This past week we have been out and about in our community."Children develop interest and pleasure in discovering an unfamiliar wider world where the people, images, objects, language, sounds, smells and tastes are different from those at home", Te Whaariki, Belonging.
We walked to Onekawa Park to run on the grass, climb trees, collect weed flowers, roll down the hill and play 'Queenie Queenie' and 'Duck, Duck, Goose'.
Monica organised a visit to Bardowie and after singing songs to the residents in Maori and English Tyra was presented with a basket of lollies for us all, a pre-Christmas gift. Ruby said "I can smell noddles", on entering and we talked about how older people who don't work anymore or live in their own homes, can retire and belong here. "Children develop an appreciation of the ways in which they can make contributions to groups and to group well-being", Te Whaariki, Contribution.
Jessie
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