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PHYSICAL EDUCATION

🎽 House Athletics Carnival – Monday 11th August 🎽

Our 2025 House Athletics Carnival is just two weeks away on Monday 11th August at Duncan MacKinnon Athletics Track.

Students have been busy practising all the events in PE, including:

For Years 3–6 (District Age Groups):

Running events – 100m (crouch start), 200m, 800m, hurdles (optional on the day) and shuttle relay (time permitting)

Discus

Shot put

Long jump and triple jump

1500m team is selected from cross country results

For F–2 (Year Levels):

Sprint (standing start)

Mini hurdles

Shuttle relay

Bean bag push (chest pass technique)

Vortex throws for distance

Long jump

Feel free to practise these with your children in your spare time, I'm sure they'd love the extra support! Please remember to wear your house colour top and bring along plenty of school spirit to cheer on our students.

We are looking forward to a fantastic day filled with teamwork, participation and fun!

Mr. Rambaran

LOTE - JAPANESE

We had explored Japanese rice ball “onigiri”. Onigiri is becoming more popular. Onigiri is a Japanese rice ball made from rice, usually formed into triangular or cylindrical shape and wrapped in nori (seaweed). Students learnt Japanese phrases “Itadakimasu” and “Gochisousama”. “Itadakimasu” is said before eating and is considered a reminder to be grateful for food we eat. “Gochisousama” is said after eating and it means thank you for the feast. It has been great to hear students saying “Itadakimasu” or “Gochisousama” around snack and lunch. 

The middle and senior students watched “My neighbour Totoro” all in Japanese, and I was very impressed that they were able to pick Japanese words they had learnt, for example, “Itadakimasu”, “Ohayou” (good morning), Arigatou (Thank you) and so on, while watching the movie. 

We have explored “Tanabata” (meaning “Evening of the seventh”), known as the star festival called “Tanabata”. Tanabata is a Japan-wide festival celebrated on the 7th of July every year. People write their wishes on colourful slips of paper and hang them on bamboo tree branches, praying for them to come true. We made our wishes and hang them on bamboo tree. I wish you all a happy and healthy day, every day! 

Sayako Sensei