To celebrate the 2014 Commonwealth Games, we

To celebrate the 2014 Commonwealth Games, we challenged Te Aria Toka Preschool to a sports day held at the
Opotiki College. All the children were to compete in age groups, with Te Aria Toka Preschool to supply sports
equipment and Opotiki Kindergarten to supply an afternoon kai and certificates for all the children who participated.
We began our day with Jay face painting our children with the Central Kids Rawhiti logo and a number representing
their age. Jay and the children had prepared our banner which was bright, colourful and bold. Many of our parents
and whānau came with us to support the children and help with the activities, so we made quite an entrance at the
fields with a large representation of our Kindergarten – a force to be reckoned with .
 Great job Jay, don’t they look awesome 
The activities included high jump, running races, ball throwing, hopping races and sack races. Our children mixed
and mingled with the children from Te Aria Toka Preschool, lining up for races and competing with enthusiasm and
lots of energy. Teachers and supporters guided and encouraged the children, some parent’s also participating.
It was wonderful to see all the children having fun, laughing, cheering each other on, working together and learning
from each other.
After a quick snack at the College, we all came back to the Kindergarten to present the children with certificates of
participation and some well earned kai.
 What a great day with lots of great people 
Events like these are wonderful experiences for our children and our whānau, building relationships with each other
and the wider community. We are inviting our children to try new things, enjoy the good feeling of participation and
accomplishment.
We would like to thank all of our parent’s and whanau for their support and participation as well as the children,
parent’s and teacher’s from Te Aria Toka Preschool for joining in.
“Children develop a perception of themselves as capable of acquiring new interests and abilities”
(Ministry of Education, 1996, p.68)