The ladies in the school's Groovy Grannies program are nannas with attitude.

Each Tuesday lunchtime more than 60 students flock to the school's hall to learn crafts such as knitting, crocheting and papercraft with the visiting ladies.

Teacher Amanda Beer said the program had been a great success among the students.

"We aimed for 25 kids for our first session and got 60,'' she said.

"We have a pool of 12 grandmas we can call on and they come from all walks of life _ some are retired teachers and there's also a nurse.

"The kids love it and it's a really positive thing for them to have one-on-one time with an adult.''

Ms Beer said one of the biggest motivations for the program was to encourage children to have time with older adults, especially since many students didn't have grandparents around them for many reasons.

The Groovy Grannies group is also crafting for a cause, with plans to send over some handmade items to East Timor through local charity Helga's Kids.

The school is aiming for students to knit squares which will be used to make six ponchos to send to children in East Timor.