Cardboard City built by 4 year olds Wednesday, 15 May 2013
During the School Room Programme (4 years and over) the children created a city from cardboard. Click here to read the story. School Room project_Cardboard City.pdf
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Obstacle Course Wednesday, 1 May 2013
The children loved creating an obstacle course. Click here to see what they made Obstacle Course creation.pdf
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Science experiment Monday, 29 April 2013
In the School Room Programme the 4 year olds were very interested in the science experiment. Click here to read what they did School Room science_Apr2013.pdf
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Under 2's love music Friday, 12 April 2013
In March the under 2's programme included a range of music activities following up with the children's current strong interest in music. Click on the following files to see what's been happening. Disco_Mar2013.pdf keyboard.pdf Sing star_Mar2013.pdf
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What a busy afternoon Wednesday, 3 April 2013
Yesterday afternoon the children were so busy! Click here to see what they got up to. our very busy afternoon.pdf
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Tasty Easter Buns Tuesday, 26 March 2013
The 4 year olds loved making Easter buns today. The children enjoyed the buns for afternoon tea and there were enough left over to take one home. Click here to read the story. Easter hot cross buns.pdf
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Our Volcano Journey Tuesday, 12 March 2013
In recent weeks part of the School Room programme has been based on a child initiated project making volcanoes. This started in the sandpit and progressed from there...Click here to view the photos and read the story Our Volcano Journey_Mar2013.pdf. .
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The veggie garden keeps producing Tuesday, 19 February 2013
A lot of fruit and veg has come from the veggie garden this summer. Click here to read and view the latest produce harvested. Harvest time_Feb 2013.pdf
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Valentines Day Thursday, 14 February 2013
The Mums and Dads liked the card and chocolate treats the children made for Valentines Day. Click here to see how they did it. Valentines Day_Feb13.pdf
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Our new fish & snails Monday, 11 February 2013
The arrival of new fish and snails in the fish tank created a lot of interest for our under 2 group. Click here to read the story fish_Feb13.pdf
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Nature Walk Tuesday, 22 January 2013
We are making the most of the beautiful summer weather and took the children to the park and through the reserve next to Kindy Cottage. Click here to see what they got up to nature walk_Jan13.pdf
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Christmas & New Year Holiday Period Saturday, 12 January 2013
There was plenty going on at Kindy Cottage after Christmas through to mid-January. Click here to see the activities the children enjoyed. January 2013 Holiday Period.pdf
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Xmas Concert Collage Monday, 7 January 2013
Click on the following link to view the fantastic photos from the Xmas party. 2012 Xmas Concert Collage.pdf
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The Teddy Bear Picnic Tuesday, 18 December 2012
The Under 2's had lots of fun at their recent Teddy Bear Picnic. Click here to read the story TeddyBear_U2s.pdf
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Cooking by the Under 2's Thursday, 13 December 2012
Our Under 2's are great cooks. Click here to read the story cooking by under 2s.pdf
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Christmas is Coming Tuesday, 11 December 2012
The children love getting ready for Christmas...making decorations, rehearsing songs and dances for the party. Click here to read the story christmas is coming_Dec2012.pdf
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The Great Outdoors Friday, 7 December 2012
Summer and the "great outdoors". Click here to see the photos Great outdoors_Dec2012.pdf
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Friendships & Milestones Thursday, 6 December 2012
It is fantastic seeing the children building friendships and achieving their goals. Click here for the story and photos. friendships and milestones.pdf
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Teddy Bear Picnic for the Under 2's Monday, 26 November 2012
Read the story and enjoy the photos of the under 2's at the park. Click here teddy bear picnic_Oct2012.pdf
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Heuristic Play Wednesday, 10 October 2012
The Under 2's love the activities we have based around heuristic play. Click here to read the story. Heuristic play Sep2012.pdf
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Under 2's Meal times Tuesday, 9 October 2012
Meal times in the under 2's take on a new look. Click here to read the story U2 meal times.pdf
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Earthquake Drill Wednesday, 26 September 2012
Today the whole centre participated in the Earthquake Drill. The children loved doing the drill, click on the photo to see how expert the children were at performing the Drop, Cover and Hold position. drop cover hold.pdf
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Daffodil Day Friday, 31 August 2012
Recently Kindy Cottage participated in the Cancer Society's Daffodil Day to raise funds and awareness. Click here to view the photo of the children and teachers. daffodil day photo.pdf
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School Room Science Thursday, 9 August 2012
The 4 year olds really enjoyed the School Room science experiment learning about which items stayed afloat and which ones sank. School room science_sinking & floating.pdf
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Our Park is so much Fun Wednesday, 8 August 2012
The children love visiting the park next to our centre, click here to see the latest trip. 07park.pdf
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The Ginger Bread Man Wednesday, 11 July 2012
Click here to read the story about the 4 year olds trip to the Bruce Mason Theatre Gingerbreadman trip.pdf
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PJ Day on 22 May 2012 Thursday, 7 June 2012
The children enjoyed the activities at our PJ day in May. Click here to view the story. PJ day fun_May.pdf
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50% off fees for 8 weeks for Under 2 enrolments Tuesday, 29 May 2012
50% off Fees Promotion - Kindy Cottage is offering 50% off fees for 8 weeks for new enrollments for children aged under 2 years. This offer is available for a limited time. Call Kirsty or Kara on 478 4784 for details.
