Visitors to Tooradin Primary School were transported to the alleys of Sicily last Wednesday, with the smell of pasta and Italian donuts wafting down the corridors and the sound of students speaking Italian roaming over the rooftops as part of Italian Day celebrations.
Italian teacher Leanne Fechner said the students had a lot of fun dressing up, with the majority dressing up as popular video game characters Mario and Luigi.
“They loved it and it’s enjoyed by all of the parents and grandparents,” she said.
A number of parents and grandparents helped cook a smorgasbord of Italian fare, from Italian donuts called sfingi to pasta.
Later in the day, magician Luigi Zucchini wowed the students with a magic show performed in Italian.
