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1 hour 6 minutes ago

HAPPY 10TH BIRTHDAY SUNBEAMS Anticipation was building as the morning of our Sunbeams Birthday approached. The kindergarten was decorated with balloons and a huge banner and the great morning tea feast was prepared. Let the fun begin….. How wonderful it was to celebrate this very special milestone with our tamariki and their families. Sunbeams Kindergarten has been open for ten years and in that time we have welcomed so many families through our doors. It has been a pleasure being a part of this amazing journey and building a very special place of learning for our tamariki . Thank you

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2 months 1 day ago

Spring has sprung and we are busily planting our sunflower seeds, as is our spring tradition! Each tamariki has their own sunflower seed that they plant and nurture. I wonder whose sunflower will be the tallest this year?! 🌻

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2 months 2 weeks ago

Malo e lelei! It’s Tongan Language Week and we have been busy learning about Tonga and its many islands. We’ve also made kiekie, (a Tongan dress) out of feathers, made and tasted some delicious ‘Otai (a tropical fruit and coconut drink) and did some Tongan flag craft. Toto’atu!

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2 months 3 weeks ago

Today it snowed at Sunbeams! We had a snow fight, we stomped in the snow and made snowballs, we mixed the snow with dye to see what happened and we even tried tasting the snow!! The tamariki spent all day exploring the snow and using it in different ways as it changed properties into water and slush. We had cold fingers and toes but that’s what going to the snow is all about!

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3 months 2 days ago

Interest in the Olympics has been high these last two weeks. Tamariki have been telling us what they have been watching on their TVs and we’ve investigated medal making, the Olympic rings and done a little gymnastics ourselves!

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3 months 2 days ago

Kia orana - it’s Cook Islands Language Week and we have been busy creating ‘ei or lei with paper flowers, a little bread making and sharing of Kai and figuring out how to open some coconuts!

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3 months 2 weeks ago

PYJAMA DAY!!!!
A chance to roll out of bed and come to kindy in your pyjamas. And the tamariki loved it! We had a pyjama runway, pancakes, hot chocolate and marshmallows and some cosy indoor fun on this cold and rainy day!

Sunbeams Private Kindergarten

3 months 2 weeks ago

A message of thanks from Give a Kid a Blanket: Give a Kid a Blanket was thrilled to receive Sunbeam communities support with your recent blanket and warmth collection/donation. Children of all ages are not only our future but also an important part of our present, so having your preschoolers involved in such an action of kindness was very heartening. It was lovely meeting some of the young ones in your care and seeing what a warm and nurturing environment Sunbeams is. Congratulations. Sometimes when I visit pre-schools/schools or with some interactions I have with parents who have brought their

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3 months 3 weeks ago

A rainy day means some creative inside play!

Sunbeams Private Kindergarten

3 months 3 weeks ago

Bernie from Give a Kid a Blanket popped by to collect our donations today. Thanks to all whanau who kindly donated to this great cause. We’re doing our bit to help our community!

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4 months 1 week ago

Thanks whanau for a fabulous Matariki evening at Sunbeams! Delicious food, dancing and waiata, marshmallows in the fire pit and so many smiling faces! Manawatia a Matariki!

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4 months 2 weeks ago

A trip to the park is always a good idea! Our older tamariki love the physical challenge of a different playground and so good to get out in the local community! Thanks to Aimee (Hugo’s Mum) for coming along as parent help!

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4 months 2 weeks ago

Matariki soup!

Sunbeams Private Kindergarten

4 months 2 weeks ago

Tie dye socks! Jordie got the tamariki to work dyeing some socks 🧦 in multi colours! They came out great! Lots of messy fun making them and ongoing fun wearing them!

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4 months 4 weeks ago

It’s BOX DAY today! The kindergarten is filled with all kinds and sizes of boxes and the tamariki are busy making forts, towers, boats, houses, artworks, climbing frames, helmets, swords, and so much more! Boxes give amazing opportunities for creative, open ended play and their imaginations are running wild! Thanks to everyone who brought in their boxes!

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5 months 3 weeks ago

It’s Emergency Services Day today at Sunbeams! We were so lucky to have both the fire service and the police visit us! The tamariki asked so many great questions and learnt all about the gear that police and fire fighters carry. We also got to go in the police car and talk on the radio, as well as sit in the fire truck. Fun for everyone! We are so grateful to them for coming, and we hope they enjoyed the cookies we made for them!

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5 months 3 weeks ago

Our tamariki really enjoy getting their hands a bit dirty to do some planting! We planted beetroot and radish seeds and some herbs. Now to water them and watch them grow!

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5 months 3 weeks ago

We LOVE loose parts play at Sunbeams. Whether used inside or outside, a loose parts provocation inspires innovation and imaginative play - it is open ended and long lasting. Today’s provocation of loose parts inside has created an opportunity for group cooperation, creativity and communication. And FUN!

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7 months 3 days ago

Whānau Day at Sunbeams was a family filled affair with food, play and songs. Thanks everyone for coming along - what a turn out! So pleased we can share our special place with so many friends and family!

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7 months 1 week ago

Lots of Easter fun this week at Sunbeams! We had a visit from the Easter bunny, we painted rock Easter eggs and made Easter chicks with Sloane’s Mum,Steph. We hope all our whanau have had a lovely Easter break 🐣

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