  We have been so excited to watch as 450 children have enthusiastically read and read and read for the last 2 weeks. Their efforts have resulted in more than 300,000 pages being read.The readathon finished on Monday with the whole school 'Read All Day Celebration'. The students and teachers arrived as characters from books and followed Sir Readalot around the courts in a parade. The school also had the opportunity to guess some of the characters from each class and join the teachers in a Jump Jam number. Stu Duval shared his love of reading and writing with the school, producing from his magical suitcase, wonderful examples of books he loved as a kid and of course the fabulous adventure stories he now writes for children. Thank you so much Stu! You were captivating and we can't wait to get our hands on some of your books. The children also listened to other students read stories over the school intercom and many classes read with buddies and visitors. The end of the day saw many calculators and brains counting frantically each students final tally. Although the reading is now over the next stage has begun - collecting the money from sponsors. We are hoping all sponsorship money can be collected and returned to school as soon as possible and by Friday November 9th at the latest. As a thank you for all the efforts the students have put into reading and collecting money for the school we will celebrate with a whole school banana split next Friday afternoon (November 9th). This will be amazing to see! To get 450 lots of ice-cream and toppings out all at the same time will require many hands. If you are able to spare an hour or two on that afternoon between 1.00 and 3.00pm we would appreciate your help. (See notice below)
We would like to thank New World in Orewa for their generous sponsorship of all the food items needed for this celebration. Please help us thank them by taking your business their way.
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