IT was calm and orderly in the Kindergarten room at St Xavier’s this morning but chaos in Bloomfield Street with roadworks under way at the front of the school.
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Anxious parents bringing their little ones to school for the first time struggled to find parks in Henry Street as heavy machinery rolled up and down Bloomfield Street preparing it for resurfacing.
St Xavier’s has welcomed 46 new pupils into Kindergarten, with teachers Leanne Herden, Karen McElroy and Rosie Waugh prepared for a big year.
The class was abuzz with happy children as they played with educational toys, coloured stencils and read books.
Only a few tears surfaced but they were soon wiped away by caring teachers who quickly distracted the youngsters as their parents left the room.
Nine Carinya Kindergarten pupils started “big school” on Tuesday, with eight children enjoying a taste of school in the Prep class.
Gunnedah Public School and Gunnedah South School Kindergarten pupils will start next Monday. The village schools have also welcomed new pupils, with Premer School employing an extra teacher.
Meanwhile, research released today reveals career ambitions dreamt up in the schoolyard will become reality in adulthood for one in six Australian children.
The findings reveal many Australian adults never outgrew their childhood dreams and those aged 35 years and younger are most likely to have turned these drea
