By Tate Papworth
The famed spirit and fun of an Italian carnivale was alive and well at Ardeer South Primary School last week.
As part of its LOTE studies, each year the school celebrates Italian culture in a different way.
The school’s Italian LOTE teacher Nellie Barbuto said this year’s carnivale theme was a day of pure joy.
“All the children got involved in mask making and discussing the celebrations held in Italy,” Ms Barbuto said.
“There was singing, dancing and lots of playing jokes on each other.
“The great thing about the masks was that they were able to hide their faces and pretend to be anyone they wanted to be.”
The culinary delights of Italy were also a highlight of the day.
“We had a spaghetti eating competition which was a lot of fun, then in the afternoon we had pizza and gelati for lunch,” Ms Barbuto said. “Later in the afternoon we followed it with Italian sports games and there was also a mini disco.”
Ms Barbuto said the day is well loved by the entire school.
“I’ve been a teacher here for 20 years and we’ve pretty much done this every year I’ve been here,” she said.
“Each grade level was represented and the kids had a ball.
“Every child comes away with prizes, lollies and a certificate for participating, so it’s a lot of fun.”
