Year Three

Reconciliation Learning

This week, the Year Three students have been learning about reconciliation, the National Apology, and National Sorry Day. Together, we explored how understanding the truth of Australia’s history can help us build a more respectful, kind, and united future for everyone.

This year’s National Reconciliation Week theme, “All In”, encourages all Australians to work together towards reconciliation through truth-telling, listening, learning, respect, and positive action.

Our learning intention was: “We are learning to understand how our actions can help build reconciliation and a brighter future.”

Students reflected on ways they can show kindness, inclusion, fairness, and respect in their everyday lives. As part of the activity, students decorated footprint templates and recorded ideas about how we can move forward together and take action for a brighter future through reconciliation.

Some thoughtful student ideas included:

• listening respectfully to others 

• including everyone in games and activities 

• learning about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures 

• showing kindness and empathy to EVERYONE

• standing up for fairness and respect 

• respecting everyone’s perspective and ideas

• accepting all cultural, family and self-identities

Students decorated footprint templates and shared ways we can move forward together through reconciliation, respect, kindness, and inclusion. We are proud of the thoughtful ideas and reflections shared by our Year Three students  as they continue to learn about building stronger connections and a more inclusive future for all Australians.

The Year Three Team

Shannon Garner, Victoria May, Rhys McIntosh, Sharon McWhinney and Kellie Oxlade