Whānau Manaaki Kindergartens - Rimutaka Kindergarten Association

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Weekly Newsletter
Whānau Manaaki Kindergartens
Formerly Wellington and Rimutaka Kindergarten Assn
7 November2014
Kōrero
Hello - Kia Ora - Talofa lava Kia Orana - Fakaalofa lahi atu Malo e lelei - Malo ni - Talofa Ni Sa Bula Vinaka - Ming la ba Hola - la Orana - Halo ola keta Mauri - Sabaidee - Namaste
In this issue:
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D a te s to re m e m b e r
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E n v i ro S c h o o l s C l u s te r G ro u p s
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Te Manawa
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P h o n e & In te rn e t fo r e x R i m u ta k a
K g tn s
DATES TO REMEMBER
7 Whiringa-ā-rangi
2.00 pm
Teacher Registration for
Upper Hutt and Wairarapa
PRTS
Kahurangi Office
13 Whiringa-ā-rangi 6.00 pm
Kapa Haka
Tawa Office
14 Whiringa-ā-rangi 2.30 pm
Special Needs Cluster for
Upper Hutt Kgtns
Upper Hutt Office
15 Whiringa-ā-rangi 9.00 am
Teacher Registration for
Wellington PRTs and Mentors
Toru Fetu Kindergarten
19 Whiringa-ā-rangi 3.00 pm
Enviroschools Cluster
Groups
Birchville Kindergarten
20 Whiringa-ā-rangi 3.30 pm
Te Manawa for new Teach- Tawa Office
ers
21 Whiringa-ā-rangi 1.00 pm
New Head Teachers Mtg
for Upper Hutt and
Wairarapa HTs
MAORI WORD OF THE WEEK
Te Kupu o te Wiki : Inu - drink
Sample sentence:
He inu māu?
Would you like a drink?
ENVIROSCHOOLS CLUSTER GROUPS
Cancelled :
Cancelled:
New date:
13th November – Mungavin kindergarten
19th November – Sunshine kindergarten
19 November - Birchville Kindergarten
We have just been invited to share a meeting with the Hutt Valley Enviroschools cluster group. Given the small numbers we have had for
our groups, which were to have met at Mungavin and Sunshine Kindergartens, we have decided to join the Hutt Valley group.
This new meeting will be on the 19th November starting at 3.00pm at
Birchville kindergarten in Upper Hutt. They will be talking about their
experiences at Bush Kindergarten.
If you are interested in going could you please Email
Paula Hunt- [email protected] or
Helen Smithies - [email protected]
by the 14th Nov.
You cannot enrol on HR net for this cluster group.
Upper Hutt Office
END OF YEAR PARTY
Date: Friday, 28 November
Time: 5.00 pm
At:
The Boatshed, Taranaki Wharf, Wellington
Drinks and light food will be served, (no
cost).
Please rsvp to:
[email protected]
asap. We need final numbers by
Wednesday 19 November.
TE MANAWA
Te Manawa for New Teachers starts at 3:30pm not 3.00
pm as it is stated on HRNet 
PHONE AND INTERNET CHANGES FOR RIMUTAKA KINDERGARTENS
We have been working with Vodafone over the last few weeks to secure improved phone and internet services (as well as
cost savings) for our ex-Rimutaka kindergartens. Over the next two weeks your kindergarten phone and internet connections will be switched from Spark (Telecom) to Vodafone.
You will receive a visit from Paul Chamberlain, or a representative from our IT service team (BOS), who will manage this
change over for you. There should be very limited disruption to your telecommunication services. While they are visiting
they will also be adding a program to your kindergarten computers to allow us to remotely fix any PC issues you have.
We will shortly be emailing all head teachers a schedule of when the change over will happen for you. We ask that you arrange for all your computers and laptops to be at the kindergarten on this day.
If you have any questions please call Brendon Fyfe-Gits on 04 232 1749 or email on [email protected]
KINDERGARTEN PROFILES
TUI PARK KINDERGARTEN
Tui Park Kindergarten……. is in Linden, Tawa. We are
right next to Tui Park and we are often serenaded by Tui
birds. We are spoilt for outdoor space that forever
changes with the seasons eg, vege patches, fruit trees.
We run mixed sessions 5 days per week which supports
Tuakana Teina relationships that run strongly throughout our Kindergarten.
We are “yes” teachers and believe in honest connections with children, where they are truly listened to by
teachers who respect and respond to their needs. Saying yes has had a positive flow on to supporting children's social competency.
We love to have fun and laughter is a big part of our
day!!!!
