Welcome Poesy

We extend a warm welcome to Poesy, who has spent her first week with us at KIDSPACE. Poesy is Noah's little sister and on her first day she had the pleasure of both mum and dad dropping her off. It is wonderful to have a baby in the centre, and the older children are gaining knowledge, skills, and attitudes around caring for others.
Monica

Happy 3rd Birthday Lexi

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Caring for KIDSPACE

At KIDSPACE we encourage the children to care for our environment, so it was no surprise when today, as I was scrubbing the tables, three helpers, Jorja, Mana, and Lexi, came to lend a helping hand. They did a wonderful job, and really put in some elbow grease when trying to remove the stubborn PVA glue that had stuck to the surface.

It is wonderful to witness children taking responsibility for KIDSPACE resources and taking pride in their environment. They were able to remain focused and see the task to completion.

They also demonstrated the ability to negotiate, when deciding who was going to use what to do the job.

Jorja, Mana, and Lexi are developing skills in caring for the environment, such as cleaning,fixing, gardening, and helping others with self-care skills, as well as initiating, maintaining, and enjoying a relationship with other children - including taking turns, problem solving, and negotiating.

Monica

February Newsletter 2011

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Welcome Thadeus and Ahlyna

Welcome to KIDSPACE Cian

We extend a warm welcome to Cian and his family who started here at KIDSPACE on Monday. Cian has settled in well and is enjoying exploring the new environments. He already knows Rionagh and Donnagh, which helps in the settling in period. Cian particualry enjoyed playing with transport toys and things with wheels, including the diggers and trucks in the sandpit, the trains and tracks inside, the trollies and the lego. Cian also gave sponge and brush painting a go and said it was for his mum.

Lyrique and Charlotte's singing and dancing

After listening to a few songs and playing with the musical instruments, Lyrique requested the 'It's a rainbow song'. She had the coloured ribbons all ready and was excited about singing to this song. It wasn't on the ipod so I went off to try and find the CD. When I came back with it, Lyrique was jumping up and down and already singing the song. When it started playing, Lyrique started singing straight away. She wasn't fazed by the noise and business, just as long as she could hear the song. Charlotte was also dancing with her colourful ribbons, and Lyrique involved her in her dance and Charlotte really liked that.

Children develop confidence to sing songs, and to experiment with chants and pitch patterns. Children gain confidence in the ability to move and control their body (Te Whariki).