Our day commences in reverent gratitude.  The children enter the room reflective of how they are feeling.  Some are a little hesitant and linger for one last hug before they enter, others bound in in the hope of sitting on the Special Chair.

A mood of reverence, anticipation and joy fills the room. Gentle lyre playing fills the air, a warm circle of love and friendship exists for all lucky enough to enter.  Children are greeted with love and delight. Small stories, gifts or treasures from home are quickly acknowledged and we start our day.

“I can light a candle
God can light a star
Both of them are wondrous
Shining where they are”

Our special chair child lights the candle and magic fills the room, 

When your child comes home from kindy and you ask “what did you do today? “ Living in a childs’ dream like state will mean the correct answer would be “nothing” or “I don’t know”. In kindy we live in a fantasy rich world of imagination surrounded by beauty and filled with authentic love.  Imagination is the pre curser to creative, heart thinking.

An Uncle came for a birthday celebration this week.  He had not been to our school before and when he described it as “Paradise”, I could only agree.

Our children are blessed to receive the gift of childhood.  A place where they are treasured, nurtured, and they have freedom to become;  here we plant the seeds of our future.  Gentleness, kindness, care of our environment are all the elements we require for the health of our world.  A little glimpse into our day gives us faith in humanity.  Your children learn how to negotiate friendships, how to build dams…. How to build bridges that will allow worlds to unite.

All of this in a day!  Kindergarten….A child’s garden, or my favourite image ….. A kinder garden.

Please remember lots of layers for the coming of winter,  singlets, woollen jumpers, raincoats and gumboots, long pants too. Remember play is work and our clothes are part of our tools.

Much love,

Rose and Tracey