Sea Life Interest

Over time, many of our tamariki have been interested in creatures of the sea...

Some recent experiences our teachers have provided include: a turtle visit (kindly arranged by teacher Pamella & her sister Rose), fish faces (face painting by teacher Faith), fish ornaments (baking soda dough), star fish cookies, shark masks...and many, many more...

In supporting this on-going interest in sea life...an excursion to Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium was planned for, and executed on Monday 21st August 2017

What a fantastic turnout we had...we are very grateful to our parents/whanau who got involved through fundraising & supporting with required adult to child ratios on the day. The day was only successful because of our awesome whanau!

Tamariki enjoyed their time through being curious, exploring, and asking questions. 

On return from Kelly Tarlton's, staff and whanau came together to evaluate the trip...well done everyone, great teamwork!

So...what's next?

A trip to the local fish shop saw Toko & Papa Apii return with three fresh fish. Papa Apii went on to demonstrate for tamariki, the procedure of scaling, gutting, and cleaning fresh fish. Tamariki had the opportunity to participate in the scaling process.

After cleaning our fish, Papa Apii made some ika mata (raw fish). Tamariki got to eat the ika mata during lunch, with some delicious taro cooked in the oven by Mama Tere.

Poppy Shaped Biscuits & ANZAC Medals

Following on from the last few days where we created our window poppy garden, we decided we would try baking some poppy shaped cookies.

Many of our tamariki chose to participate, especially when they saw that there was chocolate involved:)

During this experience tamariki demonstrated curiosities toward colour, texture, taste, and smell.

'Tamariki develop strategies for actively exploring and making sense of the world by using all the senses' - Exploration Te Whariki - Goal 2.

ANZAC Medals 

Our teachers May and Terri implemented the idea of ANZAC into children's outdoor play today when they discussed how soilders were presented medals as a sign of recognition and bravery. From here, tamariki were presented with an opportunity to create their own medals using glue and collage pieces.

'Children develop awareness of connections between events and experiences within and beyond their Apii'

Belonging-Goal 2.