl1XyJJrCnBrOYnFLpePF00J-eBBC3rdAZ67VP-nLsjc65YCf7kz_a0C-Kh8BEygyHhibQQ3dB--OabEDWb6EMDpg8l3oJs9bhRGI/s3264/IMG_3971.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHD29WlOZGtezcFZsZcFcnQlvYnq93sceo7rJIlkZR9s5C2C4n4M-xDdd-BPVhTF_N7I_LwsMOC75zoOYshDl1XyJJrCnBrOYnFLpePF00J-eBBC3rdAZ67VP-nLsjc65YCf7kz_a0C-Kh8BEygyHhibQQ3dB--OabEDWb6EMDpg8l3oJs9bhRGI/s320/IMG_3971.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" dir="rtl" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LNJarLzlI1JvdT4cZoYOtqLdiPXUOIA3lVNc6uX4rNN8w4AWFwYZydb4p8rALH-Kr2DncDMAYdl8k1xAlxb-EMrYRqMK6FE_wRd2foJMYMIZ1jHvM6OQAUVKj6ZMCxc2Br1IBbu-n4gh3YiuLBQu9c1KVgkLu1rm0Wz00xUvG0oRqLtzyqF8f4Q/s3264/IMG_3972.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LNJarLzlI1JvdT4cZoYOtqLdiPXUOIA3lVNc6uX4rNN8w4AWFwYZydb4p8rALH-Kr2DncDMAYdl8k1xAlxb-EMrYRqMK6FE_wRd2foJMYMIZ1jHvM6OQAUVKj6ZMCxc2Br1IBbu-n4gh3YiuLBQu9c1KVgkLu1rm0Wz00xUvG0oRqLtzyqF8f4Q/s320/IMG_3972.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2g5g1Ovc0mjM_n0hPbnF0eMMYQI-pXroNA7nlyQYrp2B7TWF6inPo5uncRkTzFMYCO-foIqFwwd6ENom5N3YULCegrv_m4KXlswd3dRdTT8oSiV7msj2ZtobNle5sj82vRZImJfHutt0xUJiNjtdq1ApJcXYbwrcte2dlGLKdj7GPlKmX3tmJSw/s3264/IMG_3970.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2g5g1Ovc0mjM_n0hPbnF0eMMYQI-pXroNA7nlyQYrp2B7TWF6inPo5uncRkTzFMYCO-foIqFwwd6ENom5N3YULCegrv_m4KXlswd3dRdTT8oSiV7msj2ZtobNle5sj82vRZImJfHutt0xUJiNjtdq1ApJcXYbwrcte2dlGLKdj7GPlKmX3tmJSw/w240-h320/IMG_3970.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: left;">When
all of the principles had been talked about individually, I created one
document from the three lists, then re-presented that to the group. I asked them if they felt that I had put all of their ideas down correctly and in
the right place. Interestingly, there were some who felt it was not quite
complete, or that actions were not noted under the correct principle, so I
noted down the changes that needed to be made and re drafted the document.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoGj-2WAxJLfO6nhyCxGhseRoc-_BY2atjJQld-KDNt3YyoE0fZ0AGeZEKDR3gU5IJv8U_KwXJ6XyLVpt1Gv-KojZUNrFva0Mz94owY1pyOmaHO6ntueoCG3qzjYkbttJMXgvdC_P7R9K75qZsR3z44j6TKh-D9edg5n0swpu8htYaSM3W0l_Pjo/s2447/IMG_5044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="2447" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoGj-2WAxJLfO6nhyCxGhseRoc-_BY2atjJQld-KDNt3YyoE0fZ0AGeZEKDR3gU5IJv8U_KwXJ6XyLVpt1Gv-KojZUNrFva0Mz94owY1pyOmaHO6ntueoCG3qzjYkbttJMXgvdC_P7R9K75qZsR3z44j6TKh-D9edg5n0swpu8htYaSM3W0l_Pjo/s320/IMG_5044.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZrR6OmnWumk1tYhr_AV2Evsu3Cbc0qzmN57qWhiZMJdaEycFE32UcM8hBDz4sxhkeIJJEWBhbu9GtzYS2VvP-X6HPPvWsDpqv_LscrtqKF53X9z1aiz1VwI0W-kSi30Roj3ezOSItl038AVPmHSMq_7GtsGtTxj-5-dj4bxa1KJpPWWrMyQr4xw/s3264/IMG_5045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZrR6OmnWumk1tYhr_AV2Evsu3Cbc0qzmN57qWhiZMJdaEycFE32UcM8hBDz4sxhkeIJJEWBhbu9GtzYS2VvP-X6HPPvWsDpqv_LscrtqKF53X9z1aiz1VwI0W-kSi30Roj3ezOSItl038AVPmHSMq_7GtsGtTxj-5-dj4bxa1KJpPWWrMyQr4xw/s320/IMG_5045.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRWVvi30V8Mc2tU9ufBpE41PpdnD5NhlVGcB92uCm2OMggnJ9ZR7AXRxYAXzdI5OJHyiLhZhivc0VjGRQEF4e9xmknVWsnntNwGvXDZGJfsAWSYkbvwOhpm7zpD8POivrStCIIkOfAheCUqii8mjfGkLOI4hGPjvesQhs4P9TnyqVem130TO3SWY/s3264/IMG_2903.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRWVvi30V8Mc2tU9ufBpE41PpdnD5NhlVGcB92uCm2OMggnJ9ZR7AXRxYAXzdI5OJHyiLhZhivc0VjGRQEF4e9xmknVWsnntNwGvXDZGJfsAWSYkbvwOhpm7zpD8POivrStCIIkOfAheCUqii8mjfGkLOI4hGPjvesQhs4P9TnyqVem130TO3SWY/s320/IMG_2903.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: left;"> I
then re presented the document again, and this time there was consensus that
the document was acceptable to everyone and that they felt happy to sign that
they would uphold the treaty as now written.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8BnuDJ7988Q0IWNV5uXD2DXxrWngqIXt5tt8wLPG46Ywf4mOzqbB7__ZV4HAEKwUzbXw1hgGnr2KHNqiFnjmbNJ2sIOH4onRU8kP7j-5PwKAU2kyTdCTlPm3gq32qQ0oXmPh8NNNeFVmzcgo66T3pSmym0Jy3Lt3IcrIJEY-_DwJ0t-xhyJEmdg/s3264/IMG_2906%20-%20Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8BnuDJ7988Q0IWNV5uXD2DXxrWngqIXt5tt8wLPG46Ywf4mOzqbB7__ZV4HAEKwUzbXw1hgGnr2KHNqiFnjmbNJ2sIOH4onRU8kP7j-5PwKAU2kyTdCTlPm3gq32qQ0oXmPh8NNNeFVmzcgo66T3pSmym0Jy3Lt3IcrIJEY-_DwJ0t-xhyJEmdg/s320/IMG_2906%20-%20Copy.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw1DYqaAroWFU8WavnbAuB7XszcL9pgW33Tma7KLdTgmiwRCrXUw3sEjCGTvRnRVO9wXbRu6zTR1Sg9yoL1l988EOcflKHPJKiBufSRm87zbD-w96agjl_QfuPBslhdNKco5YffOKrJDouFZT7XKp_Pv8rnx0cGCHhgNPIcZs5_bTV4DlhjJ43030/s3264/IMG_2907%20-%20Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw1DYqaAroWFU8WavnbAuB7XszcL9pgW33Tma7KLdTgmiwRCrXUw3sEjCGTvRnRVO9wXbRu6zTR1Sg9yoL1l988EOcflKHPJKiBufSRm87zbD-w96agjl_QfuPBslhdNKco5YffOKrJDouFZT7XKp_Pv8rnx0cGCHhgNPIcZs5_bTV4DlhjJ43030/s320/IMG_2907%20-%20Copy.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV51UCWDn-gS2xUcW4DUsyDZUE_x4WIld06EzMbuU1nXC71KfTnMGABwHMcjVq0i0KEv-ncwWYzxkPALDdGK6FJEla0LXG1mErXI28Hi12lvebc-4MZQqSZ1vrEVLO9qQDbk5A-5reUz6Xn3eby5FxoD-EaVttSaAb_5DpJ8QLLYTKJZrHwc7MTvI/s3264/IMG_2909%20-%20Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV51UCWDn-gS2xUcW4DUsyDZUE_x4WIld06EzMbuU1nXC71KfTnMGABwHMcjVq0i0KEv-ncwWYzxkPALDdGK6FJEla0LXG1mErXI28Hi12lvebc-4MZQqSZ1vrEVLO9qQDbk5A-5reUz6Xn3eby5FxoD-EaVttSaAb_5DpJ8QLLYTKJZrHwc7MTvI/s320/IMG_2909%20-%20Copy.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fRfkqA3AQ9Yn7AYa_-V-eWn8Lyvjsqg_ZTQr1panOrnJs-nhr6p4FltbGS9e4ckAaxWHj1Sp4B7NsKnePz5J59OH-6HqOZUCobKDluYdLV-PjMJ_d6lSFYbAJsDvCmRXS8hOtLc5jczxc8LqEncZXau-y9gxsPthHiB6al52YlDqNnjg9HAair4/s3264/IMG_2910%20-%20Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fRfkqA3AQ9Yn7AYa_-V-eWn8Lyvjsqg_ZTQr1panOrnJs-nhr6p4FltbGS9e4ckAaxWHj1Sp4B7NsKnePz5J59OH-6HqOZUCobKDluYdLV-PjMJ_d6lSFYbAJsDvCmRXS8hOtLc5jczxc8LqEncZXau-y9gxsPthHiB6al52YlDqNnjg9HAair4/s320/IMG_2910%20-%20Copy.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixux2J2A10WTYyB5bov6jJMFMEDkjvgOL1e5Cgkexqd2lPVLQ4QsqOxpJMSJ6M5awL5Hx68QcY9_7pG8zM9i8Xksp_9GNMCV0hayxZ-nYoXil7ANN9ugIaTMUQ6Yinl03oJMAzRv9liysPVAvB_zdF1zj1Lx8_uPg_RJbTWmfZfuY7iV-5mAvh6BI/s3264/IMG_2911.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixux2J2A10WTYyB5bov6jJMFMEDkjvgOL1e5Cgkexqd2lPVLQ4QsqOxpJMSJ6M5awL5Hx68QcY9_7pG8zM9i8Xksp_9GNMCV0hayxZ-nYoXil7ANN9ugIaTMUQ6Yinl03oJMAzRv9liysPVAvB_zdF1zj1Lx8_uPg_RJbTWmfZfuY7iV-5mAvh6BI/s320/IMG_2911.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>Once
our signing ceremony was done, our treaty was placed on the wall beside our
whāriki. This final step was reached after several weeks had passed, but the
revisiting of the discussion over a number of opportunities had allowed all of
our tamariki to be involved, to consider the concepts we discussed, and to be
heard if they had thoughts they wished to share.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQgTu9DX7q41f_AVsQv6kcofVm7qDnSiiqZatpsRsT57EhWm6V_vpSVOqCdsuwm-TW8j7gBMdbEtS_C7sp5chWcIXAp06QVpuKZNx_Y-zKYNl7ILFvUciUYrKg6_M5Tw-PFpeH9OwtxHcKdsineeDiwEI74AtfOtFZjewZMtwRqQSRCVw6MJ7N9E/s2129/IMG_3105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1740" data-original-width="2129" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQgTu9DX7q41f_AVsQv6kcofVm7qDnSiiqZatpsRsT57EhWm6V_vpSVOqCdsuwm-TW8j7gBMdbEtS_C7sp5chWcIXAp06QVpuKZNx_Y-zKYNl7ILFvUciUYrKg6_M5Tw-PFpeH9OwtxHcKdsineeDiwEI74AtfOtFZjewZMtwRqQSRCVw6MJ7N9E/s320/IMG_3105.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>Since
these discussions, it has been amazing to hear tamariki reminding each other of
them in play or bringing thoughts about them into group conversations. As with
all community structures, we are not all always perfect and living within our
treaty has its bumps and wobbles, but it is so helpful to build our community
within our shared understandings. This process was also a great way to
introduce understandings of the unique identity of our bicultural nation in a
positive and aspirational way to our young learners and future leaders, as
tamariki experience the importance of upholding a shared agreement of what we
all need from each other in order to live and learn successfully together.</span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Ultimately, the rules become a tool for learning about
being a member of a democratic community.</span></i><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"> </span></i><i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Each rule
represents a step in the process of our children learning to live together in a
community of their own creation. And teaching community building skills is one
of the most important things we do. That's the road to happiness.</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> (Teacher
Tom, 2009)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Ko te kai a te rangitira he kōrero<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">The food of chiefs is dialogue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Ma to wā<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Anne Bawden<o:p></o:p></span></p>Mairtown Kindergartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09273032481119661293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761716400856059170.post-17132557128608682942022-03-22T08:50:00.000+13:002022-03-22T08:50:34.063+13:00Our New Mud Kitchen Outside Space<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #212121; line-height: 107%; padding: 0cm;">Our mud kitchen at Mairtown Kindergarten was made by whānau, (</span><span style="line-height: 107%;">Nigel, Phil and Mike</span>, three fathers) in 2014<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #212121; line-height: 107%; padding: 0cm;"> and
has moved around the kindergarten finding its perfect spot for some time. Well,
I think we may have found one! </span></span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #212121; font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; padding: 0cm;">He </span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #212121; font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; padding: 0cm;">māra
kai had come to an end, currently relocating its spot within the kindergarten,
so we thought this may be a perfect spot to create a mud kitchen area. T</span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #212121; font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; padding: 0cm;">he mud kitchen was re-positioned nestled
underneath our </span><span style="color: #1e2722; font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 0.05pt; line-height: 107%;">Ti kouka/ </span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #212121; font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; padding: 0cm;">cabbage
tree and beside our sandpit,</span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: arial;"> allowing
tamariki to explore and reigniting their interest. Tamariki noticed this new space
and it has become a very busy and popular spot to explore on their own and
alongside their e hoa. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsz0SlJzA2c5BPe_Ec5qsYXqMFfdiAPbs0n8hLesOgwZfVWWPNQOl71f5wbCC2VHn6AzW-IfDwv91MGgZG6ks6e1fIqmjFvPJ6q5m2BopogX-f1y75WOWVRUngmelP9aN-pDmeQJrpPRvLHO5GlckElpoGPpjGX5hl4_M_lMUBe6kvN0t8RkUDRKY=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsz0SlJzA2c5BPe_Ec5qsYXqMFfdiAPbs0n8hLesOgwZfVWWPNQOl71f5wbCC2VHn6AzW-IfDwv91MGgZG6ks6e1fIqmjFvPJ6q5m2BopogX-f1y75WOWVRUngmelP9aN-pDmeQJrpPRvLHO5GlckElpoGPpjGX5hl4_M_lMUBe6kvN0t8RkUDRKY=s320" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2RxbD9Ad84wrNxdBUP4bFiWS6lJ9Z0VsFf75Dw-p8a-07Rr16_PAeXeGTFLTjILCP0x-tDKKLMkpIrIX7YM-B8-1djC2cvFrdprinEWvD7ETQU_B5z1wZnTikQUAQXQRX0jf3iEM5ECGd-GrVTtIkQkCtZUCGfWj_pOd52HvDb-Nl6hAGhe2PXak=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2RxbD9Ad84wrNxdBUP4bFiWS6lJ9Z0VsFf75Dw-p8a-07Rr16_PAeXeGTFLTjILCP0x-tDKKLMkpIrIX7YM-B8-1djC2cvFrdprinEWvD7ETQU_B5z1wZnTikQUAQXQRX0jf3iEM5ECGd-GrVTtIkQkCtZUCGfWj_pOd52HvDb-Nl6hAGhe2PXak=s320" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9kyTGy09Z7leDQpEUIdl3SzoBqrvb21aiiLTtQUDKh76G8ZSEyhSKeecAv416DejEvjAMNSaGs_IKmf9RS2tj6TVlzCRCtFEHUlZ4dQpxJp4LZbOJTkD0es5RfhlNDyq2N6FPKJAGzhV8vtRcIcyZtEGyxcOjMPmpcFg9b0bNoP7Tbrq6JoBD6lA=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9kyTGy09Z7leDQpEUIdl3SzoBqrvb21aiiLTtQUDKh76G8ZSEyhSKeecAv416DejEvjAMNSaGs_IKmf9RS2tj6TVlzCRCtFEHUlZ4dQpxJp4LZbOJTkD0es5RfhlNDyq2N6FPKJAGzhV8vtRcIcyZtEGyxcOjMPmpcFg9b0bNoP7Tbrq6JoBD6lA=s320" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjudAxtJbyNrgiLw_sv4ciU2uL2MsvRt9mZQl4BtP6AmADoqx_owWeHYvdQU0x0R4vzT5B4Y8qApnnAZYZFseRPIolPEQFBnB1qx4p6rwDuLfFGPpXXUh7zUsKrKQFN38unwJEBIu-rNvnMyqYdn1bwDWKh2IU7ehC_ohE-jTVRnU37YGvICiH2VLY=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjudAxtJbyNrgiLw_sv4ciU2uL2MsvRt9mZQl4BtP6AmADoqx_owWeHYvdQU0x0R4vzT5B4Y8qApnnAZYZFseRPIolPEQFBnB1qx4p6rwDuLfFGPpXXUh7zUsKrKQFN38unwJEBIu-rNvnMyqYdn1bwDWKh2IU7ehC_ohE-jTVRnU37YGvICiH2VLY=s320" width="240" /></a></div></div><br /></span><p><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mud play encourages creative thinking and supports tamariki to freely
create with the open-ended resources on offer. It’s about the process not the end
product. It provides opportunities for imaginative play and allows tamariki
to act out their own play scenarios. Mud pies, soup, blueberry pancakes, coffee
and tea and food for the dog have been a few creations made in the mud kitchen
so far.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjkxFWfebCi_460uQdA6I9VaeXSy9UdCkkjNBGPWGOqnEo0-vYGaahY9WrmzBOi9XnNo6Y_R2H7wUH8BPsp-Dsqou_7P_sg_k2mIskJZihQlze0tgf-s-Sl3phAoO_J-vlWLDNKpl0n3ZLS0Dg2EMf7j87GvEgKPwelM15_Y2f28wDCAoaissCQhU=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjkxFWfebCi_460uQdA6I9VaeXSy9UdCkkjNBGPWGOqnEo0-vYGaahY9WrmzBOi9XnNo6Y_R2H7wUH8BPsp-Dsqou_7P_sg_k2mIskJZihQlze0tgf-s-Sl3phAoO_J-vlWLDNKpl0n3ZLS0Dg2EMf7j87GvEgKPwelM15_Y2f28wDCAoaissCQhU=s320" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEz5jZeJFXHORsXnrmDKzTSKtUWcTi98GlOSEDnN3U6qcRTTxMWdfQmhexqot-kFSxEHOZmk4NldwW8AePOTrVSTb5kpjx3GEIyuO4jaIO7cucIuO3heeqRBJGwUamplvDeQ1q2qxAIDU19PkKzjK0Otj6YCZbd51H4KcEDpkn7hjvov9rfrT_gMw=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEz5jZeJFXHORsXnrmDKzTSKtUWcTi98GlOSEDnN3U6qcRTTxMWdfQmhexqot-kFSxEHOZmk4NldwW8AePOTrVSTb5kpjx3GEIyuO4jaIO7cucIuO3heeqRBJGwUamplvDeQ1q2qxAIDU19PkKzjK0Otj6YCZbd51H4KcEDpkn7hjvov9rfrT_gMw=s320" width="240" /></a></div></div></div><br /></span><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #212121; line-height: 107%; padding: 0cm;">"What children learn does not follow as an automatic result from what is
taught, rather, it is in large part due to the children’s own doing, as a
consequence of their activities and our resources."</span></i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #212121; line-height: 107%; padding: 0cm;"> </span></i><span style="color: #212121; line-height: 107%;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;">—Loris Malaguzzi, The Hundred Languages of Children</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinebcDD5YBftEbXIjzjAQ0kfYByP1K7K2l2E1-NE6w--Dl86KglmkX31_l7GZxZ7DQAQ_1kCb9Ml0hL_3jSHkldzuHfKn44Y4vTY82c1bPDD4sCk6lCqDXVOq0KHpAy25EMvRkNQ7YglA6-ktL1QLqrBRBGZOrSfpCkzGktXfCihJZGhv4pjZslqE=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinebcDD5YBftEbXIjzjAQ0kfYByP1K7K2l2E1-NE6w--Dl86KglmkX31_l7GZxZ7DQAQ_1kCb9Ml0hL_3jSHkldzuHfKn44Y4vTY82c1bPDD4sCk6lCqDXVOq0KHpAy25EMvRkNQ7YglA6-ktL1QLqrBRBGZOrSfpCkzGktXfCihJZGhv4pjZslqE=s320" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoyvW090IZUqOJ0wawiQf_vuvR48gzy1OtDywOwaeFRdXv_VGXc6qeauNd_kLsFZTX-i5h-hDKizZ-ivL1RC8fWgCXR6h4hvLGlFPQAUjwQbykDeLbglswZuTVcD_cf-_GWVc0fXTG2bfoCcwSfDzFkEb4DfOpTiDEhRp25Zo89jtnQlV0gUwoPdw=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoyvW090IZUqOJ0wawiQf_vuvR48gzy1OtDywOwaeFRdXv_VGXc6qeauNd_kLsFZTX-i5h-hDKizZ-ivL1RC8fWgCXR6h4hvLGlFPQAUjwQbykDeLbglswZuTVcD_cf-_GWVc0fXTG2bfoCcwSfDzFkEb4DfOpTiDEhRp25Zo89jtnQlV0gUwoPdw=s320" width="240" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhv9fmh-pHNvxls3Izb_WNSyq07Zk3Zi3rorK2cf_2NoMKEvkA6-7CrqaeIkMlQAJTnWm86FvThkyhsvL1clxsPLZTArhZa_Pbvp-tYmawRwRUby1_1siGg7BsVbQO8g7kFvezTlZjP3JTOXGhc-1cDvFqy-lhxN2vllPDmRK2zwUEkUL9lE2l55Lk=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhv9fmh-pHNvxls3Izb_WNSyq07Zk3Zi3rorK2cf_2NoMKEvkA6-7CrqaeIkMlQAJTnWm86FvThkyhsvL1clxsPLZTArhZa_Pbvp-tYmawRwRUby1_1siGg7BsVbQO8g7kFvezTlZjP3JTOXGhc-1cDvFqy-lhxN2vllPDmRK2zwUEkUL9lE2l55Lk=s320" width="240" /></a></div></div><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ; padding: 0cm;">Actively playing with mud also has many
health benefits. </span><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 12pt;">“Scientists
have now confirmed something that children have always instinctively known;
playing in mud is a joyful experience. Recent research has shown that dirt
contains microscopic bacteria called Mycobacterium Vaccae which stimulates the
immune system and increases the levels of serotonin in our brains, an endorphin
that soothes, calms, and helps us to relax</span></i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 12pt;">”</span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ; padding: 0cm;"> (Rupiper, 2017).<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6hPeB8ybV1dAZRSZ6gDjLCsJvMs4gTWCWl9jmO5NbPKsM5Sl9O1si8V3HL811DfDgG4nsWZyMFcfgCMSbGxoaa9f4kz4pTIHFJuMsb9gJMRzz2j9sMCK253yVgFqrWt7GO7h5xMAtFq9nHZx1I-BLoXWJEbOdQzNtWsUFZrhLK2YrofS4CEPuYBQ=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6hPeB8ybV1dAZRSZ6gDjLCsJvMs4gTWCWl9jmO5NbPKsM5Sl9O1si8V3HL811DfDgG4nsWZyMFcfgCMSbGxoaa9f4kz4pTIHFJuMsb9gJMRzz2j9sMCK253yVgFqrWt7GO7h5xMAtFq9nHZx1I-BLoXWJEbOdQzNtWsUFZrhLK2YrofS4CEPuYBQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQHs7tMKO3tUxyMC52Ha1-PCBEN5yu_i_eX3UOF2ghKo2yhYIY6kXnGHT-wOUZdOlfRpVKnBKFIYi-uzbdh-TAn_xG5QMzP-tMi0MMb4zYjzo2H71QE7_xWQ1ABvn5qsEUUlLS8_MtOwkCC19JfZx-UB_RJraFIhSgPgnUOa0p1GgYEJUR-zEl34I=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQHs7tMKO3tUxyMC52Ha1-PCBEN5yu_i_eX3UOF2ghKo2yhYIY6kXnGHT-wOUZdOlfRpVKnBKFIYi-uzbdh-TAn_xG5QMzP-tMi0MMb4zYjzo2H71QE7_xWQ1ABvn5qsEUUlLS8_MtOwkCC19JfZx-UB_RJraFIhSgPgnUOa0p1GgYEJUR-zEl34I=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ; padding: 0cm;">Mud play allows tamariki to develop,
refine and practice many skills; such as fine and gross motor skills,
hand-eye coordination, turn taking, confidence and independence, opportunities
to take the lead, curiosity, exploring through their senses, mathematical
opportunities, language development and cognitive growth.</span><span style="color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"> </span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-size: 12pt; padding: 0cm;">Mud play also provides a connection to
nature, opportunities to explore, ground themselves, and an appreciation for
Papatūānuku and the world around them.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> “</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The
enviro-schools kaupapa guide our teaching, and we uphold Papatūānuku as an
important kaiako; in nature herself the possibilities to learn and grow have no
limits” (Mairtown Kindergarten Philosophy, 2020). </span><span style="color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYUWChqi1YCiaM-dn7pziLrRST0U5Xc6UBorh6_eYS59SJRB5sX6ozv1xnwb79vQeLYpxnKiOcKgNmh63_GjlBweLTk8VLDTB02T8gZa8f6gqDqwo7VGkrfvzaUXWMvQR52F6O34YYKgjrHxL0LEROcpBSaRpiVAoqJse1sJC_ndIcEv7pHzcVYMQ=s1600" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYUWChqi1YCiaM-dn7pziLrRST0U5Xc6UBorh6_eYS59SJRB5sX6ozv1xnwb79vQeLYpxnKiOcKgNmh63_GjlBweLTk8VLDTB02T8gZa8f6gqDqwo7VGkrfvzaUXWMvQR52F6O34YYKgjrHxL0LEROcpBSaRpiVAoqJse1sJC_ndIcEv7pHzcVYMQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcYUUhPF0t7OBBlGOZUkcHXnV-qmVCcJIv7HaMTn9qlQ_dE24pyFjID6pJ0EVSMkjck74nDnN-xMT5QxY5Roz26o-Gy0lfEzW5i7E6_1scVxMUqKmQgep0mFLQM1tD36CzTE6d889Xujxae9nXwhGm5CiTXJs5sPNrbtWkbh5PszlDxrqdDSSSRgw=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcYUUhPF0t7OBBlGOZUkcHXnV-qmVCcJIv7HaMTn9qlQ_dE24pyFjID6pJ0EVSMkjck74nDnN-xMT5QxY5Roz26o-Gy0lfEzW5i7E6_1scVxMUqKmQgep0mFLQM1tD36CzTE6d889Xujxae9nXwhGm5CiTXJs5sPNrbtWkbh5PszlDxrqdDSSSRgw=s320" width="240" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4jDLKgm2SxohbILcYjQllC1RdWKrIrSWuC2ao09e-fHcPCRo9Kzt1N0s-E4sCQx8MbOCR0kqJMvVEwZ3Z-u1e5XBe6EdHOBTx7LzJ_kCo7cWu2YmGKsCLLf0hh0WKTutxTfO7-vCFSyOlXXEJif6Kf22jGBGybw9wNmo1SBHkJDohdTF2XyfCWDA=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4jDLKgm2SxohbILcYjQllC1RdWKrIrSWuC2ao09e-fHcPCRo9Kzt1N0s-E4sCQx8MbOCR0kqJMvVEwZ3Z-u1e5XBe6EdHOBTx7LzJ_kCo7cWu2YmGKsCLLf0hh0WKTutxTfO7-vCFSyOlXXEJif6Kf22jGBGybw9wNmo1SBHkJDohdTF2XyfCWDA=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4jDLKgm2SxohbILcYjQllC1RdWKrIrSWuC2ao09e-fHcPCRo9Kzt1N0s-E4sCQx8MbOCR0kqJMvVEwZ3Z-u1e5XBe6EdHOBTx7LzJ_kCo7cWu2YmGKsCLLf0hh0WKTutxTfO7-vCFSyOlXXEJif6Kf22jGBGybw9wNmo1SBHkJDohdTF2XyfCWDA=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4jDLKgm2SxohbILcYjQllC1RdWKrIrSWuC2ao09e-fHcPCRo9Kzt1N0s-E4sCQx8MbOCR0kqJMvVEwZ3Z-u1e5XBe6EdHOBTx7LzJ_kCo7cWu2YmGKsCLLf0hh0WKTutxTfO7-vCFSyOlXXEJif6Kf22jGBGybw9wNmo1SBHkJDohdTF2XyfCWDA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwZ1o6aIKo8hxXU_AxYqJNruift57aUCJ_9ywlBu4kPtFUOa6FIvB_mrjb5a_52DAxJYXTqjVcwUwb37SR6VDLaHE5fPBDn-8_LVK7zPQi-Jybw2tOozMofdl-nhekTb3yukkQl6r1H3EK6gwjbbDt5QN7xZCy1jXCv4ECnL9YfCT_LyAym0h-kZc=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwZ1o6aIKo8hxXU_AxYqJNruift57aUCJ_9ywlBu4kPtFUOa6FIvB_mrjb5a_52DAxJYXTqjVcwUwb37SR6VDLaHE5fPBDn-8_LVK7zPQi-Jybw2tOozMofdl-nhekTb3yukkQl6r1H3EK6gwjbbDt5QN7xZCy1jXCv4ECnL9YfCT_LyAym0h-kZc=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="color: #212121; font-size: 12pt;">Tamariki have been working hard alongside their kaiako to transform this
spot into a beautiful area that is welcoming, and inspires creativity, imagination,
and curiosity. Firstly, we had to remove the old dirt, transporting it to our he māra
kai, using many buckets. During this time digging and transporting the dirt tamariki
shared their own experiences, sharing different techniques and stories of helping
in the garden with whānau at home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="color: #212121; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi25gCRhM1H1SaLmM88c26futNjNPpcpNlqxbf81gPWudcRlyHy-KmU3rYlpyrWgx1ZRoHYoRmRwRlp3snrKWyBJQpQtPpDh9Amz2tPF4BablQtzJd3uYGGNjNEoWhDb_jl6DSDf4iXKfLeo2temaaOJVk4oWtnFy-XtmcbCmtx06AwaeCY7bKx2Xc=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi25gCRhM1H1SaLmM88c26futNjNPpcpNlqxbf81gPWudcRlyHy-KmU3rYlpyrWgx1ZRoHYoRmRwRlp3snrKWyBJQpQtPpDh9Amz2tPF4BablQtzJd3uYGGNjNEoWhDb_jl6DSDf4iXKfLeo2temaaOJVk4oWtnFy-XtmcbCmtx06AwaeCY7bKx2Xc=s320" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgysbDICIw4pdHdbVf7WJzAePIN6Ih2GzVOh3DN44b9cTvlxisSomvvfpmZBA0An9yfAu3UKa778Y4LaN05dUiY3O0oAGqWoPISNwd6K_JhfRL3tlrZh7qaz3ScwsOy7CVUCKDPX7cThC3D-qylStL2PCD8LVvUbUUVwHcscAb-ZQgbUS6PKCEX7J4=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgysbDICIw4pdHdbVf7WJzAePIN6Ih2GzVOh3DN44b9cTvlxisSomvvfpmZBA0An9yfAu3UKa778Y4LaN05dUiY3O0oAGqWoPISNwd6K_JhfRL3tlrZh7qaz3ScwsOy7CVUCKDPX7cThC3D-qylStL2PCD8LVvUbUUVwHcscAb-ZQgbUS6PKCEX7J4=s320" width="240" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQA8T-8fzATZWFhdpwel-GVE4h1o-N6Qfy57WM3fLbITPFlNRZ949MDx0HDR7x1yOZwj0WiFX4l4OYQ6UVDVSfFcBWxBONgR4NxbuHmc7UuXGXEWV_fxJbyTMI8-gh7N4ZzjEgkyAR6fSOMV6u8ykdnA0flDvkv92Fwg3OQPQUXSgJoP3Cm8EwmCU=s3238" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3238" data-original-width="2188" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQA8T-8fzATZWFhdpwel-GVE4h1o-N6Qfy57WM3fLbITPFlNRZ949MDx0HDR7x1yOZwj0WiFX4l4OYQ6UVDVSfFcBWxBONgR4NxbuHmc7UuXGXEWV_fxJbyTMI8-gh7N4ZzjEgkyAR6fSOMV6u8ykdnA0flDvkv92Fwg3OQPQUXSgJoP3Cm8EwmCU=s320" width="216" /></a></div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhy3PIJtjlQq0lKyJZRlTfkj7rmR51k35MiwR_Q0xXlDpdmxK0OEAuaOYZrHKOiQWXyekMZJ4jj3RkVqRADzZ_f5NgGh42dyWTsqfRrCyGdeOuZl1_Q7Y9G5YkjtQNT6Y6NlYKF35ujOzXeDF8VpY1xZvlq8OySKSaxRJJfVLIgJ8FW0McoViTZZZ8=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhy3PIJtjlQq0lKyJZRlTfkj7rmR51k35MiwR_Q0xXlDpdmxK0OEAuaOYZrHKOiQWXyekMZJ4jj3RkVqRADzZ_f5NgGh42dyWTsqfRrCyGdeOuZl1_Q7Y9G5YkjtQNT6Y6NlYKF35ujOzXeDF8VpY1xZvlq8OySKSaxRJJfVLIgJ8FW0McoViTZZZ8=s320" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2goz3JpLbAKIcz3g_eT5FjYLDx7GrjaDhY6lRmehZR5i9LYTJUGQguNXVJP-9PiMFOpE_YXooYL5dPwHi-Jc7th2c-n632oxmKZRCM5ktVOO8SrmPPKK-Ibov3giHqfieXuY9miQCInXhMLqc7spdCfmPrPh8E3RBEB8MlDe5M2wuC7nqVmjZOug=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2goz3JpLbAKIcz3g_eT5FjYLDx7GrjaDhY6lRmehZR5i9LYTJUGQguNXVJP-9PiMFOpE_YXooYL5dPwHi-Jc7th2c-n632oxmKZRCM5ktVOO8SrmPPKK-Ibov3giHqfieXuY9miQCInXhMLqc7spdCfmPrPh8E3RBEB8MlDe5M2wuC7nqVmjZOug=s320" width="240" /></a></div></div><br /><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; padding: 0cm;">We then raked the area so it was flat, then began the planning process.
