More than 1000 cowboys, cowgirls and Indians cut a striking picture at Owairoa Primary this week.
Students, staff and parents gathered on the school field on Monday for a picnic followed by a grand parade and concert as part of the school’s Wild Wild West themed Book Week.
Sheriff Alan McIntyre had to lay low as a wanted poster of him around the school was offering a big reward for his capture.
He stated from in hiding: “The Wild Wild West Book Week has been a fun way to get students reading and to get books into homes. Learning is all about memories and this week will stay with many students, and staff, for a long time.”
The Grand Parade got off to a great start with the singing cowboy Jock Hume; followed by ex-student Nicholas Cornea singing `Ring of Fire’; and award-winning singer / Owairoa school teacher Alice Fraser.
The school also performed a combined line dance to the tune of `Achy Breaky Heart’.
The week was filled with different activities that ranged from viewing farm animals on the field, to panning for gold, western nerf gun challenge, target shooting, creating harmonicas, ring tossing, constructing Indian headdresses, wild west riding school, horse shoe throw, western singing and the wild west technology challenge.
The accompanying book fair with a display of the latest book titles had many students buy books for their home collection.
The week concluded with students going to the movies for a taste of western drama and a bag of popcorn each.
