The team are revisiting our teaching philosophy... what do you think? let us know!

the last week of term!

learning about the natural world... showing our researching skills!

group planning in action....

our opening.....

REMINDER!  REMINDER!  REMINDER!

We are so excited for our celebration to officially open our waharoa/driveway area next Tuesday 25th June at 2pm!!

Many of you have offered to bring a plate of food to share which is so kind.  If possible could you please drop it to the kindy on either Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning so that we can be prepared in advance?—thanks so much!

In terms of the celebration itself, if you could wait at the top gate when you arrive at kindy just before 2, Donna will be up there to greet you and wait with you.  Any kindy kids who don’t usually come on a Tuesday but are coming to the celebration will be brought down to join the rest of our tamariki if they are keen to do so.  After a brief ceremony on the drive we will all come into the verandah space where we will say a few words and then we will share kai together.

It should be a great afternoon and we look forward to seeing you there!

Thanks

updating local procedure. .... feel free to share your ideas in this area with the team...... Assn policy on display in the kete in the cloakroom

Developing Positive Hazard management results …

The WMK association  has expectations of kindergartens to identify hazards at a local level, and to be strategic  in analysing the environment and our practice, and  looking at accident/ medical management.

Team will note association hazard management info as it is disseminated to them.

Team will ask assn senior management PA Lorraine Coulston to explain procedure dissemination procedures as they happen if unclear how such a hazard might be resolved with funding or approval processes formulating ways forward.

Team have developed a master daily hazard list, a master termly hazard list – both specific to the kindergarten as per assn instructions. This is a very complex list and process developed in 2016/17. The items on this list are reviewed each term at local level.

Week 9 each term  is the time the assn has designated for  each kindergarten to work on their daily and termly hazards.  Afterwards we will transfer data to an overall hazard check form and also an uploaded hazard register ( new hazards one at a time). This is a  data retaining entity  called GOSH. GOSH is how we enter any related maintenance concerns to the assn also.

Week 9 audits will  include  auditing the  medical application registers and medical cabinet contents re: expiry and supply. We will ask families to replace contents if they expire before week 9 of the next term.

Week 9 audits include audit of  first aid kit contents re: being available and in terms of expiry. We have a master list of  assn approved first aid contents to check against.

In our week 9 termly hazard week focus we will look at the on line accident book  uploaded reports to association and ensure that we engaged with how the accident happened and any lines of direction that might feed from this. We’ll also look at the daily minor hazard reports  to look at commonalities in any documented  minor accidents. If these occur we need to add a line of direction to the termly/daily hazard work to ensure this regular minor hazard is minimised. This might also be addressed with a teaching and learning plan response or a supervision or resource provision decision.  We  have a check box in this  last area in the termly hazard register review template…… to ensure this has happened.

Kindergarten support staff will ensure regular info reports ( health and also emergency evacuation lists of contacts for all children) will be posted in the evacuation  ‘go’ bag for the group to use when children are transferred out of the building for pick up.  This will be updated a Minimum of twice per term.

The teaching team are required to keep up first aid refreshers every two years and to engage in Child protection professional development.  This is provided by the association.

If a child has an identified medical need that includes specific practice and administration of medication, we will seek PD. Identified children with high needs will have an individual plan designed. Refer admin of medication procedure for specific procedures.

In order to ensure children are safe at Kindergarten and hazards are looked at in a range of ways…the association directs ( in policy ) that each kindergarten has its own procedures that are implemented by staff every day that comply with WMK policies. These are all firmly in place in a range of procedures…. these include the below that relate to hazard managment:

•             Supervision in kindergartens

•             Sun protection

•             Administering medication

•             Management of Illnesses

•             Visitors to the kindergarten

·                 Child protection PD and local procedure

•             Cyber safety procedures to guide the use of the internet, mobile phones and other ICT devices and equipment

•             Specific planning for excursions using WMK policies and forms which include full risk assessments.

LAST REVIEWED: June  2019. Next due June 2021

keeping our tamariki healthy...

As part of our everyday business ensuring quality programming, The teaching team systematically review our local procedures on a whole range of topics to ensure they are working well for kaiako, tamariki and whānau.  Here's one we recently updated. If you have any input, comments, feedback, suggestions etc we'd love to hear your ideas.

dancers

Our dance project supporting our learners to be creative and expressive using dance and music tools is going well... here's a snippet of the wonderful dance we are seeing.....

learning in action

check it out!

fire drill

Our tamariki did a fire drill today. Did you know we practice this once a month so all our children become expert in keeping themselves safe? We evacuated promptly and called the roll to ensure we were all safe. Well done whānau! With so many young children new to the group they did us all proud!

hmmm - just joking ( the pic)!

   Welcome back everyone. Hasn't it been a lovely sunny week to come back to Kindergarten? We're enjoying hearing all the children's adventures over the break. Thanks to those who have sent us pictures of holiday fun... we're having a blast sharing these images and using them in a range of interesting ways. Have a great weekend whānau!