Nettie Riley Kindergarten

Pie Fundraiser at Nettie Riley Kindergarten

This month we will be having a Centa Bakery pie fundraiser. Our last pie fundraiser was such a hit earlier this year, so we have decided to do it again! These pies are delicious, and we wanted to share this with our wider community.

There are 13 flavours to choose from and the cost is $13 per pie. Please contact Anita or Christina on 04 567 0142 if you are interested in placing an order.

Orders and money are due by August 21st.

Pies will be ready for pick up from the Kindergarten on the 5th September.

During the lead up to celebrating Matariki we have enjoyed tending to our māra kai, baking and cooking, and sharing an enjoyable evening with our whānau here at Nettie Riley Kindergarten. We continue to learn and explore the whetū of Matariki, what they represent and link to within te taiao (the natural world); provoking wonderful conversations about whetū, marama, and their stories. How have you celebrated Matariki in your whānau?

On Friday, our Pōhutukawa tamariki enjoyed taking their mindfulness practice outside, getting to use our new deck! The fresh air added to our calm atmosphere for mindfulness leaving us all feeling refreshed and ready to re-engage in learning.

We have a vacancy for a qualified Teacher at Nettie Riley Kindergarten - applications close on Friday 3rd May, 5pm.

Interested applicants are welcome to come and visit us - please call 04 567 0142 to arrange a time.

This is a permanent position at our all-day, all-year kindergarten, working Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 5.00pm.

Our teachers are passionate about providing learning opportunities that encourage curiosity and wonder - are you excited to bring your own skills, talents and experiences into our team?

Visit our website to find out more and apply: www.huttkindergartens.org.nz

Some family fun this weekend- Highlight - Carnival of Lights at Brewtown. Hot tip: wear your gumboots!

Thanks to Blue Carrot Catering for supporting our fundraising with delicious Arobake hot cross buns! Happy Easter everyone 🐰🐣

Going GREEN tomorrow! Raising funds for our friends in Hawke's Bay kindergartens!

Teachers in Parliament today showing united support for NZEI striking for better working conditions so tamariki have better learning conditions

We have a Teacher Support vacancy available at Nettie Riley Kindergarten – get in touch today!

• Monday - Friday, 9am–5.30pm
• Central Hutt location (behind Hutt Hospital)
• All-day, all-year service
• Perfect for a team player, who loves working with children and
thrives in a vibrant atmosphere

We are looking for a Teacher Support who will add their energy and enthusiasm to our existing team at Nettie Riley Kindergarten.
In this role you will work closely with tamariki, build positive working relationships with whānau, support the teachers with the learning programme, prepare resources and complete some housekeeping duties.

To be successful at Nettie Riley, you will need:
• to be willing to learn and develop your natural ability to work
with children
• to have a passion for supporting our tamariki and whānau
• empathy and patience
• to be a flexible team player, with a "can do" attitude
• a great sense of humour!

About Nettie Riley Kindergarten:
Nettie Riley is located on Witako Street in central Lower Hutt and offers an all-day, all-year service for 2-5 year olds. We combine the kindergarten teaching philosophy and a longer day service. As an all-year service, Nettie Riley Kindergarten does not close for term breaks and is open 237 days a year, with a two week closure period over Christmas/New Year and on public holidays.

Applications close on Friday 1st July at 5pm. To apply please click on the link below:
https://www.huttkindergartens.org.nz/vacancy_ts_nettie-riley_/

Check out what's happening in Wellington to celebrate Matariki

Our Angie was singing in the choir at the beacon lighting for the Queens Platinum jubilee last night!
Enjoy your long weekend 👑

https://youtube.com/watch?v=lXvk6iUmoMY&feature=share

LIVE: Queen’s Jubilee beacon lit in New Zealand capital A beacon is lit in Wellington for Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations as she completes a record-breaking 70 years on the British throne. ...

Hutt City Kindergartens With 20 kindergartens throughout Hutt City, a range of session times and 20 hours free, there's sure

A friendly reminder that all HCK Kindergartens will be closed tomorrow to allow our staff to have a Wellness Day. Thank you to everyone for your support during this time.

To our HCK Whānau

Our parent and whānau workshop will be held on Monday 9th May at 7pm - A FREE online presentation for whānau who have tamariki enrolled in a HCK Kindergarten.

Kathryn Berkett will be presenting on what physically happens in the brain when we learn. She will discuss how our environments impact learning and concentrate on the importance of modelling, reinforcing and repetition. She will also discuss the importance of learning from other children and what we can do to enhance the learning process.

