Oamaru Creative Fibre president Gail Ferris and members Linda Mackenzie and Shirley Fulton presented the pupils with 23 red and black knitted beanies made by the craft club as part of their community project for the year.
Mrs Mackenzie said the project was a success.
"The children loved them and wouldn’t take them off.
"They asked questions about wool and knitting which prompted Matt Hannagan, the principal, to ask if they would like to learn," she said.
The children had presented the Oamaru Creative Fibre members with two large colourful thank-you posters for their efforts, Mrs Mackenzie said.
The "beanie project" followed on from the successful delivery to another local school last year, she said.
Totara School principal Matt Hannagan said the connection with Oamaru Creative Fibre was "pretty neat".
"We appreciate their thoughtfulness and kindness," he said.
"It is an extremely generous thing to do and the handing over of the beanies celebration at school was a heartwarming occasion for all of us."
The children "felt special receiving the beanies", Mr Hannagan said.
"There was much excitement and appreciation in getting this beautiful knitting in the Totara red and black."
The rural primary school also held its annual Friends of Totara School quiz night fundraiser last weekend at the Maheno Community Hall.
Mr Hannagan said it was "inundated with sponsorship, and it was an excellent community event with about 100 people in attendance".
The event raised $3000 to go towards learning support in the classroom.Totara School pupils were sporting their school colours with pride recently.
Oamaru Creative Fibre president Gail Ferris and members Linda Mackenzie and Shirley Fulton presented the pupils with 23 red and black knitted beanies made by the craft club as part of their community project for the year.
Mrs Mackenzie said the project was a success.
"The children loved them and wouldn’t take them off.
"They asked questions about wool and knitting which prompted Matt Hannagan, the principal, to ask if they would like to learn," she said.
The children had presented the Oamaru Creative Fibre members with two large colourful thank-you posters for their efforts, Mrs Mackenzie said.
The "beanie project" followed on from the successful delivery to another local school last year, she said.
Totara School principal Matt Hannagan said the connection with Oamaru Creative Fibre was "pretty neat".
"We appreciate their thoughtfulness and kindness," he said.
"It is an extremely generous thing to do and the handing over of the beanies celebration at school was a heartwarming occasion for all of us."
The children "felt special receiving the beanies", Mr Hannagan said.
"There was much excitement and appreciation in getting this beautiful knitting in the Totara red and black."
The rural primary school also held its annual Friends of Totara School quiz night fundraiser last weekend at the Maheno Community Hall.
Mr Hannagan said it was "inundated with sponsorship, and it was an excellent community event with about 100 people in attendance".
The event raised $3000 to go towards learning support in the classroom.
