omok | Over 2's

Our Pre School room caters for children from 2-5 years of age. The environment is designed to best meet the needs of children at their different ages and developmental stages. The Pre School room has its own sleep area and inside and outside play areas, with teachers always on hand to welcome families and their children.

Preparation for School

Omokoroa PreSchool opens at 7.00 am, and the environment is set up ready for your child’s day. Our focus is to help settle your child into the centre and say goodbye to you. Your child soon gets busy at activities in their environment and at around 9.30 a.m we begin to tidy up ready for our morning tea. We all wash our hands and sit at the tables for morning tea, a teacher will also be seated at each table. Before Kai we say a karakia to give thanks for our food.

After morning tea the children put away their drink bottles and chairs before choosing from independent activities or planned activities often linked to children’s interests and the planning.

At 11.30 we begin to tidy up for lunch before we begin our daily mat time. At 12 o’clock we wash hands say karakia and eat lunch. After lunch children who are sleeping go the their beds with a teacher into the open sleep room and the other children are able to choose a quiet activity inside or go outside. At 2.30 when we tidy up ready for afternoon tea which we usually eat outside in the shade weather permitting. After afternoon tea children can chose from independent and planned activities until we begin to wind down the day.

Programme

Children at Omokoroa Pre school will experience a planned and emergent curriculum that will build on their experiences, knowledge, skills, attitudes, needs, interests and views of the world. Children will be given opportunities to learn and develop to their potential as well as to share and participate fully in the teaching and learning process. The programme incorporates the NZ Te Whariki Curriculum which encourages children to use their abilities to grow and learn within an atmosphere of stimulation and harmony.

A Typical Day

“Our focus is to help settle your child into the centre and say goodbye to you. Your child soon gets busy at activities
in their environment.”

Daily Routine

We have a transition to school programme where the 4 year old children spends 30 minutes in a seperate area with a transition to school teacher participating in a planned and focused session. When your child turns 4 years, in preparation for school they will be able to participate in a program designed to support their enhancement to school. They will be given a work book and will be learning; Early literacy skills eg: phonic, word recognition, story comprehension, early writing skills, numeracy, counting, number recognition, shape recognition, pattern sequencing, ICT. etc. The book will be kept at pre school

Educa

Educa is a secure online portfolio tool which we use to track the learning and development of your children. Our online E-Portfolios allows you to access your child’s portfolio on the go, through the use of technology. You are able to capture the child’s learning and development through learning stories, videos, photos etc. Educa is a secure web based portfolio system specifically designed for New Zealand ECE centres and parents. You will be issued with a Educa application form on the enrolment.