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On Monday 11th December, the school held its annual Family
Christmas Evening on the school oval. This very popular occasion is
always a wonderful opportunity for families to celebrate the
conclusion of another school year.
The evening commenced in traditional picnic spirit with a
family barbeque at 6:30 p.m. Many families arrived early to take up
advantage spots for the performances due to commence at 7:30 p.m.
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During the evening the Senior School Choir
and School Band performed a selection of Christmas carols
and other songs. Special thanks to Barb Williams (conductor)
and Catherine Parker (pianist) for their great work
throughout the year.
Right: Mr Marshall lends some support
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Above: The Senior School Choir is always a
big hit on Christmas Evening
Other highlights during the evening were the
Junior Primary Choir performing a delightful Christmas tableau, and
a talented group of Year 6 students presenting their version of
"La Boheme."
Then on a much lighter note, the much anticipated items
or performances (for want of a better word) given by the
staff and parents. If you scoured the entire universe, it is extremely
doubtful that you could put together a more creative, talented and entertaining group of
performers (Yeah, right .... cough, splutter, choke, choke).
Above: The parents version of Abba's hit,
"When I Kissed the Teacher"...... with just a wee bit of
embarrassment for poor, Mr Marshall !
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Over the years, there have been many
versions of 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' .............but
NONE quite like this one, thanks to an extremely bashful
group of mothers. It was rumoured that some of their children
refused to recognize them after the performance had
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On a more serious note, the evening once again
proved something that everybody already knew. That at Happy Valley
School, there exists a very special bond between parents, children
and teachers .......... and that 's the way it has been for over a
hundred years!
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