April 2010 Print E-mail
STOP PRESS!! BIG NEWS

Sex and the City 2the Movie

Mahurangi Kindergarten has

secured the
OPENING NIGHT of

this fantastic movie. So grab some

friends, grab a ticket ($20 each)

and let
s get together at Matakana

Cinemas on Thursday 3rd June at

7pm for a great night out.

Be quick, tickets sold out last time

(Sex and the City 1)

Tickets on sale at kindy in the

office.

  TRIPS

The morning children are going to

visit the Warkworth Fire Station on

Friday 14th May, walking there and

catching the bus back.

Our afternoon had a wonderful trip

to Zoes farmlet on Thursday 6thMay

to look at their calves and

piglets and have afternoon tea.

Many thanks to Zoe and her family

for hosting us so well, and thanks

also to the many parent helpers

who joined us for the excursion.

  End of year tax receipts are in

your pockets now. These show how

much you have paid to kindy over

the past financial year. Parents can

claim back up to $310 in tax for

their childcare payments. The print

out in your pocket is a summarised

receipt for the whole of the last

financial year for parents to send in

with their form. If you have

misplaced your receipt see Sonya

and I can print you a new one.

 

Learning Focus

We have already found a definite

area of interest from our morning

children. The talk on everyone
s

lips during the first few days was

the Icelandic
volcano. Our children

must have been hearing and

seeing information on this and were

very excited to discuss it. We set

about finding what they already

know (which was LOADS!) and

then discussed what they would

like to find out. It was interesting to

hear the number of children who

think that volcanoes have human

like emotions and erupt because

they
re angry. We have planned a

trip to the Fire Station (as we have

discussed volcanologists and

thought that Fire Fighters probably

wear similar clothing)

 

Remember to get your signed

permission slips for trips and

money back to the teachers ASAP.

If you need new slips (we know

they disappear the minute you take

them beyond the kindy gates!) just

sing out and we will give you

another one. Many thanks to those

who have already committed to

helping on these trips, parent help

is vital to maintain correct safety

ratios. Plus they are HEAPS of fun,

and a great way to spend some fun

time with your child and their

friends.

 

This term is a long one (11 weeks)

so be aware that your donation

request /invoice may be a little

higher than usual.