Something for everyone!
Fairground Rides
Fire Engine Rides
Stalls – plants, cakes, bric-a-brac, classroom stalls and more
Art Auction – with donated art, pottery and photographs from local and national artists
Silent Auction – with many prizes donated from local businesses
Raffles – top prizes include Digital Camera (RRP 749) and $500 Lego!
BBQ – Hangi – Indian – mussel fritters [...]

We had a fantastic big breaky this morning. Thank you to all volunteers who helped with this. Sadly Anne-Marie is standing down from leading Breakfast club at the end of this year. If you would like to take over this role or help out one day a week, please let Emily know.

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I hope you are ready to be entertained. Tomorrow night is STARS IN OUR EYES. We have worked hard on a fun performance that we look forward to sharing with you. The doors open at 6.30pm. Please have children at the Memorial Hall at this time. The show starts promptly at 7pm. Last time [...]

Come and see your child/children SHINE on tomorrow night at the Memorial Hall. Doors open 6.30pm for a 7pm start. Gold coin donation at the door. There will be 3 raffles for sale on the night. Please have children to the hall at 6.30pm.

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Next weeks Big Breakfast (Wed 9th Dec) has a Christmas theme. Extra special breaky food will be available for a gold coin donation. Children are welcome to perform during Big Breaky and Christmas prizes will be available. Menu; French toast, smoothies, spaghetti, scrambled egg, toast and cereal. Mmmmm!! All welcome.

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Thanks to David Jones who has kindly offered the use of his truck for our Christmas parade float on Saturday 12th December. We are going with a Santa/reindeer theme. All children welcome. We will decorate the truck at 10.30 on the 12th and leave school at 11.45am.

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Come and see your child/children SHINE on Thursday 10th December at the Memorial Hall. Doors open 6.30pm for a 7pm start. Gold coin donation at the door. There will be 3 raffles for sale on the night. Costumes may be required. A strobe light is needed for this event. If you can help please contact [...]

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Congratulations to Carol who spotted our intentional mistake in last weeks newsletter (start date 3rd January instead of 3rd February). A chocolate fish will be sent home to Carol. It is great to see people reading the newsletter. I must say staff did notice it too. I won’t use that trick again, there was [...]

We went down to the Waihi Skate Bowl as one of the activities on ‘Wheelie Day’ Cool Kids Afternoon. Thanks Mrs Steele and Mr McGougan for transporting and being with us at the bowl. Here are some slides of the action.

We also got some video footage using the ‘Flip Viewer’ so here it is.

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Last opportunity this year. Come and join students, parents and teachers for a fun evening—fun cricket, fine food(a light dinner) and fabulous numeracy games. Thursday 3rd December at school 5.30-7.00pm. RSVP essential (so we have enough food).

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