We ran a Cross Country!

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I was so proud of the children's efforts at our school cross country on Tuesday. Everyone in Parerā 5 had a great attitude and showed our value of Excellence by giving their best effort on the day. As the youngest runners in the race, I think we performed extremely well. Here are some photos of the event:











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