P-2 ~ Commonwealth Games Mascots and our Stars!!!

Not long now until the Commonwealth Games begin in Queensland! Do you remember in 2016, we folded stars out of recycled papers, which were to eventually go on display during the Commonwealth Games? Check this post if you can't remember, but the time has finally come and they are now on display in Brisbane for all to see. Wonderful to know that we contributed to this inspiring installation of One Million Stars. Well done Marlborough!

Our Prep, Grade 1 and Grade 2 students learned all about this year's Commonwealth Games Mascot, Borobi. A cute little surfing koala, with indigenous paw markings. We also looked at some of the mascots from previous games in other Commonwealth countries.

Prep students had a go at tracing some hand templates and making their own 'paw markings' using a variety of dots, dashes, lines, patterns and marks.

The Grade 1/2 students experimented with a variety of collage materials to create and name their own Australian Commonwealth Games mascots.