The pipe to the sandpit

 

We often have the channel stands and pipes coming from the water trough but last week Leo said...."lets get it to go all the way to the sandpit"!! Unfortunately, our stands were not tall to get a long enough angle so we purchased some taller stands to add to the smaller ones we already had. Yesterday we attempted the challenge. We came across some problems on the way and with a bit of sticky tape and problem solving we got the job done. This provided hours of fun and learning for many children!

Halloween

Baby Kowhai

Pamu Kutukutu

Diwali Celebration

Today we celebrated Diwali at Uxbridge. Diwali is a the Festival of Lights which is celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs and Jain's across the world. This Festival celebrates new beginnings and the triumph of light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance. Traditional festivities include the lighting and display of special lamps called diyas, lighting of fireworks and making rangoli patterns. People also celebrate by dressing up in their finest clothes. This year at Uxbridge we also celebrated by dressing up. We decorated, made our own diyas and rangoli patterns, had some henna designs drawn on our hands and prepared some chicken biryani for a Diwali feast. We also shared the story of Diwali and talked about how people celebrate this special festival around the world. 

Slime

With so much fun being had on Rainbow day we decided to have a little more fun by adding slime to the mix. The challenge was to walk across the slime, testing our balance and coordination. There was a few slips but that just added to the fun and some our friends turned into little green monsters by the end.