Welcome & Task 1
In Term 2, 2009, we are rapping about Identity: sharing our stories.
Task 1
Introductory activities
Term 2, Week 4: week beginning 18 May, 2009
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During this week, rappers send a short introductory message. Include in your message: · name of your school and class group [do not include family names of students if listing those in a small student group] · an Acknowledgment of Country and the name of the Aboriginal Land on which your school stands · brief information about your school: where it is, anything special · the name(s) of local Aboriginal Elder(s) if known · brief information about the cultural backgrounds of students in your group: a celebration of cultures! · include the People and Lands of any Aboriginal students.
Post your class introduction to the rap blog once your teacher has approved the final message. You may wish to post individual responses – we want to hear from students what they think about identity. Please DON’T use your surnames in your user names or sign offs but DO tell us which school you are from when you sign off.
· Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Comment or Leave a Reply. · Enter your username and email address then Submit Comment. · You will see that your comment is waiting to be moderated. SUCCESS! |
May 13th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
Welcome to everyone, I am so looking forward to hearing about your schools, where you all come from and who is doing this rap! You are welcome to blog in as a class group OR as individual students. Just leave your comment down the bottom, by clicking on Comments or Leave a Reply. Please DON’T use your surnames in your user names and sign offs, but DO tell us your school when you sign off!
Enjoy discovering about the local Aboriginal people and Elders in your neighbourhood. Tell us who is in your group and a little bit about your school. We welcome people from every cultural background and want to learn from you. We want to hear which people any Aboriginal students belong to and which land they come from. As the rap progresses, I will enjoy hearing about your ideas about how you build your identity through doing the things you love. I look forward to hearing about the people who inspire you and how you get through hard times – each week we cover a new topic about ways to grow up strong. Maureen Wenzel is also on board to read your comments – she is a joint author of this rap and can answer your questions about Aboriginal culture.
Welcome!
Lizzie Chase
May 18th, 2009 at 10:11 am
We are the Whalan Girls.
My name is Turzah and I am 10 years old. I am Aboriginal. My family comes from Taree.
My name is Tanifa and I’m 11 yrs old, turning 12. My family comes from the Cook Islands.
My name is Amou and I’m 11 years old. I come from Sudan.
My name is Kate and I am 11 years old. I am Australian and Filipino.
My name is Shontai and I am 11 years old. I am Aboriginal. My family come from Brewarrina
My name is Merinda and I am 11 years old. I am Aboriginal. My family come from Brewarrina.
Whalan Public School is in Mount Druitt, Western Sydney. Whalan Public School has students from of different cultures. At Whalan Public School students learn how to be safe and respectful.
We have looked a different Acknowledgements of Country and we have written the following one:
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land, the Darug people.
And we pay our respects to the Elders past, present and future, for they hold the memories, traditions, culture and hopes of Aboriginal Australia.
The Land is, was, and always will be traditional Darug Land.
See you later!
Whalan PS
May 18th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Good day Whalan girls
Great to meet you! It is so interesting to hear where you are all from. Turzah, Shontai and Merinda, could you do something for me? Could you look at a map which shows the Aboriginal nations to see which people come from Taree and Brewarrina – could you blog in to this page again and let me know? Kate, Amou and Tanifa – before next week, can you ask your family what they think are the key messages for living a good life? In fact, I want to hear from everyone next week about what you think really matters!!
Cheers
Lizzie
May 19th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Hi all you rappers,
We are from 5/6D at Penrith PS. Six of us have never rapped before. There are fourteen of us altogether, and two of us are Aboriginal People.
Penrith is on Darug Land. We are looking forward to sharing our ideas about identity. Our school’s core values are: learning, respect, cooperation and environment.
Here is the Acknowledgment of Land which is said at the start of our school assemblies:
“The Land is our Mother. The Land is not just something we walk on. We should see the Land as our Mother who lives and breathes life. We are all living spirits and we need to look after her.
“If the Land gets sick, we all get sick. The Aboriginal people have always known this.
