IT has been a couple of years since Nagambie Primary School has hosted a grandparents, families or friends day, due to COVID–19 and for the past year a $2 million renovation and construction project to rejuvenate the school.

The school has been at the heart of the community for more than 130 years and is growing.

The school has 160 students and most of them and school staff members were present on Monday, June 5, when more than 100 special guests turned up for the school assembly in the undercover outdoor recreation area.

Student leaders Tom Shelton, Olivia Elson and Ruby Sullivan led the acknowledgement of our First Nations, the national anthem and formal assembly proceedings.

The leaders then invited some students along to give a short report on weekend sport they participated in or an interesting activity.

A few weekly awards were recognised as well.

School principal Rob French welcomed everyone to the morning for families and friends – parents, grandparents, friends of the school, and members of the wider community who have been supporters of the school for many years.

Mr French explained his well known ideas for the school to the visitors.

"Our school motto is 'We work together with our families and community so that our children achieve personal, social and academic success'," he said.

"Our vision is to 'encourage children to be the best they can be' and our values are 'cooperation, tolerance, responsibility, respect, self–discipline, consideration, pride and confidence'.

"Our focus is on the development of each child, both academically and personally. We are proud to know and treat each student as an individual."

The special guests then viewed some of the students classroom work; some played an indoor game with their children or grandchildren and some energetic parents played an outdoor pastime activity with some of the children.

The morning finished up with a morning tea in the school's multi–purpose breakfast room.

Both visitors and schoolchildren enjoy the special days set aside for the students and special guests to connect with each other in a modern school environment.