We sourced some bark from around our bark area, laid out the stepping stones
creating a pathway, then added our bark. We also unscrewed the lid off our old
wooden water barrel, removed the water and repurposed it to create a home for our mud. Next,
we needed to plan our planting, deciding what we needed to make this space its
own, and creating a little barrier between the mud kitchen and sandpit. We sourced
a plant already established within our environment and after a hard day of tamariki and kaiako working
together and problem solving around how to remove it, we
were able to relocate some of the plant, dividing it up into smaller cuttings and enclosing
the space.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; padding: 0cm;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjad3XSbqvc2h0CHORVDu9PEEgB-5MCalCA2tbglG3eFZUrXnKWIS7w2Rkg1Vc-1nHYg6CEGysPY5p7TSVpA3CS6-cN6euNayj1w80WwEIC-d7LAAEvQpoNbsMCgT3r3R686jzVxC6bsJtV22j4ks2NYy0ClH7VuIqEOIZmWQ-e26yUNn3-bF2ILAA=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjad3XSbqvc2h0CHORVDu9PEEgB-5MCalCA2tbglG3eFZUrXnKWIS7w2Rkg1Vc-1nHYg6CEGysPY5p7TSVpA3CS6-cN6euNayj1w80WwEIC-d7LAAEvQpoNbsMCgT3r3R686jzVxC6bsJtV22j4ks2NYy0ClH7VuIqEOIZmWQ-e26yUNn3-bF2ILAA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; 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jugs and a few self-watering hanging planters with herbs.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> <span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">During a visit from Kim Townsend our Professional Practice Manager, she
shared her knowledge around replanting plants. From her knowledge we then
decided to give our relocated plants a haircut, using the cuttings for play and
hoping this would make it easier for the plant to recover from transplant shock. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; padding: 0cm;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjLTxED4xBNY20pGGjSo1kFvOR_TSo4LUGfynyFBJWNNAQ4iZUCtMsdp4a1LnHJjOdJTF8U-I1yHos61Foh_7t3iZLcTpZCeGpJEndYYCvgnNfnGoadRFsTHDXPyGY4oni2zNGw5OPffwzg2gKf1wPdYn2z3EWjwiG0z4G8t0KNq1E3vsUSkeVNQ4=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjLTxED4xBNY20pGGjSo1kFvOR_TSo4LUGfynyFBJWNNAQ4iZUCtMsdp4a1LnHJjOdJTF8U-I1yHos61Foh_7t3iZLcTpZCeGpJEndYYCvgnNfnGoadRFsTHDXPyGY4oni2zNGw5OPffwzg2gKf1wPdYn2z3EWjwiG0z4G8t0KNq1E3vsUSkeVNQ4=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpk3KDw2M90rUM1x8R-k8tPQ_FA2DYFuN0qdruJ5Z76ZCwB3oDnP4u2I_a3g2Fp1wAJDdNHfWbDz4hRcYQlvDfrmlGTuwye8KoB-cf09qilPJI3U28UbKPEhbzT-Pu9ynZMpbgR066FPTAZGFoeBNRBxyg3pEgjv4zy7Jm5_zptpOgVqFiT3-k3ww=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpk3KDw2M90rUM1x8R-k8tPQ_FA2DYFuN0qdruJ5Z76ZCwB3oDnP4u2I_a3g2Fp1wAJDdNHfWbDz4hRcYQlvDfrmlGTuwye8KoB-cf09qilPJI3U28UbKPEhbzT-Pu9ynZMpbgR066FPTAZGFoeBNRBxyg3pEgjv4zy7Jm5_zptpOgVqFiT3-k3ww=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; padding: 0cm;">This project has allowed us at Mairtown Kindergarten to weave the
Enviroschools guiding principles and kaupapa into the processes and daily
practices within our playscape. We were able to reuse materials and equipment from
around the kindergarten, gain knowledge through research and conversations and empower
learners through planning and active participation throughout this project. 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To say that she had found a Tui, sadly this Tui had passed away. Initially I was hesitant to say bring it in, as the Tui I find are such majestic beautiful birds and I love watching them in my own back yard enjoying the kowhai flowers and on the Nature Programme flying, soaring and at this time of year very active and territorial. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Though after talking with the rest of the team, it was agreed that this would be a great learning opportunity for our tamariki and ourselves to be able to have a close up and real view of this beautiful bird.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>"In Culture - Tui is a natural heritage animal - in Māori culture, the bird is associated with life fulfilment, confidence and spiritual harmony. They are said to be messengers of the Gods and Goddesses. They acted as a medium to communicate with the gods and goddesses in Māori beliefs"(https://www.nznature.net/)</i></span><i style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </i></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For those of you who have never been to Mairtown Kindergarten, manu in particular the Tui is very special to us for many reasons. First it is on our Mairtown logo, it is displayed in many ways around our kindergarten, through art work that is hung on our walls, when a tamaiti leaves it is given in the form of a glazed tui as a gift, it is even on our kindergarten gates made out of wrought iron. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We also have a special 'Tui Award' for our tamariki - </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">recognise tamariki who consistently demonstrate
attributes of the kaupapa we are learning about and acknowledging at
kindergarten. In early childhood there are many different ways to uphold the
kaupapa of Tika; doing the right thing, Pono; being honest and truthful and
Aroha; showing love and caring: all of which strengthen the leadership and
learning potential of tamariki.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, "DejaVu Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><i>"Supporting children in their growing awareness and interest in animals can lead to deeper feelings of empathy in young children, more positive classroom relationships, and social-emotional development". (Selly, 2014)</i></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Emma, brought the Tui into kindergarten and shared her story of how she found the Tui with the tamariki. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfeYDsxgIC3aKAwQNueKvPPnWjfWAygfxBmyqgVR91K4JtyxyGWrvjL4r7uHyakYUAhsS1M2Ie30Z_kfiLfuOY8v8qivUCmKfUQM1rZkro6rRHoCt7CraoSnUSAxVeSWmyiuU_LbTvKs/s2048/IMG_8411.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfeYDsxgIC3aKAwQNueKvPPnWjfWAygfxBmyqgVR91K4JtyxyGWrvjL4r7uHyakYUAhsS1M2Ie30Z_kfiLfuOY8v8qivUCmKfUQM1rZkro6rRHoCt7CraoSnUSAxVeSWmyiuU_LbTvKs/s320/IMG_8411.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQO_FJH4x0WYWbCevcqDC65Df6caAvL65_08BAgmWc1O-P7TxCjDCX2WJrpFtdXbAAlTphifoayvFtcyJKLJxf7JRO5ZQ_5Pt8EUEjJd55AVg_LZ40vZzKLtedUcTKCroCaVW8g4E2u2M/s2048/IMG_8400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQO_FJH4x0WYWbCevcqDC65Df6caAvL65_08BAgmWc1O-P7TxCjDCX2WJrpFtdXbAAlTphifoayvFtcyJKLJxf7JRO5ZQ_5Pt8EUEjJd55AVg_LZ40vZzKLtedUcTKCroCaVW8g4E2u2M/s320/IMG_8400.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMCat4gVxHmGMCo-eZkdhDQZmUjq5oUthKuAjJn3bUxQsHkeTglEPc2XzvHSJemOvUEkQ9sykOUIpiF7Y1b9mXGl4LKu8v4a2pD8PsKrQ33sGD-cZkXiLc2thrEyF1SYC8VX4l3mmU-w/s2048/IMG_8399.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMCat4gVxHmGMCo-eZkdhDQZmUjq5oUthKuAjJn3bUxQsHkeTglEPc2XzvHSJemOvUEkQ9sykOUIpiF7Y1b9mXGl4LKu8v4a2pD8PsKrQ33sGD-cZkXiLc2thrEyF1SYC8VX4l3mmU-w/s320/IMG_8399.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p><span face=""Mundo Sans W01 Light", "Stevie Sans W00 Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: grey; font-size: 19px;">"Vygotsky’s theoretical perspective that an environmental playground provides a rich authentic context for children to learn from hands on active exploration of their environment. Combining children’s natural curiosity with animals provides a powerful pedagogical tool building children’s self-concepts, science skills, providing opportunities for children to develop sensory, physical, emotional, intellectual and social skills. </span><span face=""Mundo Sans W01 Light", "Stevie Sans W00 Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: grey; font-size: 19px;">Using animals as pedagogical tools within the early childhood context enables children access to unique opportunities to explore life processes and develop working theories that other pedagogical approaches simply do not offer." (Burr, 2016)</span></p><p><span face=""Mundo Sans W01 Light", "Stevie Sans W00 Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: grey; font-size: 19px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: grey; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">The Tui, was in perfect condition it just looked like it was sleeping. All the tamariki were fascinated, as were we, with seeing this beautiful manu so close. This started the conversation of "What do you think happened to the Tui"?</span></span></p><p><span style="color: grey; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: grey; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">"I think his wings got wet and it made him not be able to fly and he fell down and got hit by a car" - Rada</span></span></p><p><span style="color: grey; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">"Tui hurt its neck, hurt arm and nose" - Kehlani</span></span></p><p><span style="color: grey; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">"Well I think someone accidently drived over it" - Riley</span></span></p><p><span style="color: grey; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">"Maybe a Myna bird was fighting the Tui and it killed it?" -Fisher</span></span></p><p><span style="color: grey; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">"Oh, no, it dead. It fall out of the tree. It fall off branch. It will get better, ohhh" - T</span></span></p><p><span style="color: grey; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">"He just got away from his friend because he got on the road and he dies. He's going to go back to his house. He just died and died and that's not good. He didn't want to die" - Indie</span></span></p><p><span style="color: grey; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">"I think he bumped into a tree because tree's make things die. If you bump into them" - Nikau</span></span></p><p><span style="color: grey; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">" I know, it flewed on the car through the window and bumped its head on the road" - Beauden.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: grey; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">"Maybe a car may have run it over" - Te Ariki</span></span></p><p><span style="color: grey; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: grey; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFUVyZK_bgKuGlSv6Ed4ASm8L6695m-qevPzbLP6N8ow0yg7ngCoQC4WSK6SQKiTyEagvJ9YTEPfQtBUXdnkEcFHVH5V2qVq28PJ8oOuW6wQTDr0-Y0p-WSZGe45k3PwWwtDC4oHQXwAs/s2048/IMG_8413.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFUVyZK_bgKuGlSv6Ed4ASm8L6695m-qevPzbLP6N8ow0yg7ngCoQC4WSK6SQKiTyEagvJ9YTEPfQtBUXdnkEcFHVH5V2qVq28PJ8oOuW6wQTDr0-Y0p-WSZGe45k3PwWwtDC4oHQXwAs/s320/IMG_8413.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="color: grey; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqo0FxknB6DDuwrlvgYiRr6YnG4RvK0MQ3LgBxnd3wRDBw8e92xo03mU9cbCYG880FLyBS-sHvplSp_WPqeWzr5V7-wR0o9x3NTloJvoN4opPex4IViMPMgFwj8xJcRieLFuNBRZJbzaA/s2048/IMG_8416.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqo0FxknB6DDuwrlvgYiRr6YnG4RvK0MQ3LgBxnd3wRDBw8e92xo03mU9cbCYG880FLyBS-sHvplSp_WPqeWzr5V7-wR0o9x3NTloJvoN4opPex4IViMPMgFwj8xJcRieLFuNBRZJbzaA/s320/IMG_8416.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtrsQo28KMfacFV8_KxAlQf1niSiRGjHeb7v8PGsDDvaSK01L_dwG-qknvebyshI26RkQ0XrHR_iV2GeqcpGurglpz5J6wvBU6CCVgTDS7iuPHDslnuDvWXN4TZcaP3EhG0Yif2iBmUDU/s2048/IMG_8417.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtrsQo28KMfacFV8_KxAlQf1niSiRGjHeb7v8PGsDDvaSK01L_dwG-qknvebyshI26RkQ0XrHR_iV2GeqcpGurglpz5J6wvBU6CCVgTDS7iuPHDslnuDvWXN4TZcaP3EhG0Yif2iBmUDU/s320/IMG_8417.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi76rOpJAisvCKITsyygzD9JE48Wnz2H51_sos6o_2gYDpW6dNR_l9QT90_XuOYaOjEr_GnEtDDVxIwpmLtVR38uT4N_X-yJyclmoyUg3AyeYl8i31zWld2DDNyS_x7QuTUMfN6UdWV_4/s2048/IMG_8533.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi76rOpJAisvCKITsyygzD9JE48Wnz2H51_sos6o_2gYDpW6dNR_l9QT90_XuOYaOjEr_GnEtDDVxIwpmLtVR38uT4N_X-yJyclmoyUg3AyeYl8i31zWld2DDNyS_x7QuTUMfN6UdWV_4/s320/IMG_8533.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I think he saw something and he wasn't looking where he was going so he crashed into the car" - Leina</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">"Well I know that Tui died. He wanted to rest and he landed on the road instead of the tree and when he was resting on the road a car ran him over" - Hazel</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">"The bird donged it's head hard and that made it die. It was going to the muesli bar shop" - Maxwell</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEft56Nz2lkB6pEJjj4VKYryesqBjrHi2xJ-wezps4ral4clNNxN6Ka8ypw8UImmMXeJw5kqqu2baIKwtaRzf49ZSvaAGFJciqeWhmXJjp2mdmRaXgXZGbdbfPjMkZowgVU1ypZ62kuA/s2048/IMG_4357.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEft56Nz2lkB6pEJjj4VKYryesqBjrHi2xJ-wezps4ral4clNNxN6Ka8ypw8UImmMXeJw5kqqu2baIKwtaRzf49ZSvaAGFJciqeWhmXJjp2mdmRaXgXZGbdbfPjMkZowgVU1ypZ62kuA/s320/IMG_4357.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1nhyr1YZyS7O0YC6NYAlDsSl1QLqzEyPdBf-51cS1OdxLuePRBlSJNtyXvgBKO_pBnZlWlIO_yEkuOZKpwgU5tTmYAMgXH764dynGooM3ipitat1rN1I4gHVMKncy9MsweFp3WGgbUy8/s2048/IMG_4360.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1nhyr1YZyS7O0YC6NYAlDsSl1QLqzEyPdBf-51cS1OdxLuePRBlSJNtyXvgBKO_pBnZlWlIO_yEkuOZKpwgU5tTmYAMgXH764dynGooM3ipitat1rN1I4gHVMKncy9MsweFp3WGgbUy8/s320/IMG_4360.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRkCXUZbLfQQd18LjLkJz1KHoJ-wj3xcS2io9lUCE9FVEhnwLTY3GNEzGA1w8HtEmIsqeYwTr-UXlLQvBEK6CK0ien3CUxzW8y_AyPYrEBbdhcXZ9NnZw53Ooku94UKkolgdCpdR6gCU/s2048/IMG_8428.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRkCXUZbLfQQd18LjLkJz1KHoJ-wj3xcS2io9lUCE9FVEhnwLTY3GNEzGA1w8HtEmIsqeYwTr-UXlLQvBEK6CK0ien3CUxzW8y_AyPYrEBbdhcXZ9NnZw53Ooku94UKkolgdCpdR6gCU/s320/IMG_8428.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Feelings of empathy were also shared</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">"I just love him. Can we keep him? He has tickly white feathers. He banged his head. There is blood" - Lucas v.E</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">"Maz, do you love this bird? I love this bird, maybe we could have one of these birds, we don't have this bird" Te Ariki</span></p><p><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><i>"Studies show that around 2 years of age, children start to show genuine empathy, understanding how other people feel even when they don't feel the same way themselves. And not only do they feel another person's pain, but they actually try to soothe it." (Aberton, 2005)</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">Over the next few days, kaiako brought the tui out to show the tamariki that had developed an interest. It was interesting how the conversations changed and the tamariki were starting to observe small and different things about the tui. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">"Look at it's tail. That is long tail so it can fly. He has white on him" - Leo.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">"This is it's bell? This white thing, does it go biring a ding?" - Leina</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">"Do you know how they flap? They go up and down" - Leina</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">"It has a long beak, but don't touch the end, it's sharp" - Indi</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">"That's because he put's it in the flowers get the nectar" - Beauden</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;">"I see the spiky stripy feathers around it's head" - Hazel</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;">During this time tamariki also started to draw the tui, developing and supporting their further knowledge and understandings.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhERmx4u7oDZsz2HXYyKENWCc0NGi50AZNedOxVhj3X_TJwWy9lnXKuh_Hj04_OsJyDOIb0iX81iZxxs4gFtHY0cpFNMcuTZJinVP1qcwQ4jD_TeK31flEpu1jQXg9lZNwNBMl3pYYYTBQ/s3264/IMG_9885.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhERmx4u7oDZsz2HXYyKENWCc0NGi50AZNedOxVhj3X_TJwWy9lnXKuh_Hj04_OsJyDOIb0iX81iZxxs4gFtHY0cpFNMcuTZJinVP1qcwQ4jD_TeK31flEpu1jQXg9lZNwNBMl3pYYYTBQ/s320/IMG_9885.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;">Elijah's observation's while drawing - "tuft - I didn't notice, I need to do that. He has a big head. He has a big body and a long tail at the back. His claws look like thorns. He has curly stripy white lines by his head and look he has these white feathers here".</span></span><p></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfaD1NAmkoLazwjgaFxjfYx0a0NmA399-zwx8TVuUHQfk59IWe4TMO4cIrswwKVaawXrj9DXGlGOaHpir0HluBAJENHNz_G6i7PJx5A_DsNU9EkWBGYM-O7UBzPtO1z6CpxGlTkr3aggM/s2048/263306512_204962045157843_3717025423742938711_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Elijah's observation's while drawing - "tuft - I din't notice, I need to do that. He has a big head. He has a big body and a long tail at the back. His claws look like thorns. He has curly stripy white lines by his head and look he has these white feathers here"." border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfaD1NAmkoLazwjgaFxjfYx0a0NmA399-zwx8TVuUHQfk59IWe4TMO4cIrswwKVaawXrj9DXGlGOaHpir0HluBAJENHNz_G6i7PJx5A_DsNU9EkWBGYM-O7UBzPtO1z6CpxGlTkr3aggM/w320-h240/263306512_204962045157843_3717025423742938711_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUU9D14SVto2lXUlZVbFcerHZw2W7Fk-dUG2vSas47CUZ27qxYk30ATRk4o7goPXI5QlxKj7yNzvWzJRY3e5c9_-uzdDis8vM-AmvGCWbLR9uqnJRDiLMWh9mjiN7brhFhyphenhyphenzzNglxSi8Q/s2048/263169475_417237260099013_5394740059007348789_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUU9D14SVto2lXUlZVbFcerHZw2W7Fk-dUG2vSas47CUZ27qxYk30ATRk4o7goPXI5QlxKj7yNzvWzJRY3e5c9_-uzdDis8vM-AmvGCWbLR9uqnJRDiLMWh9mjiN7brhFhyphenhyphenzzNglxSi8Q/s320/263169475_417237260099013_5394740059007348789_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span face=""Mundo Sans W01 Light", "Stevie Sans W00 Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: grey; font-size: 19px; text-align: start;"><i>"Through observation, a child can reflect on what they consider aesthetically pleasing and these reflections will hopefully positively influence their own artistic journey through inspiration. In supporting their developing aesthetic appreciation and openness to new ideas, toddlers and young children benefit from this for when they begin to recognise what art is aesthetically pleasing to them, they will discuss their thoughts while also critically reflect upon their observations, using this art to inform their current and future work (MoE, 2004; Duh, 2016; Plows, 2014)." Jenson, 2018</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wUfzbsweL_4PlRmNAecfTL9a3t8YDCW2E8yAFqO76C6tBMeaeemwl0VBTYT1s8f1XfwLqmh8v_uW0p8lRGRka6iqbCFNrz5yf1C4F7fc5al9ouUQaBKdr7bAnmlhijmX4bSTcBE3SVg/s2048/263246210_483319356419666_3082621296127816126_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wUfzbsweL_4PlRmNAecfTL9a3t8YDCW2E8yAFqO76C6tBMeaeemwl0VBTYT1s8f1XfwLqmh8v_uW0p8lRGRka6iqbCFNrz5yf1C4F7fc5al9ouUQaBKdr7bAnmlhijmX4bSTcBE3SVg/s320/263246210_483319356419666_3082621296127816126_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; 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font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><br /></span></div>Mairtown Kindergartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09273032481119661293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761716400856059170.post-3238954338606237842022-02-03T14:21:00.000+13:002022-02-03T14:21:22.894+13:00Jacaranda trees! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWyCxLzBuUgqiigB2ZQnjx5vhtghIZmvHMcxi8h0bQXs3kEat2U6fPQ9jOO-oVevZCY_G6jHe1M529YKGejnDVKPHAjlIitmgGFAvzDgYPt1MG2BisYboZ7yBx4TIziMLTQPgWPU3pCvirdgYfn3FEvNaXKJFrgmPgv_cL7DuIErkCQrUHBDgiZ38=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWyCxLzBuUgqiigB2ZQnjx5vhtghIZmvHMcxi8h0bQXs3kEat2U6fPQ9jOO-oVevZCY_G6jHe1M529YKGejnDVKPHAjlIitmgGFAvzDgYPt1MG2BisYboZ7yBx4TIziMLTQPgWPU3pCvirdgYfn3FEvNaXKJFrgmPgv_cL7DuIErkCQrUHBDgiZ38=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: left;">The
beautiful Jacaranda tree in our bark area is an important part of our lived
environment. It supports one of our favourite resources, the monkey bars,
provides valuable shade and shelters visiting birds. It also offers us resources
in the form of beautiful fallen flowers and mature seed pods, which our
tamariki love to open up to find the featherlight seeds resting inside.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">When
we returned to kindergarten after the summer break, we discovered a surprise waiting
for us beneath the tree. That quiet period of time had given Papatūānuku and
Tane Mahuta time to work their magic, and we found that lots of te seeds that
tamariki have enjoyed blowing to ngā hau e whā had found their way into the
soil beneath the bark, and with a rest from the trampling of busy feet, lots of
tiny Jacaranda trees had begun to grow!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7RYNUea0xwhwcYyf0FwmDtbhtEfD2mVt3bFPgzT2DnEtOBMfhLt_EwSBzFIJXr1XgDqaZ3WZUxRgNYRfJf2p4_uIhKOwKEZ7EFI8SSL6ftgFp-qQmSR_WwnjTtKfiXGSjSQXz3Hdg-W0NoAm7p9eXDzNgQkRxgcbwM5-hflSjcjglHabbVm6FfIw=s3264" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7RYNUea0xwhwcYyf0FwmDtbhtEfD2mVt3bFPgzT2DnEtOBMfhLt_EwSBzFIJXr1XgDqaZ3WZUxRgNYRfJf2p4_uIhKOwKEZ7EFI8SSL6ftgFp-qQmSR_WwnjTtKfiXGSjSQXz3Hdg-W0NoAm7p9eXDzNgQkRxgcbwM5-hflSjcjglHabbVm6FfIw=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></span></div><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /> <o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiIGM8r_0dopB5VojdWO4irwhupeEt8U7TTn1KlnHuh3GQy8IR0n_QB4ORcfRIH2hPY8W9LDyeao9UmJpsDJh2hL4dNnd43R5bL9-zizoH7QyefEc845oCA2RVzB62sFW0IPCSzVH_tCXQhLMIjSIfes1NQLtKihl5Aqf8ZMExYt31rQwfWey-H5Q=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiIGM8r_0dopB5VojdWO4irwhupeEt8U7TTn1KlnHuh3GQy8IR0n_QB4ORcfRIH2hPY8W9LDyeao9UmJpsDJh2hL4dNnd43R5bL9-zizoH7QyefEc845oCA2RVzB62sFW0IPCSzVH_tCXQhLMIjSIfes1NQLtKihl5Aqf8ZMExYt31rQwfWey-H5Q=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZc-L3-J-KZnVD42x4fl41XRjcMdb02umQJvoEUgvmX3f4L0sxru8sD9xGgTC81aDt0O2NpDOehxQeSE-toxQ30KgWj8B6WKTYBab_UT23tCYJ0fIiJxdLXUlI9AhFt4Spw5ykTnOHSwPURliiae6U3Jlm4c2xBSFYWpksrXXa62JWkosA2sPx4IY=s3264" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZc-L3-J-KZnVD42x4fl41XRjcMdb02umQJvoEUgvmX3f4L0sxru8sD9xGgTC81aDt0O2NpDOehxQeSE-toxQ30KgWj8B6WKTYBab_UT23tCYJ0fIiJxdLXUlI9AhFt4Spw5ykTnOHSwPURliiae6U3Jlm4c2xBSFYWpksrXXa62JWkosA2sPx4IY=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p></p>
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was so exciting to see the life cycle of the Jacaranda happening naturally
within our own environment, but we needed to talk about what we could do to
help, as we knew that the little trees would not be able to survive and grow in
our bark area!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Te
Whāriki explains the importance of <i>students developing their knowledge and
understanding of people’s interactions with places and environments and how people
can sustain their environment<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Back
on the 24<sup>th</sup> of January, Cadence, Zoe, Aki, You You and I decided we
would rescue some of the little trees and see if they would grow bigger in pots.
