Our relationship with Whangaparaoa Primary School New Entrant Class enables a teacher to take children for before-school visits.  This has shown to be beneficial for transitioning the children from Kindy to the school environment.

We run group times which include: Mosaics, beach walks, gardening, drama group, pre maths/writing activities, sewing, baking, art exploration and much more.

We give our parents our “Getting ready for school toolkit” booklet and have found that the research through the BrainWave Trust supports the way we prepare children for school.  Here are some links that we have found inspiring:

https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2595176/what-3-to-7-year-olds-need-to-learn-nathan-mikaere-wallis

https://www.facebook.com/BrainwaveTrust/

https://www.brainwave.org.nz/