“Today, I ask each of you to continue caring for Mother Earth. The original caretakers of this Land are the Darug People. We remember their lives and their ongoing spirits in Mother Earth.
“It is important to know the past for then we see the future.”
(Written by Mrs Raylene Popovich, one of the parents in our school community, 27/10/05.)
We are doing this rap with Mr McLean, our teacher librarian.
Todd, Naeem, Zach, Tanish, Maddy, Shehzil, Sweden, Jesse,
Matthew, Tommy, Gemma, Monique, Kayla, and Jason,
Penrith PS
May 19th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
Yo rappers,
We are the other half of 5/6D – the best half! – at Penrith Public School. Five of us have never rapped before. Eight of us are expert rappers. Two of us are Aboriginal People (with a bit of African. And Dutch.) One of us is a proud Serbian Australian. One of us is a happy Kiwi Aussie. One of us is a sometimes-angry Russian Australian.
We are good at rap songs and maybe we will rap during this rap. We are writing this on our brand new interactive whiteboard.
Saying farewell and signing out. Laters!
Courteney, Laura, Rasharna, Anis, Lachlan, Amira,
Blake, Stefan, Quayde, Richie, Tony, Joel and Nat
Penrith PS.
May 20th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Hi all you rappers out there,
We are 5B Besties from Penrith PS. There are eight of us altogether, but five of us have never ever rapped before. One of us is Aboriginal, one of us has relatives from the Pacific Islands, and many of us have English and Canadian backgrounds.
Our school is on High Street, near the shopping centre and the fire station.
Peace out, rappers!
Kaitlyn, Rhiann, Ruby, Abby, Adam,
Liam, Chloe and Natalie,
Penrith PS
May 20th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
What’s up y’all rappers?
We think it’s time
To make each line rhyme
In 2009.
We think our school
Is really cool -
Penrith Public kids rule.
We like to rap,
And love to tap,
5B Grasshoppers make things hop -
We love to stay on top!
Clinton, Kiana, Jacob, Fady, Katie, Bethany,
Daniel, Kyra, Brock and Jaimi-Lee,
Penrith PS.
May 20th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!
We are 5B Bees, the best bees to be rappers. We go to Penrith PS. There are eleven of us and six of us have done a rap before. We are using the interactive whiteboard to rap this year. It’s better than sitting around a small monitor getting squished.
Our school building turned 90 years old last year. We are proud to be part of such a special school. This helps to shape our identities. Our school motto is “Forward with Pride”.
Rap you later!
Jaime, Naedean, Sina, Amy, Lily, Finley,
Melvin, Kenisha, Rachel and Jason,
Penrith Public School
May 20th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
We would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the Murring and Wiradjuri people.
We are in class 5/6S at Wollondilly Public School, Goulburn. There are 31 children in our class.
Goulburn is the first inland city in NSW. Goulburn has population of about 24000 people. Wollondilly Public School is the largest primary school in Goulburn, with just over 400 students. Our school land is about 7 hectares which means we have very large playgrounds. Our teachers use 2 way radios to communicate with the office and other playgrounds.
We participate in many activities such as PSSA sport and knockouts and performing arts. This year we are in the Opera House choir and recorder group and the South Coast Dance Festival. We have small guitar group, school band and primary choir. Our teachers give up their time to make these wonderful activities happen. This year is our concert year. Every second year we have a whole school performance. Every class and every student participates.
Goulburn has many traditional Aboriginal people, including Mulwaree, Tarlo, Burra Burra, Wollondilly, Wiraduji, Gundangarra, Dharrock Cookmal and Gnunawal. The Goulburn region was known as a meeting place for these groups. Goulburn wasn’t inhabited by just one group of people. We know that Wollondilly means water trickling over rocks. Our school emblem shows this.
All students in 5/6S were born in Australia. Over half of the class were born in Goulburn. Only 2 students have parents who were born overseas, one in France and the other in Lebanon. One child has Aboriginal heritage. Alfie Walker is a significant person in the Aboriginal community in Goulburn.
We look forward to your replies and the book rap questions.
