xox. We L♥VE you Miss K.
Welcome to Minischool Educational Preschool on Norfolk Island. We offer a fresh and inspirational approach to preschool education. Living on a small island, it is 360 degrees of views & paradise. That is why we like to say we are learning with a view.
Friday, March 8, 2013
Off to NZ for Waitangi day
Another stamp for our passports :)
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
The chicken whisperer
They call me the chicken whisperer! I have been telling the children everyday during lunch that one day I would pick up and have a cuddle of the local feral rooster who cleans up any lunch crumbs.
Everybody please meet Rodney who sat very still on my lap for almost half an hour while we inspected his beautiful feathers at close range. The children loved it and still couldn't believe I did it.
I also raised baby duck eggs and they lived happily in my old next door neighbours dam for years waddling over to my place for a feed each day. We lost a few duck and chickens to 5 metre long pythons and foxes...I don't miss those days.
By the way, these photo was taken by 3 and 4 year olds on my digital SLR camera...lots of lessons learned today Did I mention 'I love my job'
xox Cristina Rose
Monday, March 4, 2013
Happy Chinese New Year
Or as my son said. "Happy New EAR".
Happy year of the Snake.
We are inspired to learn about china and other customs that include Chinese new year.
There were dragons, lanterns and dress ups as well as a rice dish.
Throw in pancake Tuesday and Valentines day as well and it was a pretty busy yet rewarding week.
Pumice and a touch of landscape gardening
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There were many lessons to be had as the children decided to grade and sort the lightweight airy rocks into small medium and large piles and weigh them on our scales.
One of our beautiful little people Mr A settled himself beside our new pot plants and spent hours and hours arranging and rearranging the pumice stones around the plants.
Wouldn't it be amazing if he ended up as a landscape gardener or other career involving moving and placing rocks in their right positions.
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lunchbox of the week (Month of February)
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We love creative lunches using a range of clever ideas such as seasonal produce served 101 different ways and dinner leftovers to lunchbox yum.
We love rubbish free lunchboxes.
Here is our newest encouragement called lunchbox of the week. We encourage the children to eat healthier as well as giving some great lunchbox ideas to parents who may be struggling with new ways to serve lunchbox nutrition and treats without resorting to pre packaged and processed foods.
Follow the Norfolk Island lunchbox on facebook for more tips and tricks.
Here is just a sample of our January/February contenders of lunchbox of the week.
We hope you find even a little inspiration.
1. Porridge, Sao Crackers, banana/plun, cold roast meat, combination in a container of fresh pineapple,capsicum and carrot sticks and chick peas, tinned fruit, water to drink.
2. Peanut butter on brown bread sandwiches, ham slices, sao's and cruskits, rice crackers, water to drink.
3. cheese slices, sultanas, yoghurt in reusable container, coleslaw and ham in container, fresh passionfruit, sausage and baked beans in container, water to drink.
4.crackers, brown bread sandwich with cream cheese, porpay (cherry guava), carrot sticks, shredded cabbage, red and yellow capsicum slices.
5. washable container filled with capsicum, tomato and zucchini strips, brown rice & sausages & sauce in a container, seaweed rice crackers, brown bread sandwich with Vegemite & cheese, diced tin fruit in a reusable container, and a muesli bar (just in case I finish everything, the child informs me)
WELL DONE to all parents for constantly packing interesting, nutritional foods for your children to try. You are very inspirational to me.
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