Sports News & Harmony Day
Congratulations to our St Martin’s Tennis A Team for coming 1st at the District Tennis Competition on Friday the 19th of March. The students won every match on the day. We were very proud of the way they performed, demonstrating sportsmanship and enjoying every moment when playing their matches.
Well done to Yasmin (Captain) who made a speech thanking all the other participants and staff. They will now compete at the Division Tennis Competition in Term 4. Thank you to Louise for coaching and supporting the students.
Congratulations also, to our St Martin’s Cricket Team who came 2nd at the District Cricket Competition on Friday the 19th of March. The team won their first 2 matches securing a spot in the Grand Final. The Final was very close with a final score of 111 Altona Green to 109 St Martin’s, losing by only 2 runs. The students will be competing in the Division Cricket Competition which is TBC. Thank you to Phil for coaching our Cricket Team.
Cross Country Trials occurred on Wednesday the 31st of March. All students tried out. The top 7 students for each age group made it into the District Cross Country Team - competing at the Division Cross Country Carnival in Week 2, Term 2.
Sophie Shopov
Sports Coordinator
HARMONY DAY
Harmony Day is celebrated in Australia on the 21st of March each year. It is a day to celebrate our rich and diverse communities and how we can all live in harmony with each other. As the Year 5 and 6 were on camp, Harmony Day was celebrated on Monday 29th of March at SMDP. In small groups, the Year 5 and 6 students organised activities for the rest of the school. The Senior students engaged the rest of the school in activities connected to Harmony day with the learning intention to teach them about the significance of Harmony Day and to learn about other cultures. It was wonderful to see many students dressed in traditional clothes or wearing orange which is the colour to represent Harmony Day. Some of the Year 6 students made a banner by using their hands dipped in orange paint, which was hung in the yard with the word 'Harmony 'and the theme 'Everyone Belongs'.
Activities included:
- Making a flag that was a combination of all the flags in the child's family.
- Painting the flag that their family originated from.
- Learning games from other countries
- A scavenger hunt for flags from around the world.
- Making a paper chain of people and decorating them to show how we all look unique.
- Learning words from other languages.
- Colouring posters connected to the message about Harmony Day.
All students enjoyed the activities and the Year 5 and 6 students discovered that it was not as easy as they had anticipated to teach others!
It was a wonderful experience for all involved and we believe at SMDP we embody the true meaning of harmony day in the way we respect each other and learn in harmony.
Julie Barbey
Learning Enhancement Teacher