Harmony Week and the Sports Field Activities

This week in the Junior School, students have been participating in Indigenous games during lunchtime sport activities. These sessions have been led by our Sports Captains and Monitors. Below are two reflections from the students.

– Michelle Hiss
Teacher

‘Hi, my name is Lily and I am the Booralee Sports Captain. This week we have been running Harmony Week activities on the sports field. On Monday we did “Kai Wed”, which basically means “keepie uppie”. Instead of only using two players, we increased it to groups of six to make it into team games. The aim of the game is to try and keep the ball up in the air without dropping it. The girls had lots of fun and enjoyed playing with their friends.’

– Lily Marnane (5C)

‘Hi, my name is Chloe and I am your Prescott Sports Monitor. On Tuesday for Harmony Week, we played a game called Kangaroo. The word Kangaroo originates from the word “Gangurru” in the language of the Guuguyimithirr people in North Queensland. This game is like a relay, while imitating the actions of a kangaroo. They all had lots of fun playing. We would like to acknowledge and say thank you to all the girls for getting involved and having a go at our lunchtime activities.’

– Chloe Robic (5F)

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