TENA RA KOUTOU
(Greetings to you)

WELCOME BACK
Hoki mai to all our Creative Corner whanau.
Coming back to preschool after COVID-19 lockdown comes with some emotions, for both parents and children, however familiar faces of both teachers and tamariki restores calm and confidence. Generally, Creative Corner children have been super excited and happy to return to see their friends and teachers, and have settled very quickly.
It is great seeing everyone so happy to be back.
Thanks also for your patience with taking on board all the extra information we require during this COVID 19 period. Hopefully life will be back to normal very soon.

SPACES AVAILABLE
We have some afternoon spaces available in both the Pukekos and Kakas. If you are interested, please see Amy.

WELCOME – NAU MAI
We welcome Mila O’Brien, Isla Febery and Artie Kippenberger to the Kākā room.

FAREWELL – KA KITE
During COVID-19 lockdown the Pukekos farewelled Mya Lewis, William Bates and William Adams. Happy school days!

TRIKEATHON FUNDRAISER
Thank you to our tamariki who participated in this event back in March. Also, to the parents who supplied the amazing cakes and bottled items for our mini fair, a big thanks also to you!
Prior to the Trikeathon, our staff helped children decorate their bikes – this prepared the children for the event and they were very excited. On the day, the tamariki had a fantastic time racing around the courses set up for the Pukekos and Kākās, and whanau shared in the fun of our mini-fair held.
Kate and Carmel, the battle of the sister-in-laws, both had keen interest from families in dunking them – thankfully it was a nice day and not an icy experience for them!
We raised $2500 plus - well done everyone in supporting Creative Corner once again.

KIA ORA FROM THE KĀKĀ ROOM
Tena koutou,
Welcome back all, it is so lovely to see everyone back with smiles on their faces!
It has amazed us all on how resilient and content the tamariki have been as they have all done amazing over the last two weeks. What has amazed us most has been how much the tamariki have grown, not only physically but their language skill set too! We have all enjoyed having conversations with these tamariki.
You will also see over the next week new faces as we have a few newbies within the room, as we had lots of 2nd birthdays during the lockdown. Over the next month we will focus on settling back to normality and continue to build our strong relationships with all.
(Katy)

KIA ORA FROM THE PUKEKO ROOM
Kia ora,
Kerry has been away on an extended weekend so was unable to contribute to this newsletter. I am sure she would reiterate everything Katy has said above. She looks forward to sharing more information about the Pukeko tamariki in the next newsletter!

SUPPORT LOCAL
Last week a flyer was emailed to you, as well as being shared on Storypark, supporting Creative Corner families who own businesses in the South Canterbury region. We encourage you to support these families.
“Start the trend – shop small – eat local – enjoy local – and support the small local businesses that support our community.”

Mauri mahi, mauri ora
Do the work, get the treats