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26 September, 2024
Students celebrate the final day of term
STUDENTS celebrated the final day of school with the traditional footy colours’ day, as one student group took the opportunity to raise funds for an international cause.
Mortlake schools were awash with colour as students and staff alike celebrated the end of term three.
Mortlake College played host to a grand final breakfast for students and families alike, in what acting principal Michael Casterton said had been a great start to the day.
Over at St Colman’s Primary School, the footy colours day was adjoined with a special fundraiser which the student representative council had created after being inspired by the actions of a fellow student’s family member.
“The grandmother of one of our students’ volunteers to teach English over at Timor-Leste,” St Colman’s Primary School principal Janet Cain said.
“She had just recently come back from a visit where she toured the local hospital and saw they needed medical equipment.
“What we’re raising money for is paediatric and child-sized blood pressure cuffs, which cost a couple of hundred dollars.”
In a bid to raise the funds, the student representative council had the idea of setting up carnival-inspired stalls which included cookie decorating, hair styling, snow cone making, stickers and temporary tattoos, face painting, lucky dip, bobbing for ducks, ball games and an obstacle course.
“The kids had the idea to put up stalls for their own fun day,” Mrs Cain said.
“Through the stalls the other kids can come and play the games or purchase things, so that’s how they’re raising the money.”
Mrs Cain said the students had worked hard to ensure the day was a success after learning about issues which children in less developed nations face.
“They’re very motivated, and it’s given them something to enjoy in the last few weeks of term when they’re tired,” she said.
“They had a great time organising it, and they’ve done an amazing job.”
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