Kia ora whanau. These Khandallah students were very excited and so lucky to have Jacinda Ardern take time to come over and talk to them when they visited Parliament this week. The senior hub have all had a guided tour this term and have really enjoyed getting to understand how the NZ Government is run.

The Year 5/6 students were so excited to open their markets this week. They have been working hard on their enterprise all term and hope to make a lot of money for their chosen charity. The pre- orders have been rolling in all week. The have raised an amazing $3652.90 for their chosen charities.

The following events can also be found on our school calendar on our school website.

15 of our senior students attend the National Young Leaders Conference last week. They Meet William Pike who survived an eruption while mountaineering on Mt Ruapehu and lost a leg as a result.

Kowhai families are invited to the Kowhai Christmas concert. Thursday 3rd December 2.15pm - 3.00pm

This week the Korimako-MH class went on a trip to Parliament. Greg O'Connor, the Ohariu MP, spent time talking to the class during the tour and answering questions. After the tour we had lunch outside parliament. Then we were so lucky to have a surprise visit by Jacinda Ardern! Jacinda spent time talking to the students and stopped for photos. It was a special moment that the students will always remember. Trevor Mallard, the Speaker of the House and ex-pupil of Khandallah School, came over to us to have a chat as well. Special thanks to Greg O'Connor for taking time out of his day to spend time with us during the tour and for pointing us out to Jacinda Ardern while we were having lunch. Thank you Jacinda Ardern - it made the students day! It was a fantastic time we had at Parliament!

Friday 4 December Junior Disco (Years 0 to 3) 5.30pm – 6.45pm Senior Disco (Years 4 to 6) 7.00pm – 8.30pm

We are organising a collection of good condition used toys or new toys to donate to families in poverty this Christmas.

We would like to welcome all our new students and their families to Khandallah School:

All library books are due back in the library now so that the annual stocktake can be completed. So it's time to start searching your bookshelves and looking under beds and in toy boxes... Thank you for your help.

This year the BOT and Leadership Team have undertaken a number of improvements to the school environment. Some are visible such as the new fencing, repainting of the hall, and new signage being erected presently.

Khandallah School receives a huge amount of support from an array of amazing businesses, many of which are located right here in our village. This directory has been created to profile and promote those that give so generously to us. There is goodness in giving back. HAPPY BROWSING!