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Category Archives: News

Dragon Hunt
Date: April 22, 2013 | Category: Ngā Whetu
Ronan had a sword and the sword needed a handle. While making a handle a story was told. Do you know that knights carry swords? Stories of old will tell us that Knights have swords to fight off Dragons that are trying to steal the Princesses from the castles….. Then the following took place. A [...]
Flower house
Date: April 10, 2013 | Category: Just 4 Kids
Today we read all about ‘The Three little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig’. The wolves got so fed up with the pig puffing, huffing and blowing up their houses that they tried a different tack. They build a beautiful scented house of flowers. The pig took an almighty sniff and loved the smell so [...]
Fun at Country Kids
Date: March 26, 2013 | Category: Combined activities
Every Friday Lee Corlett leads a session of fun physical activities with our children. PMP is a Perceptual Motor Programme. It is the basis of all fundamental movement. Lee says that his programme is a fundamental fun programme for children that involves all major body movement and fine motor movement. The more physically capable a child [...]
Paddock walk
Date: March 26, 2013 | Category: Just 4 Kids
Wow! What a great paddock walk we had the other day! We found lots of interesting things and did lots of exploring. Paddock walks fit in with our philosophy where we like to take advantage of our natural rural environment to give our children the opportunity to see nature first hand. (If you click on [...]
March Newsletter
Date: March 25, 2013 | Category: Newsletter
Welcome back to all of our families and friends. Thankfully we are still enjoying the sunny weather and being able to play outside……newsletter March 2013 (pdf)
Beach theme in the class room
Date: February 13, 2013 | Category: Ngā Whetu
Making Muffins
Date: January 28, 2013 | Category: Just 4 Kids
Welcome back for a new year
Date: January 23, 2013 | Category: Ngā Whetu
Our children came back from the holidays buzzing about their holidays experiences, mainly about the beach and camping. To share these experiences we had a group discussion about what we take to the beach and camping.The children came up with some knowledgeable ideas. Also discussed were shells found on the beach and creatures of the [...]
Message from Nickie
Date: December 22, 2012 | Category: News
Thank you to all parents and families for your on going support over 2012. We hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a happy safe New year. Regards and Best wishes from all the Team at Country kids
Blackenbrook Vineyard Fundraiser
Date: December 22, 2012 | Category: News
Once again the Blackenbrook Vineyard fundraiser was a huge success for us. A huge thank you to Ursula and Daniel for their generosity and kindness in doing this for us. Their generous donation of $375 to Country Kids is hugely valued and will be put to good use. I am sure that there will be [...]
Blackenbrook Christmas Fundraiser
Date: December 2, 2012 | Category: News
An amazing offer from one of our parents! Ursula & Daniel from Blackenbrook Vineyard will donate $5.00 per bottle of wine sold, to Country Kids to spend how we wish. This is really nice wine! Place your order on Ursula’s wine list at the reception or e-mail through your order right now and we will [...]
November Newsletter 2012
Date: November 26, 2012 | Category: Newsletter
November Newsletter 2012
Natureland trip
Date: November 19, 2012 | Category: Just 4 Kids
Making our Scarecrow
Date: November 2, 2012 | Category: Combined activities
October Newsletter
Date: October 31, 2012 | Category: Newsletter
To read our newsletter please click on this link October newsletter 2012(Pdf)
Baking day at Country Kids
Date: October 17, 2012 | Category: Just 4 Kids
The Seven Essential Skills for Children to Have Before Starting School
Date: October 16, 2012 | Category: News
This article has been researched and written by the editors of child forum. ChildForum is the national NZ network for the early childhood education and sector and all groups and services within it: not-for-profit organisations and commercial ECE services teacher and parent-led services centres, home-based services and playgroups Members include parents, teachers, service providers, health [...]
Airport Trip 2012
Date: September 29, 2012 | Category: Just 4 Kids
On Wednesday 19th September Just 4 Kids children went on an excursion to visit the Nelson Airport. Everyone had a really fun day. To view click on this pdf link. AIRPORT TRIP 2012
NZ ShakeOut at Country Kids
Date: September 29, 2012 | Category: Combined activities
Earthquake drill
September Newsletter 2012
Date: September 26, 2012 | Category: Newsletter
September Newsletter 2012
Look what we noticed
Date: August 31, 2012 | Category: Just 4 Kids
August Newsletter 2012
Date: August 30, 2012 | Category: Newsletter
August Newsletter 2012
Olympics Games 2012
Date: August 17, 2012 | Category: Combined activities
On Friday 17 August Country Kids children all participated in the Olympics Games 2012 over at the Moutere Hills Community Centre with the help of Lee Corlett organising the activities: – Gymnastics forward rolls – Swimming – Weight Lifting – Long Jump – Shot put – 1500 metres -Hurdles
Perceptual Motor Programme
Date: August 11, 2012 | Category: Combined activities
Let’s get Physical at Country Kids This term we are continuing our Perceptual Motor Programme on a Friday morning for all our children. Children of all ages are very excited when Lee Corlett (Sports Initiative Nelson) arrives to provide exercises that are fun and beneficial to children’s learning and development. It has been found that [...]
Great Art on show at Country kids
Date: August 9, 2012 | Category: Just 4 Kids
What an amazing fresh new look in our foyer. It is great to see such fabulous art works from our children. An inscription under the large collage picture of a tree reads- “The journey of learning is not always smooth but there will be many bright spots as you travel and there will always be [...]