Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Dear Bayfield families

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the parents and families and whanau from Bayfield Early Education Centre for their support this year. We wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a peaceful and prosperous New Year. We will reopen on the 17th of January at 7.30 am and we look forward to seeing you at this time.

kind regards


Shona Hewitt
Centre Manager
Bayfield Early Education Centre

Bayfield Children's Christmas Party - Preschool Photos

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Mia’s Christmas present from Santa –A little puppy.

Mia brought us a little puppy to show her friends. We had a great time with him and gave him lots of cuddles and kisses.

bubbles!bubbles!

Preschool's lunch box day

Today we had a great lunch box day outside on the Te Whaariki. All the children enjoyed their food and drinks.

Christmas Closure

Dear parents, families and whanau


Please remember our centre closes at 3.00 pm on Christmas Eve, 24th December 2010 and we reopen at 7.30 am on Monday 17th January. There are no fees payable during our centre closure but we would appreciate you settling your December and January accounts before we close for Christmas. As both these months are shorter than usual the payment should not be too onerous for you.



Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year and a happy and restful holiday.



kindest regards



Shona Hewitt

Centre Manager

Bubble Scientists

Children love the magic of bubbles on a summers day. This week the preschools challenge was about who could blow the biggest bubbles and who could catch the most bubbles. Amongst all this, one big question in their curious minds was, ‘ How does the bubble form?’
I ( Rachel) explained to the children that the bubble is a thin film of soapy water and most of the bubbles are filled with air.
Then we made different bubble solutions using different detergents, water and glycerin. The children experimented blowing the bubbles with different mixtures.
We succeeded in making the big sized bubbles, but learnt following facts about making better bubble mixtures through experiments and looking for the information in the internet.
· Using distilled water is best for making bubbles as the tap water contains heavy metals that hinder the forming of stable bubbles.
· We also learnt that humidity is the key for the best bubbles. Wet, sticky and muggy days are the best conditions for making good bubbles.
· Also we figured out that at dusk as the sun sets or at dawn when the sun rising is the best time for the bubbles.
· We also learnt that direct sunlight, dusty air, strong breezes ruin the bubbles.

In future, we are going to make the bubble mixtures using the distilled water. We are going to do other experiments like freezing the bubbles using the dry ice, coloured bubbles, bubble paintings – to name a few based on the resources available to extend the childrens interest in bubbles. This coincides with the exploration goal as the children are experimenting with different materials to enhance their learning.

Christmas Hamper

We now have available at reception, tickets for our annual Christmas Hamper.  The tickets are $ 2.00 each.  They  can be purchased at reception and will also be available at the children's Christmas party - (Friday, the 10th December)
There are lots of goodies for everyone in the family.

Dress up day in Preschool

The children arrived at preschool all decked out in their finest costumes as Pirates, Spider men, Princesses, Fairies, Pixies etc.

There were loads of experiences to be enjoyed on this day – bubbles, bouncy castle, music and dancing, water play -just to name a few.

It was an absolutely fantastic turn out and all the children were very interested to check out each other’s outfits. The ‘Dress Up day’ was definitely a big hit with the children. Together, they had fun and get involved in a day out of ordinary.

Preschool Dress - Up Day

Here are some awsome pics taken of our dress up day in Preschool...