Secondary School

Preparing for Culture Week Festivities

Monday 7 - Friday 11 September (Week 8)

The Student Action Committee is very proud to announce the schedule for the 2026 Culture Week! 

Culture Day is a student-led initiative that celebrates the many cultures and backgrounds that make up our Emmaus community. 

Cultural Day Schedule

Cultural Dress Parade (F–12)

Monday 7th September

8:45 am – 9:10 am (during Home Group) 

School Oval 

Students are encouraged to come dressed in traditional cultural clothing or in the colours of their country's flag.

What's happening throughout the week (Secondary School)

The celebrations continue with a range of interactive lunchtime and Home Group activities for our Secondary students, including:

• Home Group quizzes and origami
• Basketball and Soccer Grand Finals (featuring a special half-time cultural dance performance!)
• Henna workshops
• Friday Sausage Sizzle: A BBQ fundraiser for M'lup Russey and Justees ($2 sausages and $2 cans)

Parent volunteers needed: Henna Workshops

We are looking for parent volunteers who would be willing to support our student Henna workshops!

• When: Tuesday, 8th September & Wednesday, 9th September
• Time: 12:50 pm – 1:30 pm (Lunchtime)

If you are able to volunteer, visit our website for more details about registering to volunteer. 

If you have any questions or troubles with the volunteering process feel free to contact:

eamoy@emmauscc.sa.edu.au or tmedhurst@emmauscc.sa.edu.au and they will help you out.

This celebration is proudly planned and led by the South Plympton Student Action Committee, and we are incredibly grateful for the support of our Emmaus community in bringing it to life. 

We look forward to celebrating with you all and making this year's Culture Day one to remember!

Celebrating Science Week 🔬

Throughout the week, students put their science knowledge to the test with daily quizzes and a Kahoot challenge, that covered a range of topics.  

These activities encouraged some friendly competition between classes.

One of the highlights was our Catapult Challenge, where students used their understanding of forces and motion to design, build and test catapults. 

There was plenty of trial and error as teams worked to improve their designs and see who could achieve the best results, with limited equipment. 

We also had our Guess the Science T-Shirt competition, with a different science-themed shirt worn each day by the Science Staff. 

It has been a great week of celebrating science beyond the classroom and reminding students that science is all around us and can be a lot of fun.  

Allison Storey

7-12 Secondary Science Coordinator

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