Tena ra Koutou
(Greetings to you)

SAVE THE DATE
APRIL SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
If your child will be absent during the school holidays, please fill in a non-attendance form so we can plan or staff needs. Thanks

WELCOME – NAU MAI
We welcome Emilia Cahill, Rosalee Leslie and Benjamin Silcock who joined Creative Corner in the Kākā room. We also welcome Archie Clough who joins us next week in the Under 2s.

FAREWELL – KA KITE
Farewell to Freya Haggart and Isabelle Stevenson. Happy school days’ girls!

We recently farewelled our Pukeko teacher, Tanyka.
The team at CCELC will miss her organised and efficient manner, as well as her friendly nature. We wish her well for her future life in Christchurch.

DAILY ABSENCE REMINDER
If your child is going to be absent, please call the Centre before 8.30am to receive your 50% discount on the fee for the day. This also helps with the organisation of our staffing for the day.

CHILD SIGN IN/SIGN OUT
A reminder to please always sign your child IN and OUT.
The Ministry of Education requires that every child is signed in and out every day. If the Centre holds a practice fire drill and children are not signed in for the day, theoretically they cannot be accounted for.
We use sign in sheets as the roll in an emergency so it is important your child is included in our checks. Thanks

TIMEKEEPING
Please ensure that you are collecting your child by their booked time. If you come in early we welcome you to stay with your child until their booked start time.
We need to be quite strict on this as we run to ratios and if parents are early dropping off or late collecting we may not have either the space or the correct amount of teachers.
If you need to drop off early or collect late you need to discuss this with either Amy, Kate or the head teachers in advance so we can check that we have enough space and staff to facilitate your request. Thank you for your attention to this.

BINGO FUNDRAISER
Thanks to our wonderful staff and BOT for the hard work they put in on the night and parents who supported this fundraiser by supplying chocolates, cakes, etc. It was a fantastic night, enjoyed by all who came. The money raised will be going towards buying new children’s resources.
We raised $4800 which is a fantastic achievement!

KIA ORA FROM THE PUKEKO ROOM
Race relations day was officially celebrated on Sunday, 21 March 2021. Many organisations and individuals are running events for the coming weeks and months, acknowledging the celebration of a multicultural Aotearoa New Zealand. This provides the opportunities for our tamariki to deepen their knowledge and understanding of other cultures.
Recently, the children got to revisit learning some moves and Irish dancing. (This was tried and tested originally by many on St Patrick’s Day.) Along the way we have discovered we have some very keen and talented dancers.
A large group of children were eager to learn about Aboriginal boomerangs. What they are? What they do? And how they are made? They then applied their new knowledge by exploring with decorating their own cardboard boomerangs.
On Friday the children and teachers dressed up. It was great to see the amount of effort put in by whanau. Thank you. Building on from this, the children will be keen to take part in a range of Easter related experiences. There was a lot of talk about Easter bunny. What he looks like? Where he makes his eggs? So be sure to check out some of the children’s answers, which we recorded on Storypark through the past week. We hope you enjoyed your Easter break. (Kerry – Head Teacher)

KIA ORA FROM THE KĀKĀ ROOM
Kia Ora whanau
You may have noticed that we have had a massive group of tamariki turn 2, alongside that we have also had a few new faces and families start. We farewell the 2 year olds and welcome the new faces!
During this month we have had lots of messy play with the tamariki. I made up some gloop that had the tamariki engaged for such a long time. Messy play is wonderful as it gives children the opportunity to experience a wide range of sensory experiences. It also gives them new opportunities to learn about different textures, tastes and materials. While exploring the gloop today the children were learning about mixing colours and extending on their hand eye coordination by pouring, mixing and scooping.
At home a way you can support the use of messy play is by joining in and allowing them that it’s okay to get messy, encouraging experimentation and using fantastic words like slimy, running, soft, cold or wet. The Kākās love getting messy and so do we!! (Katy – Head Teacher)