Then if we succeeded, we could see if any of our whānau would like to grow a
child of our tree in their own garden – continuing its ‘family tree’!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">We
found some compost beside kindergarten, and some seedling pots and trowels in
the shed, and headed off to the bark area. It was a tricky job extracting whole
baby trees with their roots still intact from the bark, and unfortunately there
were a few casualties along the way, but all of the girls were so careful, and they </span>persevered until they succeeded. Luckily there were lots of little trees to
find, so everyone was able to successfully transplant at least 2 of the
seedlings into a pot.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguzkKNgPTvdDguoBjJLDP7WVo8Dch4KWjBolR064c8ul7onZfahnBvqUCIVuCpBcZ9gmIl7Rk-5Zg0l9xTWa3IiF_Me4-rlBJC_7D125DnBwHuLiWD-ND4WrwLQtySqRR-zBTO0LDf7Ll14_LkXbahKSCsfLnjOXCelE6AiBw_-QZ-xBeuo0yfGEI=s3264" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguzkKNgPTvdDguoBjJLDP7WVo8Dch4KWjBolR064c8ul7onZfahnBvqUCIVuCpBcZ9gmIl7Rk-5Zg0l9xTWa3IiF_Me4-rlBJC_7D125DnBwHuLiWD-ND4WrwLQtySqRR-zBTO0LDf7Ll14_LkXbahKSCsfLnjOXCelE6AiBw_-QZ-xBeuo0yfGEI=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHpS32QWVG8z-HXA93sgtFPpxVqpFsV2aINyVhMcoDUG9yEX1z_Na7T72kTh9IA8cNdMhdeMvEtDAbgz9nBhaeR-t6w9GenBS--gVVdqNnf6TQqaF6liXTbRjB5Hxoh1LUNGIvcZQrMZcgASVXQQCFzJxHYifQaSLCrWDiONuw2vRKGj3gsf6h8Wo=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; 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we needed to water them and find them a place in the garden were they would get
rainwater in the weekends if it rained, and where they would not be knocked
over! What a wonderful demonstration of Kaitiakitanga. I loved the way the tamariki all
wholeheartedly engaged with this project – I had the sense that some of them already had some great knowledge about how to manage the tools and the delicate
plants, and it was great to see this hands-on experience of our lived
environment occurring not just as part of our Nature Programme, but also within
our own kindergarten environment. It was also so cool to observe the way they supported each other with physical assistance or helpful suggestions as they worked.</span></div>
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responsibilities, relationships, and the role of kaitiaki (guardian) over the
natural environment. An important aspect of this is reciprocity between the
kaitiaki and the land. The kaitiaki cares for the land ensuring its
sustainability and the resource sustains the kaitiaki (Miller, n.d).</span></i></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">When young children learn kaitiakitanga, they learn to
respect, care for, and protect people, places, and things. When they care for
the natural environment, in the daily flow of centre life, they develop skills
and knowledge that support them in caring for nature throughout their life
(Ritchie, Duhn, Rau, & Craw, 2010). The role of kaitiaki is found within
the Belonging and Exploration strands of Te Whāriki, where teachers are
required to support children in their love, care, and guardianship of the land
(MoE, 2017). In Aotearoa/New Zealand, there is an emerging interest in
children’s experiential learning through engaging with nature in their local
bush and forest. This facilitates deep learning through real time connections
with nature while building on children’s dispositions of curiosity, playfulness
and exploration. Place based learning, within the child’s immediate
environment, also supports their sense of connection, relationship and
responsiveness to the land </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(Vincent-Snow, 2017).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">A week on, not all of the trees have survived (I think a snail may need to be talked to about that!) But we do have a number of happy healthy looking baby Jacaranda trees growing – we now watch and wait until they are big enough to make their way to new homes!</span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Toitu te marae a Tane, Toitu te marae
a Tangaroa, Toitu te iwi<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><i>If the land is well and the sea is
well, the people will thrive</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Ngā mihi
mahana, </span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Anne</span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></p><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Mairtown Kindergartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09273032481119661293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761716400856059170.post-48838381146547105332021-12-09T14:47:00.000+13:002021-12-09T14:47:17.823+13:00Christmas for good!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyOcxnMwzsiM8JMs3zvghH-JrbLcflY1jV8p0dJ-RxZn7S4h2qE_YarczqlSjpshUXyh3LsVN74m_rmh3jYn1OudoE_-I4Zzh5CZiaH_6elPkQj1JWsECA0MT0NRe88arJiWcQXBGr-Yk/s2048/IMG_8849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyOcxnMwzsiM8JMs3zvghH-JrbLcflY1jV8p0dJ-RxZn7S4h2qE_YarczqlSjpshUXyh3LsVN74m_rmh3jYn1OudoE_-I4Zzh5CZiaH_6elPkQj1JWsECA0MT0NRe88arJiWcQXBGr-Yk/s320/IMG_8849.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This year we recognise that 2021 has again been a challenging and demanding ride, and we are so grateful to have shared that ride at kindergarten with this beautiful and caring community we share. We can see, every day at kindergarten, the evidence of the rich learning and love our tamariki have benefitted from as they have shared this year with their covid ‘bubbles’ protecting and nurturing them.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As we are not able to enjoy our usual Mairtown Kindergarten whānau Christmas traditions, sharing kai and celebration with our whānau, we decided we would like to begin a new tradition; and in that spirit we offer our gift to you this year – some new potatoes to add to your Christmas feast, planted with aroha and manaaki by the kaiako and tamariki of Mairtown kindergarten! We hope that this small offering brings to your Christmas table a sense of kotahitanga, a way to acknowledge and appreciate the unity and care which shines within our community.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOBOkfnAzz_9QpjS9B07XuJfgV2GQVm3aH4Rl4NzcJboJT2wxqWPJYRbTyrxghx0W1NUiV6DXvCIQoplQEYYrLD8XpToOcfngZ26QWeciA_RA124i3HrghBj8lWGrti6fsys2gH-8rSvA/s3264/IMG_3809.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOBOkfnAzz_9QpjS9B07XuJfgV2GQVm3aH4Rl4NzcJboJT2wxqWPJYRbTyrxghx0W1NUiV6DXvCIQoplQEYYrLD8XpToOcfngZ26QWeciA_RA124i3HrghBj8lWGrti6fsys2gH-8rSvA/s320/IMG_3809.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVpuHU4cy_VGUiVFIeUtythzjVBwiXXn18guuXJ6KrEyTsrATy27p8t6e61ztJ4L9nFoRcZLAgDexuApB8y6-56Geq6qJDxmbMH74TyYXwE2ecf_6Ei0uo0UpZv0JMsdtI-vRi_kImo9U/s3264/IMG_8732.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><i>“You may never know what results come of your actions, but if you do nothing, there will be no results.” Mahatma Gandhi</i></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> And it may be that the bounty of our gift is unpredictable; also a little like the year we have experienced! For we are new at this experience, we launched in and found our way as we went along, so we are not able to promise a successful harvest with absolute confidence! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Ubq5VG6_nTUTfs-Wq06jnJm1jeLyspJkqwjg_sfCXTsw6bMjj0qK6BjigtxdqOIRrrFfUbHUTB3oprN73cjsRUUL_ZhX899BNT57RIZm4IL59pXum73SmATY7wE_6E9cHnC6ka9UQYk/s3264/IMG_8708.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Ubq5VG6_nTUTfs-Wq06jnJm1jeLyspJkqwjg_sfCXTsw6bMjj0qK6BjigtxdqOIRrrFfUbHUTB3oprN73cjsRUUL_ZhX899BNT57RIZm4IL59pXum73SmATY7wE_6E9cHnC6ka9UQYk/s320/IMG_8708.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">But we really hope you discover enough success to enjoy. We love the goal and the sustainable spirit of this idea, we have asked our whānau to feel free to return their empty bucket and we aim to keep getting better at the execution with experience!! </span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWU21CC6hlvkhyphenhyphenQqu9rm3p_Jn0ZyAQhlDYmv9OCRNW5ghFu4JZB7DEa8UzJJP7QNvl53aQ95JdBBi7VO6L2wHbM0navKqV5Sey-ZuRXTQ1wEGe7Vtzp_oR8x7AMt6c_QonV_RaNFeGNdQ/s2048/IMG_8869.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWU21CC6hlvkhyphenhyphenQqu9rm3p_Jn0ZyAQhlDYmv9OCRNW5ghFu4JZB7DEa8UzJJP7QNvl53aQ95JdBBi7VO6L2wHbM0navKqV5Sey-ZuRXTQ1wEGe7Vtzp_oR8x7AMt6c_QonV_RaNFeGNdQ/s320/IMG_8869.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi210FbgjSYeUVQGKaD_ecSo2T5o03zi3QqVpU4UO-l35qNrLy2ranSCX5sna9QKB954g1pEz0pBhtok9-3dGzdnxd4jwWliwM3NFTGE0nP6T9TEui6_1-fHR5EO66N6fAWR4zIKNwIQKw/s2048/IMG_8871.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi210FbgjSYeUVQGKaD_ecSo2T5o03zi3QqVpU4UO-l35qNrLy2ranSCX5sna9QKB954g1pEz0pBhtok9-3dGzdnxd4jwWliwM3NFTGE0nP6T9TEui6_1-fHR5EO66N6fAWR4zIKNwIQKw/s320/IMG_8871.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvUwO6GID5I12EAEh0LFgHOasp9-Konmv36IDzCtLaIskDVikhWB-Z7JC4OiKnJyLlHj0nfMwDIyMWjKPMTNlCvttbVBtrJbRnCxW-4KOQrUdSYcGngxO0rM63XaQnIkd8hcjauWNkr0/s2048/IMG_8872.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvUwO6GID5I12EAEh0LFgHOasp9-Konmv36IDzCtLaIskDVikhWB-Z7JC4OiKnJyLlHj0nfMwDIyMWjKPMTNlCvttbVBtrJbRnCxW-4KOQrUdSYcGngxO0rM63XaQnIkd8hcjauWNkr0/s320/IMG_8872.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We know that being outside connecting to nature in a green space is good for us: we feel refreshed and energised, but relaxed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is why, in a time when the hauora (wellbeing) and mental health of our tamariki is so important, creating an edible garden provides a great resource. Building a connection with te taiao (nature), te whenua and Papatūānuku (the earth) can help restore any imbalance in your personal wharenui, offering</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">· shared discovery and cooperative learning that takes place in the garden grows children who are connected to each other, helpful, and empathetic.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">· the satisfaction children feel when harvesting and cooking with their produce boosts their self-confidence.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">· produce can be shared as a whole school or with their families and community.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">· taking pride in the knowledge they have gained and sharing this with others.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">· health benefits of physical work in the garden.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">· learning in an outdoor space and recognising green spaces can be for more than just play.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">· recognising that they can be a part of nature, working with it, rather than being better than it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">· children become more appreciative of nature and take on the responsibility of looking after it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">· promotes conservation and environmental issues at school, in their community and globally.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Papatūānuku does much more than simply provide the essentials for life such as food and shelter: in fact, she has the capacity to improve the wellbeing and mental health of our tamariki. 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text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: x-large;"><i>Nā tō rourou, nā taku rourou ka ora ai te iwi.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: x-large;"><i>With your food basket and my food basket the people will thrive.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Arohanui ki a koutou katoa.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Anne</span></p><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><br />Mairtown Kindergartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09273032481119661293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761716400856059170.post-69402078299296566102021-12-06T12:02:00.002+13:002021-12-06T15:22:52.527+13:00"Rough play"<p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Most of what children need to learn during their early childhood years cannot be taught, it's discovered through play” </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Ruth Wilson</span></span></h2><div><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpGFKF80ZiKE6BbInGUhzSzIdfPLYqkp8Iz72xcrdP4XMouRokLbMPcLLPwuKyJtPRGwq0KHQwoVbN8g64RkpasyCBGXTNUTGXapcSg5RNTKQyvmYJBO0_j_XmtRLfVjPgyadBWJo0Wgo/s2048/3926000E-9974-4B15-8940-4261833D249F.jpeg" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-weight: bold; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpGFKF80ZiKE6BbInGUhzSzIdfPLYqkp8Iz72xcrdP4XMouRokLbMPcLLPwuKyJtPRGwq0KHQwoVbN8g64RkpasyCBGXTNUTGXapcSg5RNTKQyvmYJBO0_j_XmtRLfVjPgyadBWJo0Wgo/w480-h640/3926000E-9974-4B15-8940-4261833D249F.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; 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Odds are that we will tell the tamariki to ‘stop before somebody gets hurt!’ However, stopping this type of play robs those tamariki from engaging in perfectly natural, and developmentally desirable behaviour.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGdxaYRFQct-I-_5cz9KLZ7OLorHMsufUfje3EkWNHYYJ8hd5dIm_odPCeOSwdc7wTORemwonMlXWyefWjEIZShXFlW5peDy3buz7YUJhcm1bS0B5MShTK1KFP-9wBNN8mhwTjP_ttiOY/w400-h300/E721090F-5D85-4BBF-9355-9496A53C2349.jpeg" width="400" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZgIU2kXAnxxCMm4AYNUgIFR5mX0G2oGK4QIXAdXlwrcqjVsjBSQhm9_Gh8YKMIMVkFN3Z-B44QQyqDL2243ywgioXWu6mYUmLGrOCi3f0FWLwQJqqrx-RdDcbmuVMThrUsJnQYFvdRRI/s2048/8E43EC4D-C69C-4618-A7CF-613F5DA43742.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZgIU2kXAnxxCMm4AYNUgIFR5mX0G2oGK4QIXAdXlwrcqjVsjBSQhm9_Gh8YKMIMVkFN3Z-B44QQyqDL2243ywgioXWu6mYUmLGrOCi3f0FWLwQJqqrx-RdDcbmuVMThrUsJnQYFvdRRI/w400-h300/8E43EC4D-C69C-4618-A7CF-613F5DA43742.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">One of the best definitions I have come across identifies rough play as <i>“verbally and physically cooperative play behaviour, involving at least two children, where all participants enjoyably and voluntarily engage in reciprocal role-playing that includes aggressive make-believe themes, actions, and words; yet lacks intent to harm either emotionally or physically” - Dr Michaei Nagel</i></p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">In simpler terms, rough play is a type of positive and enjoyable social play. It can include play fighting, chasing each another, rough and tumble play, superhero play, and wrestling where tamariki engage in such behaviours, but not at the expense of purposefully hurting one another in any way. </p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">As kaiako, we see tamariki daily with their sticks pointed towards each other but when asked what they are, the reply is most often ‘just a stick’. Tamariki are very aware that adults don’t always like this type of play; but what if we set some rules, have an in depth korero about it? Surely the benefits outweigh the risk with this natural, spontaneous play?</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">We have a lot of BIG ENERGY and gun play at Mairtown at the moment which is absolutely fine, we just need to make sure it is played out in an appropriate way. I have been watching the tamariki closely when they are engaged in play fighting and to the naked ear, yes it does sound violent. I hear talk of guns, knives, swords and how one group is going to ‘get’ the other group. I held my tongue for weeks as I watched this group and tried to understand their behaviour and love for this type of play. Over and over they would shoot each other, they would fall to the ground dramatically, then get up and carry on. </p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">I researched rough play and had a read of articles from both sides of the fence. My question was ‘How do I allow a healthy outlet for little gun-slingers, with appropriate guidance to maintain the distinction between real and imaginary”. The amazing Pennie Brownie wrote a wonderful article about gun play outlining the different types of gun play including imaginary guns eg. a piece of wood, a store bought toy gun and then a step further, computer games, where the object is to point the gun at people and shoot them.</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><i>“A child can play at pointing the wooden gun they have made at someone and going “Bang bang. You’re dead,” and know for sure that their gun is only imaginary. It is easy for this child to distinguish real and imaginary, it is in no way confusing. Replica guns are quite different. Buying replica guns as toys is the act of an adult who is confused about children’s play, and playing with replicas is confusing for children, blurring as it does the line between real and imaginary… These (computer) games are not products of the child’s own imagination in response to playing out some energies of the child’s. These are simulated experiences. They are clearly vicarious, however, simulated experiences do set people up for the real.”</i> - <i>Pennie Brownlee, Bang bang! You’re dead.</i></b></p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">So after reading this and other articles I felt content with allowing our tamariki to make their own guns out of boxes, wood and anything else they might find. What about pointing guns at each other though? That is the golden rule when holding a real gun. I thought back to Pennie's article and felt comfortable about them doing so with their own imaginary guns. </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">During this time I spoke with some of our Mairtown whānau who felt that the consideration is more so with making sure that both parties are happy with the play and that it was all a part of growing up and using their imagination. One māmā expressed how it would be unfair to stop her son from shooting webs from his hands and having a pretend shield like captain America, when she didn’t have an issue with her daughter being Elsa from frozen and icing the entire room. Another māmā shared “I really feel as though we mitigate around children's safety so much that they lose the ability to make decisions for themselves and then they become reliant on others and less independent”. She then shared this beautiful quote by O. Fred Donaldson </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><i>“Children learn as they play. Most importantly, in play children learn how to learn.</i>”</b></p><div><br /></div><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpvQ6SSeZ8XBgzJt1vi2tlXHxAl1Cf0MMtK2h7vu10LNHqorTkGM8pL31Qmd28cRJC6jtVYt4Qgy-VgAiuqvC3ziSTzSIrScefzu383De0u6yQ7P08DRqRbzJqm6JICBlNrI5EHanE98/w300-h400/51DEFB36-F72E-4E3E-BF62-0146AA50155C_1_201_a.jpeg" width="300" /> <img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWZNJ0aYO6D7gNjQ4gB1X4qQ7JqPiJpUzm_SIdJew7Pa38vT1T1BH_AKTq4rS1zROFHqwm-Qd2s1LcBXStTjM1xrdkbkxMviUMUS8e4N1rD6bpDiJbVOtiAC7OZI-2gVWjCYDT8tsfZg/w300-h400/343C3B4B-E744-493B-B664-15796DD46472_1_201_a.jpeg" width="300" /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p><div>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Rough play teaches children how to get along with one another, how to make and play within a rule structure and how to actually recognise the difference between playful and harmful behaviour. -Dr Michael Nagel.</span></i></b></p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Research by Swedish paediatricians cites imaginative play as the antidote to violence. Adults who were imaginative in their play as children do not resort to violence. So rather than training the baddies, monsters, cops, robbers, aliens, goodies and Gruffalos to be violent as many have always believed, this imaginative play does exactly the opposite.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Once I felt like I had spent enough time observing the tamariki I sat down with some of them and we had a kōrero about rough play. I asked them why they liked playing these games and how it made them feel.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><ul><li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><i></i></span><i>I like playing monsters and I like Owen chasing me. It feels like we’re friends - Paul</i></li></ul><ul><li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><i></i></span><i>I like wrestling its my favourite, I like pulling them (other kids) down with my muscles. Don’t do it on the concrete though. Wrestling is easy for me because I exercise everyday - Jye</i></li></ul><ul><li style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><i></i></span><i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">I like the monster game, you hide and then the monster comes and you scream! We get to run fast! If you get strong you can punch them all down but sometimes that's mean, they’re my friends that's why we just pretend - Kaia</span></i></li></ul><ul><li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><i></i></span><i>I like chasing, its fun and playing with my knife (made of tin plates glued together) and going shing shing to them cos it cuts them. They are my friends we laugh cos we are friends - Owen</i></li></ul><ul><li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><i></i></span><i>I like wrestling because I am good at it. It’s like hugging haha - Lennox</i></li></ul><ul><li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><i></i></span><i>I like him getting us, we shoot with bullets then come alive because its pretend - Paul</i></li></ul><ul><li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><i></i></span><i>I like smashing them in the tummy, but I only do that with Dadda… My favourite at kindy is wrestling down. I have a sword so that no people can enter - Fisher.</i></li></ul><ul><li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><i></i></span><i>Its a sword, it can cut people, you can chop chop, its a sharp knife, cos we just playing a game - Lazir</i></li></ul><ul><li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><i>If you lose the fight its just part of the game - Jye</i></li></ul>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Over these weeks as I have watched this rough play, yes there were times when I would have to remind the tamariki they were getting too close to the concrete or the swings but honestly, that was it. Yes, it can be hard to watch but as kaiako it is our role to observe and give them a chance to resolve conflict when it arises. There are reminders of how to take turns, of how not to be too rough, and to ask for help when upset, but these all assist in eliminating any overreactions or feeling offended when something negative happens in spite of any mean intent. </p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Adult perceptions differ when tamariki are involved in rough play. To me it is obvious that there is a clear cut difference between this type of play and actual aggression or fighting amongst each other. As kaiako, by having these meaningful relationships with our tamariki, we can establish the difference by noticing body language that is clear when they are having fun together and taking healthy risks during their play.</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">The best connections I have made with tamariki have been at the end of a plank with a sword to my back, or tied to a tree with bungee cords, so lets continue to let our tamariki enjoy what they deserve <i>‘long periods of uninterrupted PLAY ... where they can outplay their life... cross pollinate together... fly to the moon on a broom…’ - Kimberley Crisp</i></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: center;"><i></i></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: center;"><br /><i></i></p>
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emerged and progressively developed. The initial spark has gone on to influence our curriculum
provision and spontaneous learning at Mairtown Kindergarten. The experiences I
have shared with </span><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;">tamariki</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"> over this period have been so enjoyable, and valuable,
for me as a kaiako; and I would love to share aspects of our shared exploration with
you!</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="mi-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: #0481;">It all started </span><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">when I sat with a group of tamariki one afternoon, on our outside deck. We were looking through a book about dinosaurs together, and
I noticed that much of the interest and many of the questions came from the
pages which featured volcanoes. <i>“What is lava made of?”,</i> I was asked. We
talked about melted rock, whole rocks, and gases, and how hot the lava would be
to actually melt rocks <i>“Have you ever seen a rock melt?”</i> I asked. No one
had, and we wondered how hot the middle of the earth must be for tht to happen! <i>“I think we
might need to find a book!” </i>I said, and the journey began! </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Since that day, the
involvement of individual tamariki with volcano related learning has varied. Some
have greeted me enthusiastically each day with requests to continue with more
activities, while others have come in and out of the various aspects of learning
which have captured their interest; but across the span of the term, many of our tamariki
have increased their understanding of volcanoes in some way.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFTnLex6eQlkG-w142doTLNrOZX-iNCG7uZLilND6NUX2MxiZ4e4FtfVAwa7lHJ9hBTfE3nCLY_oOeeSL08mt-xFwsGRW4HzvMtx6HRZQOjKxfBlFp9PRn_0tR9TGxKOdFkR-qzPL6BA/s2048/IMG_8453.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1298" data-original-width="2048" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFTnLex6eQlkG-w142doTLNrOZX-iNCG7uZLilND6NUX2MxiZ4e4FtfVAwa7lHJ9hBTfE3nCLY_oOeeSL08mt-xFwsGRW4HzvMtx6HRZQOjKxfBlFp9PRn_0tR9TGxKOdFkR-qzPL6BA/s320/IMG_8453.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: left;">In
our library, we discovered the book ‘Volcanoes and Earthquakes’. Over a period
of weeks, this book has been pored over, with tamariki discovering and discussing a
range of interesting facts. We have learned about different types of volcanoes, where lava
comes from and what it is made up of, the connection between volcanoes and
earthquakes, historical events connected with volcanoes such as Vesuvius and
Pompeii, and deities (or ‘</span><i style="font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: left;">Lava Monsters’</i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: left;"> as they were popularly described!)
which are understood by different cultures to influence volcanic activity –
including the Māori atua, Rūaumoko, who since the separation of Papatūānuku and Ranginui, is understood to remain, growing and moving,
inside Papatūānuku’s puku. As tamariki looked at the various images of deities
on the page, I was asked, </span><i style="font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: left;">“Why do they look so angry?”</i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: left;"> We talked about
how volcanoes and earthquakes cause destruction, and people can be hurt by
them, so maybe that is why their expressions/images are often associated with fear and angry feelings.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVuyog0nOSt0tho679njotqHtbykbsYQMMKk9oLyn3gBu86fTnhyQ7Tp9z4eb22e76LtQx-NuGtYPqt71lYKTUlYsPMQVqCgIpBm3VT-xG98_DuPN91yMoUleJXRljQC6-Bq6kAXmPniA/s2048/IMG_9069.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1481" data-original-width="2048" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVuyog0nOSt0tho679njotqHtbykbsYQMMKk9oLyn3gBu86fTnhyQ7Tp9z4eb22e76LtQx-NuGtYPqt71lYKTUlYsPMQVqCgIpBm3VT-xG98_DuPN91yMoUleJXRljQC6-Bq6kAXmPniA/s320/IMG_9069.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Many artworks were spontaneously created by tamariki,
either individually or collaboratively, as they sat looking through the pages and talking together. I
have loved the stories which have accompanied these artworks, which indicate
the thinking processes </span><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;">occurring</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"> alongside the brushstrokes.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwxUIVOBYCQQt5fPeqUZYj3u1jPhKSwvTKBT9-ACjHT_mDArJeNkNVmv_QhT656Tq65QgeNviTo3NOOKreGZDN8jm2UrFcZsEBLlLhc3NJTVssTRXzxXA7rPVAulokxcVhb4gzj83yV0/s2048/IMG_7839.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwxUIVOBYCQQt5fPeqUZYj3u1jPhKSwvTKBT9-ACjHT_mDArJeNkNVmv_QhT656Tq65QgeNviTo3NOOKreGZDN8jm2UrFcZsEBLlLhc3NJTVssTRXzxXA7rPVAulokxcVhb4gzj83yV0/s320/IMG_7839.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVbch30hLuss6vXVAnqByTiWiI6RHjmDFZahCj3WJXOd0me41Mg4p2Dps6qORArbB60LIZsrH_nfv6H9kLErk_4amWEe727tSqQjXJw9GxMjU7EwPdIm-62mul1LfgGD0XTSpZrloJyc/s2048/IMG_7818.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVbch30hLuss6vXVAnqByTiWiI6RHjmDFZahCj3WJXOd0me41Mg4p2Dps6qORArbB60LIZsrH_nfv6H9kLErk_4amWEe727tSqQjXJw9GxMjU7EwPdIm-62mul1LfgGD0XTSpZrloJyc/s320/IMG_7818.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZ2UzUDsbNjdItBaMEGOE9vnvYgdWctoNGvFhZeE0dHLlylPbBN83cdiXR_TYjpoZBDQpnCSRowrNZ0fNtaKQNBvbsRUgsRTvABxbLEVS2c2iwWTY_-KadYUcvi7_76mhbm0bZvCwkpo/s2048/IMG_7821.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZ2UzUDsbNjdItBaMEGOE9vnvYgdWctoNGvFhZeE0dHLlylPbBN83cdiXR_TYjpoZBDQpnCSRowrNZ0fNtaKQNBvbsRUgsRTvABxbLEVS2c2iwWTY_-KadYUcvi7_76mhbm0bZvCwkpo/s320/IMG_7821.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span><i style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">“See, the silly lava is shooting up and all of the grass is dying!”</span></i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; text-align: left;">, said one painter, with
their co-artist adding, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i>“Sienna did
it and me did it. I did the ash clouds. This is a volcano and lava comes out”</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX21H4WwRaYSDFDXWfC6NFs97E-O-w8XNIlNSLBW4aWJSxBebWLrsXxdMYJNZvQJJRvJjs9xp01xdafKxrLRCApn6SShkyuSlTCgthsHfl8To-hrSO2IjGQKYvZaGag1VAghfE3wsPWYE/s2048/IMG_7806.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX21H4WwRaYSDFDXWfC6NFs97E-O-w8XNIlNSLBW4aWJSxBebWLrsXxdMYJNZvQJJRvJjs9xp01xdafKxrLRCApn6SShkyuSlTCgthsHfl8To-hrSO2IjGQKYvZaGag1VAghfE3wsPWYE/s320/IMG_7806.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><i><span lang="EN-NZ">“What are you painting?”</span></i><span lang="EN-NZ">, I asked when I came across the artists collaborating on the above artwork. <i>“Volcanoes!”</i>, was the reply, <i>“my sister is
going to be really scared when it is blasting eh!”,</i> <i>“Yeah and my sister
too, she will be freaked eh!”</i> his e hoa said. <i>“and this is the lava
monster in the lava cave”,</i> as he pointed to part of the painting</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-NZ"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ooMMekboaHOtTbf8p0fnj9yk26ZpHL2CyRj7zztknDuiKoRtpF0ew9SzXfuiNPakf9p19aLqfaKuJEWzVA_ebYToqH1Ii_SU45f7IR15nq2y1DXeYklLJTs45-yemzw53RfU9azjyhg/s2048/IMG_7800.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ooMMekboaHOtTbf8p0fnj9yk26ZpHL2CyRj7zztknDuiKoRtpF0ew9SzXfuiNPakf9p19aLqfaKuJEWzVA_ebYToqH1Ii_SU45f7IR15nq2y1DXeYklLJTs45-yemzw53RfU9azjyhg/s320/IMG_7800.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19-76in0JM9EZKFecb3BJwRX6gT0QEQxWuawg6ZpZHRoHp81Xt9DxVHdj61VuLpdjDVxYJXAFl9xWLhOBuAnVeS8KKfRXIUqd4FHnUtBe6ZZu3vU587u5ODoKX_64f61bAkcAezFSEg8/s2048/IMG_7804.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19-76in0JM9EZKFecb3BJwRX6gT0QEQxWuawg6ZpZHRoHp81Xt9DxVHdj61VuLpdjDVxYJXAFl9xWLhOBuAnVeS8KKfRXIUqd4FHnUtBe6ZZu3vU587u5ODoKX_64f61bAkcAezFSEg8/s320/IMG_7804.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">“<i>This
is a volcano</i>”, Leo said as he showed me his painting. <i>“The lava is spitting out this way and that
way. The lava came out</i></span><i style="font-size: 11.5pt;"> when the volcano erupted</i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">”.</span></span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="mi-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: #0481;">Different tamariki have shown particular interest in
different topics; but the burial of the city of Pompeii and its residents by
the eruption of Mt Vesuvius was consistently the focus of many conversations</span><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">; and led to discussions
about our own maunga, Mt Parihaka, which is a remaining remnant of an ancient
volcanic ring.</span><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: #0481;"> </span><span lang="mi-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: #0481;">I shared some of our
conversations with whānau, in case tamariki expressed concerns at home. From my discussions with whānau, I learned more about the funds of knowledge held and shared within the homes of these tamariki, and came to understand more about the familiarity and interest with the
topic these tamariki showed, and the understandings they brought to our group discussions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKevUbWaCriy8qZiGDfAu4XZQut0TFr_49ir8MFVkpy2Iv7NcKNve98bqawlcz6yUjtxgm3kLtyCcsnvZK-RRmIg_9Ya6duRfihL8EEFn5q3D_JAZ8UMx4JKsOxyBUf8j8ShsG5cks5to/s2048/IMG_8992.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKevUbWaCriy8qZiGDfAu4XZQut0TFr_49ir8MFVkpy2Iv7NcKNve98bqawlcz6yUjtxgm3kLtyCcsnvZK-RRmIg_9Ya6duRfihL8EEFn5q3D_JAZ8UMx4JKsOxyBUf8j8ShsG5cks5to/s320/IMG_8992.jpg" width="240" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5RfvndVn6MGFbrYnCYpq5iAs0BgiPBDHVGd4qFpLO9IcyfUNsX2mXkSjFxUoVfU0E-AucczkUGi0M22_Gyo5_v8-biv8H4DUr2iG9jtikSKwBWOmP97ptxae339dNX5xtchzKgxOIAlY/s2048/IMG_8009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5RfvndVn6MGFbrYnCYpq5iAs0BgiPBDHVGd4qFpLO9IcyfUNsX2mXkSjFxUoVfU0E-AucczkUGi0M22_Gyo5_v8-biv8H4DUr2iG9jtikSKwBWOmP97ptxae339dNX5xtchzKgxOIAlY/s320/IMG_8009.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Because
a number of our tamariki showed an interest in this topic, we introduced a new
pukapuka o te wiki</span><i style="font-size: 11.5pt;">, ‘Battle of the Mountains’, </i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">by Peter Gossage.</span><i style="font-size: 11.5pt;"> </i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">This
pūrakau describes a battle between four volcanoes, Tongariro, Tauhara, Putauaki
and Taranaki; who all love the beautiful maunga Pihanga. The aftermath of
the battle led to the eventual locations of the respective maunga, and the formation of some geographical
features of the mid North Island. This pūrakau also appeared to strike a chord with tamariki.
At the back of the pukapuka, there are templates enabling models of the maunga to
be created. I printed some off for tamariki to use, and these have continued to
be a popular resource. I have observed tamariki repeatedly come and spend time
looking through the pages of the pūrakau and colouring in the various maunga
templates.</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgry_VilSRZdYMTEAXIXvI7zlcW661uMTHbZMV2jcDl9jp2yYyfutmyGiXvSak7542EWaeJ-n31vhghHkjK_EhD-kIIb4EyQjn_nuVT_VlwMBL001nPimvtIB7y1UQVZVh1OMLlIMoQ5hg/s2048/IMG_2497+-+Copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgry_VilSRZdYMTEAXIXvI7zlcW661uMTHbZMV2jcDl9jp2yYyfutmyGiXvSak7542EWaeJ-n31vhghHkjK_EhD-kIIb4EyQjn_nuVT_VlwMBL001nPimvtIB7y1UQVZVh1OMLlIMoQ5hg/s320/IMG_2497+-+Copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuHxhBkBfq6AKM817vyLHBYsmib5WvAvfI74ZF4wr2BwxhzF1uC22aG3oewaTZ9xUi9y1tsgyhOb8TZnTiRGCOw94oqOS_h7UW7qERYZM42XNzwmWLY9z9c1tgOcKxbcXdxbekFnjH_1I/s2048/IMG_2521+-+Copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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they engaged in this mahi together, I began to hear comments indicating what tamariki were noticing,
such as while Taranaki and Tongariro hurled big rocks at each other, it was the
smaller maunga Tauhara and Putauaki who used lava as their weapon in the
battle. Over a period of time, tamariki moved from colouring the templates, to
creating their own maunga within blank circles, and then began to expand beyond
the confines of the circles as lava became a feature, flowing down the slopes
and across the ground, or exploding into the air. Lava features were created and positioned, in order to emerge from the craters of their maunga. Maunga were also combined and glued
onto backing paper, becoming scenes described within further imaginative
stories!</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2OOjaGJgyMCHNLTEHRGgZzZzS7wRKh8x2ZM2B4mMyvocdpWf3xRFFPsj3bCO5BgD6ukzoqIvTa8ZmxCraZ1_UtNUGZ50fqi-03aaAAdY8Dk-f-iGn1MyPIuKIGyILUO94rZjPvuLhPY/s2048/IMG_6801+-+Copy.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2OOjaGJgyMCHNLTEHRGgZzZzS7wRKh8x2ZM2B4mMyvocdpWf3xRFFPsj3bCO5BgD6ukzoqIvTa8ZmxCraZ1_UtNUGZ50fqi-03aaAAdY8Dk-f-iGn1MyPIuKIGyILUO94rZjPvuLhPY/s320/IMG_6801+-+Copy.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGY9oLZS4AFygF0ciz9jSpPc0Snpty5iMIapdHLoS-byRK9pQLxIST43pc_UOycKiNeU1v98bLOyQ8mntJAcIdZdV6N8Z5uJUloHLyPNuTr0nbQYq9aDXjT4uLTWrPM_lkqZjCKRDNUM/s2048/IMG_2527.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-NZ">“The lava is coming out because the
volcano is angry. The volcano is exploding because it is angry, because it has
a sore tummy that is full of lava. There is purple lava and black lava and
orange lava. My house got covered in the lava for a long time ago and we built
a new white house because the old white house got covered in lava so the
builders made the new house far far far away over there from the volcano so it
couldn’t get covered in the lava!” (Leo)</span></i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">I
have loved the way tamariki have interacted with their maunga as they have
developed them, and the way that particular features of individual maunga have captured their
individual attention and preferences.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRiskFvdubTfyAPTo-2BhMnK3Ra0XHCgLhx4dpD89jP2W7hpGhAPg9z4fDHxUFWCJNfgA5VjanmtRZdj04HNuAxd9KyAWJgAmuysxs_BGbPk1InmSn7W8frB6AvqOaBFM1N-LbfMZdo9w/s2048/IMG_8435.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRiskFvdubTfyAPTo-2BhMnK3Ra0XHCgLhx4dpD89jP2W7hpGhAPg9z4fDHxUFWCJNfgA5VjanmtRZdj04HNuAxd9KyAWJgAmuysxs_BGbPk1InmSn7W8frB6AvqOaBFM1N-LbfMZdo9w/s320/IMG_8435.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGiLgHtPxJmuwv6vH7mPYIp4eKZQgF8bCkyYopvuG4aLj1L7VYTQOyp-cjlq6U92jvarC22cyPyTpdavL6xpzKxiKdfN42c8isgTZSjZPUfLLNkyzlFAfEDwD4qZmIx5SdC-VMT1AV6k/s2048/IMG_8437.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGiLgHtPxJmuwv6vH7mPYIp4eKZQgF8bCkyYopvuG4aLj1L7VYTQOyp-cjlq6U92jvarC22cyPyTpdavL6xpzKxiKdfN42c8isgTZSjZPUfLLNkyzlFAfEDwD4qZmIx5SdC-VMT1AV6k/s320/IMG_8437.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">“</span><i style="font-size: 11.5pt;">I’m
doing Ruapehu</i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">”, Riley told me, and Lucy added “</span><i style="font-size: 11.5pt;">This is Ngarahoe!” “Do
you remember that in the pūrakau, they are the children of Tongariro and Pihanga?” </i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">I
asked. </span><i style="font-size: 11.5pt;">“Wow”,</i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"> said Riley with a smile </span><i style="font-size: 11.5pt;">“Lucy, we are the children!”</i><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Progressively, tamariki have moved from block colouring the templates, to
focusing on specific features, the emotions depicted, or the characters and
their role in the pūrakau. As tamariki began to create their own illustrations
and features on blank circles, aspects of their mahi were pointed out to me, such as “<i>Look,
Anne, I have done lava eyes!”</i> Technical skills and confidence have also
visibly grown, as tamariki have constructed the maunga from the 2 dimensional image; cutting out the images created using an increasingly competent scissor grip,
and fixing edges in place with glue or sellotape.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJiR9Fro7p5wT2XnqjGjMN1uvsMlcVW4xKV_0S597mMlqWMnAJeqq3s7qd-ZF82-w_VqotZ7i0jKsT1zEc5QMnnxR6OAH1ZDDhk8VA1CXH9SxVokx5lLj76wUv-yLp00Wv8dYFGHdPxVM/s2048/IMG_2526.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJiR9Fro7p5wT2XnqjGjMN1uvsMlcVW4xKV_0S597mMlqWMnAJeqq3s7qd-ZF82-w_VqotZ7i0jKsT1zEc5QMnnxR6OAH1ZDDhk8VA1CXH9SxVokx5lLj76wUv-yLp00Wv8dYFGHdPxVM/s320/IMG_2526.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_mBREuZ7TeflrQHau2OM5PRNec2PBdy-fALPHYmnzg4O-2asXzfXrOv27_Qa3qA37IN6vbj3vN1dbBfetHl429V1WlX-w35PX_eExVDWYJOBgPsiOqrk9u4ttN7g6WEbzl1_ERRtFMY/s2048/IMG_3608.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_mBREuZ7TeflrQHau2OM5PRNec2PBdy-fALPHYmnzg4O-2asXzfXrOv27_Qa3qA37IN6vbj3vN1dbBfetHl429V1WlX-w35PX_eExVDWYJOBgPsiOqrk9u4ttN7g6WEbzl1_ERRtFMY/s320/IMG_3608.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Ob7HvUNqyN56ZkCrkHIddJp7DBLFbWOY4NUAk_GlAgQtE9OQl5i3MTCIunQdSDMwX7VElhgqKMbHBaH2FSw1QEdLNpg6r1rny9aJp0jExR93NnrR8rX_7CigInIUUZufjFJger8GuAQ/s2048/IMG_3609.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Ob7HvUNqyN56ZkCrkHIddJp7DBLFbWOY4NUAk_GlAgQtE9OQl5i3MTCIunQdSDMwX7VElhgqKMbHBaH2FSw1QEdLNpg6r1rny9aJp0jExR93NnrR8rX_7CigInIUUZufjFJger8GuAQ/s320/IMG_3609.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizVKYo0ijXFpCYmbAUn90NO59gW183g3aPZgZS85WvPuMFWCbX6IEVGjnMqgKJUzIhzYBE9QlgZDl0AQpKDpuZ3pFhN8aC9K7DNMJlvjjaof9nGgsJS2s6aMPFt2wx3a6pcAXSwJln5S4/s2048/IMG_8725.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizVKYo0ijXFpCYmbAUn90NO59gW183g3aPZgZS85WvPuMFWCbX6IEVGjnMqgKJUzIhzYBE9QlgZDl0AQpKDpuZ3pFhN8aC9K7DNMJlvjjaof9nGgsJS2s6aMPFt2wx3a6pcAXSwJln5S4/s320/IMG_8725.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I decided I would create maunga
with the templates myself, as illustrated in the pukapuka, to use as a resource
in storytelling with the pukapuka. I sat at the picnic table on the lawn as I
coloured, so I could work while watching tamariki play. My notebook was open
beside me; and coming to sit beside me and taking up a pen, Kaia began to draw his
own picture on one of the pages. He worked really intently, and when I looked across,
I could see that he was in fact, drawing Putauaki, the maunga I was colouring! Kaia's drawing had clearly captured the essence of Putauaki, and his sense of battle
anger, by carefully replicating the koru within his eyes and the shape of his
mouth. Even without the remaining features of the template, the character was beautifully
interpreted. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfeutXNHiVG9c3P6pHtfRCsP8xRg0DMnJdLjJCjl70VmbRjS0zfzO_ei1-Es9qzEYhYXxml-FqnxPqXr7Dyhtoioleo2tLJAAgKXrQrK9mp98KAeMaV6IkFKh_mEFLmIsF_hzSp1bsNVw/s2048/IMG_7960.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfeutXNHiVG9c3P6pHtfRCsP8xRg0DMnJdLjJCjl70VmbRjS0zfzO_ei1-Es9qzEYhYXxml-FqnxPqXr7Dyhtoioleo2tLJAAgKXrQrK9mp98KAeMaV6IkFKh_mEFLmIsF_hzSp1bsNVw/s320/IMG_7960.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsl469aRZ3dHknbJC7fs1B2UX1BO8BFKQy5W13Jm0T_T4-C7-JHXmzxySCyx6P3k3VPD9MEmeN7o2r1URK8PLPIH6V1_PfbrC0tifMUiKaZfFUYJWVbDt_asXYbMO_A7rBjb730_R3PE4/s2048/Kaia%2527s+face.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2039" data-original-width="2048" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsl469aRZ3dHknbJC7fs1B2UX1BO8BFKQy5W13Jm0T_T4-C7-JHXmzxySCyx6P3k3VPD9MEmeN7o2r1URK8PLPIH6V1_PfbrC0tifMUiKaZfFUYJWVbDt_asXYbMO_A7rBjb730_R3PE4/s320/Kaia%2527s+face.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: .3pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt 0.3pt;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">ICS learning centre (2013),
explains<i> drawing enables children to share experiences and thoughts, imagine
and explore ideas, focus and concentrate, and observational drawing is a part
of meaningful and authentic early childhood art education. Children’s
engagement with drawing strengthens memory and helps develop fine motor skills
and spatial understanding. <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 7.1pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Using the maunga and pukapuka together, tamariki have
been able to recreate the pūrakau independently, alone or collaboratively – and
sometimes with the addition of their own maunga characters in the storytelling.