Yours in friendship
5/6 S
Wollondilly Public School
May 20th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Peace other rappers,
There are six of us and we are in Year 5 in 4/5M, the best class in the school. We are at Penrith Public School. Four of us have never rapped before. One of us is Aboriginal. We are a multicultural school. (We only learned about this word this morning with Mrs Bagnell, Mrs McMahon and Mr Morgan.)
We recently won a big screen plasma TV at Women’s World Cup Cricket.
Rachel, Joshua, Ben, Chyanne,
Jacob and Alanna,
PenrithPS.
May 21st, 2009 at 1:10 pm
We are 5/6K from Wollondilly Public School. The students are part of the largest primary school in Goulburn.
Goulburn is in N.S.W, two hours south of Sydney and one hour north of Canberra. Goulburn is home to the Big Merino and was the first Australian inland city.
Wollondilly has 4 playgrounds and is on a large block of land approximately 4 hectares. Each year we host the District Cross Country carnival. Our school has the 3 P.B.S values of Safe, Respectful and Responsible.
In our class we have many students from different cultural heritage including Egypt, Scotland, England, Fiji, India, Ireland, Aboriginal and Hungarian.
Goulburn is known by the Aboriginal name of Burbong. Burbong was a meeting place. To the north of Burbong is Ngunawal land and to the south is Gandangara.
5/6K from Wollondilly Public School.
May 21st, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Greetings everyone from Penrith PS
Great to hear from you all – specially those people who have never rapped before!
Good day to 5/6 D and to 5B Besties, Grasshoppers and Bees – I’m really glad some of you get to use the interactive whiteboard – so there’s more room for everyone to see and to do stuff.
I love the Acknowledgement written by Mrs Popovich – it is so beautiful! It’s great to hear about your backgrounds – wow, I like the rap from 5B – it’s fantastic…
Good day also to 4/5 M – a multicultural school is a great place to learn.
Looking forward to hearing your ideas.
Cheers
Lizzie
Rap Coordinator
May 21st, 2009 at 2:06 pm
Greeting to everyone from Wollondilly PS
Thanks so much for letting us know about your school, 5/6S and 5/6K. You are really tuned in about which Aboriginal land and people are to be found around Goulburn and that is very good to see.
It’s pretty amazing that you have such a big school that the teachers use radios and that you host the District Cross Country every year!
Feel free to greet and exchange ideas with other schools – welcome and I look forward to hearing your thoughts about identity.
Cheers
Lizzie
May 21st, 2009 at 2:41 pm
We are a Yr 6 group from Mount Hutton P.S. We have 25 students in our class, 10 girls and 15 boys. We are two hours north of Sydney. Our school is quite small, containing about 160 students divided into six classes. Our Yr 6 class has all Australians but we have many different backgrounds; coming from New Zealand, Cambodia, Scotland and England. Each week for our formal assembly of a Friday, our Acknowledgement to Country is recited as:
“We would like to acknowledge the ancient Awabakal people as the traditional custodians of the country where we are meeting today. We pay our respects to their cultures and traditions and take this opportunity to thank them for the thousand of years of care and respect they have shown for this country.”
We are really looking forward to meeting you!
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By Allison, Emily, Damian, Dylan and Lachlan,
Mount Hutton P.S.
May 25th, 2009 at 10:06 am
Hello,
I am Lisa and I work with Mariam. We are in Year 8 at Birrong Girls High School near Bankstown. Our school is on the Wangal Hearth group of the Eora tribe.
We acknowledge ancestors past and present.
Lisa has the cultural heritage of China and the Netherlands, (I was born in Australia). Mariam has the culture of Pashto and Afghanistan. (She was born in Afghanistan).
See you later
Lisa and Mariam
May 26th, 2009 at 10:03 am
We are from Trundle Central School, west of Parkes. We are in a small town of about 600 people. There are only 6 of us in Year 5-6 and our names are Chelsea (the only girl), Harry, William, Anthony, Karl and Chris.
We would like to acknowledge the Wiradjuri people who are the traditional custodians of this land, we would also like to pay respect to the elders both past and present.
