While the Games were underway in France last week, pupils at Thornhill Park Primary School hosted their own version of the Olympics.
The school Olympics, which took place on Friday August 9, included a range of events such as three-legged races, rubber chicken relays, and tug-of-war.
Parents and community members were then invited to attend the ‘closing ceremony’ which included medal presentations and a flag-bearing parade.
Classes from each year level were given a country to ‘represent’.
Teacher Lucy Bull said the buy-in from the kids reflected the positive mindset they had to education.
“They’ve been researching their countries, learning words and numbers in the languages of countries they have no real connection to,” she said.
Ms Bull said the engagement with the community was “really exciting” for the school, which only opened at the start of 2023.
“We have doubled in size this year with all the new families coming into the community and events like this help bring us together,” she said.