We have also used the white board in combination with the maunga at
storytelling time, which has assisting in adding a little geographical context
for tamariki.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJWSLQx_4OKDmBDIsV52N9HS03g1AvpU7pFel7WoMRjUB2bXg5M02H39XOfm-NQlrXQvOUyd7iDEpp4I7P-tUU2vqMGxkkX-RLRQShw-tNlM0xw5xdtSJwpo-NEDCo-WN0fMHb2vS0L0/s2048/IMG_8043.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJWSLQx_4OKDmBDIsV52N9HS03g1AvpU7pFel7WoMRjUB2bXg5M02H39XOfm-NQlrXQvOUyd7iDEpp4I7P-tUU2vqMGxkkX-RLRQShw-tNlM0xw5xdtSJwpo-NEDCo-WN0fMHb2vS0L0/s320/IMG_8043.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGTSjFrejBFOZgQCvUxMCC3u2EwYc1w84H-iDkasdbx7qQquSvZIp5QFpNxG_0NVrDGTMIVqC2AHre9pu7Pwc1J7GsjBNixGy77cp37PM13amOv9FPefiYECzF0fVBmYkpXg-Yzh6aOeQ/s2048/IMG_8016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGTSjFrejBFOZgQCvUxMCC3u2EwYc1w84H-iDkasdbx7qQquSvZIp5QFpNxG_0NVrDGTMIVqC2AHre9pu7Pwc1J7GsjBNixGy77cp37PM13amOv9FPefiYECzF0fVBmYkpXg-Yzh6aOeQ/s320/IMG_8016.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mUVYpItcvRRozaB9ROvoplisgNt5iOiqCRfUaHoRRnfh4kUntm1zEpcBligef4So06bteWNHpel0d9ghr2cRFfaqT9rWs2P662XhCbcvIRrGznKfDLh4ifC-HqhMUoslxkUBptdD0Rg/s2048/IMG_8082.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mUVYpItcvRRozaB9ROvoplisgNt5iOiqCRfUaHoRRnfh4kUntm1zEpcBligef4So06bteWNHpel0d9ghr2cRFfaqT9rWs2P662XhCbcvIRrGznKfDLh4ifC-HqhMUoslxkUBptdD0Rg/s320/IMG_8082.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMpa6Cl_NxGFavfzb3_6KJNW7wDywRMjXK0ukROG1a9hLsJ-xdM64Op8BACn7dYqPLPJQaKofJzUmwhqPmvX3PQCc7FUXZDngMz_v71TJhLSWlHMheycE01P8AFtKKxVj3V9wR8tofxyE/s2048/IMG_8044.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMpa6Cl_NxGFavfzb3_6KJNW7wDywRMjXK0ukROG1a9hLsJ-xdM64Op8BACn7dYqPLPJQaKofJzUmwhqPmvX3PQCc7FUXZDngMz_v71TJhLSWlHMheycE01P8AFtKKxVj3V9wR8tofxyE/s320/IMG_8044.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUgG5DfczSfEzwOFw5u-Wx4o5mvQ5kBDUFO6-L9ObKIIZqkeQvJhrHwOdFoy1WrrYvzLx5mPsMhv8YpxQRNk_E2kNcnLksJme2o2olkSeAUM2S6Eke5bBQCDjyHp8r0s3PtxqSFG1Gc0/s2048/IMG_8172.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUgG5DfczSfEzwOFw5u-Wx4o5mvQ5kBDUFO6-L9ObKIIZqkeQvJhrHwOdFoy1WrrYvzLx5mPsMhv8YpxQRNk_E2kNcnLksJme2o2olkSeAUM2S6Eke5bBQCDjyHp8r0s3PtxqSFG1Gc0/s320/IMG_8172.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">During
this period of time, a real volcano began erupting on La Palma Island in the
Canary Islands. I have had the opportunity to watch many news feed videos of
this event with a number of tamariki, on my iPod. At different times we have
seen footage of the lava; exploding into the air, flowing down the slopes,
covering houses, and filling a swimming pool as it moved onwards to the sea. I believe
I have also seen some of the observations I have shared with tamariki have later
been reimagined in their artworks, constructions and within their storytelling too. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGPV8gCgUfkUvQ8idKNqoZrAl13UlTmreUdY7ESyvpzChGNWDe5zfww8Gk0BzxfzjNQf1i4_Oo_Vhp53COEZBhFtDmNNDBRghwGYLYppgRDSeNa19Qz1vxk2LbjwCIN6GjOdP0EuUCepk/s645/IMG_8664.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="628" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGPV8gCgUfkUvQ8idKNqoZrAl13UlTmreUdY7ESyvpzChGNWDe5zfww8Gk0BzxfzjNQf1i4_Oo_Vhp53COEZBhFtDmNNDBRghwGYLYppgRDSeNa19Qz1vxk2LbjwCIN6GjOdP0EuUCepk/s320/IMG_8664.png" width="312" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">When
I first looked at a video with Owen, he jumped up from the sofa, saying “<i>Just
wait there, I have to do something!</i>” He walked quickly to the painting
easels, got a piece of paper and rapidly painted an orange artwork. He then carefully carried his painting back to the sofa to show me, saying “<i>Look,
this is the force of lava!”</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNf5CaZ9Q5PWEO98KRrYUcwlHMeBSEBI-fIBS6m8gnY2PcqC_03sgQAGZqV9Hqq5Eh56YLpVIHeDATmxdwZdmGYrIKHQCiKtihGeVMIg2Z8q5-7eDNejiTI4eeP9zxFt9lM_vF8MiSuc0/s2048/IMG_8200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNf5CaZ9Q5PWEO98KRrYUcwlHMeBSEBI-fIBS6m8gnY2PcqC_03sgQAGZqV9Hqq5Eh56YLpVIHeDATmxdwZdmGYrIKHQCiKtihGeVMIg2Z8q5-7eDNejiTI4eeP9zxFt9lM_vF8MiSuc0/s320/IMG_8200.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Another day, Owen again</span> asked if we could look at the volcano. I found a recent news video and we watched it together, along with an e hoa. The two e hoa then moved the art table and easel,
drawing and painting. “<i>Look at my map</i>”, one of them said to me, holding up a picture. “<i>Wow, that looks to me like it tells a story”,</i> I replied, <i>“Can
you tell me what it is about?”</i> <i>“When the lava blasted from the volcano –
the Parihaka, here is the crater”,</i> he explained, <i>“It was red, and it
came around my house; and it was force lava and I stood in it, and it was
really hot! Owen’s house is here, and it is trashed. It’s on fire with blue
flames. The lava is coming over the road and it is coming into the water. The
water starts here, this is the Whangarei falls, and it goes here down the river!”</i></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10U2mRleonMTyBmIErAw3ks8_beNhlpKg81IIot4ZMFqNYjy61oa8cuGkHd4F7boDQuXXtqr2Yg9fnzdhUSAwJZlkDleizgbSkZyPCSolssQ4yF-oEAdH07BVaNbzw4MuAKzWbtivP8U/s2048/IMG_8863.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10U2mRleonMTyBmIErAw3ks8_beNhlpKg81IIot4ZMFqNYjy61oa8cuGkHd4F7boDQuXXtqr2Yg9fnzdhUSAwJZlkDleizgbSkZyPCSolssQ4yF-oEAdH07BVaNbzw4MuAKzWbtivP8U/s320/IMG_8863.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="mi-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: #0481;">The working theories tamariki have been formulating and
developing as they have engaged with this information in different ways, have
also been explored in the play of tamariki; especially as they have used Duplo,
Lego, our big blocks and during sandpit play. These physical role plays and imaginative
re-creations have further supported their sharing of knowledge and ideas within
spontaneous play.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Hargraves
explains </span><i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">the concept of working
theories celebrates children’s unique ways of thinking and inquiring. W</span></i><i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">orking theories are the</span></i><i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> way in which children draw on and apply the ideas and understandings
they accumulate from their personal and social experiences, in order to make
sense of their world. </span></i><i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Children create
working theories as they explore their routines and interests, </span></i><i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">improving and extending them through repetition over
time. </span></i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Claxton (1990)<i>, </i>adds that<i>
learning can be seen as a gradual process of editing and improving a series of
minitheories, using them to interpret new information and experiences and
gradually improving them to become more useful and effective, more
comprehensive and appropriate, and more connected together.</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="mi-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: #0481;">Examples of this interactive play include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">I
came across a ‘destruction’ in the process of being created on our inside whāriki, created by tamariki
using both large and small blocks. As they clambered around and over their
‘rubble’ they explained to me <i>“It’s an earthquake, and there is lava and
fire. This is a volcano, and we are the rescuers!”</i> You indicated to me
where the lava was flowing, and as, unlike you, I was not wearing the right safety
equipment, I was careful to avoid this area as you continued with your
important mahi. Eventually this destruction used up every block in the space, and some were even layered to form 'plates', which were then disrupted by further earthquake activity.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAjHJZRQOhD2R8z9ETTbxl7tli0kBxBCryzvrq_m1CNYM68n8Jms9pBa0wiT2NNyXsMfHCX3p4Uw_qAb5t1Rus1hcf1pJI3gkHIvJ3t7rMobwbR_Z6KJSjOJnzFA9JrO69jh0xpcVFtM/s2048/IMG_7886.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAjHJZRQOhD2R8z9ETTbxl7tli0kBxBCryzvrq_m1CNYM68n8Jms9pBa0wiT2NNyXsMfHCX3p4Uw_qAb5t1Rus1hcf1pJI3gkHIvJ3t7rMobwbR_Z6KJSjOJnzFA9JrO69jh0xpcVFtM/s320/IMG_7886.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="mi-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: #0481;">A</span><span lang="mi-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Volcano at the Adventure Park</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> was created
one day with the Lego, and had a story that went with it – this story was about people who
really did take a risk; by building a tower and putting up a giant slide on the
side of a volcano that turned out not to be extinct after all – I hope no one
was stuck at the top of that slide when the lava blocks started to flow around
and down that slide!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNxurVw72Y8yyH2g88qcRBhVC98H2UvbMjaCOV270HHFGKGegwcwpbUPc0E47VExU8oe6S8HtZWtcVVyz3fhrPn8srLvgQI8Du5lYSZ7sKTAnFJowZRHC70ACgFkXqludXDUAkGzRt0Q/s2048/IMG_8566.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNxurVw72Y8yyH2g88qcRBhVC98H2UvbMjaCOV270HHFGKGegwcwpbUPc0E47VExU8oe6S8HtZWtcVVyz3fhrPn8srLvgQI8Du5lYSZ7sKTAnFJowZRHC70ACgFkXqludXDUAkGzRt0Q/s320/IMG_8566.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcBA3hQOQom-BRoLKubjxh6P8fmrvqEHxHRk0rMAVUiQKc3JosAFP5sux_kXHSTShYN7gFrVUgalwIL_SCM6Ilc3SIxTscX2qO_s0r84FHSfncJxtUEVvAOzMlauU7uRHv8uhToQBVDew/s2048/IMG_8567.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcBA3hQOQom-BRoLKubjxh6P8fmrvqEHxHRk0rMAVUiQKc3JosAFP5sux_kXHSTShYN7gFrVUgalwIL_SCM6Ilc3SIxTscX2qO_s0r84FHSfncJxtUEVvAOzMlauU7uRHv8uhToQBVDew/s320/IMG_8567.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Arriving
to spend a little time at the sandpit one day, I found what looked like a group of
tamariki involved in a major project together. The water was being piped,
dammed and released, and piles of sand were being created. </span><i style="font-size: 11.5pt;">“We are making
volcanoes!”</i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"> Reuben told me. Elijah added,</span><i style="font-size: 11.5pt;">“The lava is coming out
because the volcano is erupting”. “Why is it erupting?”</i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"> I asked, and Leo replied,
“</span><i style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Because the lava is coming up inside it!”</i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"> I was then warned, </span><i style="font-size: 11.5pt;">“Don’t touch
the lava, your hand will get cooked!”</i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"> Another tama came close, observing
the blocking of the crater pipe, and he was also told, </span><i style="font-size: 11.5pt;">“Don’t touch, cos it will
be really hot when the lava gets out!” </i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Once the pipe was sealed off with
sand, Leo ‘planted’ a puka leaf forward of the blocked pipe, explaining as he
worked, </span><i style="font-size: 11.5pt;">“Look, here is my tree, and when the lava pumps out of the volcano
it will burn down the tree and it will fall down!”</i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"> Elijah added,</span><i style="font-size: 11.5pt;"> "This tree, it is alive now"</i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"> The tamariki all watched
eagerly as the pressure built up in the blocked pipe until the water pushed though the
sand crust, flowing through the spot where the puka leaf was standing and
knocking it flat! </span><i style="font-size: 11.5pt;">"Oh no! Look, the tree is dying because the lava has come on it and there's an explosion and real fire and the tree is all burned!"</i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"> Elijah commentated. There was so much excitement from everyone as they watched
the event play out, then quickly they were all back at work, starting the
process over again – science exploration in action!</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsBAmqPeS7_KSXq0c8ieTTy29fJwWYZCZ8J_xayZuuNAG2a_53FiZHM4qnn_RHGNlegp19-cVOX1rB5HpUbBkhjXjkk88NvnUsDYSIC2Lj2R5cPphGDhpvrS_3ubfW0AP8V8kSdzG_AQ/s2048/IMG_8402.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsBAmqPeS7_KSXq0c8ieTTy29fJwWYZCZ8J_xayZuuNAG2a_53FiZHM4qnn_RHGNlegp19-cVOX1rB5HpUbBkhjXjkk88NvnUsDYSIC2Lj2R5cPphGDhpvrS_3ubfW0AP8V8kSdzG_AQ/s320/IMG_8402.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-s0Pjwge2-nj0HwCcb8RhTlqRPW61tgcPRZw0ajq6M7b8ATwnJFufsqM-sEQvFNcbt_jV9y17erOlZ8KK2PFaRJJqM7SFKiNR9fC4ksP4vGwM4jIOIe5Glu8Sp0UUzE4CnlldcLz4FE/s2048/IMG_8405.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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line-height: 107%;">Te Whāriki (2019) suggests that <i>in an empowering environment, children have agency to create and act on their own ideas, developing knowledge and skills in areas</i> <i>that interest them.</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">There
have also been opportunities to be involved in the ‘creation’ of eruptions.
During our August lockdown, I offered whānau an online learning provocation,
with instructions for the creation of a citrus volcano. And then, just before
the current lockdown brought our term to an early close, I noticed there were a
number of tamariki in our environment with energy to burn. I suggested that if
a giant volcano was built in the sandpit, I could find the necessary
ingredients for lava! Very quickly the spades were at work, and a maunga was
formed. We found a suitable container and used it to create a crater the right
size. Then everyone had to use all their patient muscles to keep that maunga
with its crater intact while I fetched the baking powder, dye, dishing up
liquid and hot water. A little preparation and we were good to go! Everyone was
so excited as the steaming red lava poured down the maunga – and keen to get
involved with the eruption. Leo was right beside me with his pot lid, ready to
cap it off if things got out of control! Once the jug was empty, I removed the
crater container, and tamariki began interacting with the aftermath of the
eruption – touching and handling the sand soaked by the hot lava, and using it
to refill the crater. It was a great way to have some fun while further
exploring working theories around volcanic events.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2u0f1Kfng2EMoXPQKy6tOGkyfM36CLS-YrDe64QbiW6M03AgQUF67eCxhyphenhyphenC_je8f2jK0n4mLWl2q_t7cpLHdKy6HPNyfTJvqBTLtXCqASrGB1-nTEgpVidbpLUVP-6e_1iBpEcS2vUA/s826/IMG_9139.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="826" data-original-width="634" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2u0f1Kfng2EMoXPQKy6tOGkyfM36CLS-YrDe64QbiW6M03AgQUF67eCxhyphenhyphenC_je8f2jK0n4mLWl2q_t7cpLHdKy6HPNyfTJvqBTLtXCqASrGB1-nTEgpVidbpLUVP-6e_1iBpEcS2vUA/s320/IMG_9139.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYRyWOPWwHSVnl8XcPZqcKSuc1F5I2IKnGBAqxqAKZ0AdPpi3UcWQNfWgsTDbdWr664vpKqvlcDbj4oPinKSXjoAhbI-1CfXMYkOjxqT5KzvVWpJ3SxjERZdfk3nq3llsGe4-4seCwDc/s838/IMG_9135.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYRyWOPWwHSVnl8XcPZqcKSuc1F5I2IKnGBAqxqAKZ0AdPpi3UcWQNfWgsTDbdWr664vpKqvlcDbj4oPinKSXjoAhbI-1CfXMYkOjxqT5KzvVWpJ3SxjERZdfk3nq3llsGe4-4seCwDc/s320/IMG_9135.png" width="244" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXf3QK1Fxw13k4sYDhx5QwpY72CmDOhtaCtgdCN0YEglUurOejyLnhFyO3bGbEmvpwPLy65fM0GQY0-OQS9vB7gXcBR572aeGdSgOk8gfh3j8NdCcKu968Q9YocBllWJ7SE5WORERYzbc/s826/IMG_9130.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="826" data-original-width="634" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXf3QK1Fxw13k4sYDhx5QwpY72CmDOhtaCtgdCN0YEglUurOejyLnhFyO3bGbEmvpwPLy65fM0GQY0-OQS9vB7gXcBR572aeGdSgOk8gfh3j8NdCcKu968Q9YocBllWJ7SE5WORERYzbc/s320/IMG_9130.png" width="246" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">So
much learning, enjoyment and exploration has occurred within this topic since
the first interest and questions emerged. It has been such a joy watching tamariki
choose to return day after day to explore this area of learning. They have
shown such a strong desire to not only revisit and repeat activities, gradually
extending your skills, but have also engaged in following a real life event;
and used a range of resources to reinvent and reimagine concepts they have
discovered.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">The
University of Toronto (2017) tells us, <i>Research consistently points to
several common elements that are characteristic of the way that young children
learn. First and foremost, we know that children use play as a medium for
exploring and manipulating their physical environment. What is also evident is
the fact that the integration of new knowledge is best assured when children
are actively engaged and when learning experiences align with their interests,
individual strengths and learning styles. Emergent curriculum is based on the
premise that children are most successful at learning when curriculum
experiences account for their interests, strengths, needs, and lived realities.
emergent curriculum is never built on children’s interests alone; teachers and
parents also have interests worth bringing into the curriculum. The values and
concerns of all the adults involved help the classroom culture evolve.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Mā mua ka kite a muri, mā muri ka ora
a mua<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Those who lead give sight to those
who follow, those who follow give life to those who lead<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Ma te wa,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Anne<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>Mairtown Kindergartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09273032481119661293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761716400856059170.post-47992798486404711832021-09-06T15:43:00.001+12:002021-09-06T15:44:49.393+12:00Papatūānuku has a tummy ache<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Anne
introduced us to a wonderful pukapuka called ‘Papatūānuku has a tummy
ache’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We thought this was a wonderful
resource to share with the tamariki of Mairtown Kindergarten as our tamariki
have connections with many of the Atua, through our kindergarten environment
and also on our Nature Programme.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This
story is written by Annette Coppings. It has beautiful illustrations and
aligns with our enviroschools kaupapa, with the aim to empower young people to,
“make a change for sustainability.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The narrative
in the pukapuka is based on the Fox River Landfill disaster in 2019 when
over 11,000 rubbish bags of debris were collected in a clean up after the
landfill was washed out following extreme weather. (https://enviroschools.org.nz/news-and-events/articles/papatuanuku-has-a-tummy-ache/)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoYHH-e6XDzGUT-i-PYNhSPA9SxynmuzvRikYuhpBh-fP0xnv_JaPtTz6PHgyQjxwBWPEFBg08JnF-WzFgnemNut1hLmmSafiN7_luS1KyzOPpFDG7SfxEj82pbHBk8Bm5ZUzEkds3Ds/s300/2021_ES_West-Coast_Book-cover-300x300.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoYHH-e6XDzGUT-i-PYNhSPA9SxynmuzvRikYuhpBh-fP0xnv_JaPtTz6PHgyQjxwBWPEFBg08JnF-WzFgnemNut1hLmmSafiN7_luS1KyzOPpFDG7SfxEj82pbHBk8Bm5ZUzEkds3Ds/s0/2021_ES_West-Coast_Book-cover-300x300.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Papatūānuku
in Māori “creation stories” is the Earth Mother. This Earth is where we live, where
we grow our food and from which we gain sustenance. As we continue to fill our
landfills with toxic non-biodegradable rubbish, her puku and friendly worms are
all suffering.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We
must widen… “<i>our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the
whole of nature in its beauty.”</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: medium;">–
Albert Einstein</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhmIeio7pmljNOeeVhSxZLmm4d-rzJDsO9KeDQbJCcpDLAuwKZu7uFof1UsSvwFw8pIS6AN19M4AWvjbpH973zCr8-5OlqPQD6C0rYxgm3i_15oDyjqW0gEyqqt7xOrs9hWCgkzxL_po/s2048/IMG_6708+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2004" data-original-width="2048" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhmIeio7pmljNOeeVhSxZLmm4d-rzJDsO9KeDQbJCcpDLAuwKZu7uFof1UsSvwFw8pIS6AN19M4AWvjbpH973zCr8-5OlqPQD6C0rYxgm3i_15oDyjqW0gEyqqt7xOrs9hWCgkzxL_po/s320/IMG_6708+%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This
pukapuka has been revisited many times over the year, and we wanted to make a
visual representation of her with the tamariki of Mairtown Kindergarten. We believed this would support their learning and link it with was happening within the daily life of kindergarten.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tamariki helped draw a large illustration of
Papatūānuku and we placed her on the wall. We then placed a bag on the wall to act as her puku.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After morning tea and
lunch times we started to collect rubbish that was left behind on the tables
and deck area, putting it in 'the puku' of Papatūāku to demonstrate the destination and outcome of the rubbish we were collecting at kindergarten.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbdhO1bVye3hQp3Lx_SIxnydrrdVTzBoKiHfdYi_i6yZr84kHgdAP2120LRLfgG6zSpNI9boFD7_iTxnbtFl_Ufpl5ssuqsiCnEnyrosb7sCcAbs6xOKoUTVSXALcAvaedK0EfJQmh80/s2048/IMG_3714.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbdhO1bVye3hQp3Lx_SIxnydrrdVTzBoKiHfdYi_i6yZr84kHgdAP2120LRLfgG6zSpNI9boFD7_iTxnbtFl_Ufpl5ssuqsiCnEnyrosb7sCcAbs6xOKoUTVSXALcAvaedK0EfJQmh80/s320/IMG_3714.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkTL2CU9s2z94-ERX-x_xYvdzneL0KyTgYu8i2eBAieTskf2nJozy2p7Wt9OxcKFxXl6o_paJdYdrM4B6La1f5jkBBAmPq5vbIesYbUTdjMaSqRgS58GB04YpF4csFMzBCZliBFsBA3s/s2048/IMG_3715.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkTL2CU9s2z94-ERX-x_xYvdzneL0KyTgYu8i2eBAieTskf2nJozy2p7Wt9OxcKFxXl6o_paJdYdrM4B6La1f5jkBBAmPq5vbIesYbUTdjMaSqRgS58GB04YpF4csFMzBCZliBFsBA3s/s320/IMG_3715.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYd9WADGynPSjwzRSOuIuvkFOwgKqaarDff8wL0DssdBuqtmx3J53tnEwKHn-paK5ggLoVsDdc2TuLQlgcVNUSqZWzC-0qzYnzrJKTUKOEcqRRee-vt2EAA7qqNWmJUdn8ZiuBhKvTdKk/s2048/IMG_3716.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYd9WADGynPSjwzRSOuIuvkFOwgKqaarDff8wL0DssdBuqtmx3J53tnEwKHn-paK5ggLoVsDdc2TuLQlgcVNUSqZWzC-0qzYnzrJKTUKOEcqRRee-vt2EAA7qqNWmJUdn8ZiuBhKvTdKk/s320/IMG_3716.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxwhRPjtIk9i6qzuhT55BSXmZdosebcOTRsxhWVr6ShmlNOFV8O2iZ_krc1qZ-nJNO1a0FGxwoJxHtSsZLbHNVtzz55OcxEnYknTu8pDmft1VAy3-v9HlnSgfo1BPm4SSuuqmsgs5aSM/s2048/IMG_3774.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxwhRPjtIk9i6qzuhT55BSXmZdosebcOTRsxhWVr6ShmlNOFV8O2iZ_krc1qZ-nJNO1a0FGxwoJxHtSsZLbHNVtzz55OcxEnYknTu8pDmft1VAy3-v9HlnSgfo1BPm4SSuuqmsgs5aSM/s320/IMG_3774.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“When tamariki/ students connect with their place and its people, and
then plan, design and take action, they are creating change. Through this
empowering experience, they will become life-long change-makers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The collective exploration is based in the
concept of ako, where all participants are simultaneously learners and
teachers, and everybody learns from each other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is a process of co-creation between people and all of the elements
and energies around us. Caring for our place and the whole planet becomes a
living curriculum where skills and competencies are gained through experience
and mahi within meaningful community settings” (Enviroschools ; </span></span></i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>https://enviroschools.org.nz/</i></span><i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> ).</span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58bbU-GIuTAEoOor-5PbSt8aKXg50lVKyGV4wHuGi4xM1QiiVMMwh5Gw3zF9h8kt1VD0dDwuB0KoRxYX-8Z5zR8rvf3d_Ika6hyXQ5NfOtHAFOPHva4cmdjw_Q9G35rQkHwmakB9cgVw/s2048/IMG_1347.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58bbU-GIuTAEoOor-5PbSt8aKXg50lVKyGV4wHuGi4xM1QiiVMMwh5Gw3zF9h8kt1VD0dDwuB0KoRxYX-8Z5zR8rvf3d_Ika6hyXQ5NfOtHAFOPHva4cmdjw_Q9G35rQkHwmakB9cgVw/s320/IMG_1347.jpg" width="240" /></a></i></div><i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURianhmzuIPXcM3sMl-n34CIYhxAFrCuPIAhcey_VQ-cn7_JKqkwDeNgInF2AD6kGiBkSu2K4YsvJ4wqRbvIxkKENf3MKd2B6shcse_2sPyrrxhyphenhyphenou9rr_ymr2OOHYdskbvKxwlasHL4/s2048/IMG_1350.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURianhmzuIPXcM3sMl-n34CIYhxAFrCuPIAhcey_VQ-cn7_JKqkwDeNgInF2AD6kGiBkSu2K4YsvJ4wqRbvIxkKENf3MKd2B6shcse_2sPyrrxhyphenhyphenou9rr_ymr2OOHYdskbvKxwlasHL4/s320/IMG_1350.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></i><p></p><ul data-item="media-thumb-list" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #384450; font-family: proxima-nova, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: auto;"><li class="js-text-block" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 20px; margin: 15px 0px 20px; padding: 0px 5px; text-rendering: auto;"><div class="text-container" data-font-family="comic-neue" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Comic Neue", "Open Sans"; text-align: justify; text-rendering: auto;"><p class="wysiwyg-text-align-center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: center; text-rendering: auto;"><span class="wysiwyg-font-size-large" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; text-rendering: auto;"><span class="wysiwyg-color-4" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: #62bc50; text-rendering: auto;"><i style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; text-rendering: auto;"> An ecological identity allows us to experience the earth as our home ground, and leaves us determined to live in honorable relationship with our planet. - Ann Pelo </i></span></span></p></div></li><li class="js-text-block" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 20px; margin: 15px 0px 20px; padding: 0px 5px; text-rendering: auto;"><p class="wysiwyg-text-align-center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: center; text-rendering: auto;"><span class="wysiwyg-font-size-large" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; text-rendering: auto;"><span class="wysiwyg-color-4" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: #62bc50; text-rendering: auto;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07ApnNBRtPYVKDPw0_ErL-gEpi1u1O_beW9Pej-Eh-_YFsKRaeHaalpxa0EBg-ApGNGX4YKinpqCVqvc4rd3Lon0JyoNJo5sh2V0ZZEGb3yYhEGEt9q-OLIlAZHZnqFfuhOsSgdSPfkY/s2048/IMG_1357.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07ApnNBRtPYVKDPw0_ErL-gEpi1u1O_beW9Pej-Eh-_YFsKRaeHaalpxa0EBg-ApGNGX4YKinpqCVqvc4rd3Lon0JyoNJo5sh2V0ZZEGb3yYhEGEt9q-OLIlAZHZnqFfuhOsSgdSPfkY/s320/IMG_1357.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><i style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; text-rendering: auto;"><br /></i><p></p></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="wysiwyg-text-align-center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #384450; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-rendering: auto;"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">When asked what can we do ...... </span></b></p><p class="wysiwyg-text-align-center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #384450; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-rendering: auto;"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">here are some of the tamariki voices:</span></b></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #384450; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: justify; text-rendering: auto;"></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #384450; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: justify; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Put our rubbish in the bin” – Leo</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #384450; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: justify; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Don’t throw rubbish on the ground” – Pippa A</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #384450; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: justify; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Re-use it, we can make new things” – Ethan</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #384450; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: justify; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Oh yeah we can make plants out of old bottles” – Pippa A</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #384450; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: justify; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“If someone else puts rubbish on the ground we can pick it up” – Pippa</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #384450; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: justify; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"We don't want it on the beach'' - Theo</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #384450; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: justify; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"We can give the worms all the scraps, put them in the scrap bowls on the tables" - Riley</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #384450; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: justify; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Recycle" - Lucy </span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #384450; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: justify; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"We can't give her rubbish cos it's made out of plastic" - Theo</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #384450; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: justify; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"I take my rubbish home" - Erin</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #384450; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: justify; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"I have a compost wheel barrow at my house" - Leo</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #384450; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: justify; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Playcentre has a compost, they have a log with lots of bugs!" - Lucy</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #384450; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: justify; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"I've got lots and lots and lots of worms at my house" - Jackson</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #384450; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: justify; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; text-rendering: auto;" /></span></p><p class="wysiwyg-text-align-center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #384450; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-rendering: auto;"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tamariki also developed and communicated a wonderful sense of empathy for Papatūānuku.</span></b></p><p class="wysiwyg-text-align-center" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #384450; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-rendering: auto;"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; text-rendering: auto;" /></span></b></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #384450; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: justify; text-rendering: auto;"></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #384450; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: justify; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“My Mum can cook for Papatūānuku and make her tummy feel better. She will make her noodles” - Leina</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #384450; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: justify; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"We could tip all the rubbish out of her" - Riley</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #384450; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: justify; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Clear all the rubbish away and take it out of her puku" - Leina</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #384450; font-family: "Comic Neue", "Open Sans"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: justify; text-rendering: auto;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrMuujGEd2Xo_Hbw3yLjxbwM_naIBasVMxVeArBQhACZ7-megOzYgoKE6GwjGabICYWDG-4Y-E51aWuAGG8WQJw3lbBJZutf7bZWiYqywYkRmkeBR3x9pk1nuCud_0InmU7e51aG9HUM/s2048/IMG_4528.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrMuujGEd2Xo_Hbw3yLjxbwM_naIBasVMxVeArBQhACZ7-megOzYgoKE6GwjGabICYWDG-4Y-E51aWuAGG8WQJw3lbBJZutf7bZWiYqywYkRmkeBR3x9pk1nuCud_0InmU7e51aG9HUM/s320/IMG_4528.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-rvwL0IF4KE7JjTazawDnrGH4T5GXZcrB9Jrdo-1sEiOLXQYaAgMC52-BxaE2mhqtJ9fC6N2dR66zbXnwgInJm6P-d2pag3kEADFc_GRg5nQkLgYOl5VTJfsF3bavqVJOxyNQs0CDDI/s2048/IMG_5212.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-rvwL0IF4KE7JjTazawDnrGH4T5GXZcrB9Jrdo-1sEiOLXQYaAgMC52-BxaE2mhqtJ9fC6N2dR66zbXnwgInJm6P-d2pag3kEADFc_GRg5nQkLgYOl5VTJfsF3bavqVJOxyNQs0CDDI/s320/IMG_5212.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #384450; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: justify; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mairtown kindergarten upholds the Enviroschools kaupapa, which is about creating a healthy, peaceful, sustainable world through learning and taking action together.</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #384450; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: justify; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This kaupapa guides all that we do and is embodied in five guiding principles that underpin the whole Enviroschools journey:</span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #384450; font-family: verdana; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><b>Empowered Students</b> are enabled to participate in meaningful ways in the life of their early childhood centre or school. Their unique perspectives are valued for the knowledge and insight that they bring, and they are supported to take action for real change. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #384450; font-family: verdana; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><b>Learning for Sustainability</b> recognises the types of teaching and learning that use connecting experiences to develop holistic and ecological perspectives, foster student enquiry, decision-making, action, and reflection, and create sustainable outcomes. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #384450; font-family: verdana; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><b>Māori Perspectives</b> honour the status of tangata whenua in this land and the value of indigenous knowledge and wisdoms in enriching and guiding learning and action. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #384450; font-family: verdana; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><b>Respect for the Diversity of People and Cultures</b> acknowledges the unique gifts, contributions and perspectives of individuals and groups, reinforcing the value of participatory decision-making and collaborative action.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #384450; font-family: verdana; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #384450; font-family: verdana; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><b>Sustainable Communities</b> act in ways that nurture people and nature, now and in the future, to maintain the health and viability of our environment, society, culture and economy. (Enviroschools).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #384450; font-family: "Comic Neue", "Open Sans"; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #384450; font-family: "Comic Neue", "Open Sans"; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6t96AhjCD7QxqdhqpaIZNzvpSovNOAcDTfIgZu5GLhHCujezv5E4-pwwajw8SDYtD1bO3SyF1AxQAJKjAL5xWmdrYYlRjASCtoRNbh2-BjxNney15ZOo9gPDVQlI7Qx3kJdN80cH9Vxo/s2048/IMG_0962.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6t96AhjCD7QxqdhqpaIZNzvpSovNOAcDTfIgZu5GLhHCujezv5E4-pwwajw8SDYtD1bO3SyF1AxQAJKjAL5xWmdrYYlRjASCtoRNbh2-BjxNney15ZOo9gPDVQlI7Qx3kJdN80cH9Vxo/s320/IMG_0962.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiieesDO0lifQCoFStJETrurBATgLBqcXz5ss5bQSguv9SepE2ybafFKl7Uz4Fe-Li_avC0X4d6FJ5OEK3blg7pS0-GunW4mTNEDiQ4qmcEh-nU2D3dUBtvwgawyWMCIrbEuekEBdFb_P8/s2048/IMG_0969.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiieesDO0lifQCoFStJETrurBATgLBqcXz5ss5bQSguv9SepE2ybafFKl7Uz4Fe-Li_avC0X4d6FJ5OEK3blg7pS0-GunW4mTNEDiQ4qmcEh-nU2D3dUBtvwgawyWMCIrbEuekEBdFb_P8/s320/IMG_0969.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #384450; font-family: "Comic Neue", "Open Sans"; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #384450; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: justify; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is wonderful to see our tamariki developing an understanding of our choices and actions and the impact it has on our environment. Papatūānuku plays such a big role at our kindergarten "We value Papatūānuku as an important teacher; in nature herself the possibilities to learn and grow have no limits" (Mairtown Kindergarten Philosophy, 2020).</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #384450; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: justify; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; text-rendering: auto;" /></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #384450; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: justify; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ngā mihi</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #384450; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: justify; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; text-rendering: auto;" /></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #384450; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: justify; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sarah</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #384450; font-family: "Comic Neue", "Open Sans"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: justify; text-rendering: auto;"><br /></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></i></p>Mairtown Kindergartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09273032481119661293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761716400856059170.post-12405455257166111162021-06-03T16:14:00.001+12:002021-06-07T13:34:05.468+12:00 Our environment speaks for itself<p><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt;">Over
our last term break Kaiako worked collaboratively to change our inside
environment, taking careful consideration regarding what we wanted to achieve. Our
objective was to create a calm environment that reflected who we are, our
philosophy, our kindergarten pepeha and the whanau and their tamariki. We wanted
open spaces but spaces that allowed tamariki to have quiet time and encouraged independence.</span></p><w:sdt docparttype="Cover Pages" docpartunique="t" id="-2107174022" sdtdocpart="t">
<p class="Default"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjVX8ITu6ckoDwF1Rr5NdUAFoLxEZLpd3DJvMuUFtJGLIM729ZuIc3JUAFlME3LkzqGE2vteOBCddIJQSMwEcfmokQSiw-1efLjTErdG3Wjthsi1BieoVuY0xT2Ju27AyN-qvDfSQ-rlE/s830/IMG_0435.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="622" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjVX8ITu6ckoDwF1Rr5NdUAFoLxEZLpd3DJvMuUFtJGLIM729ZuIc3JUAFlME3LkzqGE2vteOBCddIJQSMwEcfmokQSiw-1efLjTErdG3Wjthsi1BieoVuY0xT2Ju27AyN-qvDfSQ-rlE/s320/IMG_0435.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #444e53; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">The environment
needs to invite children to become involved and encourage them to explore a
wide variety of materials (Fraser & Gestwicki, 2002).</span></p>
<p class="Default"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt;">Firstly,
we looked at our first impressions, i.e. what did we see when we walked through our
front doors. First impressions give a small glimpse into what else is to
come, and also a sense of the atmosphere and priorities of our kindergarten. </span></p>
<p class="Default"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt;">Whakawhanaungatanga
is central to our philosophy. Kanohi ki te kanohi (face to face conversations)
is something that we value immensely, and this is what we wanted our first
impressions to reflect. We also reflected on the question in Te Whariki; “What
features of the ECE environment help children and whānau feel that this is a
place where they belong?”</span><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="Default"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mFITyfHUZX04S1WhyphenhyphenSFwpxE0AVSzLmBwv7tNSdGqGnpAu8OCZR6Ktwj3XKIvOAPMgHRxBPdzq8ZbAv0Ddmj9eBZyas8GLk_Fd4MZefM5-OTJplZTdc4sw9T3qntCVv6RbdZf7_vCd5Y/s1107/IMG_4417.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="1107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mFITyfHUZX04S1WhyphenhyphenSFwpxE0AVSzLmBwv7tNSdGqGnpAu8OCZR6Ktwj3XKIvOAPMgHRxBPdzq8ZbAv0Ddmj9eBZyas8GLk_Fd4MZefM5-OTJplZTdc4sw9T3qntCVv6RbdZf7_vCd5Y/s320/IMG_4417.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><p></p>
<p class="Default"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt;">We
began by moving our couch/whānau area closer to the front of our environment, while
also adding a shelf to display all our whanau photos and the clay creations that
tamariki have made. Portfolios of the tamariki, plants and fresh cushions finished
the space, creating a sense of calm. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Default"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAT4Y6UCyDVgoTptMcZirFPYdVmd8wa-H0hDUfy3b-iRL1jb4LMQ12tqAmxFVtqzr6OJ6-jWjBZSJOngYdpb156ALY1E6fjLLGB8U9LRKcanCfriPBcIFliRIf8UsrQtRKzQF7ZUyBeI/s830/IMG_4198.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="622" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAT4Y6UCyDVgoTptMcZirFPYdVmd8wa-H0hDUfy3b-iRL1jb4LMQ12tqAmxFVtqzr6OJ6-jWjBZSJOngYdpb156ALY1E6fjLLGB8U9LRKcanCfriPBcIFliRIf8UsrQtRKzQF7ZUyBeI/s320/IMG_4198.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4kbvAWJY6MUmna7XBDO_IZ6u86-F6WdSt7njrqPEyB85s1zqFH1mEXDdsZCwrSZhuov_pjwDG0mO5lzXPRL1QjgurxCQsFklHACQmG3WscPG_Ron0x6c2Qvx8EMd45XR9abaAblF8XMM/s830/IMG_4499.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="622" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4kbvAWJY6MUmna7XBDO_IZ6u86-F6WdSt7njrqPEyB85s1zqFH1mEXDdsZCwrSZhuov_pjwDG0mO5lzXPRL1QjgurxCQsFklHACQmG3WscPG_Ron0x6c2Qvx8EMd45XR9abaAblF8XMM/s320/IMG_4499.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background: rgb(252, 252, 252); color: #242424; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0.35pt; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background: rgb(252, 252, 252); color: #242424; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0.35pt; text-align: left;">“Creating a homely
environment in our ECE centres tells children and families that we care. It
can create a sense of familiarity and calm for children in what can sometimes
be a startling environment. Homely touches throughout your ECE centre can not
only make children feel at home, but it gives them freedom to explore and grow
into confident, sociable and competent young people</span><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background: rgb(252, 252, 252); font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0.35pt; text-align: left;">” (Jitbug, September 2019).</span><span color="windowtext" face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: #fcfcfc; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0.35pt; text-align: left;"> </span></div><p></p><p class="Default"><span color="windowtext" face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="background: rgb(252, 252, 252); font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0.35pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9rMna18HYVwCX3ClcSKaMVGCVpF5E6yw3orx4_l63WUrP5ppydS29KrB-4lDJnBvZhl1Z16MQ3GvMIJNiH-uIkkS9J4Ymluc9rNH_ixPLsdnOQVxrZf2G8jpAmM-cH6CacfQGDxU0kU/s1107/IMG_4418.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="1107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9rMna18HYVwCX3ClcSKaMVGCVpF5E6yw3orx4_l63WUrP5ppydS29KrB-4lDJnBvZhl1Z16MQ3GvMIJNiH-uIkkS9J4Ymluc9rNH_ixPLsdnOQVxrZf2G8jpAmM-cH6CacfQGDxU0kU/s320/IMG_4418.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="Default"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt;">This
space provides our parents and whanau with opportunities to spend time in our
environment while not feeling like they are in the center of the learning
environment. Since the changes we have noticed many parents and whanau
utilising this space, while tamariki are using this space to revisit their
learning by exploring their portfolio books. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirBQvFXYrsnw8oToLvLyzu0cFwwMYkLO_60gSdV8P2nkrkLh9MbYtJuiaUDEY2A2nDTLWh3P64IfLZ-VVGO56523h_FHtL_CyJrI_DXdakwq4B4Fu8CRC0eGp_66H5yBiA4K-lUcWpYIM/s1280/thumbnail_processed+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirBQvFXYrsnw8oToLvLyzu0cFwwMYkLO_60gSdV8P2nkrkLh9MbYtJuiaUDEY2A2nDTLWh3P64IfLZ-VVGO56523h_FHtL_CyJrI_DXdakwq4B4Fu8CRC0eGp_66H5yBiA4K-lUcWpYIM/s320/thumbnail_processed+%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="Default"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt;">“It’s
open and inviting and great to see whanau pictures and couches when you walk
in the door”- s<span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">pontaneous</span> feedback. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhmiD9HiLvqk7fOK_C0HFj7qmb0T1LaLpiQPN-BrJORs-9qSCtRN6bBsQ1NFhzmagM4ks-HD0cYE1Fo-DFxY-1pXVnar22jEkxooPpQLll-yQN0a4GWKj9wmwp7s-7qr2MpuQU9YDW5I/s1107/IMG_0252.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="1107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhmiD9HiLvqk7fOK_C0HFj7qmb0T1LaLpiQPN-BrJORs-9qSCtRN6bBsQ1NFhzmagM4ks-HD0cYE1Fo-DFxY-1pXVnar22jEkxooPpQLll-yQN0a4GWKj9wmwp7s-7qr2MpuQU9YDW5I/s320/IMG_0252.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz0fRkPya6f8MENjYwN_PTSZ9xN63It7cTWr3FjJkLt5yGSr9c0iS_Qbyt0yRBHSYtXNNLO4WynDu7JX3qTuNeaQHJ4cc7W5XiUWHf45HrBTsNc0VVu0qFsvPy5Ny072uA0OnL-XgKplU/s1280/thumbnail_processed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz0fRkPya6f8MENjYwN_PTSZ9xN63It7cTWr3FjJkLt5yGSr9c0iS_Qbyt0yRBHSYtXNNLO4WynDu7JX3qTuNeaQHJ4cc7W5XiUWHf45HrBTsNc0VVu0qFsvPy5Ny072uA0OnL-XgKplU/s320/thumbnail_processed.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">As we move through our inside environment you can now
find a new book nook, providing tamariki with opportunities to relax. We then have our
puzzles and an area to explore the light table, tabletop activities and more.
