Last Day at Montesori Helensville

Hikawera has been attending Montessori Helensville for the past few months. It has been a wonderful experience for him. I love their culture of learning and exploring. It was great to go into the school and not have screaming chaos, just happy children busy with their activities. Also ALL the teachers speak with soft voices, no raising of voices. makes such a big difference.

Here area some photo's of his last day there. It was spent, so I was told, busily doing all his favorite things.
Way to go Hikawera!!

This is where Hikawera put his lunch box and messages to mum.

All around the centre there are activities on white trays.
They can range from everyday things to art, music, alphabets.
You name it. A child goes and gets a tray uses the items then puts them
back where they got it from, with assistance from teachers.
Each morning they do story writing.

Here are 4 of the staff that were present on Hikawera's last day. Sharon is on the right.
They will miss him.

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Hakarimata's again!

Yes, we did it! We climbed the Hakarimata's again. Still hard, still so rewarding!!

"I'll be your best friend?!"

My baby never fails to have a “such a cutie” moment every day. I don’t know what it is about him, perhaps knowing he is the baby, or simply that he was such a good baby, that I have noticed these little moment s more. I have to share this one with you. It has happened twice this last week. We are sitting in the car and Rakaipaka calls out and asks for something. Usually it is a lolly or chocolate or something I don’t have at that time. Anyway I call out ‘no’, and the response comes back, “Oooh, Ill be your best friend”!!! Ha How cute is that!! He is all of what 2 years old and is already trying that line on his mother!!! Now the question is posed…. Which one of his siblings did he hear that from!!!!

Monday Night Fun

For those in the same faith as our family - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, you would be familiar with Family Home Evening. We have ours most times on a Monday evening. Last night we decided to go into the local school and play netball and on the play gyms that are there. It was a lot of fun. I think I surprised Teancum at how good I was at shooting into the Netball goal. Even Renata, Hikawera and Rakaipaka had a go. There are 2 play gyms at the school. One smaller one at the front of the school for the younger children and one really big one at the back in front of the school pool. This one is really high. If you look at the photo with Teancum in it and note that he is about 2 inches off being taller than me, you will get an idea of how tall this is. The slide is perfect for speed!! (and you know ours LOVE speed). To make it that much more exciting they decided to sit on their shirts and slide down. Needless to say they had a ball.... ...

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