Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander News 

Student Awards

Primary Week 6

Layla Macey - For her increased confidence and efforts when completing independent writing tasks.

Quade Lysaght - For consistently applying the strategies he has learnt to improve all aspects of his reading. 

Primary Week 7

James Smith - For being a positive and kind friend who consistently supports his peers. 

Leni Brennan - For continually displaying care, respect and kindness to her peers and teachers.

Chenoa Smith - For consistently exhibiting the Living Well Learning Well values.

Remi Hollands - For always looking out for the wellbeing of those around her.

Secondary Week 6

Max Gillogly & Hunter Rowe - For choosing words and tone that are right for good conversations. 

Secondary Week 7

Audrey Cooper, Marley Swan, Lucy Ross, Peyton Raveneau, Hunter Rowe, Denna McGrady & Dennikah Burling - For being positive, it's catching. 

PULiiMA Indigenous Languages and Technology Conference

Jaimee Ross and 11 other staff from the Armidale Diocese attended PULiiMA Indigenous Languages and Technology Conference on Larrakia Country in Darwin on 21-25 August. PULiiMA is a biennial event aimed at bringing people together from all over Australia and internationally to explore pioneering project ideas and exciting products and equipment that can be used in community based Indigenous languages projects. The conference allows people to network with an inspirational group of people who all share a common ambition of conserving and celebrating the languages of our country. The staff members were spread out across a range of intensive language workshops. 

Official Opening of Aboriginal Language & Culture Memorial Garden - Walgett 

St Joseph's School Walgett held their official opening of the memorial garden which was dedicated to their past elders, teachers of language and culture of St Josephs's School. The garden has been a dream of Aunty Fay's for many years. The opening came at a perfect time, following the PULiima Language conference and allowed for Jaimee Ross to attend to network with the AEA staff of Walgett, gather ideas and knowledge from their experienced language teacher of the Walgett school, Mr John Brown (JB) who has over 20 years of experience speaking and teaching yuwaalaraay language. 

Father's Day Morning Tea

On Friday 1st September we celebrated an early Father's Day morning tea where many fathers and paternal carers were invited to have morning tea with their child/ren on the Primary Playground. The morning was a wonderful turnout with lots of fathers and carers enjoying a morning out whilst enjoying music from Mr King and the school band.

Stage 5 Aboriginal Studies class - Storytelling with Year 3

This term Stage 5 Aboriginal Studies have been learning about Aboriginal Peoples Oral and Written Expression. As part of this learning, today Stage 5 Aboriginal Studies shared Dreamtime stories in a Yarning Circle with Year 3. Year 3's understanding of yarning, culture and Dreamtime stories was fantastic. 

Moree Dhiiyaan Aboriginal Centre 

Continuing their learning about Aboriginal Peoples Oral and Written Expression, Mrs Clarke's two Aboriginal Studies classes (Year 8 & Stage 5) accompanied by Jett Sampson (AEA) attended the Moree Dhiiyaan Aboriginal Centre where they met with Raquel Clarke. Students were given the opportunity to engage in story sharing and viewing of Aboriginal written expression. It was a great way for students to immerse into local history, artefacts, view videos and photos. Both classes enjoyed a family tree worksheet activity.