Our Preschool is a dynamic place, with new children starting every term. Sometimes the adults change too!

This term, we have welcomed Chelcie to the Preschool team as our new Education Assistant and Stephanie and Grace to the Integrated Services team as Speech and Language therapists. We are delighted to have these new team members on board to support our students' development. We have also welcomed several new tamariki to our Preschool whānau. Anouk, Florence and Katisha are our three new two-year-olds.

The first step for everyone at our Preschool is to develop a strong sense of belonging. We all need to know we have a place we belong. This term, we are helping the new ākonga learn that they belong here at Preschool and can say "goodbye" to their parent, knowing they will be safe with us until their parent returns. Talking about where their parents are and what they might be doing is often reassuring during the transition.

This term, our learning focus is whānau. Below are photos of staff and student whānau learning family words and signs like "my day" and "your sister". These activities help all of us know we belong - here at Preschool with our friends and at home with our family.