Year 2D Aboriginal Cultural Infusion Day

Aboriginal Cultural Infusion Day

On Monday, students learned about Aboriginal culture through music and story. Below is some of the learning the Year 2’s took away from the experience…

Pia - I learned that a didgeridoo is actually called a yidaki  

Harry St - I learned how the yidaki is made. Termites made it!

Max - I learned the Taba Naba song and the actions. 

Luella - I learned how to do Aboriginal art by using symbols to tell a story. 

George - I enjoyed learning all about the Aboriginal games, my favourite was one that was like ‘Rob the Nest’. 

Navy - I learned what the Torres Strait Islander flag looks like. 

Elsie - I liked doing the Aboriginal art. My favourite part was when we got to use lots of     different colours!

Joanna - I learned that Kangaroo isn’t the real name for a kangaroo - it actually means ‘I don’t understand!’ 

Evelyn - I learned that the black part of the Aboriginal flag represents the people and skin, the red part means the land and the yellow part is the sun. 

Harry Sa - I enjoyed learning new Aboriginal games. My favourite game was called Fishpond. 

Stella - I liked learning about the Aboriginal colours on the flag. 

Bart - I loved learning how the boomerang is thrown. 

Franco - I learned the right way to throw a boomerang.