See you later
Trundle Central School Years 5/6
May 26th, 2009 at 11:59 am
Good day everyone from Mount Hutton PS, Birrong Girls HS and Trundle Central School – it’s great to have you on board! Thanks for telling us about yourselves – feel free to comment on anyone’s blog comments…
Cheers
Lizzie
May 26th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
This class 7D from Somerville secondary college in Victoria, Australia. Our school is a year 7-10 school. Our class has 21 people in it and there are no Indigenous members. Our school is located on the lands of the Boonerwrung Tribe.
We would like to acknowledge the Boonerwrung people who are the Traditional Custodians of this Land. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present of the Kulin Nation and extend that respect to other Aboriginals present.
7D, Somerville Secondary College
May 26th, 2009 at 2:18 pm
We are a 5-6 class at Wollondilly Public School. Our teacher is Miss Hogan, so our name for this rap is Hogan’s Heroes. W.P.S. is located in Goulburn in New South Wales, 2 hours from Sydney and 1 hour from Canberra in the Southern Tablelands. The Aboriginal land on which Goulburn stands was a meeting place for several Indigenous groups. It was particularly important to the Murring and Wiradjuri groups.
Our school’s name is an Aboriginal name meaning “water trickling over rocks”.
At Wollondilly we have a vast amount of land so we have the opportunity to host the cross country carnival for the whole of Goulburn public schools. Wollondilly is the largest primary school in Goulburn and we have 5 areas to play on which makes us very lucky.
Our school offers many opportunities such as excursions, camps, performing arts and sports. We all enjoy being a part of our school and we strive to be good students by being safe, respectful and responsible.
All the students in our classroom were born in Australia. Nineteen of thirty students were born in Goulburn. Our class is not very multicultural as only two of our parents were not born in Australia.
We all enjoy being a part of 5/6H and look forward to being a part of this rap.
See you later!
Hogan’s Heroes,
Wollondilly Public School.
May 26th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
Good day everyone!
A really big welcome to 7D from Somerville College in Victoria and to Hogan’s Heroes from Wollondilly PS in Goulburn – thanks for sharing information about your cultural heritage and the Aboriginal people from your areas.
I look forward to hearing all your ideas as the rap progresses!
Cheers,
Lizzie
May 29th, 2009 at 10:18 am
I am Lisa and I go to Birrong Girls’ High School.
My cultural backrounds are Dutch and Chinese these are important because of our many passed down stories, traditions, food, music, sports, specialties, language and what we do. We need to know about it so we can understand who we are and where we come from.
I am Maryam,
I walk down the street with my Dad and he tells me why my culture is important and why we need to know about it. He tells me that, our culture is something that reflects on who we are through our traditional dances, foods, sports, music… Without it, we wouldn’t know who we are.
Birrong Girls’ High School
May 30th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
Good day Lisa and Maryam
Great to hear about your cultural backgrounds – and I can hear you both saying that our cultures give us our music, language and food – and these things all make us who we are!
Cheers
Lizzie
May 31st, 2009 at 11:55 am
Good day everyone
We are from Belmont Public School, a school located on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie, north of Sydney. Bounded by the Lake and the Ocean we are lucky to have a beautiful environment to learn in.
Our school of 320 students includes 29 Aboriginal children. Last week Aboriginal artist, Cherie Johnson shared her work and culture with all of the students at our school. We now have a fantastic art display in our office to come and see.
Our school begins each assembly with Acknowledgment of Country, read by one of our Year 6 Aboriginal students and our Elders are welcomed into our school along with all of our school community.
Cheers
Belmont PS Bloggers
May 31st, 2009 at 11:48 pm
Good day, Belmont PS
Great to have you on board. What a fantastic place to learn and go to school in – near to the ocean and a lake! The visit by Cherie Johnson sounds really great and your art display will make a warm welcome for people coming into your school.
I look forward to hearing your ideas about identity – welcome to the rap.
