Newfield Kindy – 3 November 2015
A full busload of children visited from Newfield kindergarten on another “wild weather day”. But the kindy kids were well equipped in gumboots and coats, so the weather was tolerable.
As it was such a large group, we split into two groups with both groups doing an outdoor and an indoor activity. Chris took one group around the bush track using the sensory scavenger hunt cards. Donna the duck was again a star – entertaining the children at the pond, but other birds such as tui and fantails and herons were also spotted as were ducklings quickly hiding away. Spring flowering is at its best with native clematis, scented kohuhu, lemonwood and fuchsia flowers fully out. Meanwhile in the education centre Bronwyn oversaw a range of activities from potting up, to leaf matching. Then teachers Marie and Tessa took on some activities and the wetland tunnel became the stage for a possum sing-a-long. Marie also used the pests on the tree to tell stories about pests as the children had been learning all about them at Kindy. Newfield kindy are one of the most well organised and prepared groups to come to the nursery and they made the most of their visit to the property – well done all concerned.
Posted: 13 November 2015