Easter Celebrations at Preschool

Written by: Eileen

This year our Easter celebrations were varied and exciting. Easter week began with a visit from our very own Chaplain, Reverend Hardie. He shared a poignant message with us about the true meaning of Easter as well as a very large box of delicious hot cross buns that we enjoyed together at morning tea.

With the possible arrival of the Easter Bunny later on in the week, Preschool was a hive of activity as children set about making their own set of bunny ears, and enjoying other creative experiences. With Good Friday around the corner, the children and teachers gathered on the steps to discover that the Easter Bunny had indeed visited, and had left each child a small bag to safely store some yummy chocolate eggs. The children proved themselves to be very astute easter egg gatherers; we reminded our oldest children to make sure that their younger peers did not miss out on collecting the recommended quota.

The children were delighted with their bag of eggs. We were so impressed by the teamwork, consideration and competitive edge the children displayed towards one another. We are sure there were many satisfied tummies that evening– hopefully the eggs were shared with family and friends.

Words from the children...

“Where

would you go if you could fly?”

“Fairyland.” Lia

“To the shopping mall.” Russell

“To my garden at my house.” Max

“I would go to the moon.” Alistair

“Nowhere because I don’t know how to fly and I have no safety gear.”

“To Australia, so I could eat mangoes.” Lexi “To New Caledonia.” Aurielle

“I’d fly into a worm hole because I love worms.” Lucas

“I’d fly to the moon.” Angelo

“I can’t fly.” Ryan “To Rainbow’s End.” Marx

"Sri Lanka.” Ava

“Playground.” Mackenzie “To Waiheke Island.” Scarlon “Arcade.” Ashton

“I’d fly to China because I can see my Grandma and Grandpa.” Emily

“On a trip for a holiday.” Gabriel “In space, like a spaceman.” Ollie

“Australia because it’s so nice and hot.” Indie

“To the moon.” Sean Luo

“The castle because I am a princess” Stella “America.” Ivanna “To the park.” Kousuke

“To Preschool if there were no teachers.” Harry “A park because I like playing at parks.” Vienna

“To China because I want to see my brother.” Luke “Skytower.” Angie

“To the zoo because I can see lots of animals.” Aiden “To New Zealand.” Romy

“America because my Grandma is there.” Rebecca

“Australia.” Finn

“Fairyland so I can see fairies and I’ll have wings.” Amelia

“To Fiji because it has got a swimming pool.” Dylan

“To my party at my house.” Naira

“To the moon and to China.” Miller

“Fly back home to my home in New Zealand.” Harris

“To the beach and the shopping mall.” Jordan

“To the airport.” Arlie