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1962
July
 Mr Burney commenced duties with a roll of 30
Enrolments (22 seniors and 8 juniors). Cords and windows
underwent repair while the new staffroom only
Sep-26 1962 S3 ASHBY Alfred Rex
needed painting.
Sep-26 1962 S1 ASHBY George Graeme  The Lower Waikato Boys and Girls Agriculture
Sep-26 1962 P2 ASHBY Gwladys Jean Group were advised that the Kimihia School
Sep-26 1962 P ASHBY Kallua Jayne grounds were not suitable to host a Group Calf Club
Sep-26 1962 P ASHBY Stanley Clive Day.
Aug-08 1962 S1 CARROLL Ross Perry
 100 battens purchased to repair the bush fence.
Apr-17 1962 NE DALLY Valmay Margret
 Traffic Officer Young visited and showed three
Mar-19 1962 S3 EPERE Patricia
films. Nature Study specialist Mr Gore visited
Sep-03 1962 P GILES Faye Vivienne
and left two insect boxes, a rain gauge and a
Oct-10 1962 P HART Peter David max./min temperature gauge. An aquarium was

Dec-11 1962 P JONES Bronwyn
placed on order and arrived at the end of the month.
Nov-28 1962 P NICHOLSON Euen Ross  Up to two pounds released by the committee to be

Feb-05 1962 F2 RYBURN Wendy Helen spent on dahlia tubers.
Feb-05 1962 S2 TARAWA Benjamin  everal cracked windows were replaced by a
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Jul-30 1962 F1 TOHE Charles working bee of Mr Grut, Mr Yates, Mr White and

Teachers: Mr J H Walker, Mrs M Bogie Mr Burney.
 A football and basketball sports trip was played
February against Huntly Primary. ‘Flu had claimed many of
 Mrs Marion Bogie, relieving assistant throughout the Kimihia players and almost depleted the girls’
1961, was appointed permanent assistant team completely.
mistress and the school opened with a roll of 35.  The school received a visit from Mr Wallbank and
 An effort was made by the Committee to tidy up the Mr Cately of the Physed Department to speak
area behind the shelter shed. about school camps.
 A kitset of infant Arithmetic Apparatus costing  A party from the school (the senior room plus
£8/2/0 was bought by the PTA. Books to the value of Jimmy Yates) travelled to Huntly via bicycle, Mr
£30 were bought by the School Committee. They Valentine’s car and Mr Burney’s car to watch
were all fiction and filled a need in the poorly the Rugby League encounter between Great
equipped library. Britain and Waikato.

March August
 A set of school measuring weights was bought  School parties have visited the mine, the fire station,
on subsidy by the School Committee for use in the the railway station, farms and the brickworks.
infant room.  The school visited Ohinewai on the 13th to play
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 Open Day” was held at the school for the first time football and basketball and, on the 16th, visited
to enable parents to see how a modern school is run Ruawaro for similar activities.
and to demonstrate teaching methods of the day.
Parents were able to see a normal day, the children September
responding very well in the presence of visitors.  Mr Watson visited the school on an inspectorial visit
 Parents were very appreciative of the opportunity to with Mrs Bogie while Mr T. R. Wallbank of the
see the school at work and were full of praise for the Physed Department showed slides of Port
manner in which the school is being run. Attendance Waikato and the functions the school will perform
by parents was good with about 75% attending. when they go to camp in mid-November.
 A fathers and mothers sports day was held on the
May 23rd where the girls played the mothers at
 he school bonus account reached £16 and a visit basketball and the boys played the fathers at
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to Auckland was planned, but due to the softball. A large crowd attended. The results saw
Headmaster’s impending resignation, this lapsed. the mothers beat the girls 16-9 and the fathers draw
 A roof brace came loose and fell in the infants with the sons 15-15 after the fathers ‘depreciated’
prefab, with no other reports of damage or injury. their own scoreline!

June October
 As no head teacher was appointed from the beginning  Calf Club day was held on the 11th combined
of the term Mrs Marion Bogie was appointed acting with a Bring & Buy Stall, Sports and a Baby Show
Head teacher and Mrs P. Valentine - a parent and resulted in a profit of £21-10-4.
member of the school committee - offered her  With all calves judged in the same class the results
services as relieving teacher. were: Leading - 1st James Yates,
 Mr Grut and Mr Yates put up three benches in the 2nd Brian Harris,
infant room. The construction of a mobile 3rd Ann Valentine.
staffroom was started. Rearing - 1st James Yates,
 Mr D. Burney was appointed Head teacher to 2nd Charles Harris,
commence July 2. 3rd Ann Valentine.
Champion of Champions -
James Yates.