A trip to the Post Office

After our book week excursion we headed to the playground for lunch and a play.

that's my mums post box

We had written some letters to friends and family locally and overseas and we were going to the Norfolk Island Post office to post them ourselves.

The staff were fabulous especially Kath. We bought our own stamps 60 cents to go on an overseas letter and 15 cents locally. We were then taken to the back sorting rooms of the post office to cancel the stamps and sort into airmail and local. Each child got to place their own letter into their postbox ready to collect on the outside.

G checked his own mail and found he had a parcel collection certificate, this was as popular as a golden ticket to the chocolate factory. one receiving his HUGE parcel from the parcel room, each child wanted to have a hold to guesstimate its weight.

The children tested out a freight box to feel what it would be like as sea mail travelling by ship to Norfolk Island.

Kath read us a story about the adventures of Postie Kate.

After a stamp on the hand it was time to be picked up.
Thankyou to the staff (and to Mandy for volunteering your time).

Mandy has now set up a post office at preschool for us to continue sending letters to each other. This is helping us with name recognition (our own and others), writing, drawing and other fine motor skills.