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Students at Kaipara Flats School will be putting the finishing touches to their lambs, calves, goats and chickens this week in time for Show Day this Saturday, October 29.
Senior teacher Stevie Douglas says this will be the school’s 80th anniversary show and after two years of disruptions and cancellations due to Covid, the school is excited to open its doors again to the whole community.
“In 2020 we had to make it immediate family only and last year the show was cancelled,” she says. “It’s so good to be looking forward to a ‘normal’ show again.”
The event is an important fundraiser for the small school, which has a roll of just over 100.
In the past, it has seen fundraising hit $20,000.
“We’re not expecting anything like that this year, given the tough times people have been through.
We’re just hoping everyone comes along and has a good time.”
Money raised will go towards the redevelopment of the recently rediscovered pony paddock, at the back of the school, into a creative outdoor learning space.
Stevie says students have been involved in planning the redevelopment and have come up with some imaginative ideas including a mini amphitheatre, a lavender sensory maze, edible gardens, water feature and lookout tower.
Saturday’s show will feature a shearing demonstration and a display by the Puhoi Axemen.
There will be quickfire raffles, silent auctions, local stalls, children’s games, food stalls and a coffee cart.
The show will run from 10am to 2.30pm.