Cheers
Lizzie
June 3rd, 2009 at 10:12 am
Hi, It’s Birrong Girls HS
The best way to succeeding and staying fit is to always think positive, rather than thinking negative and thinking to fail. Thinking positive always brings success.
I, Lisa, play table tennis and participate in many sports. For me, the best way to keep succeeding is to always think positive and feel challenged. In this way I always stay fit and healthy and maintain a great self-esteem.
I, Mariam, also participate in many sports like running, walking with my dad etc.
This helps me to keep fit and like Lisa, I always continue with a great will to succeed.
Cheers
Lisa and Mariam
June 4th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
Hi Mariam and Lisa from Birrong Girls HS
Great to hear from you and to learn about the ways that you keep yourselves motivated! You seem like people who throw yourselves into what you do with great enthusiasm – and you both sound fit and strong.
Cheers
Lizzie
June 7th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
Hi we are the Aboriginal Studies students of Chifley College, Shalvey campus.
We would like to acknowledge that we are learning on the traditional Land of the Dharug people and pay respect to the Elders past and present.
Our school is located in the Blacktown City Council area in Shalvey (Sydney). Our school has over 500 students and about 25% are Indigenous Australians. Our school focus is Safe Respectful Learners.
Our class consists of 12 students, 10 are Indigenous: Tiarna, Arthur, Muriel, Dayle, Alan, James, Harley, Ashley, William, Blake, Tyrone and Danielle.
Our local Aboriginal Elders are: Uncle Greg, Aunty Mary, Uncle Wesley. We have an Aboriginal centre called Miimali and the focus of the centre is to encourage Indigenous kids to do good in the community.
Some of our students come from different tribes including Wiradjuri and Dharug. Some of our totems are Goanna and Black snake.
Aboriginal Studies students of Chifley College, Shalvey campus
June 9th, 2009 at 9:13 am
Identity: sharing our stories.
We would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land and pay our respects to the Elders both past, present and future, for they hold the memories the traditions, culture and hopes of Indigenous Australia.
This area is particularly special to the Wiradjuri and Murring people. Alfie Walker who is a local Aboriginal Elder has come to our school to teach us about the Aboriginal culture around our town. Our town Goulburn’s aboriginal name is BURBONG. The English name was taken from a man called Henry Goulburn.
We are 5/6V of Wollondilly Public School, in Goulburn NSW, and our class has 28 students. We’re all born in Australia but many of us have different cultural backgrounds. Two of our students have Aboriginal backgrounds.
Wollondilly is a very large school and we have opportunity to participate in many music, cultural and sporting events. We have big playgrounds and a cross country course. We have 4 playgrounds in total, a K-2 playground with equipment, a 3-6 playground with a grassy area and asphalt and 2 big ovals.
Wollondilly is a great school for making friends and has excellent teachers. Goulburn town is full of wonderful people.
Cheers
5/6V, Wollondilly Public School
June 9th, 2009 at 9:16 am
Good day Aboriginal Studies students of Chifley College Shalvey Campus!
A big welcome to Tiarna, Arthur, Muriel, Dayle, James, Alan, Ashley, Harley, Blake, William, Danielle and Tyrone…
It’s great to hear from you – I know Uncle Wes and Uncle Greg but I have not met Aunty Mary. Have you met Steve and Josh from Miimali? They have their ideas about belonging in the interviews for this rap.
Thanks for sharing with us. Look forward to hearing more from you…
Cheers
Lizzie
June 9th, 2009 at 9:54 am
Good day to 5/6V at Wollondilly!
Great to hear from you! Thanks so much for letting us know the Aboriginal name for Goulburn – Burbong. It is also good to learn about your Elder – Alfie Walker. We really look forward to hearing from you and finding out your ideas about belonging…
Cheers
Lizzie
June 9th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
Hi – yes we know Steve and Josh. They help us with games and activities in Miimali and we learn about our culture.
Students of Chifley College, Shalvey campus
June 9th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
Good day Chifley Shalvey
Ask them if they remember Lizzie – I used to work at Bidwill Campus last year!
Cheers
Lizzie