Welcome back to everyone after an unexpected break away for a few weeks! It’s been so nice to see all your smiley faces again and to hear about the adventures which you got up to while you were at home. We have also welcomed a number of new families into Atawhai recently, it is lovely getting to know you all!

You will have noticed that we are getting new grass – now we get to wait and watch it begin to grow, which with the weather beginning to warm up could be soon! How nice will that be to have some plush grass to play on in Summer.

Before lockdown we were beginning to look at animals; partiuclarly animals on the farm as there had been lots of talk about baby lambs and calves. Now that we are back we have also been talking about the flowers beginning to bloom, the blossoms, and the daffodils – so have encompassed all of this to have a focus around Spring.

Our group planning is all about relationships – whanaungatanga, and we will carry this through to term 4 as well. Relationships are key to what we do, and to what we support the children in developing, as part of that we have been sharing more about ourselves – we hope you enjoyed the games we played during lockdown!

Spring can be infamous for changeable weather – hot, cold, windy, rainy, all sorts! So it is a good idea to make sure your children have named clothes with them to suit; we will be sunblocking and wearing hats outside next term, however the mornings can still be a little chilly so a good idea to have warm jumpers and jackets too.

Before you know it Christmas will be here - this year seems to just be flying by very quickly! If you ever have any questions or concerns, or would just like to have a chat then we are always available for that.

From Team Atawhai.