Apple Tree Childcare

This week at Apple Tree we celebrated Ocean Week! 🌊🐠

Our tamariki explored the wonders of the ocean through hands-on learning, creative activities and lots of curiosity.

From discovering sea creatures to ocean-inspired play and art, the children loved learning about the amazing world beneath the waves.

Ocean Week sparked wonderful conversations about marine life, caring for our oceans and protecting our environment.

It has been a week full of discovery, creativity and excitement as our little learners explored the beauty of the ocean together. 💙

🎶 Music Week Moments! 🎶
Our tamariki had the best time exploring rhythm, sound, and movement! From shaking instruments to dancing and singing! Music brought so much joy and learning into our days. 💛🥁✨

🌟 Professional Development at Apple Tree 🌟

Recently, our teaching team had the wonderful opportunity to take part in our first professional development session with the amazing team from Engage, supported by the Ministry of Education.

We’ve already learnt so much, including new ways to:

✅ Support children’s social and emotional development
✅ Create engaging and purposeful learning experiences
✅ Build strong partnerships with families and whānau
✅ Reflect on and enhance our teaching practices

We’re excited for our next session and can’t wait to continue growing as educators and bringing fresh ideas into our daily routines for the benefit of our tamariki.

A huge thank you to Engage and the Ministry of Education for helping us on this journey.

🚴‍♀️ Wheels Day Fun! 🛴🚗

Today was all about movement, balance, and BIG smiles at our Wheels Day! The children brought in their favourite bikes, scooters, trikes, and ride-ons and zoomed around with such excitement. 🏁✨

It was incredible to see their confidence grow as they navigated turns, practiced their coordination, and shared joyful moments with friends. Learning through play at its best! 💛

Thank you to our families for helping make this day a success and for those helmets!

🚒🔥 Exciting visit at Apple Tree preschool! Yesterday, our little learners got a special visit from our local firefighters and their big red fire truck! 🚨👩‍🚒

The children had a blast exploring the truck, practicing our fire drill, and even using the hose to put out pretend fires. 💦✨

A huge THANK YOU to our brave firefighters for taking the time to teach and inspire our future heroes. We always love having you contribute to our learning and building competent and confident learners. See you again soon! ❤️