A collection of useful resources from the Brooklyn Early Childhood Centre, including a trusty recipe for playdough and words from waiata we sing.
Healthy Lunch box ideas
Alternative to pre-packaged food
N.B. No Peanut butter or whole egg
Sandwiches or rolls:
- Sandwiches with Marmite, Fruit spread, Honey or rolls filled with ham, luncheon, cheese etc
- Rice cakes lightly spread with vegemite or fruit spread or honey
- Pita pockets or wraps filled with ham, luncheon, greens, cheese, and avocado with a little hummus/light mayonnaise
- Sushi and rice paper wraps filled with veggies, chicken, fish, Tuna etc
Left over dinners:
place in fridge and write your child’s name on white board, the teaching team can heat these up for your child/children
Homemade pizza
Fruit and Vegetables:
5 plus a Day
- Sliced vegetables and fruit: try slicing Cucumber, carrots and celery with hummus dip
- Homemade fruit salad
- Cherry tomatoes, sliced tomatoes
- Avocado cut in half or chopped in pieces
- Sliced fruit, half Banana, apple, pear, oranges cut in quarters
- Dried fruits, apricots, raisins, etc
Dairy:
- Homemade yoghurt
- Fresh fruit yoghurt
- Sliced cheese, not processed cheese
To save money and rubbish purchase large pots of yoghurt and place in small containers
Handy tip: Place ice pack in your child’s lunch box
Baking:
- Toasted English muffin with a scrape of honey or fruit spread.
- Homemade muffins or buy a low fat muffin mix (check your supermarket).
- Pike lets and Fruit spread
- Bran and Fruit muffins, homemade biscuits
Drink bottle filled with water H20
Helpful website for parents: http://www.kidspot.co.nz/
Waiata/Songs
Ko Nga ra o te wiki enei is a waiata about the days of the week that we have been learning this year. It’s to the tune of the Banana Boat Song and is good fun to sing. Our tamariki are getting really good at it!
Ko Nga ra o te wiki enei
Rahina
Ratu
Raapa!
Ko Nga ra o te wiki enei
Rapare
Ramere
Rahoroi!
Ko Nga ra o te wiki enei
Ratapu
Ratapu
Ko Nga ra o te wiki enei
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The Pirate Song
When I was one, I played my drum, the day I went to sea
I climbed aboard a pirate ship and the captain said to me:
We’re going north – south – east – west and up the Irish Sea
With a bowl of jell to fill my belly
That’s the life for me
Oi!
When I was two, I tied my shoe the day I went to sea…
When I was three, I hurt my knee the day I went to sea…
When I was four, I learned to snore the day I went to sea…
When I was five, I took a dive the day went to sea…
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The action song, Whatiwhati To Hope, is very popular and parents tell us they hear the children performing it at home. Here are the words so that you can join in with them. Scroll down the page and you’ll also find the words to our Welcome song as well as Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Tirama Tirama.
Whatiwhati Ho Hope
Whatiwhati to hope (swing your hips)
Ringa pakia e (slap your hands)
Waewae takahia (stamp your foot)
Ka huri o kanohi e (turn your face)
Titiro whakarunga (Look up)
Titiro whakararo (Look down)
Haere whakamua (Walk forward)
Hoki whakamuri (Walk backwards)
Whatiwhati to hope (Swing your hips)
Ka huri to tinana e (Turn your body)
Ka huri to tinana e (Turn your body)
Welcome Song
Hello! How are you?
Hello! How are you?
Hello! How are you?
How are you today?
It’s good to see ___ here, It’s good to see ___ here, It’s good to see ___ here,
How are you today?
Kia Ora! Kei te pehea koe?
Kia Ora! Kei te pehea koe?
Kia Ora! Kei te pehea koe?
How are you today?
The children have also learned these greetings in other languages:
French Bonjour! Comment ça va?
German Hallo! Wie geht es dir?
Serbian Dobar dan! Kako si?
Mandarin Ni hao! Ni hao ma?
Greek Kalimera! Ti kanis?
Italian Buon giorno! Come sta?
We’d love to learn other languages too, so please let us know what language you use in your home.
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle twinkle little star,
How I wonder what you are,
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky,
Twinkle twinkle little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Maori version
Tirama tirama ngaa whetuu,
Kei te pehea ra koutou,
Kei runga ake raa,
He taimana to rite,
Tirama tirama ngaa whetuu,
Kei te pehea ra koutou.
(alternative 3rd line: Kei runga ake ai)
Playdough Recipes
There are many playdough recipes. Here is one that is easy to make at home:
1 Cup salt
4 tsp cream of tartar
3 Tbsp oil
2 Cups boiling water
Food colouring
2 Cups plain flour
Stir salt, cream of tartar and oil together. Add boiling water and a little bit of food colouring. Stir in flour. When it’s mixed in and has cooled down a bit, knead the dough to get a smooth consistency.
