ATSI NEWS

It has been a busy term and here is what happened!

We were fortunate to have Majeda Beatty performing on the Wednesday of Reconciliation Week. She shared Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island cultures through song, dance, stories and language, with a high level of student participation. Majeda presented and demonstrated various instruments, artifacts and costumes specific to each culture as well as the importance of ochre and the significance of the body paint designs in Aboriginal culture. Check out the pictures below.

Tucker Trail Project 

The Tucker Trail and Indigenous plant area was opened at the 50th Birthday Celebration on Saturday 3rd June. Alexis, Isaac and Eva in Mrs Jolley and Madam Mawson’s class have been going to the Tucker Trail Garden a few days each week and recording how many birds, butterflies, bees and other insects in the garden. They have seen lots of birds but few butterflies, bees and other insects. It will be interesting to see if that changes as the plants grow. They will continue to survey the area next term.

Drawing Us Together Community Story Project

Charter Hall sponsored the Drawing Us Together illustration competition to celebrate NAIDOC Week at Southgate Square. Bianca Stawiarski, an Indigenous author, wrote a children’s story book titled Gami Winda and Dyindi-Dyrindi, a modern story based around the inheritance of our identity. 

We have 23 students whose art will be part of the display. We hope you get a chance to go to Southgate shopping centre at Morphett Vale to look at the fantastic artwork between 24th June and the 16th of July and vote for your favourite piece of art. The winners will be announced on the 21st July.

This week a contemporary Aboriginal artist, Mali Isabel, worked with several classes to celebrate NAIDOC Week. Her art uses bold and bright colours. Check out her Facebook Page to see her work, https://www.maliisabelart.com/

We have some budding artists and you can see some examples of their art below.