More information can be obtained by clicking here
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School Room Programme Monday, 14 May 2012
The 4 year olds have been busy in their School Room programme. Click on these files and see how the children have been learning about bones (of a rat!), their senses and weighing items...... rat bones.pdf senses.pdf weighing.pdf
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Easter Bunnies at Kindy Cottage Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Take a look at the Easter Bunnies at Kindy Cottage, click on Easter Bunnies 2012.pdf
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Chilling out in the Foot Spa Tuesday, 8 May 2012
The children relaxing in the sandpit's foot spa, click here Foot Spa.pdf
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Song of the month-April 2012 Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Cindy has been teaching the 2 to 5 year olds the song Puff the Magic. Click on this link for the lyrics.....Song of the month April2012.pdf
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Magnet Fun Tuesday, 13 March 2012
The children love using the magnets from the science table and finding out how powerful these are. Click here to read the story. Magnet fun.pdf
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Sensory Experiment Tuesday, 13 March 2012
The children could still identify an object with one of their senses taken away. Click here to read the story. Whats in the bag.pdf
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Making Masks Tuesday, 6 March 2012
One day last week a group of 4 year olds really enjoyed creating masks. Click here to read the story and see the photos.Masks_Mar 2012.pdf
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Water Play Fun Wednesday, 29 February 2012
The children loved the creative water play using the water trough for mixing colours and rolling around the painted golf balls. Click here to see the photos. Water Play Fun_Mar2012.pdf
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Song of the Month-February 2012 Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Every month Cindy is introducing a new song to the children. This month's song is a classic from the Sound of Music, Do-Re-Me. Click on this link to get the words so as you can sing along at home. Song of the month_Feb 2012.pdf
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Summer has arrived Wednesday, 8 February 2012
What better way to enjoy the warm summer weather than dancing outside and "baking" in the sandpit.... click here to read the story Summer has arrived.pdf
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Kindy's Summer Garden Tuesday, 7 February 2012
Taking care of the garden is keeping the children very busy. Click here to read the story..... Taking care of our garden.pdf
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Worm Farm Wednesday, 1 February 2012
There was very keen interest by all the children in the new worm farm. Click here to read the story....worm farm_Jan2012.pdf
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Firemen Visit 7 November 2011 Monday, 7 November 2011
On 7 November the local firemen visited the centre. The children loved the experience, click on the pdf to view the photos and read the story. fire engine visit 7Nov2011.pdf
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Weird & Wonderful Museum Trip Thursday, 30 June 2011
Recently Kindy Cottage had an exciting trip to the Auckland Museum's Weird & Wonderful. Click on this link museum trip.pdf to read the "Trip Report" published in the Albany and Bays News.
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Mural Article-Albany & Bays News Wednesday, 4 May 2011
A great article in the Albany & Bays News covers the murals that were created by Murrays Bay School for Kindy Cottage. Click on this link to read the story. albanybaynews mural story Apr2011.pdf
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Dora the Explorer Monday, 28 March 2011
Today all the children, teachers and some parents went to see a live show of Dora the Explorer at the Bruce Mason Theatre. An additional highlight for the children was the ride on the bus to Takapuna! Parents can login and view the photos taken on the day in the Kindy Notices section.
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Children's Portfolios Now On-line Thursday, 24 March 2011
Today we launched the childrens portfolios on this website. These are accessible through the secure parents log-in section. To log-in you'll need to get your user name and password from Kirsty. Portfolios will still be printed and available in the child's folder.
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New waterplay board Monday, 17 January 2011
A brand new waterplay board has been set up at Kindy Cottage. This has been very popular with the children. The waterplay board helps to develop the children's knowledge of water flow.
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