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SPEAK UP GRANT RECIPIENTS:
South Perth Centennial Public School
South Perth Centennial School used the funds to get grade 4 to 8 students excited about French. They organized and hosted the Bobcat Café by working with a local chef to research crepe recipes, developed the menu in French, used math skills to figure out the quantity of ingredients required to make crepes for the entire school population, created a shopping list, as well as prepared a budget for the café’s grocery shopping, based on quantities needed. They also learned about basic culinary techniques, as well as safe food preparation and handling (including measuring, washing hands, and following recipe directions in French). Students designed roles for themselves during the café, that included servers, greeters, cook staff and dishwashers. All roles developed standard scripts in French to be used repeatedly during the running of the café. Students also made labels for all objects and ingredients that were on display, or used during the café to help others learn. During the event, individual primary classes came down and were greeted by the French students, and in addition to being served crepes of their choosing, they were able to see and hear the French culture presentations. The older students also lead the younger students in games and songs in French, and there was a display of French magazines, cookbooks, songs/CDs that could also be viewed and discussed.
The students learned basic culinary and hospitality skills (including math, language and science) that ultimately contributed to an increased understanding of the French culture and the academic achievement.
North Perth Westfield Elementary School
The Westfield Well-being Committee met with their Public Health Nurse and a counselor from a local Family Health Team to develop a program for intermediate students focused on the importance of resiliency. It was implemented in each intermediate class in the fall, and they will be rolling it out to junior classes as well.
The Committee also planned activities for Bullying Prevention and Awareness week including daily announcements and a house team meeting, in which students of all ages discussed the difference between bullying and conflict and ways to deal with both. Students also signed a t-shirt cut-out pledging that #changestartswithyou, and coloured bookmarks with positive anti-bullying messages.
St Marys DCVI
Peer mentoring activities were supported by these funds. Peers Working with Peers is a group of senior students who get paired with small groups of grade 9 students. They meet throughout the year to work through different activities including getting to know each other and bringing them closer together. They also focused on exam writing and prepared exam stress kits. They met in small groups to talk about exams and study tips.
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