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Reconciliation Week

27th May - 3rd June

This week is National Reconciliation Week. It is a time dedicated to building positive, respectful relationships between Australians and celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' culture. The theme for this year is Now More Than Ever, a reminder that the reconciliation process is ongoing. We all play a part in calling out racism wherever we encounter it and actively reinforcing the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Some of our school activities included:

Listening to a variety of different Indigenous picture storybooks from our school collection. Every class read a different storybook. Taking time to explore the beautiful illustrations and to discuss the characters and storyline from their book.

Visiting our designated yarning circle space and participating in a yarning circle session. The use of a yarning circle (or dialogue circle) is an important process within Aboriginal culture and Torres Strait Islander culture. It has been used by Indigenous peoples from around the world for centuries to learn from a collective group, build respectful relationships, and to preserve and pass on cultural knowledge.

Learning local animal names from the Kulin group of languages and using this knowledge to draw and write short stories to be displayed in the library space.

As a family you may like to continue the conversations around reconciliation and respectful relationships. Below are some reflection questions you could use as a conversation starter to engage with different members of your family.

Reflective questions to consider: 

How does it make you feel when you’re included with your friends? 
What would you do if you saw someone was being left out? 
How can you be inspired by past and current Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous changemakers to support the reconciliation movement for a more equitable Australia?

Some photos from our National Reconciliation Week Liturgy prepared by Year 3/4 L -

Every year, all schools in Australia participate in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD). The NCCD process requires schools to identify information already available in the school about supports provided to students with disability.

The NCCD will have no direct impact on your child and your child will not be involved in any testing process. The school will provide data to the Australian Government in such a way that no individual student will be able to be identified – the privacy and confidentiality of all students is ensured.

Please refer to the link below for more detailed information.

FACT SHEET FOR PARENTS, GUARDIANS AND CARERS

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Wellbeing Team