Register now as spaces are limited! Click here to fill in the registration form: https://forms.gle/UEsM57S2EBt9btWc7

Registrations close on Wednesday 4th May.

Get your orders in for delicious hot cross buns now! 6 buns for only $10! To be delivered April 13th.
Order forms available from kindergarten now.
Hot Cross buns baked by Aro Bakery, fundraiser sponsored by Blue Carrot Catering

Last week ngā tamariki had noticed that the sunflowers in our garden had lost all of the petals and didn't look pretty anymore. Tasha cut the flower head off and in morning we picked all the seeds out. Carolyn shared that these seeds could be planted in Raumati/Summer and we would be able to grow new sunflowers.
We looked carefully at the seeds and noticed they were stripy! We felt them and squeezed them, some popped out of their shell! Carolyn said that the seed has a hard shell to protect it, but once we plant them again a little shoot will burst through the shell and into Papatuanuku and grow big and tall again for us to enjoy

To our HCK Whānau, please see letter below from our General Managers in regards to the COVID-19 Protection Framework - Red Setting

We have been enjoying wonderful summer days at kindergarten and have had the sprinkler out cooling us down. Ngā tamariki have loved the cool down!
Enjoy your long weekend and we will see you on Tuesday.

Kia Ora e te Whānau
We have had a wonderful warm start to the year with lots of exploring and reconnecting with friends. Kaiako spent time foraging over the break and adding to our collection of loose parts. It has been exciting to see what ngā tamariki have been creating and exploring with these. Loose parts play helps tamariki develop creative and critical thinking skills by encouraging them to use their imagination and experiment with new ideas freely.

Children helping with age appropriate chores is positive developmentally too!

Kia ora e te whānau,

Last week we celebrated with not 1 but 2 Happy Holiday parties. We had lots of tired tamariki and kaiako after the last party on Friday but we also had so much fun (which is what it's all about).

We also want to say a huge ngā mihi to all our amazing whānau. We have been inundated with gifts and Kai and we feel very spoilt by you all ❤. Thank you, thank you, thank you 🙂.

Reminder that today 21st December is the last day of Kindergarten for 2021. We reopen in the new year on the 5th January.

Ngā mihi o te Kirihimete me te Tau Hau!

Kia ora e te whānau,

Today we drew the Christmas raffle. Congratulations to the winners. If you have won a prize you will have been contacted by Hannah. We have raised over $800 which is amazing. Winners in the picture below 🙂.

We would like to say a massive ngā mihi (thank you) to everyone who donated things for our hampers and a special thank you to the following people:

Noa's whānau for the donation of 2 x 1 hour massages
Olive's whānau for the donation of the Seashore Cabaret voucher
Nora and Fonz's whānau for the donation of the Hills Hats voucher

We are incredibly humbled by the support we have received and thank you again.

We will be using the funds raised to purchase resources for the Kindergarten in the new year.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at kindergarten! Tamariki have been having lots of creative fun decorating trees with loose parts, wrapping presents and creating amazing artwork! We are getting excited for our dress up day next Tuesday! Roll on Christmas!

Nettie Riley Kindergarten updated their information in their About section.

Our gardens have been growing so well over the past month. Tamariki have been very interested in the growth of the plants both inside and outside. They have been helping to water the sunflowers and helping Christine care for all the indoor plants with her special banana water!

Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) is on next week. Will you be joining us?

We invite Hutt City Kindergarten parents and whānau to attend our Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 26th October at 7pm. Let your Head Teacher know if you would like to attend.

Every kindergarten with at least two parents in attendance
will go in the draw to win $500 cash!

Venue is The Dowse Art Museum, 45 Laings Road, Lower Hutt

See you there!

We have all been working together to get our garden ready for ngā tamariki to have the opportunity to grow some sunflowers and vegetables. Claire and ngā tamariki have made up our worm farm and have been looking after the worms and the compost, two ways we recycle and help our garden! We planted some sunflower seeds into egg shells and have been putting these into our flower garden as they sprout, we are looking forward to lots of bright colour in our summer garden!

A little reminder to breathe this weekend.

Message from the association, as stated business as usual but if your child is unwell at all please keep them at home until they are better.

We are back at Alert Level 2....
All our kindergartens will remain OPEN however if your tamariki is unwell, please keep them at home.
Contract tracing forms will be in place as well as QR codes.
Our kaiako look forward to welcoming your tamariki tomorrow!