Loose Part Play
You may have heard the term loose parts (or open ended resources) used within your child’s Early Learning Centre but what exactly is it and how are they beneficial in your child’s learning journey?
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September 2024
August 2024
Supporting your Child's Early Literacy
There are many ways that whānau can positively impact their child’s early literacy development by creating opportunities during day to day interactions. Here are just three of the ways you can help support your child on their literacy learning journey.
July 2024
Maths in Action
Everyday in lots of different ways, opportunities present themselves for our children to engage in mathematical concepts.
June 2024
The Magic of Playdough
No doubt over the years we’ve all had a wee dabble playing with play dough- whether it be the commercial play-doh brand that was first marketing as a play product in the 1950’s or the homemade version that has been whipped up in kitchens all around the world. There are many reasons why playdough is so popular and the skills developed through playing with this medium go far deeper than just imagination and creativity!
The many learning benefits of blowing bubbles!
There’s no denying the delight that bubbles can bring for children and adults alike! As an adult it comes naturally to us to be able to blow bubbles, but have you ever thought about the different skills it takes?
April 2023
Childcare Assistance Update
Effective 1 April 2023, more people will be eligible for subsidy and the hourly subsidy rates will increase.
November 2019
Parent Child Expo
Active Explorers Blenheim and Pascals Blenheim joined forces to host a special Parent and Child Expo, showcasing their first-rate programmes and facilities to the local community.
Disco Fever
Yesterday the children at Pascals St Johns celebrated Halloween in the best way possible - with costumes, plenty of ghoulish face paint and a much anticipated centre disco.
September 2019
Maori Language Week
Te Wiki o te reo Maori 9-13 Mahuru 2019. This week kaiako and tamariki at Pascals Albany are immersed in a full week of te reo learning experiences, as part of New Zealand’s annual Maori Language Week.
Dads Dine Out at Pascals Albany
Dads hold a special place in the hearts of all those at Pascals Albany, and on Monday they were treated to a special Father's Day breakfast at Pascals Albany.
August 2019
Pascals St Johns Visits Butterfly Creek
This week the Kiwi infants and Tui toddlers from Pascals St Johns indulged their love of all things animal, with a fun day out at Butterfly Creek.
July 2019
Bugs Galore at Auckland Museum
The Fantail Room children at Pascals St Johns are currently nuts about bugs. A trip to Auckland Museum last week was the perfect way to support their interest and learning on the topic.
Keeping it Local
Recently Pascals St Johns infants enjoyed a fun excursion to the library to participate in the monthly 'Wiggle and Rhyme' class.
Picnic Provides Hours of Family Fun
The annual Pascals St Johns family picnic is a much anticipated event. Not only are there numerous activities to keep the little ones engaged and inspired, but it's a great way for centre families to get to know each other.
PJs at Pascals
Nothing beats a good sleep in. And the children (and parents!) at Pascals St Johns all enjoyed a few extra minutes under the covers recently thanks to the centre's much anticipated pyjama day.
Kiwis Underwater
Submarines, sea creatures and all things in the deep, dark blue have been a topic of huge interest for the Brown Kiwi children at Pascals St Albans.
June 2019
Happy Samoan Language Week
Talofa, from all of us at Pascals Albany! Today we celebrated the language and culture of Samoa.
December 2018
Starship Foundation Toy Collection
Pascals Albany's 5 classrooms held a competition to see which room can collect the biggest mound of toys for tamariki in Starship Hospital.
November 2018
Don't miss out special PAMPER EVENING for all our Pascals Mums at Pascals St Albans!
Join hosts Caroline and Rosa from the Cosmetic Clinic for the latest and greatest in skin rejuvenation and skin care.
September 2018
A Happy Father's Day At Pascals St Johns
Pascals St Johns organised a lovely breakfast for Father's Day. :)
A beautiful Post-Fathers’ Day Breakfast at Pascals Albany
Pascals Albany organised a post-father's day breakfast.
August 2018
'Rhythm and Rhyme' class with Pascals St Johns!
This morning, our infants visited the local library and participated in 'Rhythm and Rhyme' class.
Boys Night Out at Pascals St Johns
Pascals St Johns organised a Boy's night last week. Everyone had fun and enjoyed the activities the teachers prepared.
July 2018
Parents Evening at Pascals St Johns
Celebrating children's leaning and interests through their portfolios.
June 2018
Celebrating Matariki at Pascals Albany
This year again, Pascals Albany organised a beautiful Matariki festival for their whānau.
Eat your vegetables day at Pascals Kindy
Pascals Kindy are working towards achieving our Silver Healthy Heart Award!
Science and Sensory project at Pascals St Johns
This Term we are following the interest of the children as a group. Recently the children seem to love exploring ‘Why things happen?” The curiosity of the children have led to our team giving the children more experience where they test, experiment and predict.
Makey Makey Robotics project
In April, many of the Fantail children were taking a special interest in building robots and machines in the construction area. They gave them a name and brought them to life with imaginative personalities.
May 2018
Connecting to our Wider Community
To further support the children's learning and interest in cooking, at Pascals St Johns we have been organising for our Fantail children to visit the local shops and supermarkets to purchase ingredients for their cooking. This is organised in small groups with teachers ensuring all children have had a turn at visiting our local community throughout the month alongside teachers.
A Happy Mother's Day <3
Pascals Herne Bay Kindy has been very serious about Mother's Day. Their beautiful mother’s got showered with lots of gifts, and yummy food.
Visiting the local retirement home
Every fortnight on a Wednesday Pascals Kindy walks down to their local retirement home – Jervois Residential Care.
April 2018
Anzac Day at Pascals Kindy
For Anzac day, the children at Pascals Kindy baked some Anzac cookies, and painted beautiful poppies on stones.
Pascals Albany at the MOTAT
The children at Pascals Albany have been studying the many kinds of transportation for a few weeks now. They concluded their learning journey by a visit at the MOTAT!
February 2018
Celebrating the Seaweek at Pascals Albany!
This year, Pascals Albany would like to strengthen their engagement with their local community. They set out to do this by collaborating with a chosen charitable organisation every last Tuesday of the month for an event that raises funds, resources and awareness for each of their relevant causes. Last Tuesday, they celebrated the NZ Seaweek!
November 2017
Excursion to Butterfly Creek
The children from Pascals St Johns went on an excursion to Butterfly Creek.
October 2017
Diwali - Festival of Lights
Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights, celebrated every autumn in New Zealand. It signifies the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, and hope over despair.