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Feeding the birds for Winter

We have been talking to the children about the birds not having enough food during winter. At the end of kai time we having been putting out the left over apple cores and some bird food we made out of cooking fat and bird seed. 
There was significantly a huge increase in the number of birds coming for their kai yesterday and today. 
I wonder what birds might come into your place if you put food out for them??

News from whaea Lynette in Vietnam

Xin Chao from Vietnam

Hello to the kaiako, tamariki and whanau at Nayland Kindergarten. Time is going very quickly on my trip through Asia. I thought I would share a few more photos of my favourite places in Vietnam so far....

Ninh Binh was beautiful, and were we amazed at the lady who rowed us down the river using her feet (check out the short video). After rowing on the river, we climbed many steps up a hill, there was a dragon and temple on top, and the view looked down on the river we had rowed along earlier. 
Halong Bay was also beautiful, with calm waters and many rocky islands. We stayed overnight on the boat. 
In Sapa we went to the top of Mt Fansipan, the highest mountain in Indochina. It was very cold, foggy and wet that high up. 
Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam, and the traffic is crazy!  They told us 7 million people live there, and there are 5 million motorbikes.  
I went to a cooking class and one of the things I learnt to make was spring rolls. Maybe when I get back to kindergarten we could make these together. 
We have seen many new and interesting sights on our travels, and have enjoyed experiencing the culture of Vietnam. Each day is an exciting adventure as we explore new places, meet new people, and try different foods. 
I hope your term is going well at kindergarten, I look forward to hearing about what you have been up to when I get back. Bye for now, Lynette.

Walk to Magic Tree in Broadgreen Gardens

This morning we went for stroll up to Broadgreen gardens again to visit 'magic tree', the fish and to see if we could find any acorn houses. It was lovely and sunny and time for a picnic. 

This time we picked up all the rubbish under the magic tree and we were surprised by how much we gathered.