The end of lockdown has seen the return of beloved community events like concerts and football games. But, for many local school students, it's the Easter Hat Parade that they've been looking forward to the most
St Nicholas of Myra Penrith is one local school who held their Easter Hat Parade last week, and Assistant Principal Kirsty Reynolds said that the festivities were back in full swing.
"We had an Easter egg raffle, which was really cool because a lot of our children liked winning prizes and they were actually able to get the prizes because it wasn't virtual," she said.
"We were also able to have a visit from the Easter bunny, that's something that hasn't happened for a number of years. The students really enjoyed that."
Having been told about the Parade a few weeks before, children from Kindergarten all the way to Year 6 spared no expense for their hats, with decorations ranging from felt to feathers, and even real chocolate.
"It was really cute to see some of our Kindergarten children had actual Easter eggs on them, and I think that brought back the sense of community for our families as well at home, doing something together," she said.
Not even the wet weather could ruin the day's festivities, instead showing off the students crazy creations in a more unique way.
"Our learning spaces are quite adaptive, so we were able to move furniture out of the way and we had a catwalk with music playing as the children walked down the catwalk," she said.
But, Ms Reynolds said that the best part of the day was finally being able to bring the school community back together.
St Nicholas of Myra Primary School Penrith
www.stnicholaspenrith.catholic.edu.au
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ππ¦ St Nicholas of Myra Colour Water Fun Day! π¦π Weβre excited to announce our major fundraiser of the year β the Colour Water Fun Day on Wednesday 17th December, from 9:30am to 1pm! π This year, weβre aiming to raise $10,000 to improve our playground by upgrading our shade shelters and basketball court. ππ€οΈ π What to Wear: WHITE shirt (perfect for colour fun!) Closed-in shoes Any colour shorts Bring a change of clothes for after the event π§’ Whatβs Included: Each student will receive a white hat to wear on the day Expect to be covered in non-toxic, biodegradable colour powder and foam Plus β plenty of water fun throughout the day! π¦ (Safety data sheets for Colour and Foam available upon request.) π Prizes & Raffles: Every $10 raised earns a raffle entry for fantastic prizes! Special rewards like Mufti Day, Games or Movie Afternoon, and a Pizza Day ππ¬ await the Stage that raises the most! π Raffle drawn at Monday morning assembly, 8th December π Stage prizes held on Tuesday 16th December π° How to Fundraise: Ask family and friends to sponsor your child via Qkr! Already have Qkr? Just log in and click Colour and Water Fun Day before Sunday 30th November, 4pm. Or use Qkr! as a guest: 1οΈβ£ Download the Qkr! app 2οΈβ£ Sign up 3οΈβ£ Search St Nicholas of Myra 4οΈβ£ Create a profile as βguestβ 5οΈβ£ Select Colour and Water Fun Day 6οΈβ£ Enter your sponsorship amount 7οΈβ£ Add the child/renβs name Letβs come together as a community to make this a bright, joyful, and successful day β and help us reach our $10,000 goal! ππ¦
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