Our block area is still situated at the back of our environment which also
converts into our mat space. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgInmpIEPRdTXKezcCs60v1N5CMcM2-JHuWNFWQnfuY11bXMc_4OqG2YIcpgFqORYSxnpqVn1P5B8AZRVA3tFocDWui0VXlNINlZyk2w0afIOiyjfMCrKjzh3aEx0VZps0pWTQHCkKpdnM/s1107/IMG_1716.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="1107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgInmpIEPRdTXKezcCs60v1N5CMcM2-JHuWNFWQnfuY11bXMc_4OqG2YIcpgFqORYSxnpqVn1P5B8AZRVA3tFocDWui0VXlNINlZyk2w0afIOiyjfMCrKjzh3aEx0VZps0pWTQHCkKpdnM/s320/IMG_1716.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3jOaUXfWsRZe1nOpjf53hdMfKYoYxdzZ-FsHw0BImo6HIduiVm54-wpKDFuwEZtcRg4ed2tGyYgQJKIbyHqEvmS2itQzW13vSURpBrbati0D_9ku0iA04BomObRzmS8ztNx2aa_FOhxU/s830/IMG_4358.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="622" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3jOaUXfWsRZe1nOpjf53hdMfKYoYxdzZ-FsHw0BImo6HIduiVm54-wpKDFuwEZtcRg4ed2tGyYgQJKIbyHqEvmS2itQzW13vSURpBrbati0D_9ku0iA04BomObRzmS8ztNx2aa_FOhxU/s320/IMG_4358.JPG" /></a></div><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #444e53; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">"Collaboration is
one of the strongest messages that the environment, in its role as the third
teacher communicates. An environment that is planned to act as the third
teacher is particularly effective in helping children learn skills for working
with others in a group.” (Fraser & Gestwicki, 2002,). </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">We have plants and white sheer curtains framing
our spaces including our art space which is off to the side.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">“I love that the art space is all together,
utilising the art studio that was created years ago” – </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">s</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">pontaneous</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;"> feedback. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Our changes now are
in line with our philosophy which states “our secure and warmly respectful
environment supports tamariki to explore and play freely. This fosters their
ability to be active learners and leaders” (Mairtown Kindergarten philosophy).
<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Ng</span><span style="text-align: left;">ā </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">mihi nui</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Emma Quigg</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></w:sdt>Mairtown Kindergartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09273032481119661293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761716400856059170.post-12717218382481499542021-04-15T20:06:00.000+12:002021-04-15T20:06:01.189+12:00Celebrating 10 Years on the Nature Programme <p> </p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>‘In all things of nature there is
something of the marvellous’ Aristotle</i></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="line-height: 107%;"><span>In
Term 2, 2011 the teaching team and the tamariki at Mairtown Kindergarten
embarked on a new journey. This year
will mark 10 years since the Mairtown Nature Programme was established. It has been a wonderful journey now for over 400
tamariki and wh</span></span>ā<span>nau! Today, it continues to be such an important part of the
kindergarten and our community</span>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif8FxsoE1BaseFhOWk6V445N0DB-a8hslBpJ0wnf7r18J78JjaTv5UhiO0U-cGDf34yakDn4dQDM0ezuv3UBukZ04J5Om9BDzxTvtTHM8DXC057dG-DDUEFLjsky8HlkGpW7MsSCLYCwA/s2048/26.12.12+031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif8FxsoE1BaseFhOWk6V445N0DB-a8hslBpJ0wnf7r18J78JjaTv5UhiO0U-cGDf34yakDn4dQDM0ezuv3UBukZ04J5Om9BDzxTvtTHM8DXC057dG-DDUEFLjsky8HlkGpW7MsSCLYCwA/s320/26.12.12+031.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-NZ" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family: times; font-size: medium; line-height: 107%;">Back
in 2010 the Mairtown Teaching Team, had a shared vision to “….<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">provide the tamariki and whanau with ongoing
opportunities to develop a deeper understanding and relationship with nature
through play and education</i>” (Mairtown Kindergarten, Kauri Scholarship Application,
2010).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="line-height: 107%;"><span>After
the teaching team were successful in their application for the Kauri
Scholarship from the Northland Kindergarten Association and with the support of the kindergarten, wh</span></span>ānau and tamariki, Mairtown began it's journey into the establishment of the first Nature Programme for
the Northland Kindergarten Association.</span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>“Nature is
the children’s chosen place for encountering materials, children encounter the
environment with all their body” (The Diana School)</i></b></span><i>.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="line-height: 107%;"><span>“I have been
very blessed to have been a part of the initial set up of the Mairtown’s Nature
Programme. All the hard work has paid
off in the way that it has had such a positive influence on many children’s
lives, being able to spend time in our local ngahere with the children and
their wh</span></span></i><span style="text-align: left;">ā</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="line-height: 107%;"><span>nau over the many years that I worked there this has been a highlight
of my career” Zair Taylor (Teacher/Head Teacher, 2010 – 2019).</span></span></i></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ikoVIgWs-0hfkzMT2PxwRnmPVjyz-_mCBrvKDgFGhl-OwvCRvn2xnOhSPsktBoPkR-qW2FD3FJy2KZRoKizO_4lEIb89N211HUgNT1W3FMqDaatvoLUPPSk0KqCWU7LufJ0hS6P-4QU/s320/22.06.12+np+111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ikoVIgWs-0hfkzMT2PxwRnmPVjyz-_mCBrvKDgFGhl-OwvCRvn2xnOhSPsktBoPkR-qW2FD3FJy2KZRoKizO_4lEIb89N211HUgNT1W3FMqDaatvoLUPPSk0KqCWU7LufJ0hS6P-4QU/s0/22.06.12+np+111.jpg" /></a></i></div><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><br /><span lang="EN-NZ" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></i><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p>" </o:p></span><span color="inherit" style="background-color: white; font-size: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">I think it’s incredible that Mairtown kindergarten have been running this programme for 10 years now, what incredible acts of dedication the staff and community have offered to keep this amazing programme running.</span></i></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>The inspiration came after seeing a presentation about Forest Schools in England and Europe. I left the meeting with a head full of possibilities, Mairpark was on our doorstep we just needed to vision and design a programme that would suit both our Northland climate and native backdrop. I am grateful for the opportunity to have worked alongside Zair Taylor, Christine Alford, Donna Manson and Sarah Nathan at this time, they were the perfect team of ‘can do attitudes’ needed to navigate the many challenges of creating a new style of excursions with NKA. The rest is history now, Mairtown’s Nature programme has had a huge influence in the lives and mahi of others. It fills my heart to think of how many tamariki and whānau have had opportunity to learn and play collectively outside in nature, as she intended. " - Kim Townsend (Teacher/Head Teacher 2008 - 2017)</i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj77RAWyqVnpz6NESot7fkQdk340jJkfkBtWnhReYv021zYZKPt08lc3AwfXmbv10FQLpMrF2kFx4dKrbriSMMDJbhnPRqzUyQbG5Cuy0jd_m591im0wcyP646HddhcHWzvMwUTiYT0Zzc/s2048/DSCF6689.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj77RAWyqVnpz6NESot7fkQdk340jJkfkBtWnhReYv021zYZKPt08lc3AwfXmbv10FQLpMrF2kFx4dKrbriSMMDJbhnPRqzUyQbG5Cuy0jd_m591im0wcyP646HddhcHWzvMwUTiYT0Zzc/s320/DSCF6689.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><i><br /></i></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Nature Programme has had a few minor changes over the years and modifications. But every Friday our 10 eldest tamariki are given the opportunity to be active,
take risks, enjoy their experiences in the outdoors and have built an
understanding of the natural world and a deep respect for papatuanuku. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This programme is led by the tamariki, they
are able to set the pace for the day and take responsibility for their own adventures,
challenges and assess their own risks.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPTmBRwRNes7UhVbFSy0HRxtMGBBhipwMzPDH7f_VVuWl6f-j9iKpVvLdcuVz8RYntrWFrbcKRbMXzaczZzQTqbzCfByZPrJ_HiLkL7cZ2sYhJLoVvMPj2rMnyfBe-7eopn2oqouCbl8A/s4608/DSCF2113.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPTmBRwRNes7UhVbFSy0HRxtMGBBhipwMzPDH7f_VVuWl6f-j9iKpVvLdcuVz8RYntrWFrbcKRbMXzaczZzQTqbzCfByZPrJ_HiLkL7cZ2sYhJLoVvMPj2rMnyfBe-7eopn2oqouCbl8A/s320/DSCF2113.JPG" /></a></span></div><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">“The
Nature Programme didn’t just impact children but to see the awareness and awe
on parents, visitors and other staff faces was inspirational. It provided an opportunity for everyone to experience
not just nature but an emotional, spiritual, physical and co-operative
journey. At the beginning, it solidified
what Mairtown was trying to achieve as a nature based kindergarten. I remember Kim and I going to Mairpark to see
if it was viable. We began with a trolley
full of resources, which has now dwindled to two backpacks. I recently saw an ex student who said the
Nature Programme was the best part of her time at Kindergarten. For me personally I based it all on the
children. Not what I could teach them
but how they could teach me to remember - simple,
exploration fun time in the bush. I was one of the lucky one who never, in all
my years doing this had a wet day</span><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><i>. This place has special meaning as I was
bought up in the area so Mairpark was like returning to my childhood playground”.
Donna (Teacher 1998 – 2017).</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2vXsBjcfxHiM8-IOd_e-zG5RmDopbOPG7_kJCb88LH8VJb1OlysUGBQeoaZ6Oedu2R4fUXWsPAidtgYdHuJtaPbWJW73Gccbg1ue8IvD_77xkXKUQnHF-HyBfwTz0nWP8nz-uyBdiG78/s3264/IMG_3765.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2vXsBjcfxHiM8-IOd_e-zG5RmDopbOPG7_kJCb88LH8VJb1OlysUGBQeoaZ6Oedu2R4fUXWsPAidtgYdHuJtaPbWJW73Gccbg1ue8IvD_77xkXKUQnHF-HyBfwTz0nWP8nz-uyBdiG78/s320/IMG_3765.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiApM7qC3DFsJ9BFHJ1l-NcGaYeS44XI_HeYmztMrOudklJ2DHrVPEqqvnbC4wXq2_WPAclfyvmxqhoxDWEAwRPqmbxlYMsgPs3-z2cUOf0psxhy_D_wRkevy7H9DHRoPLPF0-fugxGOBY/s3264/IMG_3755.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiApM7qC3DFsJ9BFHJ1l-NcGaYeS44XI_HeYmztMrOudklJ2DHrVPEqqvnbC4wXq2_WPAclfyvmxqhoxDWEAwRPqmbxlYMsgPs3-z2cUOf0psxhy_D_wRkevy7H9DHRoPLPF0-fugxGOBY/s320/IMG_3755.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtkHnJkJMJ_KejHYlhj0x0-ineNIT-PUFF0MmN_Y3LcLdFV-9EwnMyQHjCT1QiBiBrul8Tz9jQQAbZtUNlbZzloiFbxPhaEvTtOdel4EOUU9UnWHVScIbgg0BOELygsOm_VOI3xxpFxAM/s3264/IMG_3456.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtkHnJkJMJ_KejHYlhj0x0-ineNIT-PUFF0MmN_Y3LcLdFV-9EwnMyQHjCT1QiBiBrul8Tz9jQQAbZtUNlbZzloiFbxPhaEvTtOdel4EOUU9UnWHVScIbgg0BOELygsOm_VOI3xxpFxAM/s320/IMG_3456.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><span>Over
the years we have been collecting feedback from our wh</span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">ā</span><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><span>nau and tamariki who
have been part of the programme.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here is a snippet of feedback from wh</span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">ā</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">nau and tamariki</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">“…. truly special to see how the
children react and engage with the environment … really amazing group narrative
of “their” nature programme …. deep attachments to these special places” – A Ducrot.
<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWyWrSZrKt2b7Kk45mMRX77H976tUJ2EVp8_3mTrrIPmLGpyZYxcwZmVCGfk5YburIcDlis07hXOUGYqMj0P0c1UdObyAbP0EZE6NejTFcMya66uykQa0yoe5w1VeBCSb2qLT72B_97U/s3264/IMG_3761.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWyWrSZrKt2b7Kk45mMRX77H976tUJ2EVp8_3mTrrIPmLGpyZYxcwZmVCGfk5YburIcDlis07hXOUGYqMj0P0c1UdObyAbP0EZE6NejTFcMya66uykQa0yoe5w1VeBCSb2qLT72B_97U/s320/IMG_3761.JPG" /></a></i></div><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><br /><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></i><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">“… children took immediate control of
their surroundings exploring, jumping, climbing and discovering ….stepping back
watching my child participate in so many adventures, fearlessly and to feel her
excitement to belong … beauty of the Nature Programme is the ‘life skills’
learned that will stay with these tamariki forever” – Unknown.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsg12Pq2yzrMaqLdG7qU6ad04hr7fr4BZQoEMwhyphenhyphenhK6WK4tPJkYJ7lGG5aIMoSuVXEALdIqX9oY4ByjUf8-1MJ1HzR5M5OlH6MqEvWPutglBQE085d74MsVssP6OoIonK5quvGDlghLJU/s2048/26.12.12+032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsg12Pq2yzrMaqLdG7qU6ad04hr7fr4BZQoEMwhyphenhyphenhK6WK4tPJkYJ7lGG5aIMoSuVXEALdIqX9oY4ByjUf8-1MJ1HzR5M5OlH6MqEvWPutglBQE085d74MsVssP6OoIonK5quvGDlghLJU/s320/26.12.12+032.jpg" /></a></i></div><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-xaiLMjMbpS133Rk1OxGO04owjQ6MCXHI4DNrG3zT1mHZltjT4d4T8wOw4qmb9k4SGwB81QLnouxSu1DetBdc0wRU3tsT0tDAWGt192UP_wPqH35jPGZFmOVa_VnS4ws5DTC1n_yWCs/s2048/26.12.12+043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-xaiLMjMbpS133Rk1OxGO04owjQ6MCXHI4DNrG3zT1mHZltjT4d4T8wOw4qmb9k4SGwB81QLnouxSu1DetBdc0wRU3tsT0tDAWGt192UP_wPqH35jPGZFmOVa_VnS4ws5DTC1n_yWCs/s320/26.12.12+043.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjndCVPqSonOke1hxlTPyxGIhCQFJ_ozP6-5DHXf8UWPuIbV4Zzxzzf6XxtN78jVw2LDxsR4d-zHRmjNKHzsD9w42aziSxXoCL8Q_KYUaUjpYNCb_PBZt5hXqyS99at-huKY8FWHcjapIE/s2048/IMG_5472.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjndCVPqSonOke1hxlTPyxGIhCQFJ_ozP6-5DHXf8UWPuIbV4Zzxzzf6XxtN78jVw2LDxsR4d-zHRmjNKHzsD9w42aziSxXoCL8Q_KYUaUjpYNCb_PBZt5hXqyS99at-huKY8FWHcjapIE/s320/IMG_5472.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiACl-hyLzzq13SA5PA5mqdGJWBxFaz5g3tRU3kMSm4cv3xuz6y32YDjsIta25bFaimsyqQXdl_zywVtOAebmXO3XsolvLTx0nWMNM5zsUvh_0_GqlAWZvuuay-fjaIeT2UleQ9LVijTqQ/s2048/IMG_6387.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiACl-hyLzzq13SA5PA5mqdGJWBxFaz5g3tRU3kMSm4cv3xuz6y32YDjsIta25bFaimsyqQXdl_zywVtOAebmXO3XsolvLTx0nWMNM5zsUvh_0_GqlAWZvuuay-fjaIeT2UleQ9LVijTqQ/s320/IMG_6387.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></i><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">“ L just LOVES his nature p days he
tells us with excitement all of his adventures he shared with his friends …. the
environment does encourage fostering relationships and working with his peers”
L Newport.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxJZYTmCIb1Qv0zK0P9mmiNgM9pxuQJUTskAo--D9sSGLeWx156tynm2UP7foSFZtzgXDVnYtjhyy6sexYVCQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><br /></i></div><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwlVdzzWODXofPjDMFmJ9gTzKB6RVAES9T9jsn9uLWz2MF_W5wByPxzcDOs9UX5-2yrfT9ggMrLU8Sa0z5zDA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></i><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">“… has not only enriched G’s life but
has now filtered through our family as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We live under our great Maunga Parahaka …. has sparked our enthusiasm
for our great beautiful forest” – M & R Proctor<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">"... the meadow and having a hot milo with a marshmallow, oh and bum sliding!" - Roman age: 11</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx_TrlIy4BPQw0dqTJSIfqHJWVqU1r3gu4k0xQKxFaVC97ybp3Tr4NuEn9EvSBzOmpaasJcNzXuEUOqGxfWOQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kayla (10) Toby (9) Makenzie & Leah (12)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b>"<span style="text-align: left;">The children also gained from their involvement in the programmes. This involved both intellectual and social development. There was a clear growth in their knowledge and ability to identify and talk about the plants, insects and birds they regularly encountered. The children also developed an awareness of the fragile nature of the natural environment and the need to protect it. Equally important were the opportunities to assume leadership and ownership of the daily experiences and the collaborative relationships that developed. For many children facing and overcoming new physical challenges was a significant area of growth." (Brent Mawson, 2014). </span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBkEQUPg6QQxrr3xXtEc6kHK90Lkz4b4XRaRirFJeLbVOTeqqO7dP2pimubfR1uiGHMTmvciWCHzOIgRpsGBdZRBeoqyjbxRGhbnDs21FGmoKZT7si8J-Z4V13qOjeyFcyY1DBXf0xdc/s3264/IMG_3795.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBkEQUPg6QQxrr3xXtEc6kHK90Lkz4b4XRaRirFJeLbVOTeqqO7dP2pimubfR1uiGHMTmvciWCHzOIgRpsGBdZRBeoqyjbxRGhbnDs21FGmoKZT7si8J-Z4V13qOjeyFcyY1DBXf0xdc/s320/IMG_3795.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Seek and discover, discover and know, know and become enlightened!</div></span></h2><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjguBDpyZ1vE0LjXI-_Vp_k5j2ELprMgc3rkwjr_eReQixr-OMQp9ADYJxyoaHFzm0q0pW-SDpXukB4ZlXoTOp58Y96E41I3jZYcFHrjKYWMkVXLxadXmCNmAydjqe5uZaymWveQQc7E4/s2048/IMG_9497.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjguBDpyZ1vE0LjXI-_Vp_k5j2ELprMgc3rkwjr_eReQixr-OMQp9ADYJxyoaHFzm0q0pW-SDpXukB4ZlXoTOp58Y96E41I3jZYcFHrjKYWMkVXLxadXmCNmAydjqe5uZaymWveQQc7E4/s320/IMG_9497.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wrpPN99HlR2praulByawUAVwpDU1IfzK2DJmnMLHZ9JoJ3AXft6G9jBYzwUVYZsrBUHzW-BjubcivYwgMlS7KQ8ntVGJ_6cfXvwFIkHV-LigwZ2ao6V7j57KbekOUquFJLLJ8tOFxNM/s4032/IMG_0541.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wrpPN99HlR2praulByawUAVwpDU1IfzK2DJmnMLHZ9JoJ3AXft6G9jBYzwUVYZsrBUHzW-BjubcivYwgMlS7KQ8ntVGJ_6cfXvwFIkHV-LigwZ2ao6V7j57KbekOUquFJLLJ8tOFxNM/s320/IMG_0541.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span><b>This blog is in all reality a small brief of the amazing things and the many benefits that happen in the ngahere. We know that the Mairtown Nature Programme is firmly embedded and is an important part of our curriculum that we offer. Thank you to all the wonderful wh</b></span></span></i><span style="text-align: left;">ā</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span><b>nau, tamariki, businesses, community funding and volunteers who over the years have supported this programme. Most importantly to our kaiako and Nature Programme Co-ordinators who started this journey and those that continue this mahi with continued passion, dedication and vision. </b></span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>We look forward to many more years of enjoying and learning not only about and within our beautiful environment, but creating wonderful memories of this special ngahere alongside our tamariki. We know that at Mairtown Kindergarten we will continue to have such a wonderful connection with our natural environment and that we are fortunate to have this on our door step.</b></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>Ngā mihi </b></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span><b><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Sarah</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></b></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></span></i></div><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></i><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></i></p>Mairtown Kindergartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09273032481119661293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761716400856059170.post-74281051994508581872021-03-31T08:24:00.000+13:002021-03-31T08:24:45.818+13:00Wheelie good time!<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">On Wednesday the 24th March we held our annual Wheels-a-thon fundraiser at the Kensington courts, and
what an amazing afternoon we all shared together. This was my first Wheels-a-thon
experience as it was for many of our new families and whanau at Mairtown
Kindergarten.</span></div><p></p><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFC6Kf_86EqHa0dafV5egqsVLcHjaFV8FBwrqkY8ZWe8euN4G4RaiOHdHB7LoH16PMtz8tSt20PsLAWzVt3E5nbk632ck4jZsEKjQW9xGD2cQB2OUtmBjEbFi3aSaRP7NukDrCyCsMyQ/s1627/IMG_5869.MOV.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="1627" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFC6Kf_86EqHa0dafV5egqsVLcHjaFV8FBwrqkY8ZWe8euN4G4RaiOHdHB7LoH16PMtz8tSt20PsLAWzVt3E5nbk632ck4jZsEKjQW9xGD2cQB2OUtmBjEbFi3aSaRP7NukDrCyCsMyQ/s320/IMG_5869.MOV.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><div><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdoW2z3PZsOeIhR5yxTSgh5I7t-eLTYpB12A793Wyz3QrcIIAxMmHIJmr1ho4NdqzHNr1lKz9f8jMvb8Lj-RCqKO5RqQetIDJK7Ui2VMNcSGGsROCtVcYOLtSywEJAb1aiWxVXSMyjYK4/s1080/thumbnail_FB_IMG_1616564430150.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdoW2z3PZsOeIhR5yxTSgh5I7t-eLTYpB12A793Wyz3QrcIIAxMmHIJmr1ho4NdqzHNr1lKz9f8jMvb8Lj-RCqKO5RqQetIDJK7Ui2VMNcSGGsROCtVcYOLtSywEJAb1aiWxVXSMyjYK4/s320/thumbnail_FB_IMG_1616564430150.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div>Over the past month we have been
all excitedly discussing the upcoming event and counting down on our
kindergarten calendar at whānau time. What I have loved about these moments is
that tamariki who have attended this event last year have been able to share
their experiences with us all. I can see the value of this yearly tradition and
the importance of inclusiveness within our kindergarten community, allowing us
to make connections between past and present.</span><div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOspi5UOSOnAmiqHZwxtp8gY9aAae7qDPmhHWygRAqhyz4weaT7dGpt9PLKv7oVu8x1VVwLtiNtSv_ZMSDv-6Ugf9f9ipV-283-EDWycuVdhOf-g3TBlFezsQOQ6RuJMC0CyN33-tt0y4/s830/IMG_3231.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="622" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOspi5UOSOnAmiqHZwxtp8gY9aAae7qDPmhHWygRAqhyz4weaT7dGpt9PLKv7oVu8x1VVwLtiNtSv_ZMSDv-6Ugf9f9ipV-283-EDWycuVdhOf-g3TBlFezsQOQ6RuJMC0CyN33-tt0y4/w150-h200/IMG_3231.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikiNieDi5ntbItIK5oCXoEP5PLLk30PKkS4XekmmLqcYEPFJba7zExR_MaZmW5uu95LwBnq-qtvz5C8cyrOjyeXF9_aTDmr5YIn4njncKEeeq4Rfwz88NZ2fiCdVAhafHqKTIbidQ3vkk/s2015/163056434_10226183779040208_2221475343193431029_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2015" data-original-width="1511" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikiNieDi5ntbItIK5oCXoEP5PLLk30PKkS4XekmmLqcYEPFJba7zExR_MaZmW5uu95LwBnq-qtvz5C8cyrOjyeXF9_aTDmr5YIn4njncKEeeq4Rfwz88NZ2fiCdVAhafHqKTIbidQ3vkk/w150-h200/163056434_10226183779040208_2221475343193431029_o.jpg" width="150" /></a></div></div><br /><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><div><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Tradition represents a critical piece of our culture at
Mairtown Kindergarten, helping form the structure and foundation, reminding us
that we are part of history that defines our past and shapes who we are today.</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsRVvYca6S4UCoEEduYPwE8I9ZaeKB7kPKrCqdiVy3L7dPbVo_FIZ1mWwEnzzcZg_dBbXQcA_jbe1QaT9pw2V5eDgUjPQxIORr9KQZ8Hm3wJgfR8aXgkEp1q5iXEHPr1mWBlfnSOre6HA/s2015/163478255_10226183778240188_7101142373938973486_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2015" data-original-width="1511" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsRVvYca6S4UCoEEduYPwE8I9ZaeKB7kPKrCqdiVy3L7dPbVo_FIZ1mWwEnzzcZg_dBbXQcA_jbe1QaT9pw2V5eDgUjPQxIORr9KQZ8Hm3wJgfR8aXgkEp1q5iXEHPr1mWBlfnSOre6HA/w150-h200/163478255_10226183778240188_7101142373938973486_o.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3SVMd50Ofj4OUNVl87b8sA9qZG93e0mfX_nQX34zr9XUpXtiCexPaTeWfgxMOvhiaV9i7CNbTOl2lFMhvYgj3CV43ef_E38c9qr1vrenF1rHENTz-ZDlK_-hagwB4HaiuSnX4kC4BK4/s830/IMG_3382.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="622" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3SVMd50Ofj4OUNVl87b8sA9qZG93e0mfX_nQX34zr9XUpXtiCexPaTeWfgxMOvhiaV9i7CNbTOl2lFMhvYgj3CV43ef_E38c9qr1vrenF1rHENTz-ZDlK_-hagwB4HaiuSnX4kC4BK4/w150-h200/IMG_3382.JPG" width="150" /></a></div></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Tradition contributes to a sense of comfort and belonging. It
brings whanau together and allows us to reconnect. Tradition serves as an
avenue for creating lasting memories for our kindergarten community. These
yearly traditions were one of the reasons that inspired me to begin working at
Mairtown Kindergarten.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOnXonxd4DGb4OHi8u3UN7yS87U6g9ss7oAri8ctROsq10bkYPgXUKJ6cCi4Qp-UQQhiYyr689obRDx4DJW65ghVNop8Qz8WnxMM2GCXPugA7oxKE8JqBvPdm_sg9244yfwuDBTH7XWKQ/s710/IMG_3338+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="453" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOnXonxd4DGb4OHi8u3UN7yS87U6g9ss7oAri8ctROsq10bkYPgXUKJ6cCi4Qp-UQQhiYyr689obRDx4DJW65ghVNop8Qz8WnxMM2GCXPugA7oxKE8JqBvPdm_sg9244yfwuDBTH7XWKQ/w127-h200/IMG_3338+%25282%2529.JPG" width="127" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZU6WwoO2dbZsEzmzVVl3s2YEr6jIKbx42tT4H3N3THX689VhTNJcOEG6zm9K3XkofhKw5HlacRbJbU4izvhYUI64bgqS8F7-0eGR0fMO5t0c3KwBL3nDEAiCut9FkZtJxkQ-Ig6ibems/s830/IMG_3257.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="622" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZU6WwoO2dbZsEzmzVVl3s2YEr6jIKbx42tT4H3N3THX689VhTNJcOEG6zm9K3XkofhKw5HlacRbJbU4izvhYUI64bgqS8F7-0eGR0fMO5t0c3KwBL3nDEAiCut9FkZtJxkQ-Ig6ibems/w150-h200/IMG_3257.JPG" width="150" /></a></div></div><br /><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><div><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif">As the weeks went on, we also
began to discuss what we would need to bring to the wheels-a-thon. Included is
just some of the ideas shared;</span><div><span face="Calibri Light, sans-serif"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6QC7siBu1NqybwNwInSh9QmXHkk8oLFnFE9p3LUFrl3WwPbgmOOQcAj87ckz3uvBzuVKZNfzkrf8WeqWv6yFKfr_EBx4_-lg3ZRuJmF1MXx0BnVKzL1BsRC8vSecQ08MKVEnxRzsUR-o/s915/IMG_5872.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="686" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6QC7siBu1NqybwNwInSh9QmXHkk8oLFnFE9p3LUFrl3WwPbgmOOQcAj87ckz3uvBzuVKZNfzkrf8WeqWv6yFKfr_EBx4_-lg3ZRuJmF1MXx0BnVKzL1BsRC8vSecQ08MKVEnxRzsUR-o/w240-h320/IMG_5872.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">“My brother is coming too, do you
want to know what I’m dressing up as, spider man, I’m bringing my bike, you
will see how big my bike is, its blue, did you know that.”–Julia <o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">“My mum comes after Kindy and we
go to the wheel-o-thon” – Leina<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">“My scooter, I’m going to being my
scooter” Helena<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">“I’m riding my bike” Sienna-Rose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">“I’m going to ride my bike” Ruby<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">“I’m going to ride my blue bike”
Beauden<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">“I’m going to ride my green bike
you know” Paul</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUoKTa7NgUcJW4mwdqe7D5Gtz01a_ONVqS1Wue7Fheu8IpZ6MJInolscXz0TuNI5ZBa174czXhaPcaKXyfONSKpeDW7NSwmzaZQPWkzne5gghzX8y8W5ZpJqYCTuOkQ0F71ULbyBtyKH4/s689/IMG_5841+%25282%2529.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="419" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUoKTa7NgUcJW4mwdqe7D5Gtz01a_ONVqS1Wue7Fheu8IpZ6MJInolscXz0TuNI5ZBa174czXhaPcaKXyfONSKpeDW7NSwmzaZQPWkzne5gghzX8y8W5ZpJqYCTuOkQ0F71ULbyBtyKH4/s320/IMG_5841+%25282%2529.JPG" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">When the tamariki arrived to the
Wheels-a-thon I was able to reference back to our conversations that we had. I
could see a spider man, blue and green bikes, scooters and so much more. By 4.30pm
the Kensington courts were filled with a variety of wheels, tamariki and their
whanau. We had bikes, scooters, trikes and even dads on their skateboards lines
up ready to go. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Paired with our wheels we had super-hero’s, princesses,
butterflies, ninja turtles, dinosaurs and so many decorated wheels. Despite all
the wheels, costumes and decorations, what stood out to me the most was the
