A message from the Principal

Next week is National Reconciliation Week and our school is looking forward to celebrating and recognising this important event. This year’s National Reconciliation Week theme, Be a Voice for Generations, urges all Australians to use their power, their words and their actions to create a better, more just Australia for all of us. This theme encourages all Australians to be a voice for reconciliation in tangible ways in our everyday lives – where we live, work and play. 

As a school we are very proud of creating our first-ever Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) in 2022 and of the ways that we look to contribute to, and educate around the importance of building relationships and a community that values Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories, cultures, and futures. Later this term, our Education sub-committee will be updating our RAP with new priorities and actions.

As part of our National Reconciliation Week celebrations this year, on Friday 2nd June we are encouraging all students and teachers to take part in a yellow-themed dress day to raise funds for a First Nations organisation, Children’s Ground. That is why our school has chosen to participate in Children’s Ground’s ‘Wear It Yellow’ day. As part of ‘Wear It Yellow Day’,

Throughout the week, students will engage with National Reconciliation Week learning materials and discuss First Nations culture and history. 

We invite members of the school community to donate what you can to Children’s Ground via this link https://wearityellow.org.au/s-kilda-park-ps and we ask students to wear yellow and bring a gold coin donation on the day. 

For more information on Children’s Ground, head to https://childrensground.org.au/

Neil Scott

Principal