Year 3 student Jessica Jones and Year 2 students Eddie Fotu and Meral Khan enjoy the NAIDOC craft activities.
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Students and staff at Gowrie St Primary School in Shepparton came together to celebrate NAIDOC Week last week, with games, crafts and a special assembly.
NAIDOC Week is an annual celebration of the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia.
This year, it was celebrated Sunday to Sunday, from July 7 to July 14.
The school’s celebrations were held Friday, July 26, but missing the official dates didn’t faze the students, who dived head first into a packed day of activities and learning.
Activities included craft activities, Indigenous games and an assembly featuring dance performances and Dreamtime plays.
Year 3 student Romez Joachim and grandfather Lee Joachim joined in the celebrations.
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Year 2 student Verna Baksh shows off her design, made up of Indigenous symbols.
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Year 1 student Claire Hays, Year 2 student Zehra Coskun and Prep students Stevie Quattrocchi-Nicolosi and Losalina Loane sport face-paint while joining in the outdoor games.
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Year 1 students Christine Pedder and Kenzy Argaet get crafty.
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Year 5 student Oliver Daniel works on his design. It features a turtle, the Yorta Yorta totem animal.
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Year 5 students Laporsha Lovett McGee and Halo Joachim, Lee Joachim and Year 3 students Romez Joachim and Jed Scott sit and share stories around the fire.
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Students join in the outdoor games.
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Year 1 student Isaiah McEwan makes a stick painting.
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