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Northland Kindergarten helping to restore Tongan School
Bream Bay Kindergarten teaching staff are spending their Easter holidays on a remote Tongan Island, Niuatoputapu, helping to reinstate the island’s school, which was destroyed by the September 2009 Tusnami. The island lies 300km north of Vava’u.
Mandy Taylor, Anne Gilmour and Tania Shine (teaching staff at Bream Bay Kindergarten) were motivated to help this community because at the time of the disaster, Bream Bay Kindergarten had a child attending whose family was from the island. The child’s mother told the team how bad the situation was and that five months after the earthquake the school still was not rebuilt. This is a poor nation who needs help and we can give it.
The Bream Bay Kindergarten won a Team Building Scholarship through the Northland Kindergarten Association, which will pay for airfares for the three teachers to travel to the remote island. Their journey to Tonga begins on the 2nd of April, where the Tongan Navy will be waiting to collect them and their resources for a two day boat ride to the island of Niuatoputapu. All arrangements have been made for their stay on Niuatoputapu by the local community, including traditional welcome and festivities, accommodation, meals and visits to local villages and schools.
The Kindergarten team won’t be involved in the construction of the school, rather restocking and re-establishing the classroom equipment. The Northland Kindergarten Association has helped the team further by raising $5,000 through the Northland Kids Expo, held in October 2009. The team at the Kindergarten are busy fundraising for the trip, the more money they raise, the more they will be able to give to the community.
This project has also been a learning opportunity for the children at the Bream Bay Kindergarten. They have been learning traditional Tongan songs and listening to Tongan music. And certainly all the children attending this Kindergarten now know what a tsunami is. The children have shown wonderful empathy and compassion for the children in Tonga effected by this disaster. The Kindergarten is hoping to build a long term relationship with the school in Niuatoputapu and plan to continue to send across needed teaching materials.
If you would like further information about giving a donation to the Tongan school on Niuatoputapu contact a member of the
Bream Bay Kindergarten on 09 432 8096.
Relay for Life - Cancer Society New ZealandYes, the NKA are taking part in this wonderful event once again.
An exciting team of 10 or more teachers and staff banded together, and walked for life!!
We pitched a tent, gathered together culinary delights to share, mingled with the crowds and enjoyed getting to know each other.
Come and join us for 2010!! "WATCH THIS SPACE"
Northland Kindergarten Association 2010 AGM’s
| Kindergarten |
Date |
Time |
Venue |
| Bream Bay |
24 Feb |
6.30pm |
Kindergarten
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| Dargaville |
24 Feb |
2.00pm |
Kindergarten
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| Forest View |
18 Feb |
6.30pm |
Kindergarten
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| Hikurangi |
11 Mar |
7.30pm |
Kindergarten |
| Hillcrest |
19 Feb |
12.35pm |
Kindergarten |
| Hora Hora |
17 Feb |
12.45pm |
Kindergarten |
| Hurupaki |
9 Mar |
6.30pm |
Kindergarten |
| Kamo |
19 Feb |
1.15pm |
Kindergarten |
| Kerikeri |
22 Feb |
3.30pm |
Kindergarten |
| Mairtown |
17 Feb |
1.00pm |
Kindergarten
|
| Manaia |
1 Mar |
7.30pm |
Kindergarten |
| Onerahi |
3 Mar |
3.00pm |
Kindergarten |
| Paihia/Waitangi |
15 Feb |
3.15pm |
Kindergarten |
| Portland |
7 Feb |
12.45pm |
Kindergarten |
| Raumanga |
17 Feb |
7.00pm |
Kindergarten |
| Riverside |
10 Mar |
1.00pm |
Kindergarten |
| Ruawai |
22 Feb |
7.00pm |
ElleCee Café |
| Selwyn Park |
15 Feb |
7.00pm |
Kindergarten |
| Te Timatatanga o Te Matauranga |
12 Mar |
1.00pm |
Kindergarten
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| Tikipunga |
18 Mar |
7.00pm |
Kindergarten |
| Northland Kindergarten Association |
30 Mar |
7.00pm |
ASB Leisure
Ctr Kensington |
NKA KAURI AWARD WINNERS
   
- Technology in Teaching - Karen Fred
- Team building and group dynamics - Bream Bay Kindergarten
- Tikanga Maori - Manaia Kindergarten
- Outdoor Development Planning - Raewyn Ings
- Nature/Forest Kindergartens - Sue Guiney
- Active Movement - Te Timatatanga o te Matauranga Kindergarten
- Special Needs Teaching Skills - Angie Moselen
- Individual Choice - Carol Cook
- Special Service Award - Keith Allen
Our congratulation to everyone who won an award and we look forward
to hearing all about your adventures in 2010.
Virtual Sprint Race
- 1st Anna Thorpe from Onerahi 143,044 steps
- 2nd Mandy Houston from Riverside 139,232 steps
- 3rd Mari Allely from Tikipunga 132,709 steps
Well done, this was an outstanding effort by everyone so keep it up.
       
What a great day for our kids of Northland
A huge thank you to Sport Northland, our sponsors and all the NKA staff who assistance in making this a fantastic day for all our children and families of Northland KIDS EXPO 2009.
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