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Rotary Speech Competition

Public speaking is not something many of us would jump to do! In fact, there are many adults who shudder and perhaps feel physically ill at the mere mention of speaking in front of a crowd. Yet, two of our amazing students did just that. Kalinda have a proud association with the Rotary Club of Croydon and Montrose Primary School Public Speaking Competition. This year, at Melba College, Ava Kannegiesser and Thiyara Herath proudly represented our school. As young people they spoke with incredible poise and confidence on their chosen topics, ‘Aliens landed in my backyard!’ and ‘If I had three wishes, they would be …’. Both students were commended for their courage, the way in which they engaged their audience and their ability to speak eloquently with smiles on their faces.  Ava and Thiyara, congratulations, we are so very proud of you. You are amazing ambassadors for Kalinda Primary School!

The Grade 5/6 Team

More on Lilyvale Primary School from Japan

"We hosted a Japanese student named Sumaru. She was nice and beautiful and wore black glasses, she liked me and always gave me lots of cuddles.  Sumaru liked to have a shower then a bath.

We took her to the beach for fish and chips and the seagulls kept trying to eat our food.  Sumaru helped to shew them away. We also went to the Chocolate Factory, we got to choose one thing each to buy.

I was happy to have her as a host student it was fun!!"

By Emelia S

"Having a host student was an amazing experience and I would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys learning something new. Our host students arrived on Tuesday morning. Although they were a bit shy, they soon became more comfortable. 

They were very good at English and were really excited to learn about Australian culture. We also learnt a lot about going to school in Japan, the similarities and differences between our cultures and of course a bit of origami!! 

We learnt lots of traditional Japanese games such as ohajiki, a game similar to marbles. We did lots of fun things with our host student (Sumaru) like the beach and a fabulous playground! We also went into the good old Aussie bush and to an old train and a TALL bridge! I really enjoyed having a Japanese student stay with us! I would gladly volunteer again!!! "

By Alexandra S

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