smiles, the laughter, conversations observed and the joy and excitement that
was evident during this event. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv8jWLWDxkytdauk1Yyarg3jdjiE3pP4X6TzEx1FyhHpYxjwaeS9Tob_oMshD-O9czLOqf2gfH6PZ0LOuZ7ajxRW5hQ8rC-GKgFp15ctZ6K9BobcNQWVQpLR5U4FEtpj1SOUoSoLoff3g/s830/IMG_3300.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="622" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv8jWLWDxkytdauk1Yyarg3jdjiE3pP4X6TzEx1FyhHpYxjwaeS9Tob_oMshD-O9czLOqf2gfH6PZ0LOuZ7ajxRW5hQ8rC-GKgFp15ctZ6K9BobcNQWVQpLR5U4FEtpj1SOUoSoLoff3g/s320/IMG_3300.JPG" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">This annual event has been running
for many years and over the years it has provided wonderful ways for whanau to
relax and socialise out of the kindergarten. It also supports kaiako and whānau
to work together, building a partnership for tamariki, fostering that sense of
belonging within the kindergarten. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Ehara
taku toa i te toa takitahi. Engari, he toa takitini.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Success
is not the work of one, but the work of many.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">As I reflect back on the day, I am
proud to be involved in such an amazing annual event/ tradition. I now hold my
own memories to share for many years to come. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27Gb4eKNgygfeN2BVDgIfFYRgiFsoNIi9wv5JH8fD4oi-Gl56iumnVetjO3LHeEdb0c9HDCJ7yT8RNdvJBcGk1iXhDHQjKeKt1GKH5p3Uv7F0xQNy64NEZGHRBlS3MkSqi5hBOyDo3mU/s960/163184910_284147916577022_7160595332170406722_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="923" data-original-width="960" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27Gb4eKNgygfeN2BVDgIfFYRgiFsoNIi9wv5JH8fD4oi-Gl56iumnVetjO3LHeEdb0c9HDCJ7yT8RNdvJBcGk1iXhDHQjKeKt1GKH5p3Uv7F0xQNy64NEZGHRBlS3MkSqi5hBOyDo3mU/w200-h193/163184910_284147916577022_7160595332170406722_n.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfsRC4lagNHvZJx_qiMLgob9xjuzSPtCKHIZxPruaTCWoD5WP9Ka1Qm6wRAqWC6zZGbwwMzdt38j_8DZc6o-NHVt3fz5Qs3qn_0D71Q3mLIk8vcz3MDe31qMTk8UB_e3yHtYlevSQRrI/s960/162814854_10222578939176320_2707799217559779202_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfsRC4lagNHvZJx_qiMLgob9xjuzSPtCKHIZxPruaTCWoD5WP9Ka1Qm6wRAqWC6zZGbwwMzdt38j_8DZc6o-NHVt3fz5Qs3qn_0D71Q3mLIk8vcz3MDe31qMTk8UB_e3yHtYlevSQRrI/w150-h200/162814854_10222578939176320_2707799217559779202_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmulrr-pGOLXm5UHRgXcS3SNgUJoJPTLmRlbhXpZopwHsX9wUTrfwUZvypMIq6gHao7lGWlbGj1r2FVGjFGNUHfp25WIsoBfafqq7D2l5wBOWIhaSuHPS5KLwqZroDoAWpIEKeKgexKME/s830/IMG_5794.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="622" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmulrr-pGOLXm5UHRgXcS3SNgUJoJPTLmRlbhXpZopwHsX9wUTrfwUZvypMIq6gHao7lGWlbGj1r2FVGjFGNUHfp25WIsoBfafqq7D2l5wBOWIhaSuHPS5KLwqZroDoAWpIEKeKgexKME/s320/IMG_5794.JPG" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">I would like to thank our
kindergarten community and whānau for all their wonderful support, making it
such an enjoyable and fun afternoon. The money raised from this event will go
towards our outside blinds. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Nga mihi nui <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">He kākano I ruia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Mai I Rangiātea<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">I will never be lost,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">For I am a seed<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Sown in the heavens<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">For
all of us, as individuals, groups and nation, our culture gives us strength and
direction, and as a teaching team and a learning centre it is important to
acknowledge and celebrate this fact within our collective way of being and our
curriculum at Mairtown Kindergarten.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Nicki Lisa Cole (2019), explains </span><i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color: #202124; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">culture consists of the values, beliefs, systems of language,
communication, and practices that people share in common and that can be used
to define them as a collective. Culture also includes the material objects that
are common to that group or society.</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">As
was explained in our previous blog, we have experienced lots of changes and
transitions over the last year, and to a degree that is a constant process
within a kindergarten, as tamariki and kaiako join us, grow and develop and
then move on to pastures new. Throughout the process of change and renewal it
has always been really important to hold on to the identity and culture which
makes our kindergarten so special.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupz2wnPOph5WRd0__e82cJz35UFNQgx-g9ZEBJjLXk-1E_u-PvDr11eWxpbBrmcJ0UKmnMPHAdPTSTMRSkAe8jKQWrOoNEHIlxIr629b8Gi7ETGfNdmmAaKUEDR_5-mxElQC8yMMBtiQ/s2048/IMG_1830.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1435" data-original-width="2048" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupz2wnPOph5WRd0__e82cJz35UFNQgx-g9ZEBJjLXk-1E_u-PvDr11eWxpbBrmcJ0UKmnMPHAdPTSTMRSkAe8jKQWrOoNEHIlxIr629b8Gi7ETGfNdmmAaKUEDR_5-mxElQC8yMMBtiQ/w320-h224/IMG_1830.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDayOAg6qnhombSzrx9QFm50BBXb3APATI7w_mN5VwkyqH6dwtfXtufyIhKnvosaYSTN6VmuoJYQZgsjG_LTdBop5lr8CAdlX-QJ-vHDZvp8NM-fWeLb6Maxyza1gAWzWcLShnpe5DIAg/s2048/IMG_0652.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDayOAg6qnhombSzrx9QFm50BBXb3APATI7w_mN5VwkyqH6dwtfXtufyIhKnvosaYSTN6VmuoJYQZgsjG_LTdBop5lr8CAdlX-QJ-vHDZvp8NM-fWeLb6Maxyza1gAWzWcLShnpe5DIAg/s320/IMG_0652.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9X4fvoHdX1FQUFUghoDb2tCiHXgvQUo9tvAbb55v4qIntIK0_gjI2p9_Os0ePQEdmsQnbTxOe9YGE5bylKCKiWgSqupry1sHfimGE6yLVJo5mXu0fsrrrFOForcZty6u07uRoBJIZHY8/s2048/IMG_0354.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9X4fvoHdX1FQUFUghoDb2tCiHXgvQUo9tvAbb55v4qIntIK0_gjI2p9_Os0ePQEdmsQnbTxOe9YGE5bylKCKiWgSqupry1sHfimGE6yLVJo5mXu0fsrrrFOForcZty6u07uRoBJIZHY8/s320/IMG_0354.jpg" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGG5Tmy_ne_UCoxk4naGomvPdYs2CDmmZmigfIMpfpQNCAxcIY8GQLgXNuBZeMqfc3TH3BT0p174DWVH1gUbZHgPuHpnYvSz3U-6AkkY2XZUkYRQCFFJGYEo5nX6CEHycwshfzW7YetNc/s2048/IMG_2488.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGG5Tmy_ne_UCoxk4naGomvPdYs2CDmmZmigfIMpfpQNCAxcIY8GQLgXNuBZeMqfc3TH3BT0p174DWVH1gUbZHgPuHpnYvSz3U-6AkkY2XZUkYRQCFFJGYEo5nX6CEHycwshfzW7YetNc/s320/IMG_2488.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: left;">Our
centre philosophy is key to expressing our centre culture, and guiding our
decision making to ensure our curriculum and relationships remain authentic.
Each time the teaching team changes, we review the philosophy so that we know
it fits with us as individuals and collectively.</span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">The
tikanga which have always been the central pou (supporting pillars) of our
cultural expression are Manaakitanga and Whanaungatanga. The Māori dictionary
defines these tikanga as…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.75pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Whanaungatanga</span></b><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">
- </span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">relationship, kinship, sense of family
connection - a relationship through shared experiences and working together
which provides people with a sense of belonging.</span><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Manaakitanga - </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">hospitality, kindness, generosity,
support - the process of showing respect, generosity and</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"> care for others.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUG38ARND1lEKR-NObqMpfhhQzXYjJQEQojdkaqIeNi3CVCQNsl6V1IztTBhQ2cXY5w95nDyS_AeG8YDzvBg7A1eRk-eNRDqMFP8nr29cFqMxDA0xRS5BQVL9OMYp4mTXV7Jcc73HsMHE/s2048/IMG_0727.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUG38ARND1lEKR-NObqMpfhhQzXYjJQEQojdkaqIeNi3CVCQNsl6V1IztTBhQ2cXY5w95nDyS_AeG8YDzvBg7A1eRk-eNRDqMFP8nr29cFqMxDA0xRS5BQVL9OMYp4mTXV7Jcc73HsMHE/s320/IMG_0727.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9niJlrvi5vFutaDQazb1IDrnRBLK93XB0v7Sh6yvidlcJXpr4mtjWhotOkjPqFp3LuR4kWQRm8jxSp-bEPOEuptVV437Clrcym0tBOiZEl9SoZg_PTRNcvcEXr8vuXc42XoqRdhfjmoY/s2048/IMG_1567.heic" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9niJlrvi5vFutaDQazb1IDrnRBLK93XB0v7Sh6yvidlcJXpr4mtjWhotOkjPqFp3LuR4kWQRm8jxSp-bEPOEuptVV437Clrcym0tBOiZEl9SoZg_PTRNcvcEXr8vuXc42XoqRdhfjmoY/s320/IMG_1567.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSP3kJvYgZ7Uc3NDFHUi4njfN9368YsuGxJ0jw0ZKcon1L3DjVe2NZf5UA87FqehEVo8-1oRZ1k9_2rVCQqaTG4W3_gCsxvliFfTyKKt2CeD0yMold6bmxcLcL6OkgaWvfRvDeq7Xo4YI/s2048/IMG_1706.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSP3kJvYgZ7Uc3NDFHUi4njfN9368YsuGxJ0jw0ZKcon1L3DjVe2NZf5UA87FqehEVo8-1oRZ1k9_2rVCQqaTG4W3_gCsxvliFfTyKKt2CeD0yMold6bmxcLcL6OkgaWvfRvDeq7Xo4YI/s320/IMG_1706.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRIQT_CxaaYsZ1G7b-9X7oj0A4Leddh6wzKAXrkg3EuToomAwOihmfSm1LWLKVcXCANgM6fUu88NakOuNqGoc-FsByP1ig6XD0CEfIVvCc8ZK7wcKlKDsSUbo_Ii80QiYgEwn3d9OdhA4/s2048/IMG_2550.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRIQT_CxaaYsZ1G7b-9X7oj0A4Leddh6wzKAXrkg3EuToomAwOihmfSm1LWLKVcXCANgM6fUu88NakOuNqGoc-FsByP1ig6XD0CEfIVvCc8ZK7wcKlKDsSUbo_Ii80QiYgEwn3d9OdhA4/s320/IMG_2550.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPE7KLh9mXVEKdddV_qRM9uqppnwtPOp-cnN8mF_m4Wa_O_cBDeMt16Jy3TuRFDs_5FFbVmtx4MCm17m6VeDjpjSD_CMi1hnvyf9TRVRpvRAVj5dIdLUhaUtvUeqbwVD4qwGaHCe0UDo/s2048/IMG_1760.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPE7KLh9mXVEKdddV_qRM9uqppnwtPOp-cnN8mF_m4Wa_O_cBDeMt16Jy3TuRFDs_5FFbVmtx4MCm17m6VeDjpjSD_CMi1hnvyf9TRVRpvRAVj5dIdLUhaUtvUeqbwVD4qwGaHCe0UDo/s320/IMG_1760.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1b5bFH0XsMlhetk_6M_KPZkyGExcL-1er-qzG4Et87cxnhQJ17O1VPIiu1peILc7FDNKivgfiBBVpOkpqv9sgGG_4U3n5dTXV2XuqMVaJEXaXinE2VOfRcq0AXP4t0zE44bwv_3pkag/s2048/IMG_0298.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1b5bFH0XsMlhetk_6M_KPZkyGExcL-1er-qzG4Et87cxnhQJ17O1VPIiu1peILc7FDNKivgfiBBVpOkpqv9sgGG_4U3n5dTXV2XuqMVaJEXaXinE2VOfRcq0AXP4t0zE44bwv_3pkag/s320/IMG_0298.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_gsL-Wn7VkQdIJGG_lPqDXOZboFuAjyYIQA6snpIPHMsi7fpBeRPcM6UznyZ95tVbHPDFI-nkVB8eD24OUuU1vm_3beWsnPqx2P36bLqxLLhwi2SlMkew6rixDgEqSfIPV0xLPEZxU4U/s2048/IMG_1599.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_gsL-Wn7VkQdIJGG_lPqDXOZboFuAjyYIQA6snpIPHMsi7fpBeRPcM6UznyZ95tVbHPDFI-nkVB8eD24OUuU1vm_3beWsnPqx2P36bLqxLLhwi2SlMkew6rixDgEqSfIPV0xLPEZxU4U/s320/IMG_1599.heic" width="320" /><span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span></a></div><p></p><br />
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">For
us, all learning begins from a place of nurturing, relationship and belonging;
and<i> recognising all tamariki bring with them their own whānau culture,
knowledge and gifts which they then build on within their learning environment.
We seek to promote an excitement for learning within our learning community and
see play as the essential means by which tamariki explore and develop their
skills, strategies and existing knowledge</i> (Mairtown Philosophy). </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLiqNwOykGS1Tfv3BOnvssPV7gRvhCVHxfrNSkrs0oSUUXvRoCVzfjPF04ynyLNv_mvYVz2Z64L-J3vNtv56V6Y209Iaj55VyNLYtBd9q8I1AhVBrwfKMrZ6xHql257isT0LBuprO4FLg/s2048/IMG_0526.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLiqNwOykGS1Tfv3BOnvssPV7gRvhCVHxfrNSkrs0oSUUXvRoCVzfjPF04ynyLNv_mvYVz2Z64L-J3vNtv56V6Y209Iaj55VyNLYtBd9q8I1AhVBrwfKMrZ6xHql257isT0LBuprO4FLg/s320/IMG_0526.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYgd8w86R5Nar30JclOmCxhNf0OiU8uEIf2ZTXZ1l_T80cx5a31rwOtd1czV1dxGC_OL40oG9sAygagG41cmn_qyUCDjex2-Fcsg6V58iX_GifyAy6dfcEjg_Q7LPmZyUVJeVKQJX0rw/s2048/IMG_0537.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">We also
love to celebrate special individual milestones, birthdays with our special
birthday ritual, and the time of leaving us to take the next step in learning
by adorning the tamaiti with our beautiful Kahupukuwhiwhi. These Mairtown
kindergarten rituals recognising the importance of these landmark events for
each tamaiti, and their own important place within our kindergarten whānau.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtyjIlpxCXKAhxyVYyHV7Z_0ADXHfKu3GbFz8-e0RNjo26ZLBgFKny0MHrSIIa854iR8MCWOW04nQENejoYO8uPO2Fqd14ZuXwclROMRXLuNA-ijod4sPa3tHwSDbEu4NI6EiKT_6ceZs/s2048/IMG_0463.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtyjIlpxCXKAhxyVYyHV7Z_0ADXHfKu3GbFz8-e0RNjo26ZLBgFKny0MHrSIIa854iR8MCWOW04nQENejoYO8uPO2Fqd14ZuXwclROMRXLuNA-ijod4sPa3tHwSDbEu4NI6EiKT_6ceZs/s320/IMG_0463.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRa2kb2EdQtEo31rL7afWnyxNShz2mh3hf5ndV5X1YcpYHQgkAHEVMg7C4SpQRu_rnsj_Fmo-x71S-2NW2RE-WyBp1EeKKNM7e9fGLNc3FnRkk9ZUFu2tcj-NEykdAObOw9B5sszc-7Q/s2048/IMG_1619.jpg" style="clear: right; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRa2kb2EdQtEo31rL7afWnyxNShz2mh3hf5ndV5X1YcpYHQgkAHEVMg7C4SpQRu_rnsj_Fmo-x71S-2NW2RE-WyBp1EeKKNM7e9fGLNc3FnRkk9ZUFu2tcj-NEykdAObOw9B5sszc-7Q/s320/IMG_1619.jpg" /></a><br /></span><div><p></p>
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love to recognise the mana of Te Tiriti ō Waitangi in our rituals, routines and
curriculum provision. This document preserves the rights of Māori as tangata
whenua of Aotearoa, and also offers those who have come to settle here since
the signing of te Tiriti ō Waitangi, the ability to make this their home too
and a framework within which to live respectfully. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">As
we express in our centre pepeha, we all come from ngā hau e whā (the four
winds) to gather and learn together in the beautiful spaces we share; the
kindergarten itself and our wonderful Mair Park, home of our Nature programme. Our
pepeha has become a way for us to come together and understand the context we
are each part of here – our geographical features, the peoples who have come
before us and ourselves as a group. This is an understanding which forms the
basis of our connections at kindergarten, and we are so proud to see the way
our tamariki show their ownership of our pepeha, standing together to sing the
words and do the actions which depict what they are describing. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxotBl_NJyZ0lGIZBblM2iymuOoaqVV7hJXDURBgx345PP02bCy3Guq8qXTCilb9TV7GoQO_fcwQpZkcZ_meLtlt7-hAxVbexz9PZp6mWDxcPSK4EdXTl8aULo6XqDHCDfyMxQqSZGIQ/s2048/IMG_0431.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxotBl_NJyZ0lGIZBblM2iymuOoaqVV7hJXDURBgx345PP02bCy3Guq8qXTCilb9TV7GoQO_fcwQpZkcZ_meLtlt7-hAxVbexz9PZp6mWDxcPSK4EdXTl8aULo6XqDHCDfyMxQqSZGIQ/s320/IMG_0431.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: left;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUhRaQEBmj8v45ow9rA-R-btnfEdwwk6IsK8D4elRnn-ZGMynPT5y4A7tNQZ5zhUlwSpdTwYDp1BeSMnYXmTYiv-sMbXdV6yhrjqa2ApOriPl48O6zFCg_XVvwE4wUOJJCkTGmCP7H8c/s2048/IMG_0432.jpg" style="clear: right; 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text-align: left;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">the potential which </span></span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: left;">individual</span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; text-align: left;">tamariki demonstrate within their ways of being, knowing and
doing at kindergarten, qualities which demonstrate the principles</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: left;"> of Tika; doing the right thing,
Pono; being honest and truthful and Aroha; showing love and caring, with our
Tui award; as these Kaupapa all strengthen their leadership and learning
potential. We also celebrate our emerging leaders with our Rangitiratanga
award.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQD_Pvhp7a2DGeIf1Xm4c2CqGGzEG6HPPaVPRAVb7WFTD6eGW_LNHLXrFXS9lduZ5IwinAE8XVwrvO6LT73uNvcXimqj9IxWWOXlU1oIkeURXhnDAUdCWnCl1tVR_OiriVMSgWBKfrslw/s2048/IMG_0441.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQD_Pvhp7a2DGeIf1Xm4c2CqGGzEG6HPPaVPRAVb7WFTD6eGW_LNHLXrFXS9lduZ5IwinAE8XVwrvO6LT73uNvcXimqj9IxWWOXlU1oIkeURXhnDAUdCWnCl1tVR_OiriVMSgWBKfrslw/s320/IMG_0441.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-QZlX-2GYjwf3WKPFB7qcPXmy53HpmedwNTjhQZxsH_Ar24-hlH-gR1lJ1sBJAfBoplgO9aHJ_faiTPre2MSQpTWKX09DmGKFZjJIrkuu0m6Ct_dWvFtx9NrBkaVWfzQwKmj1Iephuc/s2048/IMG_0767.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-QZlX-2GYjwf3WKPFB7qcPXmy53HpmedwNTjhQZxsH_Ar24-hlH-gR1lJ1sBJAfBoplgO9aHJ_faiTPre2MSQpTWKX09DmGKFZjJIrkuu0m6Ct_dWvFtx9NrBkaVWfzQwKmj1Iephuc/s320/IMG_0767.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilKrRDrpoR33B84bMLbL41Mbaxm1iEydUL1E20onW2Nl-vCEBP85NC4OIMoVoP03RjTkk644Z-P-Qoh9JBuefMJvawqXzXRtSx8BHMDIKET-lTs6PxcRLVsChp_9Pubms8NoJErGWr5lw/s2048/IMG_4722.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilKrRDrpoR33B84bMLbL41Mbaxm1iEydUL1E20onW2Nl-vCEBP85NC4OIMoVoP03RjTkk644Z-P-Qoh9JBuefMJvawqXzXRtSx8BHMDIKET-lTs6PxcRLVsChp_9Pubms8NoJErGWr5lw/s320/IMG_4722.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: left;">Sharing
kai is also something we value highly as part of our Mairtown culture; offering
us opportunities to come together as a group and get to know each other better,
building our sense of unity and sharing aspects of our individual cultural
knowledge. We love to learn about and celebrate the diversity of cultures
within our community, and it is always special to share in some way within
kindergarten, a special day or event which is of cultural importance to members
of our kindergarten whānau. Recently we enjoyed recognising two significant
annual events for our kindergarten whānau and nation, first Waitangi Day and
then the beginning of the Year of the Ox, during Chinese and Korean New Year.</span></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">As
a teaching team we are always learning, yet always have so much still to learn
every day. We are lucky to be on this special journey with so many wonderful
people around us at Mairtown kindergarten, and we love the rich cultural
knowledge that each tamaiti and whānau brings with them to strengthen our
shared culture. Learning and growing together will surely support our tamariki <i>to
grow up strong in identity, language and culture, able to engage with new
contexts, opportunities and challenges with optimism and resourcefulness (Te
Whāriki, 2017).<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Tangata ako ana i<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">To kāinga, te tūranga ki<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Te marae, tau ana<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;">A person nurtured in the<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p style="font-family: "Avenir Next"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">2020 saw more changes than one would ever expect in a lifetime. We know that there is no way to escape change. Instead, you must learn to adapt to the change that comes towards you. We are so thankful to our whānau who have been so supportive over this period to us, and to one another. The giving, the sharing, the support and the kindness between families is so heart warming and makes us so proud to be a part of the Mairtown Kindergarten community. </p>
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<p style="font-family: "Avenir Next"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">In November 2020 we welcomed our wonderful new head teacher, Emma Quigg into our teaching team and our kindergarten community. </p>
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<p style="font-family: "Avenir Next"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Emma is a very friendly, engaging and welcoming person with amazing organisation skills and a passion for teaching. She is bubbly, kind, motivated and loves a laugh! Emma enjoys getting down to the children’s level and enjoying a freshly baked doughnut with a cuppa made in the family corner. She has a good sense of humour and is just a wonderful person to be around.</p><p style="font-family: "Avenir Next"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: center;"><br /></p>
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<p style="font-family: "Avenir Next"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">On her first official day at Mairtown our community come together to welcome Emma with a mihi whakatau.</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Avenir Next"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">“A mihi whakatau is a welcome that can provide a sound basis for any kindergarten event whereby people are greeted in a less formal manner than that of a Pōwhiri… Mihi whakatau is traditionally used for welcoming, introductions, openings and general purpose which take place off the marae. The mihi whakatau is a process which will protect Māori cultural practices while promoting an environment of inclusiveness.” (Roimata Macfarlane, 2016)</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Avenir Next"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Avenir Next"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Emily joined us in November 2020 as a 2nd year student studying towards her Bachelor of Teaching (ECE). Emily is a ray of sunshine. Whether the request is to do head stands or have a sword fight in the jungle she’s there, and always with a warm smile. Emily loves the great outdoors making weekly trips to the beautiful beach, waterfalls or rivers that Northland has to offer. Emily takes on a leadership role with the youth at her church which takes her on many adventures around New Zealand. Emily has just made the transition from being a lunch cover teacher to now being a .5 teacher which has her working 20 hours per week… Yay more Emily time!</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Avenir Next"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">“There are no strangers here, just friends who haven’t met.” (Roald Dahl)</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Avenir Next"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Kia ora ko Hanna toku ingoa. I started at Mairtown Kindergarten in May 2019 after my whānau moved up from Pukekohe. Being a part of Mairtown has been one of the most amazing experiences. The amount of aroha, manaaki and support that is shared around the kindergarten community is just heart warming. As a teacher I am 50% old soul, 50% child. I love to just hang out with the tamariki, talk about what’s on top for them, be silly, be creative, be a friend and best of all, be in nature, talking about the how’s and why’s of what we do to care for papatūānuku.</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Avenir Next"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Hanna Bramley</p>Mairtown Kindergartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09273032481119661293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761716400856059170.post-81561188085804205322020-12-14T13:39:00.000+13:002020-12-14T13:39:53.044+13:00Christmas Tree Walk 2020<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family: "Architects Daughter"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;">We have been lucky
at Mairtown Kindergarten over the years, to have had some wonderful teachers
and teaching teams that have paved the way for some lovely traditions we now
have at Mairtown.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of these is our now
annual Christmas Tree Walk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family: "Architects Daughter"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;">In our current
climate of change, and that of 2020, we are appreciative that we have been able
to continue this tradition this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family: "Architects Daughter"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;"><i>“Traditions are the
memories of those before us, breathed to life when we carry them on.”</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;">―</span><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family: "Architects Daughter"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;"> Kennedy Ryan, the Rebel King.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rvwrhYKmHW7nQrdE4RRF0YqgNXM7sy3pO3lowxZIowAs8I4i-AJX3Nz1B68sKY-324k2163mgJO0iyvxKk_u4RjuEgV67mEpk9DkZalfpj-VztnPUWtPNfoHILaA8MQzyd9tsCsCVFk/s3264/IMG_0030.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rvwrhYKmHW7nQrdE4RRF0YqgNXM7sy3pO3lowxZIowAs8I4i-AJX3Nz1B68sKY-324k2163mgJO0iyvxKk_u4RjuEgV67mEpk9DkZalfpj-VztnPUWtPNfoHILaA8MQzyd9tsCsCVFk/s320/IMG_0030.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter"; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">In continuation of this beautiful tradition, we use materials that are naturally sourced </span><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter"; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">to make our Christmas decorations</span><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter"; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">, supporting our kindergarten kaupapa . </span><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter"; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter"; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">This year, harakeke manu were woven with the support of tamariki, who helped split the harakeke and weave the small manu.</span><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter"; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter"; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">Once finished, tamariki decorated the manu with beautiful gold and silver paint and a little glitter.</span><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter"; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"> M</span><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter"; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">anu, in particular the tui, play a large part in Mairtown traditions, aside from being part of our kindergarten logo, tamariki receive a “Tui” when they leave Mairtown Kindergarten – these are all “unique” and different, a</span><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter"; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">s were the beautiful manu created for the Christmas tree.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWI8TM_linEH1_oHT9wo7AIfi9Vapb5grGtHlo4IBt1oJE7fBc-VNvwUlL12Q8xAqgi95sZ2lzvh7ItyEeWpDWZooms-G78p1MA2QArIAj-ZjynTmtaFJh0D2FRgJX2Z1E-Dl8b-bXlo/s3264/IMG_0733.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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tamariki have been learning Christmas carols for the past few weeks.</span><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter"; font-size: 12pt;">Every whānau time tamariki have been
practicing their singing and actions for a performance that they will give to the community of volunteers at the church.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyk8-nxW8yozBMPjevNf9lZH4wFm-EYcrjo1JbfyqoOjxXPzqGtlkym7kh48qXAzzattbRTAVensiP9IQUY_w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzwb8-rM4jGUHktFYqHs-dat-rp1aS2_y00AmGXN4j366vqat18QjHRrfaDrIJ-B761S_vVkbJhvFBkz5UEjQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family: "Architects Daughter"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;"><i>A positive and happy
environment that is set by kaiako reflects on tamariki and their sense of
belonging in the centre. "Belonging is nurtured through social interaction
with kaiako and other children and by respecting the achievements and
aspirations of each child’s family and community (Ministry of Education. P.31,
2017).</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Architects Daughter"; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoPUOjUcCiPXanxmDv7LWzK7TfJzxdpubg0hVFmnBZ9xRd4_lklmZTh6T-z_0ha4qVKJhd8usEkYM-0qUO-8Ecu_VOGs8GSrWYLJysLnN9WeF-KZaACDaQ79N2VMJw-VY-t4vP87XVF-A/s2048/IMG_1014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoPUOjUcCiPXanxmDv7LWzK7TfJzxdpubg0hVFmnBZ9xRd4_lklmZTh6T-z_0ha4qVKJhd8usEkYM-0qUO-8Ecu_VOGs8GSrWYLJysLnN9WeF-KZaACDaQ79N2VMJw-VY-t4vP87XVF-A/s320/IMG_1014.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter"; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family: "Architects Daughter"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family: "Architects Daughter"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Today, we were able to go and see our beautiful
magical Christmas tree, alongside many others that have been created by different
