Category GAP

Story Night Success

Once again, our story-tellers presented to a packed audience at our annual German Story Night.  We had all enjoyed supper outside, and then came into the hall to hear the stories. First we heard a delightful German tale about a…

Reviewing Term 3 at the GAP

Feedback from parents and teachers on our very busy and exciting Term 3 at the GAP has been very positive, as usual! We have enjoyed: learning about music, and having a guest music teacher in learning and rehearsing songs in…

Presents Delivered to RSPCA

Inspired by a visit from the RSPCA, the Thursday/Friday GAP children crafted enrichment toys and treats for the animals.  These adorable and delicious treats were delivered along with donations of towels and pet food last week. It was heart-warming to…

Imaginative play at the local park

The GAP children recently enjoyed a walk to the local park, where our future civil engineers found out how many children could get on the teeter-totter at once, and some of our budding fashion enthusiasts invented new ways to wear…

Our Boot Garden

Thanks to the families who donated their old gum boots, we were able to get busy and create a boot garden by planting an interesting variety of plants inside the boots.  The boots were then hung on the wall in…

Nature is Art

At the GAP, we love heading out to the park to explore and find natural objects to incorporate into our play and our environment.  Recently, we decided to decorate our playground with colourful pine cones hanging everywhere, and we had…

Otto prepares to celebrate Vatertag

The children were squawking laughing as their favourite (very German) puppets Otto and Hans Hase tried to out-do each other, in relating all the wonderful things their fathers could do. Hans Hase told us how his father could jump really…