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Messenger Volume XXXIV | No 32 | 21st August 2013 The Messenger is published each Wednesday by Print It Wanaka Ltd
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Wanaka Playgroup thanks…
Wanaka Playgroup Thanks the Graham and Olive West Trust for their new Early Childhood Education Equipment
Wanaka Playgroup is thrilled with its brand new equipment after being the grateful recipients of a generous grant of $4600 from the Graham and Olive West Trust. Educational and robust play equipment is costly and it would have been impossible for Playgroup to update and replace some of its very tired resources without external funding. Purchases were made to include all ages: there’s a mat and a ‘Crawl-and-See-Me’ Centre for the babies which is ideal for tummy time to encourage crawling, reaching, and facial recognition; for the toddlers and preschoolers there’s a modular soft gym set, and a set of interlocking tactile panels featuring convex and concave mirrors, cogs, and various geometrically-shaped windows. These are not only fun, but teach the children some basic concepts of physics. Playgroup Co-ordinator Anna Scott-Walker is delighted to have the new, bright
and modern, early childhood education equipment: “The kids are full of giggles! They can even build with them to make a building or a tunnel”. And then for summer, there are some cool, new toys for the water table. Wanaka Playgroup is accredited with the Ministry of Education and available for 0 – 5 year olds accompanied by their caregiver. Sessions run Mondays and Thursdays 0930 – 1130 am at the Old Presbyterian Church Hall, Tenby Street. Cost is $3/ family/session.
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For more information, contact Rachel Allibone (President, Wanaka Playgroup) on 443 5147 or 021 1029 130. PS: We’d love to hear from anyone with a potential Playgroup meeting place. We have appreciated renting the facilities from the Presbyterian Church over the years, but with the Old Hall’s imminent demise, we are faced with having to explore other options. Please contact Rachel if you can help. Thanks kindly!
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