community groups. Lots of excited
Mairtown tamariki walked together from kindergarten to see our tree in the
church. </span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9CnKTk8lw1344R2JLwWwIUdBHAYl3u4LQu5PE3kki_BHwAgpqUV2W4uhwbyDHujAW4j-L-CiKrQLf-f-VRWcrM9Eo8ChP-Bhqa5IupvlOJfQ1sjoQ3JnQLkRRdr69i8DuPIRRPwSGoTo/s3264/IMG_0991.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9CnKTk8lw1344R2JLwWwIUdBHAYl3u4LQu5PE3kki_BHwAgpqUV2W4uhwbyDHujAW4j-L-CiKrQLf-f-VRWcrM9Eo8ChP-Bhqa5IupvlOJfQ1sjoQ3JnQLkRRdr69i8DuPIRRPwSGoTo/s320/IMG_0991.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS440DCAzCIfBm9N-WHz7k3k3Z0BLJmpUh8Iozt5EMBMXhi_TYPehEEoLuAei3NmYKwbJvUnntG6DZnoFvPDs3_wRzgKBmgp4aO67TCTtkIw-wpeJ7aYeab3wYCJ2S67rdPzxd9877h8U/s3264/IMG_0997.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS440DCAzCIfBm9N-WHz7k3k3Z0BLJmpUh8Iozt5EMBMXhi_TYPehEEoLuAei3NmYKwbJvUnntG6DZnoFvPDs3_wRzgKBmgp4aO67TCTtkIw-wpeJ7aYeab3wYCJ2S67rdPzxd9877h8U/s320/IMG_0997.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcT5uI5AzBjfAGZa6YmaCuUv-3dwv8xQtJTI9w6vSTVR1hiqHmwrMwhh2PuCk8BcGC2MHs4W2rFnL9HczqPopX9EAJuYKRriWdxNN4ZlgL-YBJ7Z-28XE_wfsrTE94Wh46KkppqYhZv38/s3264/IMG_1005.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcT5uI5AzBjfAGZa6YmaCuUv-3dwv8xQtJTI9w6vSTVR1hiqHmwrMwhh2PuCk8BcGC2MHs4W2rFnL9HczqPopX9EAJuYKRriWdxNN4ZlgL-YBJ7Z-28XE_wfsrTE94Wh46KkppqYhZv38/s320/IMG_1005.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFRCqXRPbr0wHTx5W-e96ipQVMQvs9MFPMo5P0RGvkQRhc6K5t4XoALIG9FdtxiRVk9WOU266HLPyB_Aum8u_Whp6cH615oYclnY4jAhJhS08GmwwJv4FN13Xw-GIJ8Gn3Hbc22SuL_Lc/s3264/IMG_1008.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFRCqXRPbr0wHTx5W-e96ipQVMQvs9MFPMo5P0RGvkQRhc6K5t4XoALIG9FdtxiRVk9WOU266HLPyB_Aum8u_Whp6cH615oYclnY4jAhJhS08GmwwJv4FN13Xw-GIJ8Gn3Hbc22SuL_Lc/s320/IMG_1008.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-U8c86Hg-q6S4IQgBqz76aR4JcClN-rEhKxmPdrxvaQmtTGi6CEXrnWP8XXr-IVamCLkH-2x5hQM9V7prKvWXqGLNHaRs0HsIPv1xZUXLVmFZ4Hr6td2hXndOtqpiQuGLc7ryGA2BUdE/s3264/IMG_1013.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-U8c86Hg-q6S4IQgBqz76aR4JcClN-rEhKxmPdrxvaQmtTGi6CEXrnWP8XXr-IVamCLkH-2x5hQM9V7prKvWXqGLNHaRs0HsIPv1xZUXLVmFZ4Hr6td2hXndOtqpiQuGLc7ryGA2BUdE/s320/IMG_1013.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family: "Architects Daughter"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">The women from the church, who provided us with
some lovely refreshments and shared a Christmas story with us all, warmly
welcomed us. We then sang together our Christmas
carols to show our thanks to them all.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMF7i96vvPSnXRwbWjbcdlFoSnlvxxqniGQp211Ahn_pxi3gG0sc9vwzFOu4pysiLsof94zn5eL0sTO0pO6lgsqlKfgZD4F1UfMIcOnhHUcRvnF3fFuH0sr_sS2qy859glq0xcqGYW3c/s3264/IMG_1060.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMF7i96vvPSnXRwbWjbcdlFoSnlvxxqniGQp211Ahn_pxi3gG0sc9vwzFOu4pysiLsof94zn5eL0sTO0pO6lgsqlKfgZD4F1UfMIcOnhHUcRvnF3fFuH0sr_sS2qy859glq0xcqGYW3c/s320/IMG_1060.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiG5PXjofLYpGLF3pVg2jNiwNS24RVaFkRgZgS_LhwuTCN5PCuCnU0TGp8SiPxY5wXQt784tWQTAlL6dUn9RSxhXuE1le2IXpJ_TeUzBTUf9bG-WUpZ6h7m0YoNExc7o_bOSHDIfY2OwA/s2448/IMG_0986.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiG5PXjofLYpGLF3pVg2jNiwNS24RVaFkRgZgS_LhwuTCN5PCuCnU0TGp8SiPxY5wXQt784tWQTAlL6dUn9RSxhXuE1le2IXpJ_TeUzBTUf9bG-WUpZ6h7m0YoNExc7o_bOSHDIfY2OwA/s320/IMG_0986.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family: "Architects Daughter"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;">We were so happy
that lots of our amazing whānau were in support and were able to join us for this trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We appreciate as always the wonderful support we receive for these special occasions. “Whānau can be involved in themed activities
for the occasion to encourage community mindedness to acknowledge a kinship
with one and all." The expectation is that each ECE service will use Te
Whāriki as a basis for weaving with children, parents and whānau its own local
curriculum of valued learning, taking into consideration also the aspirations
and learning priorities of hapū, iwi and community" (Ministry of
Education, p. 8, 2017). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWglnLZyo2Av10rOFnzQNkkgSNkpqqSeUKDWd2J9HdCjaNHvwsjusToAeIpUWgMT1p64WvVHkcv4M5dTtnxo8MvqZYCqLg3ZJLH7METrhgVLVcoR54sNonQs6wfZ5j2HvY1x4Mps_cMc4/s3264/IMG_0995.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWglnLZyo2Av10rOFnzQNkkgSNkpqqSeUKDWd2J9HdCjaNHvwsjusToAeIpUWgMT1p64WvVHkcv4M5dTtnxo8MvqZYCqLg3ZJLH7METrhgVLVcoR54sNonQs6wfZ5j2HvY1x4Mps_cMc4/s320/IMG_0995.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_YQQIefVVXzjli0e1MiIq2fEB7ekNX2qxfVGy0v90PBqKUyV_lpNExFO5yZWKf3ZKJBjvZ4WcMK2TbHpfmgLaIAgKSU2Jqxe_PbwubjXoLJ7cP9GJDqU3-PVm3SHLywk_eB1wJUyuNsk/s3264/IMG_0996.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Christmas glittered on the cheeks of humanity ever so briefly, reminding us of
what is worth having and what we were intended to be,” - Max Lucado<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUeV0aegxSc41Pn1xLQO7I6iUbovrNTExmzty4YZM85_yf8PwazvXupNcUAjvL_zMptPEg5EwuSCNGfSeU1JlRJ0pJoiJeYlcCfXDMmDXdqX8KXv-_lxxLpyzWcNRsoI9KM5yIK4cKAc/s2048/IMG_1071.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUeV0aegxSc41Pn1xLQO7I6iUbovrNTExmzty4YZM85_yf8PwazvXupNcUAjvL_zMptPEg5EwuSCNGfSeU1JlRJ0pJoiJeYlcCfXDMmDXdqX8KXv-_lxxLpyzWcNRsoI9KM5yIK4cKAc/s320/IMG_1071.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsS_qxSfQIzae8i-nni1rMCYlgtb2IWC-n5x7wZ-7xVoZVP789XfguqZPwDYFOTygfxEyBVHwP6R1Xv0mWlssDaGAXD1NglX4wf5NdS_DYHYqudxpcwkBP4UYn6-ohSkd5aIE-KVT0LwI/s2048/IMG_1072.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsS_qxSfQIzae8i-nni1rMCYlgtb2IWC-n5x7wZ-7xVoZVP789XfguqZPwDYFOTygfxEyBVHwP6R1Xv0mWlssDaGAXD1NglX4wf5NdS_DYHYqudxpcwkBP4UYn6-ohSkd5aIE-KVT0LwI/s320/IMG_1072.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCiNi82Ykq36AdihcK50ukAXjisrGUt7wBB5QT1mVQVY-VJmfsnICsDoYY47pTtrjRXWzfpST5s5kw7ywCbSibnqqW9DrN1aLpfpgecO7aBqesIdXne4Oyr9EfrOXCVURfodjHlwi2VE/s2048/IMG_1089.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCiNi82Ykq36AdihcK50ukAXjisrGUt7wBB5QT1mVQVY-VJmfsnICsDoYY47pTtrjRXWzfpST5s5kw7ywCbSibnqqW9DrN1aLpfpgecO7aBqesIdXne4Oyr9EfrOXCVURfodjHlwi2VE/s320/IMG_1089.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78N7LvpPn8QbQLHP-J3mLKZ6Zl3Rh7Ef__Ww7o-kE9ayaSOM2N3vzHWr-S1_BxhkP7jpcxiG_ekL51Iy7V0nU7XKnGDPYLN_f6YKJmj3yvo4SMNJmlGkGBcbT2XWBx9tzuhfK-gTXxDc/s2048/IMG_1092.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78N7LvpPn8QbQLHP-J3mLKZ6Zl3Rh7Ef__Ww7o-kE9ayaSOM2N3vzHWr-S1_BxhkP7jpcxiG_ekL51Iy7V0nU7XKnGDPYLN_f6YKJmj3yvo4SMNJmlGkGBcbT2XWBx9tzuhfK-gTXxDc/s320/IMG_1092.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXqQD0jhS67UrjD7bQZ_zJrK3c-vO6Ap1ptOL_2VOFVBsNgGJdkkin28tUAYN1hTu57d_Xz3-oXd4Z-uaPMd-aYcIafWrK1IioMUU6q5wGSaBbaS8EX-HLhhmBjjENEeq9Hy4acStjjNw/s2048/IMG_1122.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXqQD0jhS67UrjD7bQZ_zJrK3c-vO6Ap1ptOL_2VOFVBsNgGJdkkin28tUAYN1hTu57d_Xz3-oXd4Z-uaPMd-aYcIafWrK1IioMUU6q5wGSaBbaS8EX-HLhhmBjjENEeq9Hy4acStjjNw/s320/IMG_1122.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="mi-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">What was it you most
enjoyed about the Christmas Tree Walk?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><span lang="mi-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The Christmas trees!</span></i><span lang="mi-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> – Sienna-Rose<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="mi-NZ" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The </span>fairies<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> and
I saw </span></span></i><span lang="mi-NZ" style="line-height: 107%;"><i>strawberries</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> –
Marlee<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><span lang="mi-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The lights and I saw some sheep!</span></i><span lang="mi-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> – Hazel, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><span lang="mi-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Me too, on the tree they were decorations </span></i><span lang="mi-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">– Sienna-Rose.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><span lang="mi-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The Christmas trees</span></i><span lang="mi-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> – Indi<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><span lang="mi-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Looking at the Christmas trees, they beautiful</span></i><span lang="mi-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> – Joshua.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><span lang="mi-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The Christmas trees with the fluffy pompoms</span></i><span lang="mi-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">. – Maci<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="mi-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><i>The Christmas trees</i> –
Lennox.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="mi-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span lang="mi-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">"Rituals play
an important role in society. Rituals remind us of what is important and
provide a sense of stability and continuity in our lives"</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="mi-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span lang="mi-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">(Cathy Stucker,
2009)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span lang="mi-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Christmas time with our tamariki is a magical
experience, as they encounter all of its wonders. I feel lucky that we are able to continue
this tradition, and we are able to share it with our new tamariki, whānau and
teaching team. From all the team at
Mairtown Kindergarten, we wish everyone a magical and safe Christmas.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Ngā mihi nui<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Sarah</span><span lang="mi-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">
<span lang="mi-NZ" style="font-family: "Architects Daughter"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: #0481;"><br /></span></p><br /></span><p></p></div>Mairtown Kindergartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09273032481119661293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761716400856059170.post-85672503326725033552020-12-07T11:58:00.000+13:002020-12-07T11:58:48.517+13:00 Nau mai, haere mai ki te pātaka kai o Mairtown!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;"><br />Late last year the kaiako at Mairtown kindergarten started to talk about the idea of starting up a pātaka kai that we could be kaitiaki of. The Pātaka Kai/Open Street Pantry Movement is a resident led, grassroots, crowd sourced solution to immediate and local need, rescuing food and encouraging the co-sharing between neighbours to strengthen communities. Whether a need for food or a need to give, this movement facilitates neighbours helping neighbours, building community. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitfxjOkVcKGfM1ViOfqc2I4EGC2VHFnFzvbmquaPTb0XpkbxJEiMKLVeZCKji0uX1ziFxmni5baJSc78H50-bazkjcYYpdgz_EDm-eHqpVdVRXgiZ_OvES6Jeup3BNA5x8hXBCMMUvz0M/s2048/9DAA00A5-83A0-4A06-849D-7BA6C6972542.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitfxjOkVcKGfM1ViOfqc2I4EGC2VHFnFzvbmquaPTb0XpkbxJEiMKLVeZCKji0uX1ziFxmni5baJSc78H50-bazkjcYYpdgz_EDm-eHqpVdVRXgiZ_OvES6Jeup3BNA5x8hXBCMMUvz0M/w400-h300/9DAA00A5-83A0-4A06-849D-7BA6C6972542.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;">Those who wish to contribute may do so at their own discretion when convenient. Kai has a role of nourishing whanau tinana and wairua, while reducing stress and promoting the values of koha and manaaki. This is a way of celebrating as a culture, as an iwi, as a people. It's about that whole sense of manaakitanga. This is a judgement free movement. This is not a new idea, our ancestors have done this in many shapes & forms in the past.</span></div>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">In May we purchased a beautiful upcycled pātaka kai from the amazing team at the ReSort Store in Whangārei. Once it was back at kindergarten it was time to get it ready for the road side. A little waterproofing and a beautiful sign and it was ready to go. </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP21RGU6CE-5BIej88l8xLo8j718HbK4OW54zK6VFL4hYHBVV4t7E0G8CdGUHgoIhr_9NEp9zXsFW0Toc0-rVq-WFy5FYUMXST61lmVpfDsVGCN1JEEuDFqSh0S4xzHUtT9qgNA4zyOvc/s2048/AB1F51AC-3F8C-4C06-8713-5C9AE9219754.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP21RGU6CE-5BIej88l8xLo8j718HbK4OW54zK6VFL4hYHBVV4t7E0G8CdGUHgoIhr_9NEp9zXsFW0Toc0-rVq-WFy5FYUMXST61lmVpfDsVGCN1JEEuDFqSh0S4xzHUtT9qgNA4zyOvc/w400-h300/AB1F51AC-3F8C-4C06-8713-5C9AE9219754.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Our pātaka was opened as part of Harvest Day, a very special annual celebration during Matiriki where whānau are able to share their abundance of what they have at home and in their māra, alongside heartfelt and positive affirmations for the receiver. </p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">In the beginning the pātaka was a little scarce of kai, due to covid-19 our māra kai was empty and we had only just begun planting kākano/seed for the next season. We were very lucky to be given a box of “Little Gardens” by New World. Once they had grown to a decent size they were placed with the pātaka for whānau to take home and grow.</p>
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These stars have diverted 110.9 tonne of food from Taitokerau landfill in the last 12 months. This reduces both carbon emissions and toxic leaching into water sources. Its as simple as signing up and ordering kai as it becomes available. There was a lot of korero with the tamariki about food waste at this time.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfb3WxLMnLqXkFDLHeH1eg9_HpACrp7M2ONcqlTyGMfsuDynk9I2d9z6g9WaW2mFyM-_BBmo0bEf9-_izAw5HXJi17x7Yh8gOSvSNY5Q1KeL57RyD7y1GtmWAfcNv9K7tW3TWyDNDe2Ps/w400-h300/A9541052-3E50-4ECF-B235-87B40AED8A72.heic" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRU3nOn0lG-GyIJH05qNRMOmQ4o7vAsdZlw9gJ_AmE8UzHRHvCxdzwJ3G6bKV7R7tigjpgBHbk7ON8kClWDykVttIs86iHOOroGQi-AaL1ZZvNaBHqNyInVJzfpFY1qUiFYBiUojhPak/s320/F6EFB9F0-BF06-4F0B-96D7-492311089780.jpeg" /><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbiItetTlDms5axITM3F37LpTxM2uvNJFOsHuycgO6Mb1h9cdJNcl71r9wKbl_bqtpVrKjPdtaG_Wcvjzxz4E-zq9WB6R2WqudfPeUSW5g7Emc8DBJ69-SJrt0p6D0Pd2M6wO__sUuEtQ/s320/F78D85CD-5FD4-4D13-B3DB-15A8F30F87C9.heic" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhteG5tJDZQbJEAQRa0EbHv3ucQ8ZTTs2FHhj9S5wvnsdeINkfAgmAtHFtbhcTofBb1bsnTqkBot11XJciDcK7JDeQgFAK7B5vDwUNi0NxCsWhubukX-hqypXUbH9ccToEimVwujW4TWtM/s320/F3ABF01A-40FF-4B9C-BD8A-AFB33A5CE05C_1_201_a.jpeg" /><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBX_jogRkgdgHQCHOBZS5NHusMGKsZUNUfSp34xcaUzWovvTNVeBXrVAprhpXrb-zZHsbJZIYYIfQ9GvdH6caXjyR8EOCyRA2Q7261Sy0xHhSqSN13mI2QylTV-ywkdkgmYpWw1SFjaAU/s320/C872C9BF-8F84-4F8D-8362-D4E1CEA66E7D.jpeg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;">"It's so people like adults, your Mum or your aunties or if your neighbours want some they can have some. So other people can take it home. It's not good to waste food because you can share it in the pātaka kai" </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;">- Izzy </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;">"We have one so people can get some food without having to buy groceries if they don't have money. The food comes from the neighbours and all of the people in the country." </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;">- Harper</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;">"To leave food for people who don't have enough food. It's for sharing kai. People who have too much kai them put it in the pātaka kai. If you had lots of apples you could share it to the pātaka kai because if you leave them they will disintegrate. When you share it feels great because it make my heart happy, and there hearts are happy too." </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;">- Ethan</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;">"It feels nice to share because some people don't have food, doesn't have houses and food and some people have to steal for food., but if we share they don't have to." </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;">- William </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;">"It's for sharing food in. Our kids take the food and eat it for dinner. I've got apples I can bring them in last week cos if they get old they will get mouldy. It makes me feel good when I share my food cos I like it." </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;">- Paul</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;">"It's for food, it goes outside so the Grandmas and Poppas can make kai for everyone. I like to share because they, everyone are hungry. It will be in the rubbish if we don't share our kai"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;">- Kaia</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5cW3fCLombbPMo90nX3gurFus4XoCnGQvDBbq6YSJ2MRW1vYmeioFnFKYGVYA8FqEsmTQFLYS5Ytbrqbn66-h29KE993NbzVJYudfjMoO7Om75_Z4KBcnnsU17md9pyNybAbdW9HGTLc/s2048/C3AD7BC6-666D-4E56-90B1-751B7755D092.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5cW3fCLombbPMo90nX3gurFus4XoCnGQvDBbq6YSJ2MRW1vYmeioFnFKYGVYA8FqEsmTQFLYS5Ytbrqbn66-h29KE993NbzVJYudfjMoO7Om75_Z4KBcnnsU17md9pyNybAbdW9HGTLc/w400-h300/C3AD7BC6-666D-4E56-90B1-751B7755D092.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i>Practicing sustainability empowers <b>children</b> to construct knowledge, explore values and develop an appreciation of the environment and its relationship to their world. This lays the foundations for an environmentally responsible adulthood. Children should be at the centre of our sustainable goals, we must educate the next generation to ensure sustainable development.</i></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzqjZXNei2sQycnVnFbxYhJx58NdI4jnBUUxMCEl7PBN1U3FBNotbe3VYPNFAbdkUHMV1PdgmN0swdwsAsCFYjhg291BwVcVSr8Bn5tPkVcjilkZ-g1IYSZ_NQZi0_4LFDSCUnq7SgdU/s2048/E0D4936E-CDE9-4B37-809F-F3DC57B831EB.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzqjZXNei2sQycnVnFbxYhJx58NdI4jnBUUxMCEl7PBN1U3FBNotbe3VYPNFAbdkUHMV1PdgmN0swdwsAsCFYjhg291BwVcVSr8Bn5tPkVcjilkZ-g1IYSZ_NQZi0_4LFDSCUnq7SgdU/w480-h640/E0D4936E-CDE9-4B37-809F-F3DC57B831EB.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Helena delivering eggs to our neighbour who kindly gifted us fresh putiputi from his garden. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq4veHbWg0sJlYsc8MwJ1xBT2PUPiaClp6MyM78YaxzT9JXFhELYXzepyFe_vWqRGmutqjOewp9rfsHwWUk0wlO5a-hnQ5VwrqBFOUxg8ZaZl8BSBTgz8ySIR1MuJ9xhpLWQP0afUOEQU/s320/3C5F3A04-A1DF-4E7D-B5AD-6359CB6747D2.jpeg" width="320" /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Harper and Izzy offering seedlings to our lovely neighbour.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">With the help from Whakaora Kai Taitokerau the pātaka was overflowing with goodies but it seemed that people were hesitant to take what they needed. The idea is - Take what you need and leave what you can. There is no criteria, there is no koha tin or money exchanged for anything. Go have a look, if you need something, please help yourself. If you can leave something, know that your community thanks you.</p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">“Nā tō rourou, nā taku rourou ka ora ai te iwi</p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">With your basket and my basket we will sustain the people”</p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZconOwKRzpMb8rP_slGVz-pqnyGxjFp8sgJ6_4tyFU1vePfc7bH-ucpS5ZLe80u3NIWYG79zrcHmPH1e9AQo1chFka0FJJaPiQTapeRNUU3L47l3X36BfLRvG-wPsfYQxF7Rag4H-m0g/w240-h320/F5CFE197-8C86-43A2-AEE1-4D30AD6F8D04.heic" width="240" /><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgupT_Nu3pspZHqkRhpdG3_EA2AiBo2CsBcLpk3RFGU26LpIMsczNJXRd6rSQS0WdHeBDOskDRS1s9xkLEcm-a0uLGC3Gaex95C3Kv8-rCvkqwIO59DFWmzQsNazuYB82A-R0d-BKrAF-k/w240-h320/C7620558-223E-4A0D-B963-53641D27CA8B.jpeg" width="240" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Joshua and Joash putting their home baking in the pātaka kai.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;">As summer comes there will be an abundance of veggies and hopefully home baking for Christmas. Thank you to our whānau who have already taken the time to bake with aroha and share the love with our community. What a beautiful way to show our tamariki what Christmas is about. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAc-00u-0GR1bxQWf5oOpod4wbsrj7-GwAk9HW1H6-rpJs6xvpP_nxs8rFZ9LUxlY-QW0UHXU8GeejpUw51CTGb23IEAcNRFfdUt_0v6fBY66iAq4q86L0PATfK2oWkxHdvvyIDRjP2w/w400-h300/98D5E954-B26F-4225-83CF-1D629A151B71.heic" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Members of our community using the Pātaka Kai.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQQLaTZInCvQ3UsG5y2uznVjoj8TdTUj6dt0SHJ7ZSVlUviSqx0FL_XQ7v199-aaiz4ZuBCisHIx9R2rcu1MEBugSkex9uNdNdRJprm9c7poFplKyu4Ck7EoSkgCh_hWbi9jEk6or4mlU/w480-h640/5D29AA0D-D2B9-4974-B45B-FA1836E997FA.heic" width="480" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">If people do want to get involved with their local pātaka, I encourage them to add a couple of extra things in their shopping trolley every now and then or bring in veggies from their māra kai. We all know the Christmas season is hard, and this is a great way of giving back to your community.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwaK2Z3yjEjbSwBRY05MaWQtAFLIHTvnWaD_cBYPWOVdnzCZOr3D1rifsswhk5ZkxEnPIxj0DX2tM9FGmWHA3PQFHPR8tEShIADlQI1OmmgRu2O1V-ZWPL1Jwq4zv2OTKkzaifSvY8gDU/w480-h640/2BFB175F-55E2-47A9-A358-E6921A8DE391.heic" width="480" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;">Sharing</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;"> with others, without expecting anything in return is a beautiful thing to teach. No matter how small an act of kindness is, it can have a huge impact on others lives. Watching the faces of our tamariki when they stock up the pātaka, and then seeing people from the community taking food is so very heart warming. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><i>We thank our community for the bottom of our hearts for supporting this wonderful kaupapa.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPHGKbA_Fe7_3jYMYHOKDGEYoC30t88x8d-3hSHBFirD6RaK1V3H_Z9VgyA1bgXlbHkYu9yC4ZqYT0l99WGdiEeJUxMiXAdL5movV24sclFsT3yFrIYxXgXe6rzSP8bh39UXnROwmgMeU/w400-h300/40796359-8CD5-4BD8-B7E8-A60BDF0F4A4F_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></div>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><i>Me mahi tahi tātou mo te oranga o te katoa</i></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><i>We should work together for the wellbeing of everyone</i></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><i>Nga mihi nui</i></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><i>-</i><i> Hanna</i></p><div><br /></div></div></div>Mairtown Kindergartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09273032481119661293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761716400856059170.post-72592056276698139252020-11-15T11:06:00.002+13:002020-11-15T20:38:05.793+13:00Obstacle Course Learning <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZyKLKu6TtfYZJ2bgVvHXGfTAnRi1oZQPFOz_Vz_vp7ApdjB-GZcjjTW1OcxVVLXW0SMNHhlD1pg-U_YTWTyTh673xYn5S-IpuEt37agTRb76Syl8SmCMjau2zOM-Yyge2B0wCTkWEekc/s2048/IMG_7843.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZyKLKu6TtfYZJ2bgVvHXGfTAnRi1oZQPFOz_Vz_vp7ApdjB-GZcjjTW1OcxVVLXW0SMNHhlD1pg-U_YTWTyTh673xYn5S-IpuEt37agTRb76Syl8SmCMjau2zOM-Yyge2B0wCTkWEekc/w400-h400/IMG_7843.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">It
is amazing to think we have reached the halfway point in Term 4 already, but
what a great time to reflect on the learning interests of our tamariki over the
past 5 weeks. One repeated, enjoyed and developed interest for a number of our
tamariki this term, </span><span style="font-size: 16px;">the obstacle course, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">has remained a consistent favourite at Mairtown over a period of years. I thought I would take this opportunity to highlight the
awesome learning tamariki gain as they engage repeatedly in this fun activity,
watching, experimenting and taking risks; stretching themselves and each other during repeated experiences over an extended period of time.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhqzmEVz53QjLKOwpyCVGYUIxuqVVcBZAqyhwaT8d2ExYSjG5wmm_J9FhhJX68oRsXsGswMQYAR4VaOJmDM-lKk402KQmvxbmyiRkLQcJJ-VyzQd2PfukhoP5EpsQTwz7HsPQH8FlvVRc/s2048/IMG_7847.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhqzmEVz53QjLKOwpyCVGYUIxuqVVcBZAqyhwaT8d2ExYSjG5wmm_J9FhhJX68oRsXsGswMQYAR4VaOJmDM-lKk402KQmvxbmyiRkLQcJJ-VyzQd2PfukhoP5EpsQTwz7HsPQH8FlvVRc/s2048/IMG_7847.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhqzmEVz53QjLKOwpyCVGYUIxuqVVcBZAqyhwaT8d2ExYSjG5wmm_J9FhhJX68oRsXsGswMQYAR4VaOJmDM-lKk402KQmvxbmyiRkLQcJJ-VyzQd2PfukhoP5EpsQTwz7HsPQH8FlvVRc/s320/IMG_7847.jpg" /></a></i></span></div><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifnHxCOMpZuM7CA_LNLkPREWRMHLVLQnw3u4v7-ErI3VBKaXsLolN3CEON8535XZ55RFuKCuSHxv63QAaUVIDIRY1nfdGiDSBWGR_lh0Glv8f2pqfCHeluxSLFGQxTq3aoH2Zt2W3udRw/s2048/IMG_7890.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifnHxCOMpZuM7CA_LNLkPREWRMHLVLQnw3u4v7-ErI3VBKaXsLolN3CEON8535XZ55RFuKCuSHxv63QAaUVIDIRY1nfdGiDSBWGR_lh0Glv8f2pqfCHeluxSLFGQxTq3aoH2Zt2W3udRw/s320/IMG_7890.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTkGWX-r6DoAxs5IvNGu_7v7hOxlcIB81gaBp9mBtCC8ttQIGtFP9YrEs-LxXzf0Pcjyv1YDWA3MjPUrmzLfRN-7uyfCVyehIB2AW3H1533XLgjTSnONlg9Hp0bYNBzs_5rF1IBZwIAI/s2048/IMG_7625.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTkGWX-r6DoAxs5IvNGu_7v7hOxlcIB81gaBp9mBtCC8ttQIGtFP9YrEs-LxXzf0Pcjyv1YDWA3MjPUrmzLfRN-7uyfCVyehIB2AW3H1533XLgjTSnONlg9Hp0bYNBzs_5rF1IBZwIAI/s320/IMG_7625.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></i><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Hanrahan and Duncan (2019) explain <i>children need ‘managed’ opportunities to explore
and engage in risky play, as this will enable them to manage future risks
independently and to develop an understanding of safety. Exposing children to a
range of opportunities to engage in risky play promotes their ability to assess
risk and learn how to self-regulate. The development of these skills supports
children’s growing confidence to manage risks as they mature into adulthood. A
positive outcome of a risky play venture can be the delight in overcoming fear
and mastering a specific skill, whereas a negative consequence can be failure
or physical injury. While skill mastery and overcoming fear are rewarding in
themselves, failure from risky play endeavours also helps children learn to
cope with disappointments, building resilience and promotes self-confidence.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Our
obstacle courses at Mairtown are created using a range of loose parts,
including A frames, planks, wood rounds, tyres, ladders, jumping mats, boxes and a rope bridge. These are
constructed, de-constructed and re-constructed in different ways and incorporating different features of our outdoor area. In this way they continue to provide
challenge and variety while also promoting the establishment of a degree of familiarity
and repetition, important for tamariki working towards developing their mastery
of skills.</span><span lang="EN-NZ"> </span><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">A child must first learn fundamental
skills before they can acquire speed, increased confidence, and mastery. It is
through repetition that possibility becomes ability. Learning requires
electrical energy to create neural connections. The less ‘automatic’ something
is, the more energy is required to create the connection. In children, these
neural connections are only beginning to be formed. Repetition is a necessary
building block that allows them to strengthen the connections in the brain that
