Dad and mum Joel McCrae and Daryia Merlino were proud to watch their little girl Elliarna McCrae start school. PHOTOS: Christine Little
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Full of smiles, kindy student Lainey Tanswell with mum Brooke Wennerbom.
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Alexis Byrne enjoyed the special moment with her family, little brother Xander Harris, Mikaela Byrne and Russell Harris.
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Kaeleigh Murray, Lilly Cox, Ava Warry, Elliarna McCrae, Vera Jones and Zoey Spicer spent their first day together.
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Oliver Cass kept himself busy with the puzzles.
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There was lots to do on their first day of kindy - Cove Hando and Colby Maguire.
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Marnie Medlyn and Kash McKellar had fun exploring their kindy class.
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Playing with Lego was Oka-Maree Clarke's first activity as a kindy student.
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Oliver Britt and Jonathon Skulander spent their first day of kindy together.
It's the start of another school year across the Parkes Shire and that means there's a new influx of kindergarten students and their families who have enjoyed their first official day of school.
The five primary schools in Parkes had their first days of kindergarten on Tuesday for Parkes Christian School and Thursday for the remaining schools.
Parkes East Public School has welcomed 31 kindy students this year.
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.