Magic Place Early Childhood Education and Care Centre
Newsletter - October 2010
Kia Ora to all our families and whānau.
Ø Please Slow Down! Drive slowly into the car park area at Magic Place! Lets look after the safety of our children.
We would like to encourage parents or whānau to share any skills, stories, cultural activities or ideas with us that may be explored by Magic Place
Policies for review this month: Maintenance; Management; Medication; Motor Vehicle Travel; Nappy Changing; & Open Door.
Messages from our Team
Our children have had a growing interest in shapes over the past month. This interest has been explored through the use of puzzles, blocks and during mat time. We made a poster of all the different shapes we could think of and labelled them in both English and Māori. We also ventured into the community to find the shapes we have learnt about. Photos were taken and made into a book called ‘We are going on a shape hunt’.
Our outside playground is developing daily. We have watched the poles for the shade sail go up, and the safety matting go down. We have waited with anticipation for the day that we are able to play on our new playground.
Ø A big thank you to all our parents for returning the recent Parent Survey, your feedback is always appreciated. In response to your feedback, we have launched our website www.magicplace.yolasite.com
Ø Our children have enjoyed learning about the colour whero (red) during last month with red water play, paint, balloons and play dough. Our colour for this month is kākāriki (green).
Ø The children have been busy enjoying the outdoor play, especially the sandpit.
Ø Children are building wonderful skills with our weekly process cooking – we may have a few chefs amongst us!
Ø The walks out in the community are allowing us to explore and experience the environment.