Welcome to
Kidz Kindy @49
At Kidz Kindy @49 we provide an exciting, well balanced educational programme for children aged between 3-5 years.
Transition to school group – the ‘Owl Group’
Our Transition to School group meets daily. This small group’s focus is to develop skills to support our children with their transition to start school. We will be working on writing their names, holding their pencil correctly, identifying letter sounds and names, identifying numbers 1-10 counting in order, and enjoying books.
We understand that each child develops at their own pace, therefore our teachers plan the work carefully to incorporate all the different levels and abilities into the programme.
For more information about the programme we offer please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.
Activities include:
- Focus activity – based on children’s interests, includes cutting skills, writing skills, stories, completing an activity
- Art activities – painting, screen-printing, collage, finger painting, messy play, cutting, sticking, glass painting
- Manipulative activities – playdough, clay
- Individual, large/small group activities
- Baking
- Imaginative play
- Mat times – stories, finger rhymes., counting, numbers, movement, music, instruments, listening skills
- Fine motor skill activities – constructing, sorting, forming symbols, art creative activities, writing etc.
- Gross motor skill activities – climbing, pedaling trikes, ball skills etc
- Water play, sand pit
- Early literacy skills – nursery rhymes, singing, retelling stories, identifying and writing their name, forming symbols
- Early mathematical skills – nursery rhymes, counting in sequence, counting at mat time, shapes and colours, understanding mathematical concepts
- Reading and listening to stories and enjoying stories
Facebook Posts
In honour of ANZAC day tomorrow the tamariki @49 made some paper plate poppies today using sponges, red and black paint and glitter. Tamariki first started the process by stamping in the middle with the black paint before stamping all the red around it, finishing off with a big shake of red glitter. This was a fantastic way to work on fine motor skills and hand eye coordination and social skills like taking turns, as tamariki needed to wait patiently to make their poppy! Lest we forget😊🪖🎖
The children at 75 have had a busy week celebrating and learning about ANZAC day. We had painted poppies and collage poppies. The children got to express their creative side where we got to see their beautiful creations of their own poppies and of course we made the classic ANZAC biscuit. The children had a great time measuring, mixing, rolling and of course taste testing the final product! Enjoy another long weekend everyone.
The children at 75 had a lot of fun this week doing some Easter art. Art is a great way to explore with our senses, work on our hand, eye coordination and concentration. Lots of effort was put into transferring the glue to the eggs and bunnies. The most exciting bit was shaking glitter everywhere! Have a wonderful Easter everyone.
