Author: Admin

1452 Forest Road, RD1, Atiamuri
07 333 9111 027 6291892
Email: office@countrykidz.co.nz

Kia ora e te whānau
And like that the new year is back in action and we have said goodbye to our first month of the year! We welcome back all those that have had a wonderful break and look forward to seeing everyone as they return from holidays over the coming month. Our focus this term is whanaungatanga which is perfect as we reconnect with our current whānau and welcome our new tamariki and their whānau into our Country Kidz community. Our current waiting list stretches into July/August for all days with the exception of Friday’s where we have a limited number of spaces available. It’s exciting to have a number of new families join us as we say goodbye to 5 tamariki leaving for school this term.
We are slowly getting used to our new student management system and the reporting app that goes with this so we can get messages, health information, and learning to you as soon as it happens. If you haven’t already, please download the Xplor Home app so we can keep you updated with all your child’s events, learning, and as a messaging app so you can get hold of us instantly too! The Xplor apps have replaced our Infocare and Storypark systems into one (soon to be easy with experience :oD) place where everything from your account to learning will be available to you. If you need help downloading or working through the app features, please reach out to us so we are able to help. The migration over to our new SMS is now complete from the developers perspective so we are now free to play and create and it’s exciting that you too can add memories to your child’s portfolio that we will be able to see and develop further with them.
We have been loving the warm weather and enjoying plenty of outdoor play with a significant focus on water play, especially in the afternoons to keep our tamariki cool during the hottest period of the day. If your tamariki have togs they would like to wear during this time, please add them to their bags so we can encourage sun-safe water play during the afternoon. We are appreciating all the additional clothing in tamariki bags as there really is a huge interest in all our water and messy and it’s nice to be able to change them into something fresh and less wet when they move on to a new activity. So keep filling their bags with extra clothing as we really do use it!
The Fundraising Committee have been hard at work organising an magnificent HORSE TREK! The event will take place on the 24th February and is a one day trek that includes a fully catered lunch. The Committee ask that if you are able to help with baking or help on the day they would be grateful. Please contact Ruth Steeghs on 0274 555 703 if you are able to provide baking for the event or can help with the catering on the day.
Nature Kidz will resume the second wiki of February as all our tamariki arrive back so we can further foster kaitiakitanga in our tamariki and work with developmental urges to further extend learning opportunities.
Looking forward to seeing everyone back soon!

Birthday honours for January and February include:
Annie Earls
Penny Kidd
Debbie-Georgia Waititi
Henry Donovan
Arthur Oliver
Wishing all our whānau and community that also celebrated a birthday this month the warmest of wishes

Thank you Terri for the wonderful donation of new books to our library—simply AMAZING

We say ‘farewell’ to some of our tamariki this month who are about to start their primary school learning journey,
Lochlann Earls
Haere mai, welcome to our new Country Kidz friends,
Remember Mangi
Wallace Richardson
Darby Steeghs
Eleanor Onekawa
We are looking forward to getting to know you over the coming month!

6 February—Waitangi Day
9 February—Lunar New Year Celebrations at Country Kidz
14 February—Valentine’s Day
24 FEBRUARY—Country Kidz Horse Trek Fundraiser
29 February—Kids Greening Taupō
All our Pump Track Excursions for age groups will be on the Events Page of our website along with all other important dates!

Our Learning Community
Gives Thanks To:

Huge thanks to our committee for organising a lawn mowing and gardening roster as our outside environment is growing at a great rate! If anyone would like to help in this area, or join the roster we would be extremely grateful.
MIDLANDS TRANSPORT—amazing free transportation of our calves for the sales and we couldn’t be more appreciative as it has allowed us to buy some TredSafe outdoor equipment that arrives SOON!

Country Kidz MERCH now available and working so well!
$15 for a hat or wet bag

Please remember to like our Facebook page, Country Kidz ECE. Please share and encourage family and friends to like our page and follow the adventures and achievements we make here with the Tamariki.

Any updates?
We need to keep our enrolment forms updated with relevant contact phone numbers, emergency and pick-up information. If your circumstances have changed, please come in so we can update your details