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SPECIAL EVENTS

St Monica’s celebrated the cultures of India and Bangladesh on Tuesday 18^th March. It was a fantastic day, mainly because of the help of our parents whose heritage is from India and Bangladesh.

During Art every grade learnt how to make Rangoli and its significance.            In History lessons they researched and prepared displays demonstrating the contribution of migrants from India and Bangladesh to our Australian way of life, and also the traditions and culture of those countries.  Prep, Year 1 and 2 children learnt traditional songs from India in music.

On Monday 17th the whole day was spent creating the Rangoli, from drawing the outline on black paper, dying the rice and then pasting it on the paper to form the picture. Every class visited the library to watch the process and the children were in awe of the skill of the two mothers who created them.

The Year 3 children watch as the Rangoli is made.	Another finished Rangoli

The children and visitors looked at the displays which included 'Tiffin' boxes, spice sets, carved animals, photos of India, and jewellery and clothes from India and Bangladesh. They tried different fruits and listened to traditional stories.

Every child was given a garland when they entered the hall	Groups of children made traditional Rangoli.

The day concluded with two of our Year 4 students, and a friend, presenting very skilled and colourful traditional dances before the whole school and lots of parents, and friends.

Two students presented a traditional dance from Bangladesh	Another student demonstrated 'Bollywood' dancing.

SPECIAL EVENTS 2007

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