Salve!

Semester 2 has most certainly busy and the end of the year is fast approaching. On the last weekend of October, I attended a National Conference for teachers of Italian, organised by the Italian Embassy in Canberra, together with CO.AS.IT and the Institute of Culture at the University of Melbourne celebrating Italian Language in the World Week. It was stated that currently within Australia there are 340,00 students who study the Italian language and that it is the 5^th most spoken language. With this in mind, I am proud to say that the students at St. Columbkille’s are very fortunate to be learning Italian as part of their school curriculum.

Year 3B are very much looking forward to their Tombola/Bingo activity on Wednesday afternoon of Week 5 with their parents and caregivers. I will meet our visitors in the Library at 1:30p.m. for some Italian coffee and sweets. We will then move to the classroom to play Tombola.

On Wednesday of Week 7, Years 5B and 6B will be making Pizza and Pasta. Myself and the students will be assisted by members of our school community in making these typical Italian dishes. These cultural activities are always enjoyed by the students as they get to eat what they make!

Buon Divertimento e Buon Appetito!

Signora Molinaro - Leader of Languages