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Whanau Day

Whanau Day is one of our most treasured and anticipated days on the calendar.
We welcome parents, siblings, grandparents and extended family to Balmoral and Whanau Koru for a morning of fun and learning through play.  It is a wonderful opportunity for them to see the children so at home, confident and content in their new school environment.
We would like to thank everyone who was able to share the morning with us for their kindness, good humour, warmth and willingness to play and have fun- a must for our creative children!

We would like to share some photos with you.



We had fun making piklets to share with our families.


They were delicious with the plum jam we made in class.











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