Pungajurruwu School - Wurankuwu(Ranku)

Kathy Bennett, the new full time teacher at Ranku, together with her assistant Raphaelia Tipungwuti opened the newly renovated Pungajurruwu(Ranku) School on August 7th, 2008.

Sixteen local children aged between four and twelve are registered. The students and parents were thrilled at how "beautiful" their classroom looked. Together the teachers and children worked on the rules of the school and it didn't take long for the students to adjust to the new routine.

Cyber-School

The school is well esourced with materials needed in all areas of the curriculum and will soon have computers running and connection to the internet.

School Times

The day begins at 7:30am wth recesses at 10:00am and 12:30pm and ends at 3:00pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. School ends 12:30pm on Wednesday so that Kathy can attend staff meetings at Murrupurtiyanuwu School in Nguiu.

Thanks For The Help

At present the students are given a snack which includes a sandwich and a piece of fruit. The fresh fruit for the children is kindly donated by Stwart and Marselina(Rin) Blair, proprietors of Ranku Store.

Kathy's husband Michael has been busy painting the school building and furniture between spending time tutoring some of the older boys.

School Camp

The school camp brought great excitement as grades four, five and six children went off on one of these expeditions for the first time. This was a good opportunity for the younger children to have some quality time in the new invironment on their own.

Church

The school aslo doubles as a church where mass is served every alternate Sunday. Mass begins at around 10:00am and all are welcome to attend.

Watch this space for more exciting news and developments regarding Pungajurruwu School