Proud as punch, mum and dad Ineke and Grant McLuckie wished Fletcher all the best on his first day. PHOTOS: Christine Little
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Dad Bryce Bennett, mum Tiarnah Maddams and baby sister Naehlarnie (seven months) with Nixon Bennett on his first day of kindergarten.
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Mum Cassidy Martyn with her big kindergarten student Lilli Godwin.
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It was a proud day for Alec Bateson and Naomi Johnson as they watched their little girl Georgia Bateson start big school.
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Hudson Knight was all ready for big school, he's pictured with mum Alyssa Carius, dad Matthew Knight and sibling Addison Knight (1).
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Hayden Janssen was ready to take on the world, pictured with mum Rachel Nicholson and little sister Olivia Janssen (2) on his first day of kindy.
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Dad Blake Powell and mum Paige Summerton were excited for Spencer's first day of kindy.
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The first day of kindergarten is a family affair - brothers Percy Porquet who's in Year 1 this year and Koda (2), mum Kimberly Spicer and new kindie Poppy Porquet.
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Olivia Guise, new kindy Thea Pearce and Paul Pearce were excited and nervous for the first day of school.
Middleton Public School welcomed 22 fresh-faced youngsters on Thursday morning for the first day of kindergarten.
They're among the 172 kindies that started in Parkes this week and 200 across the shire.
There were lots of smiles, laughs, excitement and a few tears.
Our journalists stopped in at some of the schools in town yesterday morning to capture the students, some with their families, on their first day of kindergarten.
