During Harmony Day, the Year 4 students had discussions about reducing waste in our environment. We looked at different food and drink items and how they created waste and we investigated other options that would reduce waste. We then connected our discussions and investigations with a number of Global Goals. 13 – Climate Action (reducing…
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Buddy Class – 2JU and 5MR
As part of Harmony Day 2018, 2JU worked with their buddies from 5MR and discussed different Aboriginal Dreamtime stories, after watching the video ‘How the kangaroo got its pouch’. Buddies worked together to create Aboriginal dot paintings, using paint and matchsticks, and then followed through by together creating a footprint that was put on display….
‘Pathuru’ Sri Lankan Dance – Harmony Day
Written by Seha 3IW I was so excited about this year’s Harmony Day that I couldn’t sleep the night before! At 2:40pm, the entire school had a whole school assembly at the gym. My friends and I (this includes Chenuki, Devmi, Thanushi, Shania and Isini) were performing a special Sri Lankan dance in front of…
Harmony Day Photos
As part of our Harmony Day celebrations, there was an aim to see the event and activities through the eyes of our students. To assist with this we had a group of Year 6 students taking in turns to photograph things that were happening around the school and moment that they felt were special or…
Harmony Day 2017: Grade 3
Our Harmony Day activities involved undertaking a research and speak out activity on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Each student was given the opportunity to choose which of the 17 SDGs they were most interested in and were grouped with students from other year 3 classes. Students were then given the chance to research their…
Harmony Day 2017: Grade 2
The Grade 2s were so excited about Harmony Day! We had a very interesting morning sharing our knowledge about how to say ‘hello’ and count from one to ten in various languages. We also shared about the different traditions and cultural practices that are still observed in our families. Check out our speech bubbles! How…
Harmony Day 2017: Poster Competition
As part of our Harmony Day celebrations, students were encouraged to participate in our ‘Harmony Day Poster Competition’. It was great to see the students’ interpretation of the 2017 slogan, ‘Everyone Belongs’. Our students are definitely on their way to becoming global citizens! We received so many creative and beautiful posters, it was hard to…
Harmony Day 2017: Grade 6
On Harmony Day 2017, Grade 6s worked with their buddy classes from Grade 3. Our activity included a discussion of the Global Goals which is a part of internationalising education at T.M.P.S.We then paired up with our Grade 3 buddy and chose one global goal to discuss. We helped our buddies think of reasons why…
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