Our door is always open for whānau and we often have
past whānau still stopping in for a cuppa and a catch up.
KINDERGARTEN PROFILES
TRENTHAM KINDERGARTEN
Trentham kindergarten has a mixed age group with
an all day session, located in Upper Hutt. We are a
teaching team of seven who are all passionate about
providing quality learning experiences for children
and their families and through this we have developed strong relationships with our community and
value whanau contributions and involvement. We
value children leading their own learning and showing tuakana-teina towards to each other
We have a strong focus on te reo through waiata and
tikanga practices and love to share this with the wider community.
We are proud of our large outdoor environment
which we are redeveloping to stimulate and provide
challenges for children, this incorporates new gardens and fruit trees will provide kai for our community well into the future.
Back: Karen, Sharon (HT)
Front: Kellie, Angela, Debbie , Paula, Marama
Our Kindergarten is nestled in the quiet suburb of
Papakowhai. Our team consists of 2 full time
teachers, 3 part time teachers and a fabulous
administrator.
We enjoy a large outdoor area with mature trees
along with the many native birds who come to
feed from them. Our tamariki have interesting
places to climb including trees, boxes and the
bank which borders Papakowhai School. Family
and friends can meet their siblings at the school
fence, relax in the hammock or be busy in the
many quiet areas having fun. The gardens are
nature’s teacher as the tamariki learn to plant
and harvest from. We celebrate living in Aotearoa
with its dual heritage as well as delighting in rewarding our tamariki with our virtue stones for
Caring and Sharing, Friendship and Courage.
He iti ra, he iti mapihi Pounamu - Our tamariki
may be small but they are very precious.
PAPAKOWHAI KINDERGARTEN
KINDERGARTEN PROFILES
RAUMATI SOUTH KINDERGARTEN
Raumati South Kindergarten an Enviroschools kindergarten.
Vision statement: Nurturing Growth and
Enriching Minds
As a team we value our place within the
beautiful community of Raumati South,
fostering & celebrating relationships with
tamariki, whānau, and the environment.
Back – Jo Fraser (Teacher) Natasha King (Teacher)
Front – Diana Entwistle (Head Teacher), Lara Akbaba (Teacher), Liz Ashton (Teacher)
Absent: Davina Houghton (Support Staff)
CONGRATULATIONS TO:
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Alice Kurucake, who had been relieving
at Onslow Kindergarten, on the birth of
Tai Elijah on 29th October 2014.
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Jess Williams, Teacher at Brown Owl
Kindergarten on her recent marriage in
Fiji.
FROM HERETAUNGA KINDERGARTEN
See invitation to attend a Build a Worm Farm session.
ETU AO
Our Etu Ao service recently featured on National Radio, in a programme that highlighted the links between the different communities in Porirua.
Listen to the clip and see some photos here.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/nzsociety/20141031
FROM TITAHI BAY KINDERGARTEN
Today Cody's mum, Sasha, brought the Bledisloe
Cup to Kindergarten. It is massive and so Jonah had
to help carry it in.
The children thought it was awesome but I think
it's fair to say that the dads who were here were
even more excited .
Sasha is going to bring it in again on Friday so that
the keen rugby players in our older Awarua Group
can see it too.
Staff Profiles
STAFF PROFILES - NANE LILO (ETU AO ASSISTANT)
My Nickname: Narnz
My birthday is : 22 January 1986
I live in: Whitby
But was born in: Wellington
The people in my family are: Amazing, sometimes!! Serve Lilo,
Mercy-Lea, Paige, Cannon and Addyson (twins)
When I was a child my favourite thing to do was: Dance
My favourite music or song is: R&B, slow jams
The movie I could watch again is : Taken
The food I love the most is : Orange chip ice cream
The most important thing I have learnt in life is: Still learning
I am happy when: The house is tidy.
I’m still dreaming I’m in Rarotonga
and forgot to send in my photo!
FROM YORK STREET KINDERGARTEN
Quality real learning
experience from a quality
head teacher
Leigh and Marg stocking up for
the new Nuanua kindergarten
FROM NUANUA KINDERGARTEN
Nuanua Kindergarten recently visited Matauala Hall as
part of their celebration of Tokelauan Language
week. The children explored the vaka (canoe) and participated in the Tokelau cultural dance, with our kaiga. We learned about the importance of reviving our
Tokelau language, culture and values. Nuanua Kindergarten are also very proud to establish a network with the
Matauala Community (Tokelau). A very BIG thank you to
all the parents and families who supported us on this
special trip. Fakafetai lahi lele. Fakamanuia te Atua kia te
koutou uma.

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