help them learn </span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(</span><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Montessori Academy 2016)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">.</span><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMF1wWlMJp4wliMz548TVHn8UU-lbHSLrm65nNYeDc_29lNOXs-DpkRV-lILlnE9vme8BRrNyWCuA9pmZ3lfu7IyO6Z0LGleDmv2K1YmRn5kJnb639pyJsrVrLpcL7vjeDE1R588-qLc/s2048/IMG_7214.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMF1wWlMJp4wliMz548TVHn8UU-lbHSLrm65nNYeDc_29lNOXs-DpkRV-lILlnE9vme8BRrNyWCuA9pmZ3lfu7IyO6Z0LGleDmv2K1YmRn5kJnb639pyJsrVrLpcL7vjeDE1R588-qLc/s320/IMG_7214.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJT7SZDWgVyT_26XXthbJBcnN8lkuUSz_-RZjSLYW4cQge_Xh18j5TwZXY8uUPvab3XXbuQ8rNqz02nAcJh65OvdSVFgxdjtYPHo3r2DZOVq3cPDB75NY3xbPurUveLw21Bk_M1QEOfVk/s2048/IMG_7263.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJT7SZDWgVyT_26XXthbJBcnN8lkuUSz_-RZjSLYW4cQge_Xh18j5TwZXY8uUPvab3XXbuQ8rNqz02nAcJh65OvdSVFgxdjtYPHo3r2DZOVq3cPDB75NY3xbPurUveLw21Bk_M1QEOfVk/s320/IMG_7263.jpg" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgv0PV2mK1rJBvTKXwzqzG_DWyOwoRaZnHG8tTlkdGG4hYplPHsjpp3AJ1XBYt9lnt7jNuPCXhR3c2sR7tr8jxE3Q-yT6YD3-BdevoK4WFX7HOr5MIaDU4YKqI1rWBW7_hHlSAuc8lYRA/s2048/IMG_7821.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgv0PV2mK1rJBvTKXwzqzG_DWyOwoRaZnHG8tTlkdGG4hYplPHsjpp3AJ1XBYt9lnt7jNuPCXhR3c2sR7tr8jxE3Q-yT6YD3-BdevoK4WFX7HOr5MIaDU4YKqI1rWBW7_hHlSAuc8lYRA/s320/IMG_7821.jpg" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8x3x-dntRB8f79nTtxGyuwW0zREG_bvrtHDFqh36btx5bXR9kQ30k2CHnn1G1Pg63vsCOEKYKRg8Cbs7F1MirRM5i4uORhaTGYw_adf5M3YyVe7U9YZ2DahVr4w6fFjxInrYNSnXxWM/s2048/IMG_7240.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8x3x-dntRB8f79nTtxGyuwW0zREG_bvrtHDFqh36btx5bXR9kQ30k2CHnn1G1Pg63vsCOEKYKRg8Cbs7F1MirRM5i4uORhaTGYw_adf5M3YyVe7U9YZ2DahVr4w6fFjxInrYNSnXxWM/s320/IMG_7240.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">Every time we watch tamariki interacting with
an obstacle course, we see them analysing the various challenges involved, forming an assessment
and making choices as to their strategies, their route, their speed, and the
degree of risk they are prepared to experience at that time. It is wonderful to watch as
they grow in confidence, moving with increasing speed and visibly growing in self-confidence, gradually using the resource in more complex and imaginative ways. It is especially
rewarding to watch the learning cycle unfold as a skill or tactic is
demonstrated to an uncertain tamaiti by their more experienced tuakana, who,
after building their own skill level and self-confidence, then steps up to
become tuakana to the next teina. </span><i style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">The desired outcome of participating in
risky play is for children to grow into adults who have competent
decision-making and risk assessment skills and who are able to consider the
wellbeing of others while celebrating their own endeavours</i><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"> (Curtis, 2010).There
is nothing more exciting for a teacher than to see tamariki making you
redundant!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEHEZ-tH0yD1VaZzMKaKlJ503iQ8gPrVDoK24YVVDKgn6Hzk0iD8Vl912I6Yztn5te64aIUq7ZeksjxV2UJ5FOnHztKXgNh7NEvLKb5_ZibDh85mL4eeNVi4htVXdsKziYDNgDxeu0Tk/s2048/IMG_7815.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEHEZ-tH0yD1VaZzMKaKlJ503iQ8gPrVDoK24YVVDKgn6Hzk0iD8Vl912I6Yztn5te64aIUq7ZeksjxV2UJ5FOnHztKXgNh7NEvLKb5_ZibDh85mL4eeNVi4htVXdsKziYDNgDxeu0Tk/s320/IMG_7815.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76ZetADTfMZp8mIHWxGwnSTcTHjC0J3zE5-1UF8qif-mYfblfskoTPn0uwqocSTz7SVRe_yXuQWHb8KqDzVAA35UAt3-j4fsPY2lnE_bJJdGSg396eMM6IOU9AHl0OxMFF-yjxCYHDt8/s2048/IMG_7816.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76ZetADTfMZp8mIHWxGwnSTcTHjC0J3zE5-1UF8qif-mYfblfskoTPn0uwqocSTz7SVRe_yXuQWHb8KqDzVAA35UAt3-j4fsPY2lnE_bJJdGSg396eMM6IOU9AHl0OxMFF-yjxCYHDt8/s320/IMG_7816.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4i5HcD2CUzOH-CQdmfpZmPtYMdkE2O_xJ5BxnHWjZ1w5Ek1eg4DUr6GL299cxDtfM__aC_o_1YT8FfDx9K0IuAbeK6GrpexEyiRTgBioZvJw_Y00KQelpBFxHTz9b9FSj0fZCJC4jM7A/s2048/IMG_7817.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4i5HcD2CUzOH-CQdmfpZmPtYMdkE2O_xJ5BxnHWjZ1w5Ek1eg4DUr6GL299cxDtfM__aC_o_1YT8FfDx9K0IuAbeK6GrpexEyiRTgBioZvJw_Y00KQelpBFxHTz9b9FSj0fZCJC4jM7A/s320/IMG_7817.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQjuag8BIHh9qKrCLKW6LAJBAHc0DFRmJVLSNFrtK-Q83pTrVM8uuLEkG2xl58pcE6H3m-ERuUho7EG9e7k5sEJeOuYm3lo9ZErjxPIDV-ONPmwSCuj13SJxR6mU_U0iXbgmZPIJGTpA/s2048/IMG_7846.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQjuag8BIHh9qKrCLKW6LAJBAHc0DFRmJVLSNFrtK-Q83pTrVM8uuLEkG2xl58pcE6H3m-ERuUho7EG9e7k5sEJeOuYm3lo9ZErjxPIDV-ONPmwSCuj13SJxR6mU_U0iXbgmZPIJGTpA/s320/IMG_7846.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJKfg6OF_YGx1WwPvQSntlCpUmC9MEgrqzbiCwfArshQgAGCqngJk0HXJbbu1jSO8g6Rt6O6XMmCCCzakUc8qfLlzq7VvUVzNeUo4-vfebpqcJ0tPkO5fGWa5QXnMP8s8QR88-L5xYeM/s2048/IMG_7848.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJKfg6OF_YGx1WwPvQSntlCpUmC9MEgrqzbiCwfArshQgAGCqngJk0HXJbbu1jSO8g6Rt6O6XMmCCCzakUc8qfLlzq7VvUVzNeUo4-vfebpqcJ0tPkO5fGWa5QXnMP8s8QR88-L5xYeM/s320/IMG_7848.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jHKS-l5zVXySTn8xIf12Wm6pf5_mnSVYJVmgiqYtcRrkgg0nVjDMlpN4movtBVqWDFHAEXdSonGsYIT7U7Y2tcj7G-qLlZmTtKyIkbb5lGwM1RmXXBtGMGzlYjrqprXHtWLFrk9dcfk/s2048/IMG_7849.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jHKS-l5zVXySTn8xIf12Wm6pf5_mnSVYJVmgiqYtcRrkgg0nVjDMlpN4movtBVqWDFHAEXdSonGsYIT7U7Y2tcj7G-qLlZmTtKyIkbb5lGwM1RmXXBtGMGzlYjrqprXHtWLFrk9dcfk/s320/IMG_7849.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">\</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Gametime.com
(2020) provides a great descriptor of the wide-ranging learning benefits of
obstacle courses, which include…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Strength and Balance: When children encounter the obstacles in an
obstacle course, they develop and enhance strength and balance. The strength
and balance skills developed on an obstacle course transfer effectively to
other sports like soccer or gymnastics. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYrefeVHJRh4mtw6rDv-PA3vkblk5R8vVT7trUCaw6HsuefAKb_6fEdIaR8vnEOBwNNujREPZM9T4s7R_whhFLUoug32ycY7Z9c2NGRQD7XvZh0U1p9XBz88A2mowpERdz-7emJlGx5I/s2048/IMG_7255.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYrefeVHJRh4mtw6rDv-PA3vkblk5R8vVT7trUCaw6HsuefAKb_6fEdIaR8vnEOBwNNujREPZM9T4s7R_whhFLUoug32ycY7Z9c2NGRQD7XvZh0U1p9XBz88A2mowpERdz-7emJlGx5I/s320/IMG_7255.jpg" width="320" /></a></i></div><i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4NrCPKHnUIzGV5j9ab1KrSi3aXSBM8kBb3ys9IG4QcTkbI8sBUrqDENnmaGUgq7BpG9G9MMCoQNmGd-FrOqsWb6jQ09sKTFDodzu5vpE1_fhB7ZCfFZDdxDx8wFIIylyGmt2GN17lYw/s2048/IMG_7622.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4NrCPKHnUIzGV5j9ab1KrSi3aXSBM8kBb3ys9IG4QcTkbI8sBUrqDENnmaGUgq7BpG9G9MMCoQNmGd-FrOqsWb6jQ09sKTFDodzu5vpE1_fhB7ZCfFZDdxDx8wFIIylyGmt2GN17lYw/s320/IMG_7622.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCN9r0innb0M6Pr4kc-ZUojfk4bnYkjAw7QeiVoZsbUJgX1kZT51bsM6yxuoaazsK-fuP7_AamTL_kQnFBVf7p-8WWGHqeCenzvHYSy0iECvX9affXGYfHblmwDGAnfb-MGacyylb8Bw/s2048/IMG_7723.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCN9r0innb0M6Pr4kc-ZUojfk4bnYkjAw7QeiVoZsbUJgX1kZT51bsM6yxuoaazsK-fuP7_AamTL_kQnFBVf7p-8WWGHqeCenzvHYSy0iECvX9affXGYfHblmwDGAnfb-MGacyylb8Bw/s320/IMG_7723.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXB86ZfRX0d7QpC9Nezz7kdNYQBVkT7FfsvpeoneXfcwvl_WV03m9nNu0XT3dzKNd7bJ1glVhCVd1ocEeg9AKWGtW-uH8tzchj60QGgxbjfCk4fj5QzgYBNKrFZv49EnDPY4FdnvHafE0/s2048/IMG_7888.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXB86ZfRX0d7QpC9Nezz7kdNYQBVkT7FfsvpeoneXfcwvl_WV03m9nNu0XT3dzKNd7bJ1glVhCVd1ocEeg9AKWGtW-uH8tzchj60QGgxbjfCk4fj5QzgYBNKrFZv49EnDPY4FdnvHafE0/s320/IMG_7888.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1opuR1DLBnbc0gywhgsP7sR2n5zz2egPNmtB1aHoTVlKtlfFpyO39mQd1kOjELRQ9EuWKMs9MXiaZ7BVb6OwEGJjUt2ptorOc8hwXtP2Bd04cTUSMpvqR8hCyb4UDK5WTlujLqU3b9k/s2048/IMG_7910.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1opuR1DLBnbc0gywhgsP7sR2n5zz2egPNmtB1aHoTVlKtlfFpyO39mQd1kOjELRQ9EuWKMs9MXiaZ7BVb6OwEGJjUt2ptorOc8hwXtP2Bd04cTUSMpvqR8hCyb4UDK5WTlujLqU3b9k/s320/IMG_7910.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></i><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Memory and Problem Solving: In life and school, kids need to be able to
remember lots of information. While engaging with an obstacle course, children learn
how to solve problems based on sequencing information and actions. Obstacle
courses help children solve problems as they learn how to manoeuvre up, over,
or through challenges They also learn how to adjust to changing conditions, and
memorize the fastest way to progress through the course. These skills will help
them throughout their life. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLMHUyHJAAAmrqFpyLNtZdEQzK-SCW6CX33xw-ciW1LD54akuEqwTqGX25JfGwtJkZp6OynbTf-5s6BXIikrScw4oEsjbd7mmP9kcZflsgiesCxxa7KH2Vx_cihG-kPHLgA61-Fk6ydY/s2048/IMG_7236.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLMHUyHJAAAmrqFpyLNtZdEQzK-SCW6CX33xw-ciW1LD54akuEqwTqGX25JfGwtJkZp6OynbTf-5s6BXIikrScw4oEsjbd7mmP9kcZflsgiesCxxa7KH2Vx_cihG-kPHLgA61-Fk6ydY/w150-h200/IMG_7236.jpg" width="150" /></a></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ELkHluI4IY_W0e_2wk3jKuLt1OZ10QJgvunZghscnV0Wdds3LVZexxyRh31tytuV6i5mvzqxGKcgGNel5vJZiv6zFokeKJ8vC4i6pBWAd0BJehJ4kd9HM9zAnpsum3nq5Nv-UXgVeK0/s2048/IMG_7238.jpg" style="font-style: italic; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ELkHluI4IY_W0e_2wk3jKuLt1OZ10QJgvunZghscnV0Wdds3LVZexxyRh31tytuV6i5mvzqxGKcgGNel5vJZiv6zFokeKJ8vC4i6pBWAd0BJehJ4kd9HM9zAnpsum3nq5Nv-UXgVeK0/w150-h200/IMG_7238.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vKBlHi8_RFqHFFU-n4lRrfPMeQg9QINJXma2IQlYWgzpmnVWHarZKQUWT6w1b41N9D8n2Oy0GUUdFszjv06oZew4etQHZUobGQH3C3TiCTeFk4wi29e6TkYP_uStT740QrCNv7YVAz4/s2048/IMG_7239.jpg" style="font-style: italic; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vKBlHi8_RFqHFFU-n4lRrfPMeQg9QINJXma2IQlYWgzpmnVWHarZKQUWT6w1b41N9D8n2Oy0GUUdFszjv06oZew4etQHZUobGQH3C3TiCTeFk4wi29e6TkYP_uStT740QrCNv7YVAz4/w150-h200/IMG_7239.jpg" width="150" /></a><i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuswrYChy1a2hs7SXVVqrUXOSX5xPQ2Bq-7vupMCOKCxy8TstpznkjgVcM_HkhhyphenhyphenbrOpffOitSFZPzlknB2LmOzrcj0cj2MM43XNq6LsSFOMEjiVK_amAgo1aTKiM5_bwplN6LNA0VYho/s2048/IMG_7269.jpg" style="clear: right; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRbjWGpI6cjtQZDWC9m7a7s4cRIHiErdTZp0TwaJ_qa8zuch6hni69wHILivpliAs_VeadjSEvJYcAw07lb5GcLg6b8OKbixVvZhUH1mSFaVJXXSynbi7lRLQkWft6bjI0BDrudg2_Gws/s2048/IMG_7271.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRbjWGpI6cjtQZDWC9m7a7s4cRIHiErdTZp0TwaJ_qa8zuch6hni69wHILivpliAs_VeadjSEvJYcAw07lb5GcLg6b8OKbixVvZhUH1mSFaVJXXSynbi7lRLQkWft6bjI0BDrudg2_Gws/w150-h200/IMG_7271.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKVYsfLCWweapzaFaomLegij5VO0hBLRjukPtxGdBcvmCQCH0ZpJwzSUOqqF-Dc4f7CxDoxEx2uyH6E-KKl1aQxTkE-3mlPuiB3f-w02gW-P0ypqXXHXn6feHC9kofbmnXrX4h0lwB24/s2048/IMG_7275.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKVYsfLCWweapzaFaomLegij5VO0hBLRjukPtxGdBcvmCQCH0ZpJwzSUOqqF-Dc4f7CxDoxEx2uyH6E-KKl1aQxTkE-3mlPuiB3f-w02gW-P0ypqXXHXn6feHC9kofbmnXrX4h0lwB24/w150-h200/IMG_7275.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuswrYChy1a2hs7SXVVqrUXOSX5xPQ2Bq-7vupMCOKCxy8TstpznkjgVcM_HkhhyphenhyphenbrOpffOitSFZPzlknB2LmOzrcj0cj2MM43XNq6LsSFOMEjiVK_amAgo1aTKiM5_bwplN6LNA0VYho/s2048/IMG_7269.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuswrYChy1a2hs7SXVVqrUXOSX5xPQ2Bq-7vupMCOKCxy8TstpznkjgVcM_HkhhyphenhyphenbrOpffOitSFZPzlknB2LmOzrcj0cj2MM43XNq6LsSFOMEjiVK_amAgo1aTKiM5_bwplN6LNA0VYho/w150-h200/IMG_7269.jpg" width="150" /></a> </div></i><i><br /></i><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Sensory Processing: An obstacle course is a great opportunity for
children to develop sensory processing skills. For example, they encounter
linear (up and down), sagittal (side to side), and rotary (spinning) inputs as
they run through the obstacle course. Learning these senses, and how to adjust
to them, helps them develop motor skills, coordination, and adaptation.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy5DGFHm5Sjgeua-eQJL1JIp9FRl3VXm1GkFoGVu9kJVTlZb6sRI5iyDgBV6vvpKme9Ya4KRqfO2VB9_vR2j1wbh2VtQ7QzbHI9VHIyJ05cUNhSU7QP1fv-9eRu4ni2YrBkSjitQ1yMkQ/s2048/IMG_7223.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy5DGFHm5Sjgeua-eQJL1JIp9FRl3VXm1GkFoGVu9kJVTlZb6sRI5iyDgBV6vvpKme9Ya4KRqfO2VB9_vR2j1wbh2VtQ7QzbHI9VHIyJ05cUNhSU7QP1fv-9eRu4ni2YrBkSjitQ1yMkQ/s320/IMG_7223.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPv0v5r2KVIbY8hpfIqm-YlZvdA47vgRmCcMuXmDisvWe7MbOJFf5B-rZmEeUaabarVf8fPx1zVVIsMmFoNQ6eiV0TmYaF_3zOkhmi7lVy1f5T3dd5KntP8C-xo-fFKgQH7WopWYtBap0/s2048/IMG_7220.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPv0v5r2KVIbY8hpfIqm-YlZvdA47vgRmCcMuXmDisvWe7MbOJFf5B-rZmEeUaabarVf8fPx1zVVIsMmFoNQ6eiV0TmYaF_3zOkhmi7lVy1f5T3dd5KntP8C-xo-fFKgQH7WopWYtBap0/s320/IMG_7220.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3iR-YIq1P8MJVu6-31sPD6O-tTu14v4eHn-7zbzNrHZNgJ5_ygnNv2GovMtKb6xxU2Ct2jLLuo-QLxs1_a1_HZAhSF12LKQkCSYzms2gwpC8uZV0HoCpwJHYHKI3PwSKbhHcxpQIsid4/s2048/IMG_7634.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3iR-YIq1P8MJVu6-31sPD6O-tTu14v4eHn-7zbzNrHZNgJ5_ygnNv2GovMtKb6xxU2Ct2jLLuo-QLxs1_a1_HZAhSF12LKQkCSYzms2gwpC8uZV0HoCpwJHYHKI3PwSKbhHcxpQIsid4/s320/IMG_7634.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVfLQ2t6SrwTHJx30X5QoaZBwU9scEwVHU7rO0Li38n4xiFhSHfVO1P9VharKmda0bGoXAnri2m00R5oZltFoC9i-1co4LdDrkknBtv0DADPJmbZXl94TUF_HGjykwtbjC87EZJ66VcTc/s2048/IMG_7639.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVfLQ2t6SrwTHJx30X5QoaZBwU9scEwVHU7rO0Li38n4xiFhSHfVO1P9VharKmda0bGoXAnri2m00R5oZltFoC9i-1co4LdDrkknBtv0DADPJmbZXl94TUF_HGjykwtbjC87EZJ66VcTc/s320/IMG_7639.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLdV2QgBQHl6U5fVMenote2qPDh4bkcOcSjDNLcEpRRmIUZHluPw8KnCyxlTg5R0UkVnxVnOpsXO_ugHG__75hHwgIFvF8cCb_CgsHNWqPchn-iKn2ZawYBkAwz6TSvfGswHr6zJpDW4/s2048/IMG_7895.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLdV2QgBQHl6U5fVMenote2qPDh4bkcOcSjDNLcEpRRmIUZHluPw8KnCyxlTg5R0UkVnxVnOpsXO_ugHG__75hHwgIFvF8cCb_CgsHNWqPchn-iKn2ZawYBkAwz6TSvfGswHr6zJpDW4/s320/IMG_7895.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicWLBiG9LTVrrpj6XtLZF_KYOynMfZsOAEmJdZz01nS63nyzkCOMQd9hHfPcmdf7_UrwnluvhF_Raia7wPI8aVldALQCPfYf_jIAbkUl_wf6I5SGh4t7TOfskYMa_J2p1czCajIqIrRs/s2048/IMG_7926.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicWLBiG9LTVrrpj6XtLZF_KYOynMfZsOAEmJdZz01nS63nyzkCOMQd9hHfPcmdf7_UrwnluvhF_Raia7wPI8aVldALQCPfYf_jIAbkUl_wf6I5SGh4t7TOfskYMa_J2p1czCajIqIrRs/s320/IMG_7926.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></i></div></i>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Motor Skills: Fine and gross motor skill development is essential during
childhood development. Fine motor skills help children learn how to hold a
pencil or grip small objects. Gross motor skills help children walk, run, jump,
and climb. Obstacle courses are the perfect environment for children to learn
and enhance these vital motor skills that will benefit them for a lifetime. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7AMKceVN9DEmCQzMdNQx95K3G-cvHk0juRYsDxqzkrsBE71zpAZ-DLomhKUsULMBTeD7dWdOKjl11p2o0btSoLaqucufM7Iy1E8u8vPvjMliwRmuyzJviitveWwtaRXVSKhwJdVOwNhY/s2048/IMG_7765.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7AMKceVN9DEmCQzMdNQx95K3G-cvHk0juRYsDxqzkrsBE71zpAZ-DLomhKUsULMBTeD7dWdOKjl11p2o0btSoLaqucufM7Iy1E8u8vPvjMliwRmuyzJviitveWwtaRXVSKhwJdVOwNhY/s320/IMG_7765.jpg" width="320" /></a></i></div><i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-QzL0K3K-XxNoNSvw4UniemzCna4FaJrjPpNccpf7wRsuGBmN368puYK2DW5f6HSx1K1ARrOuV6u03HXUmekSh2ZGkWr8XogXJMULGwJl7ftCz7QDLwfBctmWqYIyDdrOg4HD_ROQyc/s2048/IMG_7769.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-QzL0K3K-XxNoNSvw4UniemzCna4FaJrjPpNccpf7wRsuGBmN368puYK2DW5f6HSx1K1ARrOuV6u03HXUmekSh2ZGkWr8XogXJMULGwJl7ftCz7QDLwfBctmWqYIyDdrOg4HD_ROQyc/s320/IMG_7769.jpg" /></a></div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLY8iB7-IugReem851K7evawrIWZKRvr7RVqW2hY7dEjIW8BxRKBICqkA3_EGQokjQjXFy2GGmsiW_TUNgRtNBLcPMEM6LFIRlnR_bccIK1qZGMc2fdiRGJPb0qEBzuDfnLI0-Y4U0yrM/s2048/IMG_7771.jpg" style="clear: right; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLY8iB7-IugReem851K7evawrIWZKRvr7RVqW2hY7dEjIW8BxRKBICqkA3_EGQokjQjXFy2GGmsiW_TUNgRtNBLcPMEM6LFIRlnR_bccIK1qZGMc2fdiRGJPb0qEBzuDfnLI0-Y4U0yrM/s320/IMG_7771.jpg" /></a><i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDIp5145-ZcS8jjUb3-Q6vt1s8LI-7gOHcTdvE8uFC1PEuDTZN_PJ4ud9RWIBhWjgbBl2F5GOqMgsHqTtgcGttswgFp5PclrEqaVRGntU0cJEqbhyphenhyphenx-bH5FID3W9BIhOCC7ceZhtnH_I/s2048/IMG_7798.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDIp5145-ZcS8jjUb3-Q6vt1s8LI-7gOHcTdvE8uFC1PEuDTZN_PJ4ud9RWIBhWjgbBl2F5GOqMgsHqTtgcGttswgFp5PclrEqaVRGntU0cJEqbhyphenhyphenx-bH5FID3W9BIhOCC7ceZhtnH_I/s320/IMG_7798.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKD-Ba4hkasGtL3QSruEQ1tdKlOAp9nLa2ndT0ev-2Nq3kydsbcfQ-jZ1Q1Nh7acGoho1ocKI4jkpfpoJnY7TCLE1nR018E9aJ1KgyjoyOi8VvvvYVft3tosh-FVj6AGrTXuecAIFDiE/s2048/IMG_7809.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKD-Ba4hkasGtL3QSruEQ1tdKlOAp9nLa2ndT0ev-2Nq3kydsbcfQ-jZ1Q1Nh7acGoho1ocKI4jkpfpoJnY7TCLE1nR018E9aJ1KgyjoyOi8VvvvYVft3tosh-FVj6AGrTXuecAIFDiE/s320/IMG_7809.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Coordination: Complex coordination, sometimes called bilateral
coordination, involves moving separate body parts at the same time to complete
a task. Think about the many muscle groups and body parts required to climb
over a barrier or weave through an agility obstacle. Obstacle courses provide a
lot of opportunities for children to develop complex bilateral coordination.
Developing these coordination skills improves overall health and fitness as
well as supporting literacy skill development, helping kids for years to come</span></i></div></i>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Another
important aspect of our flexible obstacle courses is the opportunity they offer
tamariki to become the constructors of their own learning environment. As tamariki
become active participants in choosing the course’s components and location,
and solving the various problems which are always faced in ensuring the course
is safe, stable, challenging, usable and enjoyable for a range of skill levels,
their sense of agency is enhanced. Keiki early learning (2019) describes a s</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ense of
Agency as <i>being able to make choices and decisions to influence events and
to have an impact on one’s world. To help build a child’s sense of agency, we
should recognise that they are capable of initiating their own learning and
empower them to make their own choices and decisions.</i> <i>Having a sense of
agency in the early years is very much linked to each child’s sense of
belonging. A sense of belonging develops when a child has developed trust both
in the adults around them and the environment. Developing a trusting bond with
infants and children is driven by our image of the child.</i> <i>The offering
of choices and supporting each child’s sense of agency sends a message to the
child that they are strong, capable and curious with capacity to make choices
for themselves.</i> <i>Fostering each child’s sense of agency is more than
providing them with choices. When children have a sense of agency they feel
more in control of themselves and develop an understanding of their influence
on the people and spaces around them. When we listen with respect to children’s
voices, their words, and their ideas we model trust and collaboration showing
them that they are heard and their ideas matter.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Jqt0SDAdDL4vl7dC421JDUHVa4vdZ4jnXkyZ1ZjUQ3xoq6-fke7p6ZuZU2rcMC4oaXtW805cc3Ds3IM0Mgd3LoQxYgtFo2ehWtNIQeCIjGz2sKkGlIBj9U0UAoZUHBymlvIosZaQLpg/s2048/IMG_7707.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Jqt0SDAdDL4vl7dC421JDUHVa4vdZ4jnXkyZ1ZjUQ3xoq6-fke7p6ZuZU2rcMC4oaXtW805cc3Ds3IM0Mgd3LoQxYgtFo2ehWtNIQeCIjGz2sKkGlIBj9U0UAoZUHBymlvIosZaQLpg/s320/IMG_7707.jpg" /> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfHE9yQ-YIRdxCo5GcbEkL_vFq2Xu8DToAFDc1La4y4PTmGrI0Aj8ONuFkF14BqLmbCDvIbijD8ECHMU8MXSug2TSgnSf7TyehSKzwU2YRWEzPTMoAL3pZ1hH7_CkqIVoXYx6ex24ytI/s2048/IMG_7710.jpg" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfHE9yQ-YIRdxCo5GcbEkL_vFq2Xu8DToAFDc1La4y4PTmGrI0Aj8ONuFkF14BqLmbCDvIbijD8ECHMU8MXSug2TSgnSf7TyehSKzwU2YRWEzPTMoAL3pZ1hH7_CkqIVoXYx6ex24ytI/s320/IMG_7710.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPwjF9YGUNIvUqpJC5dUzSclZIRPzP_N_sf3CpwfObLPojJS-o-ub7v9IcxdQOOJ-EKpJUNm-u8cWsAgYpTz_z0R8OjiMeQBgfzPneAsGdXxPFhPUCT3aJp2d_IIxFA4w7pTXv4FrLYE/s2048/IMG_7713.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPwjF9YGUNIvUqpJC5dUzSclZIRPzP_N_sf3CpwfObLPojJS-o-ub7v9IcxdQOOJ-EKpJUNm-u8cWsAgYpTz_z0R8OjiMeQBgfzPneAsGdXxPFhPUCT3aJp2d_IIxFA4w7pTXv4FrLYE/s320/IMG_7713.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBfLV2mlzIjkwds9_hdgbS2Vj0aqopZ_0FX6QLD7L58qycJhFxMZF6ZXqpl4DocORcuIuCdF4QN67yuCwPDErxjvroeBttqoWPoCPb6dgf3qMQl9p3bByeva5jPMPYvIuXV3rgyVNBac/s2048/IMG_7714.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBfLV2mlzIjkwds9_hdgbS2Vj0aqopZ_0FX6QLD7L58qycJhFxMZF6ZXqpl4DocORcuIuCdF4QN67yuCwPDErxjvroeBttqoWPoCPb6dgf3qMQl9p3bByeva5jPMPYvIuXV3rgyVNBac/s320/IMG_7714.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi28ovOVMWwBprY2Ea9YiMF5aBC7420zwehPgzwjXMMYwhZ7r8p3cyCp1XkYslAUI-5g6bZfBvm9IvRWwS4m1N6a6RadA2jIh-ezYO4zS0lpW-k91PyujlPevucoS3kcGFdeELgN-Ich4/s2048/IMG_7718.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi28ovOVMWwBprY2Ea9YiMF5aBC7420zwehPgzwjXMMYwhZ7r8p3cyCp1XkYslAUI-5g6bZfBvm9IvRWwS4m1N6a6RadA2jIh-ezYO4zS0lpW-k91PyujlPevucoS3kcGFdeELgN-Ich4/s320/IMG_7718.jpg" /></a></div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ZlS-Xw7URsPGlHz3S7grKqdS96o9J9Uk_m8nDE24KKy9yfnuE92k83spvbjDR8j4FV5Puge499w-zEV9F3GfLgVzZvxUV6sXJliW6jJXVzy_lo3CVfCmScSDKzJ8mDaYaJeg79TOpDs/s2048/IMG_7720.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ZlS-Xw7URsPGlHz3S7grKqdS96o9J9Uk_m8nDE24KKy9yfnuE92k83spvbjDR8j4FV5Puge499w-zEV9F3GfLgVzZvxUV6sXJliW6jJXVzy_lo3CVfCmScSDKzJ8mDaYaJeg79TOpDs/s320/IMG_7720.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Our tamariki thrive on the challenge of making a course sit stable and
level on our environments many uneven surfaces, the shared decision making
around the possibilities, choices and order of challenges, the responsibilities
of ensuring the connections are secure before the play begins, and the self-regulation
necessitated when exercising those patient muscles as the wait for all systems
to be go, and them negotiate their way co-operatively around a course being used
at different speeds and in different ways by a number of tamariki.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIybEOIC0VqZG9yNTi4zNTfoEnXv3VtAQ6w22zyYPdq0hSWtcxDy-5usECfBXRKqQq1uP1Q9jYmduBfo8yY8txmQWGcBpRJdW3J9klhohKPrua8pVpltgJdO7tQjIjvvb3rkOcueyMBeI/s2048/IMG_7843.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIybEOIC0VqZG9yNTi4zNTfoEnXv3VtAQ6w22zyYPdq0hSWtcxDy-5usECfBXRKqQq1uP1Q9jYmduBfo8yY8txmQWGcBpRJdW3J9klhohKPrua8pVpltgJdO7tQjIjvvb3rkOcueyMBeI/s320/IMG_7843.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFssNErxCxEHxFPRNcXs4GSaUNvNy_YvIpC4kzWQA36-x299GvJ4foXBSZ0qAX04EMiLxnT4meN2V_SM0smIWRO6h8XKPrGP4TM7IpDYeWrZpYvxGICTzt6aS-HeiYu_ruc8IhnQw0ROg/s2048/IMG_7858.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFssNErxCxEHxFPRNcXs4GSaUNvNy_YvIpC4kzWQA36-x299GvJ4foXBSZ0qAX04EMiLxnT4meN2V_SM0smIWRO6h8XKPrGP4TM7IpDYeWrZpYvxGICTzt6aS-HeiYu_ruc8IhnQw0ROg/s320/IMG_7858.jpg" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtUQ-50uxHS3NEPBvP4Ur1CpuYbpSkshz8gkYxWUakjPT-Kf-JC_dynyuQAYSZHhMXkJZaa5xwpcysT5jQ_B6WGi-cejKDd6FjWeBDqa9SAFzcQafrr9t_1D1QlhAF6QnY7uQyvioh7Q/s2048/IMG_7861.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtUQ-50uxHS3NEPBvP4Ur1CpuYbpSkshz8gkYxWUakjPT-Kf-JC_dynyuQAYSZHhMXkJZaa5xwpcysT5jQ_B6WGi-cejKDd6FjWeBDqa9SAFzcQafrr9t_1D1QlhAF6QnY7uQyvioh7Q/s320/IMG_7861.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgbyD2TayoKPYDEsrTdjJ08zx1kaMuqA11cfngVii9JGZ-EeMqJOhEzEDG1adtPf8o6YUjnoyLjcFOEMglqZGJmY29qDXWHBMjxPIn8XaYJHwlsVG23LBHU3tumB9e3UbXvZoVtHvcCEY/s2048/IMG_7862.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgbyD2TayoKPYDEsrTdjJ08zx1kaMuqA11cfngVii9JGZ-EeMqJOhEzEDG1adtPf8o6YUjnoyLjcFOEMglqZGJmY29qDXWHBMjxPIn8XaYJHwlsVG23LBHU3tumB9e3UbXvZoVtHvcCEY/s320/IMG_7862.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmo0dhjG3hMivkhhi36feoI6cZedZaGYTeNo_GAfSvbt6EQ7p614BUXiHVb29qrwDWJ4RP-L5kZx5x5s-q5tc2WSguyidFKGwFi274_B2yMa8krMgp_NQIz2aGtVVblLhZoPLIwZ6270A/s2048/IMG_7863.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmo0dhjG3hMivkhhi36feoI6cZedZaGYTeNo_GAfSvbt6EQ7p614BUXiHVb29qrwDWJ4RP-L5kZx5x5s-q5tc2WSguyidFKGwFi274_B2yMa8krMgp_NQIz2aGtVVblLhZoPLIwZ6270A/s320/IMG_7863.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">In an empowering environment, children have agency to create and act on
their own ideas, develop knowledge and skills in areas that interest them, and
increasingly, to make decisions and judgements on matters that relate to them.</span></i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> (Te Whāriki 2017)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">One of the natural joys of utilising our natural resources and environment as an integral part of our obstacle courses is that there are always those beautiful opportunities to stop, explore, discover and share ideas about their natural world as they move around</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKLN-Z6_NdapXSyy-Alui4QNpKfIgDQWBtn_mZiDz3kwm0PEexVJXRemRCYQLuUCC4gIGFbuR8WzCqpc4bu1xxNW6rfH6YxRYP2hcNoCaSa2Z3UZ-KXIGG2wRVhEPWKzGlcQpcHrA31Y/s320/IMG_7851.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"No, look, It's an ant!"<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQt6-DZT4ivI0v7XZhz5CrgDfntONklZCShEPixD96ZTixANQh57fJu388VnPChqqqKVFWZ7P-L8oPOUzuDdeR5QzTEVPz9dZmXNDc8FFoyEziox5HDVhHh18ux8i01mHeCoGNKxsmexU/s2048/IMG_7852.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQt6-DZT4ivI0v7XZhz5CrgDfntONklZCShEPixD96ZTixANQh57fJu388VnPChqqqKVFWZ7P-L8oPOUzuDdeR5QzTEVPz9dZmXNDc8FFoyEziox5HDVhHh18ux8i01mHeCoGNKxsmexU/s320/IMG_7852.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Hey, It's a spider!"<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKLN-Z6_NdapXSyy-Alui4QNpKfIgDQWBtn_mZiDz3kwm0PEexVJXRemRCYQLuUCC4gIGFbuR8WzCqpc4bu1xxNW6rfH6YxRYP2hcNoCaSa2Z3UZ-KXIGG2wRVhEPWKzGlcQpcHrA31Y/s2048/IMG_7851.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a> <span> <span> </span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">To
sum up, I believe our obstacle courses reflect the statement within our Mairtown
kindergarten philosophy statement, that <i>literacy, numeracy, physicality,
science, social science, and the arts are interwoven throughout our learning
environment. We honour the holistic manner in which tamariki learn and grow. We
support tamariki in developing their social and emotional learning through
enabling then to experience the values of turn-taking, sharing, resilience,
risk-taking and empowerment.</i> And we in turn are filled with pride as we
watch them grow and see themselves as the amazing learners we know them to be. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">When children take risks they start to open up to the world and realise
their capacity to shape it. There’s magic in that for them and us. </span></i></b><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">(Karen Young, 2016)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><i> "This is so scary, it is the scariest bit but I can do it! Wow, this is so balancy, but I didn't fall down!" </i>Nikau</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><i>"Do you want to watch me - this feels different, it is soft"</i> Lennox</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><i>"I will fall...I did it - I can do it!"</i> Jackson</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><i>"There's more than one way - I can go this way and they can go that way"</i> Tori</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><i>"We need to make a jump here - I need to jump!"</i> Owen</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>"How do you do this? Wow, I can do it. This is wobbly, I like it, I'm going to do it again!" </i>Lennox</p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>"You have to wait while they go past but then you can go again"</i> Joash</p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>"Wait, I'll check - Stable!"</i> Taikura</p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Mauri tū,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Mauri ora<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">An active soul is a healthy soul<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Mā te wā<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Anne<o:p></o:p></span></p>Mairtown Kindergartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09273032481119661293noreply@blogger.com0