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RKA is required by law to have an AGM but current circumstances won’t allow for our usual get-together, so this year our AGM will be online.  Click here to see the process we will follow and please consider standing for election to the RKA Board - this is a great opportunity to become involved at a strategic level with your Association.

RKA is required by law to have an AGM but current circumstances won’t allow for our usual get-together, so this year our AGM will be online.  Click here to see the process we will follow and please consider standing for election to the RKA Board - this is a great opportunity to become involved at a strategic level with your Association.

He Whakatauki Ko au ki tenei - I will carry this handle Ko koe ki tena - and you carry this handle Kiwai o te kete - carrying the woven bag together.

To support an ongoing interest many tamariki had in nature and insects, we embarked on our adventure to the Victoria Esplanade in Palmerston North. After an exciting bus ride spotting farm animals, aeroplanes, construction workers and the bustle of the city along the way, we arrived at the peaceful and tranquil Esplanade.

Do you have a child 18 months or older?  Would you like to meet other whanau in your community?  Then join our Play-group every Thursday during term from 9am - 11am.  Adult's morning tea supplied, just bring a snack and some spare clothes for your child.

While our young children enjoyed the recent term break, over 100 Ruahine Kindergarten Association teachers were engaged in professional development, honing their skills in dance and drama.

Children love to paint, and will come back to painting activities again and again to revisit its countless forms. At kindergarten we can provide the resources and dedicate time to helping your young one discover their internal Picasso.

If you’ve ever been at the receiving end of a seemingly endless barrage of questions from a preschooler, or group of curious children, you have experienced first-hand an important stage of cognitive development.

With the weather getting warmer, water play activities are gaining increasing popularity with our kindergarten children. Water entices and encourages exploratory play, where children can work at any level, whether it’s alone or alongside others. Water troughs under sheltered decks and shade sails are filled with containers, funnels, sieves, plastic bottles and watering cans.

Our natural surroundings provide an abundance of learning opportunities on a daily basis. Exploring the environment through natural science not only extends physical development; it provides hands on opportunities to create healthy, resilient and sustainable kindergarten communities. Bulls, Linton and Roslyn Kindergartens recently joined the Enviroschools programme.