Programmes

Little Schools are open from 8:30am - 3:30pm. We operate within the same dates as a public school term, meaning we have four terms a year.

We will, however, operate for one week of the school holidays each break so our terms will be one week longer than schools'. This allows opportunities for families with older children to do various holiday activities that are sometimes difficult to do with pre-schoolers.

Term Dates for 2010

Term 1 Monday 11th January - Thursday 1st April
Term 2 Monday 12th April - Friday 9th July
Term 3 Monday 19th July - Friday 1st October
Term 4 Monday 11th October - Friday 17th December

Little School is closed the following days:
Wellington Anniversary - 25th January, Waitangi Day - 6th February, Anzac Day - 25th April, Queens Birthday - Monday 7th June, Labour Day - 25th October.


Daily Programme

8:30am - 9:00am Children arrive to Little School. Fine Motor Skills equipment set out in the Main Room for children to do, as everyone is arriving for the day.
9:00am - 9:30am Mat Time and Junior Mat
9:30 - 10:00am Group Activities
10:00am - 11:15am Rolling Morning Tea
10:00am - 11:45am Developmental / Choosing Time and Home readers issued
11:45am - 12:00pm Story and News time
12:00pm - 12:30pm Lunch Time
12:30pm Sleepers to bed
12:30pm - 12:45pm Quiet Time
12:45pm - 1:30pm Developmental / Choosing Time
1:30pm - 2:00pm Group Activities
2:00pm - 3:10pm Developmental Time / Choosing Time and Rolling Afternoon Tea
2:30pm Sleepers awake and dressed
3:10pm - 3:30pm Story and Farewell Mat
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