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Our rituals at Taitua
Today our Tawhirimtea room headed out into nature to explore.
We gathered up our lunch and bedding and headed off to meet Te Rapa at Taitua Arboretum. Once we arrived, we were able to interact and observe a range of animals within the environment. There were lots of small baby chickens and we learnt very quickly that the mother chickens were very protective of them. After heading off down the track, we found a beautiful paddock full of long grass for us to set up our space. After a small run around, we settled in and enjoyed our lunch together. Our children found a small comfortable spot in the grass to lie down and enjoy their bottles, before climbing into their beds below the beautiful large trees that provided us shade. As we lay in bed to go to sleep, we were able to hear all sorts of sounds. Our children enjoyed trying to work out what these were, from rosters, to planes to insects. It did not take long for our children to all drift off to sleep in the beautiful fresh air provided to us by Papatuanuku. Our centre vision is seekers within our surroundings, and it is important to us that our children are provided opportunities to experience this in all areas of their learning day. Creating an environment that supports our rituals and promote the health and well-being of our tamariki ma.