Welcome
At Kidz Kindy Blenheim @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
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We were so lucky to have Nico's dad Daryl visit us in a tractor this morning at 49! It was so much fun sitting in the cab and also sitting inside the tyre too! We are so lucky to have our whānau bring in cool things for us to look at 🥰
A super hot day calls for water play!! The tamariki had a blast splashing and swimming in the inflatable pool, working on the social skill of sharing space. We also shared a couple of picnics together for our morning and lunch kai. Later in the afternoon the tamariki explored the texture of ice, working hard to break free the bugs trapped inside. What a fun day we all shared together!!
It's going to be super hot tomorrow and we are having a water play day @ 49.
What to bring:
Swimming togs and rash top
Please have sunscreen applied
Changes of clothes(3-4)
Swimmers for tamariki in nappies
Looking forward to a great day having heaps of water related fun!!
