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January 2024
LAM Jan News 2024

Let's start the new year with some fun by having a Teddy Bear Picnic and Water Day Splash Planet!

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December 2023
LAM Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from all of us! The children met Santa, decorated a tree & more!

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July 2023
LAM July Panui 2023

Social Skills through Interaction & PJ Day!

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May 2023
LAM April May News 2023

Check out our latest newsletter filled with language, literacy & more!

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April 2023
Childcare Assistance Update

Effective 1 April 2023, more people will be eligible for subsidy and the hourly subsidy rates will increase.

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March 2023
LAM March News 2023

We love celebrating graduating children's time here with a poroporoaki

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February 2023
Ngā Atua Day

Recognising Te Tiriti O Waitangi by having a Ngā Atua Day

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January 2023
LAM January News

Opening, curriculum celebration, graduations and more

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October 2022
October News

Our monthly newsletter. See what our centre is up to!

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September 2022
September News

Strong partnerships with local marae & hapū empower our tamariki Māori through a responsive curriculum.

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August 2022
August News

Through the power of play children foster important dispositions to support their learning.

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May 2022
May News - Nature Explorers

Being explorers by appreciating the living and natural world we live in.

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April 2022
April News - All things Marbles

All things Marbles and how they roll, is the highlight of this month

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March 2022
March News - Tactile Fun

Tactile and sensory focused month!

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February 2022
Ocean learning and play

This month our tamariki studied the impacts of population in the moana!

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January 2022
Visting our local Marae

Our Local Curriculum involves us having strong connections with our local Marae!

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all our families from everyone here at Learning Adventures Maraenui!

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November 2021
New bike track

There was a lot of excitement this month when our bike track was reshaped with lime stone!

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October 2021
Dress Up Day

Dressing up as our favourite book characters was so much fun!

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August 2021
Performance from the Rainbow Fish!

Today we had a performance from the Rainbow Fish!

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July 2021
Harvesting Harakeke at Pukemokimoki Marae

Harvesting Harakeke at Pukemokimoki Marae. Embracing our culture, sharing matauranga Maori with our tamariki

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June 2021
Pink shirt day at LA Maraenui

Today the team supported Pink Shirt Day - a time to come together to take action against bullying!

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May 2021
Exploring our community gym

Our trip today was the best ever. Our big 4-year-old boys group loved every second of it.

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Wāhine harakeke wānanga evening

Wāhine harakeke wānanga evening and supporting the breast cancer foundation.

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December 2020
We wish you all a Meri Kirihimete and a ka pai new year!

We wrapped up the year with a big family Christmas event with our tamariki being the heart of our evening.

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October 2020
Halloween family fun!

To stay connected with our families and friends we hosted a Light Party for Halloween.

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September 2020
Special Persons Breakfast

For Father’s day we hosted a Special Person breakfast. We had an amazing turn out, re-connecting with our aiga and whānau.

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August 2020
Playball at Learning Adventures Maraenui

Every Friday during Term 3 our tamariki enjoy fun, age appropriate interactive challenges planned by coach Cullen.

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July 2020
Transition to School with Richmond School

Our weekly School transition programme is under way with our group of children attending Richmond School. A great partnership to bridge the gap to support a smoother and more responsive settling and transition process for our tamariki and their whanau. They did us proud adjusting to the classroom environment and learning the ways of Primary school expectation.

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Napier Planetarium

We love getting out in our community and meeting people who have the expertise to support our curriculum.

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May 2019
Active Movement Play at Learning Adventures Maraenui

A new fitness initiative led by Sport Hawke’s Bay has got the kids at Learning Adventures Maraenui building their skills in everything from hula hooping to tennis.

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March 2019
Keeping our teeth clean and strong with Coralee

Here at Learning Adventures Maraenui we have been thinking about how we can support the health and well-being of all tamariki who access our service, particularly with oral health.

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July 2018
Picnic and Play time at Richmond School with Learning Adventures Maraenui

Today we thought we would venture out into our community one last time during the school holidays and enjoy something new. We decided to have a picnic lunch with some yummy buns which were donated by a lovely lady in the community.

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Sowing seedlings at the Maraenui Koha Shed with Learning Adventures Maraenui

Here we are back at the koha shed again as we were invited back to join Whaea Belinda in sowing some vegetable seeds in preparation of spring. It's great that we are able to venture out into our local community of Maraenui and experience hands on learning experiences right here in our back yard.

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June 2018
Matariki Celebrations at Learning Adventures Maraenui

Wow what an amazing time we had celebrating this year Matariki Māori New Year here at Learning Adventures Maraenui.

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