RECONCILIATION WEEK

Reconciliation Week Activities

National Sorry Day, officially the National Day of Healing, is an event held annually in Australia on 26th May commemorating the Stolen Generations. It is part of the ongoing efforts towards reconciliation for all Australians.

National Reconciliation Week is celebrated each year from 27th May to 3rd June. It is a time to celebrate and build on positive and respectful relationships and connections between Australians and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

The Reconciliation Week 2025 theme, Bridging Now to Next, reflects the ongoing connection between past, present and future. Bridging Now to Next calls on all Australians to step forward together, to look ahead and continue the push forward as past lessons guide us.

In the coming week students will be involved in the activities below.

1.Students, Rhylan, Conan and Archie, will explain Sorry Day and Reconciliation Week at Assembly on Friday, week 4.

2. Students will learn about the meaning of Sorry Day and Reconciliation Week, then will decorate a hand to show their understanding of Reconciliation. The hands will to be placed on a bridge painted on calico, which will be displayed, when finished, in Penney Space.

3. Casual Day Friday 30th – wearing clothes the colour of either flag - red, black, yellow, green, blue, white. A coin donation is optional that will go to the Aboriginal Literacy Foundation.

4. First Nations Maths Session for families on Wednesday 28th May in Penney Space – all First Nation students will be involved, showing the games they use to learn Number strategies in Maths.