Naketa’s Blog

Simon Says…

Found this cool little application on the FreeMacWare blog a little while ago. It’s the old 80’s game Simon. Go on don’t deny it you know what I’m talking about…It’s a nice little time waster (Macs dont have Spider and Solitare built in!) for those of you who need to play a bit between work tasks. Yet another tool I have found to ease my procrastination addiction. You can download Simon here.

A thought for the day….

Found this story on Dean Shareski’s Blog today, reminds me a little of an earlier post.

Thought for the day movie

Slushy Mushy Muddy Pit!

Although these images don’t give the Slushy Mushy Muddy Pit nearly enough credit (bearing in mind its the middle of winter here). The above images are of a ‘real mud pit’ created by the wonderful teachers at Waimauku Kindergarten. I have had the pleasure of seeing first hand a designated mud pit in an early childhood service. What a wonderful feature! There are lots of stories in children’s portfolios depicting the incredible experience for children…oh and teachers. There’s something about mud that brings back a feeling of FUN! I remember making mud pies and squishing my toes when I was younger. How many opportunities do children today get to explore mud!

A huge thank you to the teachers at Waimauku Kindergarten for allowing me to share your fantastic outdoor feature. What a great idea!

Dumpr Puzzler Pic

Not too long ago Greg taught me how to create a Bookmark Folder. Thanks Greg! This evening as one of my great attempts to procrastinate (because I’m soo good at that) I’ve decided to go through my Bookmarks folder titled..wait for it..Things2Try. Seriously, I have a whole lot of websites that I’ve bookmarked to try at a later date. A little while ago Tania posted a blog referring to Dumpr. A neat little website that lets you play around with your pics, she had used the Sketch tool, so I thought I’d give the website a go and have tried the puzzle tool. Pretty cool…and a nice way to conveniently divert from other pressing tasks.

We’ve Moved House!

I’ve been a bit quiet on the blogging front recently. But I’m pleased to announce that I’m an official home owner! I have finally unpacked all I can for the time being. (Still trying to find space for the work stuff). The kids and I are enjoying having our own home. Thank you to those of you who helped us move, to everyone for their encouraging words and to the EC Girlz for the vouchers
Arohanui xox

Strawberry Fare Dessert

Whilst in Christchurch the EC Girlz generally like to make a trip to Strawberry Fare where they have the most amazing desserts…check out the one I got this time!

EC Girlz Ice-Skating Finals

After months and months of training the EC GIrlz joined together for the finals of the Ice Queenz Skating Championships. Their world renowned coach Sandra has certainly had her work cut out for her, and the judges were flown from all around New Zealand to judge the talent of the ECE ICT PL contestants!

The finalists included contestants from the Otago/Southland region, Central North Island Region, Canterbury/Nelson Region, Auckland 1 and Auckland 2 Regions, Christchurch Region and the Wellington Region.

EC Girlz in CHCH – June 07

The ECE ICT PL Team are in Christchurch this week, enjoying the views from the CORE Education offices on 7th floor of the Natcoll Building. Very cool offices which we share with a couple of people from TV3…

It’s great to be back together with the ECE ICT PL Team and the Christchurch CORE Education Team. Lots of work and fun over the next couple of days . Watch this space!!!

Room 9 Class Blog!

Check this out, this is so powerful…I love the little boy who says “these are the comments she (Mum) leaves….I’m doing really well at school – with a huge smile across his face that says it all! Wow Rachel…keep up the good work!

Spider Web

Kindly donated by Manaia Kindergarten