Flora MacDonald Day

Written by: Kirsty

Our girls were invited to attend the inaugural Flora MacDonald Day celebrations with the Girls’ School on their new site in Shore Road. Arriving very early at Preschool the girls had beautiful tartan sashes neatly pinned onto their small shoulders and with friends and teachers in tow, we all headed up to the bus for our exciting short trip through Remuera. Our girls had the opportunity to play a part in the ceremonial proceedings that included marching in the parade led by the Pipe Bands and Drummers. Everyone did such a wonderful job setting the pace for the older girls to follow. During the ceremony everyone sat quietly, listening carefully to the speeches and doing their best to join in with the songs, appreciating the experience and ambiance where we could all absorb and learn about aspects of our proud Scottish heritage.

These experiences offer our Preschool children opportunities to build a sense of belonging within our wider organisational community, giving them a little taster of what is to come in their educational future. It was lovely seeing many family members joining us for this special celebration. As teachers, we were so proud of you all, showcasing our Saint Kentigern Value of Respect and being such a great group of Preschool representatives.

offers moments for the children to appreciate the scenes where siblings can seek each other out for a quick hug or friendly smile, make these times even more special and poignant. Attending events like this also add an extra layer to our transition experiences for our children as they give them a taster of what is to come in their educational future.

Words from the children…

“If you could be an animal, what kind would you be?”

“I would be a lion." Simon and Declan

“I would be a cheetah because they are so fast.” Ava

“A tiger because they are big and scary.” Bryce

“A bunny rabbit.” Alistair

“A cat and a dog.” Angelo

“A unicorn so I could have magic and fly.” Amelia

“An elephant because they can spray water at my sister.” Rio

“A giraffe because they are tall.” Scarlon

“A horse because it is like a unicorn.” Emily

“A giraffe because it is tall getting leaves from the trees.” Atticus

“A unicorn.” Layla

“A pig.” Harris

“An alligator because I like them.” Ollie

“An elephant because elephants can spray water and spray dinosaurs into the air.” Sean Liu

“Unicorns I love unicorns because I love to draw unicorns. I like the unicorns horns.” Helios

“A cold bunny because they eat carrots and sugar.” Emma

“Kangaroo because they hop so much.” Lia

“A tiger because they eat grass.” Alex

“A scary animal because I like scary things.” Dylan

“A crocodile because they are scary.” Ivanna

“A rabbit because I like rabbit’s colours.” Angela

“A zebra because I love them.” Stella

“A unicorn cat because they are pretty.” Lexi

“A pig because pig is my zodiac animal.” Oliver

“A unicorn because they have long horns.” Romy

“A T-Rex because I like them.” Lucas

“Bunnies because they are soft and can stay in my bed.” Olivia

“Monkey because I saw them in the zoo. My dad said we don’t have monkeys because they scratch me.” William

“Tiger because I have a tiger at my home.” Finn

“A tiger because they have stripes on their tail and sharp teeth.” John

“Bunny because they can jump.” Victoria