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Education Week

The theme for this year, 'Celebration of Cultures', highlights the rich cultural tapestry of Victoria's School communities. During the week every student at DPS took part in a number of activities that showcased the diverse backgrounds of students and staff.

 

These included:

  • My Family Story: Students wrote a short piece describing their family's background, traditions and what makes it special to them.
  • Global Games: Students took part in fun and active children's games from around the world, celebrating different cultures through play.
  • STEM Challenge: Students collaborated in small groups to design and build 'The Next Big Thing' to add to the Australian landscape.
  • Open Morning: Parents were invited into the classroom to share in their child’s learning.
  • Celebration of Foods: Students brought in a plate of food celebrating their culture to share with their class.

A big thank you to all of the parents and families for taking the time to organise and bring in such wonderful plates of food to share, donating materials for the STEM Challenge and attending the Open Morning and school assembly. Without your support, the days and weeks like we've just had don't happen.

Student Highlights

Kelsey - Prep M 

My favourite thing about Education Week was when my dad came to my classroom. We got to do an activity together. 

 

Zoe - Prep T

I loved doing the buddy activity because I made a big watermelon. 

 

Rohen Prep W - I enjoyed making a giant juice and ice cream with my buddy because it was different.

 

Jeremy - 1M

My favourite thing was my Mum coming to see our class. I liked it when she came because I love my mum and I was happy to see her in our classroom!

 

June -1G 

 I liked the cultural morning tea. I also liked the STEM activity where we made something. 

 

Minato - 3O

I enjoyed playing the Global Games, Tamil Tambil. It was really fun playing with everyone in Grade 3.

 

Nika - 3E  

My favourite part was building a big chicken nugget (STEM Challenge) with cardboard. It was really fun. 

 

Alice Gong - 4J 

I learned new facts about the food my classmates brought. For example, Alicia brought in a food that looked like sushi but it was actually kimbap from Korea. 

 

Danial - 5P 

I liked how other people made some really yum food. People are very creative. 

 

Rafaela - 6C

My highlight of the week was working with our Prep buddies to create the “Next Big Thing”. My buddy and I made flowers out of paper and other resources. It was a fun activity with the preps!

 

Albe - 6C

My highlight of the week was building something BIG with our buddies. I also enjoyed the cultural  food celebration with my class. I brought dumplings to share, which is a signature Chinese dish.